According to Wei Gao's Records of Lingyun Buddha in Jiazhou in Tang Dynasty and Peng's Records of Rebuilding Lingyun Temple in Ming Dynasty, the founder of Leshan Giant Buddha was Haitong monk. Haitong is a native of Guizhou, and his roots are in Lingyun Mountain. Guleshan, where the three rivers meet, Minjiang River, Qingyijiang River and Dadu River meet at the foot of Lingyun Mountain. The water is quite fierce, and the boat series is often subverted. Every summer flood, the river rushes straight to the mountain wall, which often leads to the tragedy of shipwreck death. Seeing this scene, the monk Haitong decided to carve a statue of Maitreya on the edge of the cliff, hoping to rely on the boundless magic to reduce the water potential and make the town tottering forever. As a result, Haitong, a Buddhist monk, traveled all over the country to raise money to dig the Buddha. After the Buddha statue was completed, local officials came to ask for bribes to get construction funds. Haitong sternly refused, saying, "I can see myself, and the wealth of Buddha is rare." The local official bullied others and said, "Try the future." Haitong calmly "looks at his eyes and makes it happen", while "a hundred officials are frightened and pray for regret". Haitong's selfless journey inspires people's sincerity and sincerity.
The construction of the Buddha statue began in the early kaiyuan year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 7 13). When the Buddha reaches the shoulder, the monk Haitong dies. After Haitong's death, the project was once interrupted. About ten years later, Zhang Qiu and Joan, our envoys from Jianchuan, made donations. Haitong's apprentice led the craftsmen to continue to build the Buddha. Due to the huge project, the court ordered the payment of hemp salt tax, which made the project progress rapidly. When the Leshan Giant Buddha reached his knees, the successors Zhang Qiu and Joan moved to be ministers, and the project stopped again. Forty years later, Wei Gao, the messenger of Jianchuan, donated money to continue the construction of Leshan Giant Buddha. After the efforts of three generations of craftsmen, it was completed in 90 years in the 19th year of Zhenyuan, Tang Dezong (AD 803). Wei Gao began to write the stone statue of Maitreya Buddha in Lingyun Temple in Jiazhou, recording the whole story of the excavation of the giant Buddha. The original monument still exists on the cliff on the right side of the giant Buddha.
Leshan Giant Buddha stands at the confluence of Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River. For more than 1000 years, Leshan Giant Buddha has read all the spring scenery in the world, and after many dynasties, it is still solemn and kind.
Qingyi River and Dadu River join the Minjiang River at the foot of Lingyun Mountain. According to legend, there were frequent floods in that year, which did great harm. In the early years of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (7 13), monk Shi Haitong of Lingyun Temple initiated to raise manpower and material resources to repair the giant Buddha in order to reduce the water potential and benefit the people. It was completed in the 19th year of Zhenyuan (803), lasted for 90 years, and cost hundreds of millions, more than 200 years ago/kloc-0. The giant Buddha is backed by Lingyun Mountain and set foot on the Three Rivers (Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River), with a magnificent momentum. The Buddha is revered as Maitreya, with dignified posture, well-proportioned design and hidden drainage facilities. After thousands of years of wind and frost, I still sit on the shore of the surging river and watch the vicissitudes of life. It is a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation and a precious heritage of world history and culture.
In ancient times, there was a saying that "Emei went to court and Lingyun went to court". The world-famous Leshan Giant Buddha is carved on the rock wall at the intersection of Minjiang River, Qingyi River and Dadu River. It is a statue of Maitreya Buddha. The Buddha statue was carved in the early kaiyuan year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (AD 7 13), initiated by monk Haitong, which collected manpower and material resources to reduce the water potential and benefit all beings. It was built in 19 (AD 803) in Dezong Zhenyuan, which lasted for 90 years.
199665438+On February 6th, Emei Mountain-Leshan Giant Buddha was approved by UNESCO as "World Cultural and Natural Heritage" and officially listed in the World Heritage List.
According to Wei Gao's Record of Lingyun Buddha in Jiazhou in Tang Dynasty and Peng's Record of Rebuilding Lingyun Temple in Ming Dynasty, the Buddha statue was excavated in the early years of Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty (7 13) and completed in the 19th year of Zhenyuan (803), which lasted for 90 years. For more than a thousand years, Leshan Giant Buddha has read a lot of human spring scenery and experienced many dynasties, but it is still solemn and kind.
Attachment: The founder of Leshan Giant Buddha is monk Haitong. Haitong, a native of Guizhou, left his hometown and came to Lingyun Mountain in Leshan as a monk. At the foot of Lingyun Mountain is the confluence of the three rivers. Whenever flash floods occur in the flood season, floods will be like runaway wild horses, often destroying farmland and overturning ships.
In order to subdue the river, monk Haitong decided to carve a giant Buddha to curb the water demon. The first is the issue of funds. In order to raise funds, monk Haitong ran around and borrowed food to live, and many a mickle makes a mickle. After several years of hard work, he finally solved the problem. On the day of the excavation, people were all bright-eyed and beaming, but local officials took the opportunity to make things difficult, claiming that they would collect construction protection fees, or they would not start construction. The monk Haitong was very angry and said categorically, "You can take my eyes, but you can't take the wealth of the Buddha!" " The local official said sarcastically, "If you really give us eyes, we won't want your Buddha wealth!" " "Haitong monk immediately took out a sharp knife, gouged out his eyes, caught it with a plate and held it in front of all the officials. Local officials were surprised and afraid to flee the scene. Haitong monk held back the pain and waved his hand, and the giant Buddha immediately dug. After the death of monk Haitong, his disciples led craftsmen to continue building. After 90 years of hard work, Leshan Giant Buddha finally stands at the intersection of Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River.