Guishan Guanyin

Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes
沩山千手千眼观音圣像
28°10′40″N 111°58′13″E / 28.177675°N 111.970165°E / 28.177675; 111.970165
LocationWeishan Township, Ningxiang, Hunan, China
Typestatue
Materialgilded bronze
Height99 metres (325 ft)
Completion date2009
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese沩山千手千眼观音圣像
Traditional Chinese溈山千手千眼觀音聖像

The Guishan Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Eyes  China is located in Ningxiang, Hunan province, and is the fourth-tallest statue in China, and the sixth-tallest in the world, found at Miyin Temple, a Chan Buddhist temple. It is a gilded bronze monument depicting a manifestation of the Bodhisattva Guanyin known as Shiyimian Qianshou Guanyin (Traditional Chinese: 十一面千手觀音, Simplified Chinese: 十一面千手观音), meaning the "Eleven-headed Thousand-armed Guanyin", which stands at 99 m (325 ft) tall.[1] The Ningshan County Government, with the help of local business and religious organizations, invested 260 million yuan to complete its construction in 2009.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Yao Lan (30 December 2016). "Buddha sculpture rises almost 100m (1/5)". ecns. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "China's New Buddha-building Campaign". ChinaWhisper.com. June 13, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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