Why Did the Ancients Build the World’s Largest Buddha Statue in Sichuan? (Part 2)

Looking up at the Leshan Giant Buddha statue.

Shi Xu had already completed his project of carving out a thousand Buddhas. But Shi Cheng had yet to finish carving out one foot of his Buddha. (Image: Gringos4 via Dreamstime)

Why Did the Ancients Build the World’s Largest Buddha Statue in Sichuan? (Part 1)

Leshan Giant Buddha statue.

Carved into the side of Lingyun Mountain, the colossal statue is over 1,300 years old. (Image: Ying Chung Tseng via Dreamstime)

The Largest Statues in the World Are Mostly Religious Ones

Statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Towering over Rio de Janeiro, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is an impressive sight. (Image: Quoc Anh Lai via Dreamstime)

Leshan Giant Buddha Statue’s Miraculous Manifestations

The Maitreya Giant Buddha statue.

The Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan, Sichuan, China. (Image: Ariel Steiner via Wikimedia Commons)

The Leshan Giant Buddha Weeps at the Crimes Against God and Humanity

The Leshan Giant Buddha.

The Leshan Giant Buddha in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. (Image: Ariel Steiner via Wikimedia Commons)