How did the Leshan Giant Buddha come about? How tall is the Leshan Giant Buddha?

The Leshan Giant Buddha is located at the confluence of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Min River. Its head is as high as the mountain, its feet are on the river, its hands are on its knees, and its demeanor is solemn. Hundreds of people can sit around its feet, and the whole is very large. At the same time, on the left and right sides of the Buddha, there are two guardian heavenly kings over 16 meters tall, forming a pattern of one Buddha and two heavenly kings together with the Buddha. Today we are going to share with you the origin of the Leshan Giant Buddha, I hope you like it.

Contents of this article

1. Origin of the Leshan Giant Buddha

2. How tall is the Leshan Giant Buddha?

3. Do I need to make a reservation for the Leshan Giant Buddha tickets?

Origin of Leshan Giant Buddha

The construction of the Buddha statue began in the early years of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (713 AD). When the Buddha was built to the shoulder, the monk Hai Tong passed away. After Hai Tong's death, the project was suspended for a time.

Many years later, Zhangchou Jianqiong, the governor of Jiannan West Sichuan, donated his salary, and Hai Tong's apprentice led the craftsmen to continue to build the giant Buddha. Due to the huge scale of the project, the court ordered the granting of hemp salt tax, which enabled the project to progress rapidly.

When the Leshan Giant Buddha reached its knees, the person who continued the construction, Zhang Chou Jianqiong, moved to another place to serve as the Minister of Revenue, and the project was suspended again. Forty years later, Wei Gao, the governor of Jiannan Xichuan, donated his salary to continue the construction of the Leshan Giant Buddha.

After the efforts of three generations of craftsmen, it was completed in the 19th year of Zhenyuan reign of Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty (803 AD), which took 90 years.

Legend has it that the water flow at the confluence of the three rivers was extremely dangerous, and ships passing by were often destroyed and people killed. In order to pray to the Buddha to suppress the evil dragon, Hai Tong, a monk from Lingyun Temple, raised funds from all directions and began to carve the Buddha statue, praying for the protection of the gods and the safety of the people. The statue of the future Maitreya Buddha of the three generations is sitting upright, implying a bright future and stability. It took 90 years to complete, and it has gone through vicissitudes of life and wars. It has been more than 1,200 years and still stands upright. This shows that the Buddha's teachings are boundless. According to legend, after the construction of the Buddha statue began, the county official extorted money from Hai Tong, and Hai Tong flatly refused: "My eyes can be gouged out, but Buddha's money is hard to come by." He then gouged out his eyes and held them on a plate. The county official was shocked and fell into the river and died. In order to commemorate Hai Tong, later generations rebuilt the statue of Hai Tong holding his eyes in the Haishi Cave.

How tall is the Leshan Giant Buddha?

The Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters high and is the largest cliff-carved statue in China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was carved in the first year of the Kaiyuan Period of the Tang Dynasty, and it took 90 years to complete in the 19th year of the Zhenyuan Period. The Leshan Giant Buddha is located at the confluence of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Min River. Its head is as high as the mountain, its feet are on the river, its hands are on its knees, and its demeanor is solemn.

The Leshan Giant Buddha is located on the east bank of the Minjiang River in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, next to Lingyun Temple. It is carved into a mountain and sits on the river. The Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters high, with a head height of 14.7 meters and a width of 10 meters. There are 1,051 buns on the top of the head, ears of 7 meters long, nose of 5.6 meters long, eyebrows of 5.6 meters long, mouth and eyes of 3.3 meters long, neck of 3 meters long, and shoulders of 24 meters wide.

The finger of the Leshan Giant Buddha is 8.3 meters long, the length from the knee to the instep is 28 meters, the instep is 8.5 meters wide, and hundreds of people can sit around the instep, which is very huge. At the same time, on the left and right sides of the Buddha, there are two guardian heavenly kings with a height of more than 16 meters, forming a pattern of one Buddha and two heavenly kings together with the Buddha.

Design features of the Leshan Giant Buddha

The design of the Leshan Giant Buddha is very clever, with an ingenious and invisible drainage system, which plays an important role in protecting the Buddha. There are 18 layers of hair buns on the Buddha's head, and the 4th, 9th and 18th layers each have a horizontal drainage ditch, and there are caves behind the ears, which together form a scientific drainage, moisture-proof and ventilation system.

Do I need to make a reservation for the Leshan Giant Buddha tickets?

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The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area will continue to implement the total number of daily tourists control during the May Day holiday. From now on, the maximum number of tourists received by the scenic area will be adjusted to 30% of the approved maximum capacity, that is, 8,400 people/day.

Online reservation of mountain tickets with real name. All mountain tickets for scenic spots are booked online. Tourists (including tourists who enjoy preferential policies for scenic spot tickets in accordance with national regulations) need to use their ID cards to make online reservations in their real names.

1. Ticket price for Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area: 80 yuan/person (including Leshan Giant Buddha, Wuyou Temple, and Mahao Cliff Tomb); ticket price for Oriental Buddhist Capital: 60 yuan/person; ticket price for Buddha Paradise: 8 yuan/person.

2. Leshan Giant Buddha discount ticket: 80 yuan per person.

3. Full-time university, college, technical secondary school, junior high school, high school and primary school students over 1.2 meters in height can purchase discounted tickets with their student ID cards.

4. Senior citizens aged 60 to 69 can purchase discounted tickets by presenting their ID card or senior citizen discount card.

5. Disabled persons can purchase discounted tickets by presenting their disability certificates.

6. Journalists with press credentials issued by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television can purchase discounted tickets with valid credentials.

7. Leshan Giant Buddha special ticket: 10 yuan/person (local residents can purchase tickets with their ID cards on weekends).

8. Tickets for Leshan Giant Buddha River Cruise (cruise ticket, speedboat ticket): 50 yuan per person.