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Construction begins in A.D. [[713]], near the Chinese city of Leshan, at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. The statue is 71 metres tall and represents a seated Maitreya Buddha; it was begun by the monk Haitong during the Tang Dynasty.<p> | Construction begins in A.D. [[713]], near the Chinese city of Leshan, at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. The statue is 71 metres tall and represents a seated Maitreya Buddha; it was begun by the monk Haitong during the Tang Dynasty.<p> | ||
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| − | <font size="-1">Image courtesy of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrioux/187231773/in/set-72157594195528681/ Pat Rioux] (© 2006), used with permission. | + | <font size="-1">Image courtesy of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrioux/187231773/in/set-72157594195528681/ Pat Rioux] (© 2006), used with permission.</font> |
Revision as of 04:07, 17 February 2007
Construction begins in A.D. 713, near the Chinese city of Leshan, at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. The statue is 71 metres tall and represents a seated Maitreya Buddha; it was begun by the monk Haitong during the Tang Dynasty.
Image courtesy of Pat Rioux (© 2006), used with permission.
