#giantbuddha

[maruhi]

「見てるぞ」

赤田の大仏。大仏っていうか十一面観音菩薩なんだよね、十一面で見逃し無し。

“Akata Giant Buddha” is a big statue of the bodhisattva Kannon

[aroundtheglobeandbackagain]

•• Panda Panda Buddha in Chengdu••

Chengdu has two main selling points: giant pandas and a giant Buddha. Which is pretty good in my opinion.

●Giant Panda Breeding Research Base

Is a research base of panda enclosures focused on its extensive breeding program to help save this endangered species by increasing their numbers. It has 120 giant pandas and 76 red pandas, which are more like foxes and if you’ve ever seen Kung Fu Panda is actually the species of the main Kung Fu teacher.

Sadly it rained the day we were there so it was a life and death mission manuevering through the sea of umbrellas without getting stabbed to get closer to the enclosures. Despite this, the Pandas were just as cute and cuddly looking as all the posters and cartoons would have you believe. I spent 20 minutes watching one that obviously wanted to get down from his perch in the tree but couldn’t quite figure out how to get his little round self safely to the ground. Another three were sitting in a line happily chomping down on bamboo perfectly matching.

●Giant Buddha Lè Shān Giant isn’t an understatement- at a looming 71 meters tall the Lè Shān Buddha presides over the rushing rivers from his cliff throne. Just one of his toes stands 8.5 meters high, taller than four men standing one on top of the other.

The massive building project was conceived to appease the angry rivers coming to a head here and try and save some of the illfated ships that would sink trying navigate these violent currents. Started in AD 173 by monk Haitong, it took over 90 years to carve out the cliff and create this jaw dropping sight. Funnily enough the project even worked: after the gaint buddha was made the rivers calmed and no longer posed a danger to ships. Whether this was caused by the holly powers of the Buddha or by the copious amounts of cliff rock -from carving out the Buddha- deposited in the river that significantly changed the river bed and how the currents flowed… is unclear. The world works in mysterious ways.

Unfortunately we were not the only ones that thought this giant ancient buddha might be worth a gander and hence after the hour train to Lè Shān we found ourselves surrounded by hoards of other tourists. We were smooshed in the press of people descending down the zigzag staircases that brought you down the side of the cliff face from the top of Buddha’s head to his massive toes. Still an awe inspiring site, looking pretty spiffy for 1,200 years old.

[shichel]

Awe-inspiring Giant Buddha statue carved into Leshan's cliffside, an iconic landmark in Sichuan province.

[asianitinerary-blog]

Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya Kandy: Giant Buddha & Sacred Site

Visit Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya in Kandy to see the iconic giant Buddha statue and experience Sri Lanka’s rich Buddhist heritage.

[zenyogiwarrior]

Big Buddha at Nokogiri Yama, Chiba. Took this on my trip back in 2012. This is actually an image of the Medicine Buddha, Bhaiṣajyaguru. Bhaiṣajyaguru is the Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light. He is like a doctor that heals suffering through the medicine of his teachings. For me, training in Shaolin Culture is my medicine. Whether training in traditional kungfu or modern kickboxing, qigong or weapons. Everything brings me back to meditation. And of course seated meditation is a practice where all Zen practioners, Buddhist and non Buddhist can come together and sit into tranquility, healing and reflection. #Bhaiṣajyaguru #giantbuddha #medicinebuddha #stonebuddha #bluelight #lapislazuli #healingpower #nokogiriyama #universallove #peace #nature #meditation #zen #buddhism #japan #薬師仏 #大仏 #鋸山 #仏教 (at 鋸山) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCFzMBJM4i/?igshid=1m1vjv4qeljsa

[minakkoo]

Ice cream season #giantbuddha #japanmustvisit #icecream #matcha #matchagreentea #matchaicecream #yokohama #besttripever #beautifuldestinations #followforfollowback #followme #japanesestreetfood (at Giant Budah, Yokohama) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9oAXq2Fwkh/?igshid=c6q1mn2fcs45

[isurfit]

#leshan #giantbuddha a 71 m #statue in #sichuan #china dating back 800 AD @payourplanet @evolumina (presso Leshan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9qYQnOo6NC/?igshid=1p3l0nlf4hln1

[katzigmont]

#VietnamSculptureArt #VietnamStreetArt #GiantBuddha &me (at Kim Thân Phật Tổ (Giant Buddha Statue)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Ny0cgpc2u/?igshid=1iboqzpnmmo5r