{"id":4645,"date":"2013-06-08T07:09:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T07:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/?p=4645"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:08:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:08:57","slug":"leshan-giant-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/travel\/destinations\/china\/leshan-giant-buddha\/","title":{"rendered":"Leshan Giant Buddha in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Leshan Giant Buddha, China – the largest stone Buddha sculpture in the world<\/p><\/div>\n

Leshan Giant Buddha<\/strong> is the largest stone Buddha sculpture in the world, and the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. Built during the Tang Dynasty, the enormous statue sits in the Sichuan province of China, near the city of Leshan, at the confluence of three rivers: Min, Qingyi, and Dadu. The joining of these three rivers created violent rapids at the site, causing problems for passing ships.<\/p>\n

The statue’s construction began in 713 AD when a monk named Haitong thought to build it. He believed that a momentous Buddha statue would bring help from Buddha to calm the river. Haitong raised funds to build the stone statue, and as the story goes, Haitong gouged out his own eyes as a way to demonstrate his devoutness and faith to help raise the funds for the statue’s construction. Haitong died before it was completed, and when he did, construction stalled for 70 years until a jiedushi, or military governor, took over its production. Haitong’s disciples and the jiedushi finished the construction in 803 AD.<\/p>\n

The construction of the stone statue did, in fact, answer Haitong’s prayers \u2013 the stone removed from the statue ended up in the river, resulting in the slowing and calming of the waters.<\/p>\n

Visitors to the statue can enjoy the scenery of the park and climb up and down the steps to view the Buddha statue from up close, and from above and below. The statue faces Mount Emei, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mountains of the park themselves are said to resemble a sleeping Buddha, with this Giant Buddha within them. Additionally, there is a museum in the park with numerous Buddha statues from around the world.<\/p>\n

Leshan Giant Buddha Map<\/span><\/h2>\n