The Stone Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni
The statue is located in the Buddha Sakyamuni Pagoda, 1.6 meters tall, 1.6 meters around the waist, sitting with his legs dropping naturally, spiral hair tied on his head, in Buddha clothes. The closed fingers of his left hand on his knee, the right thumb and forefinger are closed and index finger extended. He peacefully sit on the pedestal of Buddha, 1 meters long and 0.48 meters wide, with a well-rounded posture. This statue is not sitting cross-legged but legs dropping naturally, his two feet landed, lightly leaning against the skirt’ s hemline before the pedestal of Buddha, which is his outstanding feature, and so different from other statues. According to inscriptions sculptured in Yuanyou two years (1087 AD) of the Song Dynasty behind the pagoda,the statue had been hidden underground during Huichang years of Emperor Wuzong of Tang’s ruling, and later was found and known to the world. This is one existing statue of Buddha with the highest value of cultural relics in Shaolin Temple.
2023-02-24