The document describes the Lingshan Great Buddha statue located in Wu Xi city, Jiangsu Province, China. Some key details:
- The 88-meter tall, 700 ton bronze statue was completed in 1997 and depicts Sakyamuni Buddha.
- A notable feature is the Nine Dragons Filling Water sculpture, which illustrates a story from Buddhism about dragons bathing Sakyamuni as a newborn.
- The statue is part of the Lingshan Temple complex and aims to showcase Buddhist culture, art, and religion.
1. Ling Shan Great Buddha; Wu Xi city, Jiangsu prov. In China The Great Buddha’s Temple Ling Shan Great Buddha Nine Dragons fill water for bathing Made by Zeg April.26, 2010
8. 《九龙灌浴》上有六瓣巨型莲花之下是狮鼓 … < Nine dragons fill water for bathing > made of six flower petals on the lion drum.
9. 四大金刚托起石鼓 , 最下面是大型水池 , 周围有九龙八仙女 The lion drum is held up by four buddha’s warriors , and there is a water pond surrounded by nine dragons and eight fairies
11. 右手指天:称‘施无谓印’为众生除去痛苦 His right hand points at the sky, Which takes away of the pains for people. 左手指地:称 ‘ 如愿印 ’ 保佑众生平安快乐 His left hand points at the ground, which blesses the peace and happiness for people.
18. 印度古代的阿育王以立石柱刻经文的方式传播佛教,成绩卓著,后人为纪念他的功绩,以立石柱表示缅怀,称为 ‘ 阿育王柱 ’ 。 The Asoka in ancient India set up a stone pillar carved on the scriptures for disseminating Buddhism. In order to remember his great contribution, the stone pillar is named as “ Asoka Pillar”
37. 请看莲花座上的人有多大 Look at how many people there are on the lotus flower seat.
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40. 再回头看一眼慈悲的佛祖 您比山峦更高大 Have a glance back to the Buddha, you ‘d be higher that the mountains!
41. 再见 注:图中的文字 90% 来自景区导游词 Note: the explaination is from the guide in this scene area.
Editor's Notes
天下第一掌高 11.7 米总重 13 吨, 按灵山大佛右手 1:1 制成 The first hand in the world, 11.7 m in height and 13 T in height, according to the ratio 1:1 of the right hand of Buddha, has been made up.