Statue of Leshan Giant Buddha
Statue of Leshan Giant Buddha is located at the confluence of three rivers point in the southern part of the province of Sichuan , near the city of Leshan in China . This statue built during the reign of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 m). The statue is the largest statue of Buddha carved into the rock in the world. Indeed, the area where the giant statue listed as a World Heritage Site since 1990 by UNESCO . The statue was not damaged by the earthquake that hit
China in 2008 .
The statue carving began in 713 under the supervision of a Buddhist monk called "Tong are"; in the hope that calms the Buddha powerful to hit the river cargo ships passing through the waters of the river. After the death of the monk, the statue building stopped due to lack of funding. After almost 70 years, he decided to military governor of the region to adopt the project and its financing. He has followers of Buddhist monk "is Tong" to complete the process of sculpture in 803. It seems that the large number of stones placed in the river by the process of carving the statue led to calm the waters of the river. Allowing ships to pass through.
The statue carving began in 713 under the supervision of a Buddhist monk called "Tong are"; in the hope that calms the Buddha powerful to hit the river cargo ships passing through the waters of the river. After the death of the monk, the statue building stopped due to lack of funding. After almost 70 years, he decided to military governor of the region to adopt the project and its financing. He has followers of Buddhist monk "is Tong" to complete the process of sculpture in 803. It seems that the large number of stones placed in the river by the process of carving the statue led to calm the waters of the river. Allowing ships to pass through.
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