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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>
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Construction began 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 a monk named 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/ Patrick Rioux] (© 2006), used with permission.</font>
 
<font size="1">Image courtesy of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrioux/187231773/in/set-72157594195528681/ Patrick Rioux] (© 2006), used with permission.</font>

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Construction began 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 a monk named Haitong during the Tang Dynasty.

LeshanBuddha.jpg
Image courtesy of Patrick Rioux (© 2006), used with permission.


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