Big Buddha Hong Kong History

The Big Buddha is located on Lantau Island. The Big Buddha is the largest sitting Buddha statue built outdoors. This magnificent Buddha statues found at the top of Mount Muk Yue. The Big Buddha statue has become a major landmark in Hong Kong.

The Big Buddha is attracting a lot of local Buddhists and abroad and visitors. It is not only an outstanding work projects, but also a remarkable piece in the sculpture of Buddha in history. The Big Buddha is a precious heritage of mankind.

History of Big Buddha Hong Kong

According to Buddhist literature, at the time of the Buddha, King Udayana of Vatsa and King Prasenajit of Kausala in central India missed the Buddha so that, when the Buddha preached to his mother in heaven, they each ask a craftsman to make a 5-Foot Buddha statue in gosirsa candana and purple gold. It has become a prototype of a Buddha statue.

In the next few hundred years, followers of Buddha revered Buddha mainly in written and spoken language and has made several sculptures himself. They believe that the Buddha was a wise with full discretion, and that his majesty is beyond depiction. Because no one has ever attained enlightenment like the Buddha, no human image can be used to represent it.

Faithful footprints only use, the wheel of Dharma, the Bodhi tree and reindeer image to symbolize the image of Buddha. You can also see references various popular tourist attractions in the world in e-perpustakaan.com, such as historic buildings and nature.