Spring Temple Buddha
{{Short description|Colossal statue of Vairocana Buddha in Henan, China}}
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|monument_name = Spring Temple Buddha
|native_name = 中原大佛
Zhōngyuán dàfú
|image = Spring Temple Buddha picturing Vairocana, in Lushan County, Henan, China.png
|caption = Spring Temple Buddha with its pedestals
|location = Foquan Temple, Fodushan Scenic Area, Lushan County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
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|type = Statue
|material = Copper cast
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- Statue: {{Convert|128|m|ft}}
- Including base: {{Convert|208|m|ft}}
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|complete = 1 September 2008
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|dedicated_to = Vairocana Buddha
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The Zhongyuan Buddha ({{zh|c=中原大佛|p=zhōngyuán dàfó}}; {{lit|Big Buddha of the Great Plains}} and {{zh|s=鲁山大佛|t=魯山大佛|p=Lǔshān dàfó}}) or better known in English as the Spring Temple Buddha is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha{{Citation needed|date=March 2023|reason=Identity of the statue unclear}} located in Foquan Temple ({{zh|c=佛泉寺|p=fó quán sì}}; {{lit|Buddha Natural-Spring Temple}}) in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built between 1997 and 2008. It is located within the Fodushan Scenic Area, close to National Freeway 311. At {{convert|128|m|ft}}, excluding a {{convert|25|m|ft}} lotus throne, it is the second-tallest statue in the world after the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India, which surpassed it in 2018 with a height of {{convert|182|m|ft}}.{{in lang|zh}} {{cite web|url=http://zhai.fosss.org/goto_zy.asp?id=5421|title= 中国佛山金佛-153米卢舍那佛 - 墨宝斋|lang=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901212700/http://zhai.fosss.org/goto_zy.asp?id=5421 |archive-date=2008-09-01 }}{{cite book | author=斯威夫特著（英）乔纳森 | title=格列佛游记 | publisher=新华出版社 | series=义务教育语文新课标必读丛书 | year=2018 | isbn=978-7-5166-4003-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_hK1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT258 | language=zh | access-date=2024-05-06 | page=258}}
Description
Taking into account the {{convert|25|m|ft}} pedestal/building atop which it is placed, the monument has a total height of {{convert|153|m|ft}}. {{As of|2008|October}}, the hill on which the statue stands was reshaped to form two further pedestals, the upper one being {{val|15|u=m}} tall. The total height of the monument is now said to be {{convert|208|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{in lang|zh}} {{cite web|url=http://www.zatpw.com/read.php?tid-23558.htm|title=世界第一大佛鲁山大佛|lang=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228062715/http://www.zatpw.com/read.php?tid-23558.htm |archive-date=2008-12-28 }}{{cite book | title=红星闪耀中原 | publisher=BEIJING BOOK CO. INC. | year=2023 | isbn=978-7-5559-1433-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dbxEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT271 | language=zh | access-date=2024-05-06 | page=271}}
The project as a whole was estimated to cost around $55 million, $18 million of which was to be spent on the statue. It was originally estimated to consist of 1,100 pieces of copper cast, with a total weight of 1,000 tonnes.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1315785.stm |title=China enters biggest Buddhist statue race |publisher=BBC News |date=6 May 2001}}
The Spring Temple Buddha derives its name from the nearby Tianrui hot spring, whose water, at {{convert|60|C|F}}, is renowned in the area for its curative properties. The Foquan Temple, built during the Tang dynasty, houses the Bell of Good Luck, placed on top of the Dragon Head peak. This bronze bell weighs 116 tonnes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kungfuhome.net/Htmls/Scenic/Scenic_308.shtml |title=Fodushan Scenic Area |access-date=2010-01-01 |archive-date=2018-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930155457/http://www.kungfuhome.net/Htmls/Scenic/Scenic_308.shtml |url-status=dead }}
Inscribed within the statue's chest is a small reverse swastika.
Gallery
河南 鲁山县 世界最高的佛教造像 - panoramio.jpg|Spring Temple Buddha
河南中原大佛 - panoramio.jpg|Spring Temple Buddha
河南大佛 - panoramio.jpg|Spring Temple Buddha
Spring Temple Buddha picturing Vairocana, in Lushan County, Henan, China.png|Spring Temple Buddha
Lszydfs.png|Hand of the Buddha
Foot of the Spring Temple Buddha.png|Foot of the Spring Temple Buddha
See also
{{Portal|China|Religion}}
{{Height comparison of notable statues}}
References
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External links
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- Photographs:
- [http://lh4.ggpht.com/grasscase/SHG_JVDFc1I/AAAAAAAAATM/62B3vf9nzGU/s800/200505061818260.jpg Close-up]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090412065328/http://en.hnta.cn/Htmls/Scenic/Scenic_225.shtml Fodushan scenic area]
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{{s-bef|before=Laykyun Sekkya
116 m (381 ft)}}
{{s-ttl|title=World's tallest statue|years=2008–2018}}
{{s-aft|after=Statue of Unity
182 m (597 ft)}}
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