Text: Xiao Peng's brilliant notes
Editor|Xiao Peng's brilliant notes
[Preface]
As one of the three major religions in the world, Buddhism has gone through a long and complex process of development, and now it has spread to all parts of the world and has become the main religion in many countries.
With the prevalence of Buddhist culture, the construction of Buddha statues has also become one of the ways for people to express their religious feelings and beliefs, and there are countless religious believers in the world, and Buddha statues have become an important part of Buddhist temples.
Among all the Buddha statues, there are 10 very famous large Buddha statues, and among these Buddha statues, three are particularly eye-catching, and some even say that there is something strange in front of these Buddha statues.
Do you know what these three Buddha statues are?
【Sendai Great Kannon Statue】
If you search for the Sendai Great Kannon Statue on an online platform, the most frequent word you see should be "a sense of different worlds", and yes, this Sendai Kannon Statue can basically be seen in many places in the local area.
Just imagine that you can see Guanyin everywhere in one place, and you will really have the feeling of entering another world, which I am afraid can only be seen in games.
The Japanese believe in Kannon very much, and the 100-meter-tall statue, which is carved from white marble, is rated as the sixth tallest statue in the world.
The interior of this Kannon has 12 floors, and the top floor is a special shrine dedicated to the deity and an observation deck, and the face looks very kind.
Many visitors are shocked when they come here, saying that it is also because of the strange feeling of "looking up and seeing", because it is really huge, and the terrain of Sendai is relatively gentle, so you can see it clearly even at night.
Some people feel that their every move is being watched by the statue, and it is interesting to note that Sendai is said to have a much lower crime rate than other cities.
But there is no official argument for this, there is just such a statement, but whether it is true or false, it confirms the "majestic" feeling of this Guanyin statue in people's hearts from the side.
And the white itself also has a very holy feeling, like some Guanyin statue buildings in the mainland, there are many main bodies with white design, but there will still be gold embellishments.
Some people's statues of Kannon at home are not all white, but will have some red or green as embellishments, so this all-white Kannon statue in Sendai will indeed give people walking on the road some oppression.
The statue is 100 meters high, and there is a certain amount of saying and exquisiteness, and it is 21 meters deep underground, the upper 100 meters represents the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sendai, and the lower 21 meters means that Japan will be more prosperous in the 21st century.
Giving meaning to numbers is a very common phenomenon in itself, so there is nothing unusual, and Sendai is also a place with a lot of beautiful natural landscapes.
Shrines, Tibetan National Park, and Akiu Onsen, one of Japan's three famous hot springs, are all located in Sendai, and many tourists visit them every year.
【Jiuhua Mountain Tibetan King Bodhisattva Bronze Statue】
For people who believe in Buddhism, the bronze statue of the Bodhisattva of the King of Jiuhua Mountain must be no stranger, Jiuhua Mountain, as one of the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism, attracts countless tourists every year.
The 99-meter-tall bronze statue of King Jizo is a 99-meter-tall statue that took 10 years to complete after it was proposed to be built in the early 90s of the last century.
At that time, 99 monks from all over the mainland were invited to preside over the consecration ceremony, and there were 99 temples here.
Among them, 300 pieces of copper casting wall panels are used, the content of copper consumed has reached more than 100 tons, there are 22 layers in total, the whole Buddha statue is composed of a Bodhisattva statue and a three-layer lotus base, the left hand is holding a Mani orb, the right hand is holding a tin staff, and behind it is the towering lion peak.
The three-layer pedestal refers to the three treasures of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, and the surrounding decorations are the kind of Buddhist auspicious patterns that were more popular in the Tang Dynasty.
Every morning, this Buddha statue will present a rather magnificent scene, because at this time the sun will rise, the sun will pour down, spread around this bronze statue, there is what people call "Buddha light".
At this time, people's bodies and minds will feel purified, as if a real god has descended into the world, in fact, some people say that it is strange because of the "Buddha light" emitted by this Buddha statue in the early morning sun.
In everyone's eyes, Buddha statues are mysterious and solemn, so it is not surprising that some people feel this way, and at night, this Buddha statue can actually remain in a "glowing" state.
Because when people built this statue, lighting equipment was installed inside the statue, and there was also an elevator inside the statue, which was mainly for tourists to visit.
Visitors can enter from the second-floor platform and then visit the Buddha statue from all directions, which also has a beautiful meaning that it means that the Bodhisattva purifies all living beings and accepts the worship of all four directions.
In some historical records, it is said that during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, a prince was born in the kingdom of Silla, named Kim Jo Kyaw.
This man is less than seven feet long, but his strength is infinite, because he loves Buddhism very much, so he became a monk and came all the way to China to practice.
In the process of traveling, when he walked to the place of Jiuhua Mountain, he felt an extraordinary power, so he made up his mind to practice here.
Kim Jo Kyaw died at the age of 99, but legend has it that his face after his death did not change from what he did before his death, and he was very similar to the Jizo Bodhisattva in the Buddhist scriptures.
So at that time, there were many legends that said that this person was the reincarnation of Jizo Bodhisattva, so there was the saying "Golden Jizo", but there are also many theories about this person's life experience, and there are various folk legends, and there is no way to verify it.
This statue is now one of the most valuable cultural heritages of Buddhist culture in mainland China, inheriting and promoting the development of Buddhist culture, and also entrusting people with many beautiful pursuits and yearnings.
【Yaoshan Central Plains Giant Buddha】
There is also a large Buddha in the Central Plains of Yaoshan Mountain in the mainland, this Buddha is located in Lushan County, Pingdingshan, Henan, with a height of 208 meters in scale, which lasted 12 years and cost hundreds of millions of yuan to build.
At the consecration ceremony of this big Buddha, there are 108 great monks to hold the consecration ceremony for it, this big Buddha is surrounded by nine peaks, and it looks very majestic from a distance.
At the foot of the big Buddha is the Buddha Spring Temple, and there is also a saying about this Buddha Spring Temple, that is, when the Zhenguan period was real, Tang Taizong dreamed that there was a Buddha who sprinkled rain and dew under the Jade Pillow Mountain.
Then Tang Taizong was enlightened, to wake up from the dream, to find what he saw in the dream and pointed out, and then Tang Taizong found the place where the Foquan Temple was located, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was very similar to what he saw in the dream, so he immediately sent someone to build a temple here.
The place where Foquan Temple is located is very rich in landscape resources and the environment is also very beautiful, which has always attracted countless people to come to this feng shui treasure to play.
Lushan County itself also has a very rich historical heritage, especially in Buddhist culture, with the unique characteristics of the Central Plains culture.
On the basis of retaining the traditional Buddha statue, the appearance of this Buddha statue also has a very modern scene and good Russian characteristics, because modern people can still feel the beauty and art of carving in it if they go to see it.
This big Buddha is also the core of the local Buddhist faith, and has a very important position in this field on the mainland, and some people call it a strange point, because this Buddha statue is too tall.
Every visitor who comes here can feel a very strong sense of oppression when standing under the Buddha statue, and the mountains here are often cloudy.
Sometimes, when the clouds are steaming, it can even make people feel that the Buddha is moving, so in people's eyes, there will be such an oppressive and strange feeling.
This Buddha is said to have been built by Li Liufa, the owner of Tianrui Group, and his family history is also a very legendary story, he was also born in a poor family in Henan since he was a child.
When he graduated from high school, because he was stagnant in the college entrance examination, he could only go out to work, and in the process of work, the quality he showed made the boss of the fertilizer factory where he worked very important, so he was directly transferred to the office work.
Later, after the reform of the college entrance examination system, he entered Henan University for further study, and after accumulating a certain amount of knowledge and experience, he began his entrepreneurial journey.
The start-up capital was all borrowed and loaned, so he built his own steel foundry, and later the industrial revolution steam engine was eliminated, he followed the direction of the times, and began to produce internal combustion motor casings.
Later, he entered the building materials market, took over the cement factory, and continued to expand the scale of business, and finally succeeded in becoming the richest man in Henan, this Buddha was invested in the construction after he became the richest man, and now the place where the Buddha is located is also a famous tourist attraction in Pingdingshan City.
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