huiyun, maitreya, statue, tang dynasty

Legend of the Xiangguo Temple

Huiyun was a monk from Xiangguo Temple in Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty. In the first year of the Linde era of Emperor Tang Gaozong’s reign (A.D. 664-665), Huiyun at 10 years of age decided to become a monk. His father was very open-minded and knew that cultivation in Buddhism can sow good seeds for ...

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The Maitreya Giant Buddha statue.