Thursday, October 16, 2014

That Cliff Looks Like a Buddha!

Leshan Giant Buddha

   Without a shadow of a doubt this is the most amazing Buddha statue in the whole world! Leshan Giant Buddha is carved out of a cliff face in Sichuan, western China. Thousands of workers and sculptures worked on it and it took almost a century to complete (713-803). The sculpture stands above 233 feet and has 11 feet fingers on each of its enormous hands!!Both the statue and the area that it takes place (Maunt Emei Scenic Area) had been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Ultimately Buddha is the main element for Buddhists and they carry out their beliefs to art by making statues and carving to remind their goal in this life.  

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