Leshan Buddha

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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.

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Image courtesy of Pat Rioux (© 2006), used with permission.


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Leshan Buddha - Wikipedia