Renshou Giant Buddha (traditional Chinese: 仁壽大佛; simplified Chinese: 仁寿大佛; pinyin: Rénshòu Dàfó), also known as Niujiaozhai Giant Buddha (牛角寨大佛), is a large stone Buddha located within Renshou County, Sichuan. It is 60 kilometers south of Chengdu.[1] The Buddha was carved in 707 during the Tang dynasty. It was constructed six years earlier in the nearby famous Leshan Giant Buddha. Located around the statue are over 101 shrines belonging to Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.[2]
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- ^ "四川仁寿一巨型佛像，比乐山大佛更久远，坚持对游客免费开放_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ 周, 延伟. "遗产旅游景观建构的文化逻辑——以四川仁寿大佛文化旅游项目为例". 城市学刊.