First, the origin of the statue

The original creation of the Buddha statue began with Youtuo Rock King. Because at that time, the Buddha ascended to heaven as the heavenly mother. At that time, Jambu-Di^pa had no Buddha, just like the night star had no moon. Suddenly, all beings feel lonely and helpless, just like the Tathagata who has all beings in his heart, and feel the trouble of nothing. Moreover, King Youtuo Yan lives in the palace, and people in the deep palace garden often feel lonely, so they are very eager and fond of Buddha, and even think of building a Buddha statue, so that they can worship Buddha respectfully.

Second, the advantages and benefits of sculpture

Since the creation of Buddha statues by King Tuoyan, Buddhist statues have continued to this day, which shows that the merits and benefits of helping to build Buddha statues are very great. When King Youtuo Yan first made a statue, the sound of the axe naturally rang for 33 days. This is also the reason why Ni Gu Mei even praised the statue merits of King Youtuo Yan, and on the day of making a profit, awarded the "Three Bodhi Stories of Great Datura" to King Youtuo Yan. At that time, Shi Tihuan asked the Buddha because of God. When he was alive today, did anyone make a Buddha statue? The Buddha told Shi Tihuan why he had made a Buddha statue.

The merits of helping to build Buddha statues are incredible;

(a) Those who can eliminate the lodging industry

(2) people who can increase their wealth.

(3) Those who can get liberation, bodhi, pure land, all kinds of good feelings, and often have infinite life.

Third, see the image, believe, get rid of sin and be enlightened.

Because of the good relationship with Buddha, all sentient beings began to believe in practicing good to eliminate sin and bodhi. Therefore, as long as we can create an image of a Buddha from the heart, we will be liberated like nirvana and achieve the unity of Buddhism and Taoism.

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The modeling of Buddha statue

There are statues: casting, wood carving, stone carving, statues, clay sculptures, porcelain statues, wax statues and butter statues, as well as murals, scroll paintings, Xiu Xiang, woven images and so on. Materials are also very rich, including gold, silver, copper, iron, stone, wood, jade, teeth and so on.

Arrangement form of Buddha statues

The Buddha statues made of different materials are arranged as follows:

Be enshrined in a temple.

Buddhist temples in China rose after the Song Dynasty, and many famous mountains and rivers built temples to worship Buddha statues, which is the gathering place of Buddhist culture in China. Most of the Buddha statues are made of high-quality wood that is not easy to deteriorate, such as nanmu, camphor wood, basswood, cypress and eucalyptus. Most of the Buddha statues in temples are clay sculptures or wood carvings, and there are also Buddha statues cast by metals such as gold and copper.

Put it in a cave

Stone Buddha is the most common among all kinds of Buddha statues. Carving statues of stone buddhas, chiseling niches according to rocks, carving according to the shapes of rocks, and then painting with clay sculptures, formed a cave temple with China characteristics.

The famous cave temples in China are Yungang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes. Among them, Yungang Grottoes are the first grottoes in China. There are nine giant buddhas, which are more than 13 meters high and magnificent.

The display in the Buddhist temple

Most of the Buddha statues offered at home are Guanyin Bodhisattva, praying for peace and happiness. The Buddha statues enshrined in Buddhist temples mainly include metal statues, jade statues, porcelain statues, wood carvings, dry lacquer bodiless statues, portraits and Xiu Xiang.

Take it with you and cherish it.

Most of these Buddha statues are jade carvings, tooth carvings and bronze carvings, and there are also fine wood carvings. Some are less than 3 cm tall, small and exquisite. Buddha statues can be carried with you at any time, hung around your neck, or treasured in your pocket, pinning your hopes and guarding peace.