tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post3285860337548647384..comments2024-03-25T17:38:01.020+08:00Comments on Digital Tibetan Buddhist Altar: Still More Big BuddhasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-12349364649007450702009-05-11T18:38:00.000+08:002009-05-11T18:38:00.000+08:00Fantastic. Thanks so much for this.Fantastic. Thanks so much for this.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607443504553459238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-25386895337639807062009-05-11T17:50:00.000+08:002009-05-11T17:50:00.000+08:00This is even taller. Will be finished in the next ...This is even taller. Will be finished in the next year, but you can see the half-finished huge stature. 99 meters high. <br /><br />http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2009-03-09/111317368002.shtml<br /><br />It is located in Jiu Hua Shan (Nine Flower Mountain), about 200 miles west of Shanghai, China <br /><br />Bill JiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-72832523442061471042009-05-11T15:06:00.000+08:002009-05-11T15:06:00.000+08:00Interesting architecture. Also an interesting sear...Interesting architecture. Also an interesting search. I found <A HREF="http://aotemanxqw0.blog.163.com/" REL="nofollow">this one</A> which, after you let it load for a good long while, pushs out a Taiwanese pop version of the 100 syllable mantra.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607443504553459238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-30791634651310250352009-05-11T14:22:00.000+08:002009-05-11T14:22:00.000+08:00The building cluster is partially to host the gove...The building cluster is partially to host the government sponsored World Buddhism Forum. The forum is partilly political since its purpose is to tell the world in China there is religious freedom. It is the government's wisdom on the huge money. <br /><br />Type "梵宫" (copy it in your case) in google picture search and you will find the pictures of the building cluster.<br /><br />Bill JiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-72396915729482360012009-05-09T00:38:00.000+08:002009-05-09T00:38:00.000+08:00I personally feel that the Chinese people should b...I personally feel that the Chinese people should be proud of this one. In the U.S., we have a separation of church and state prohibition against using public funds for religious purposes (never mind what it says on the money), so a project like this could never happen: it would be legally impossible.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607443504553459238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-15034663716610622922009-05-08T16:59:00.000+08:002009-05-08T16:59:00.000+08:00Yes, it is huge. There is a copy of the Buddha's h...Yes, it is huge. There is a copy of the Buddha's hand on the ground, which gives us a close feeling of how big the stature is. <br /><br />BTW, on the same location the China government recently spent 1.7B RMB, namely over 200M USD, on building a cluster of buildings for Buddhism. As a native Chinese, I think it is a too big amount of money. But you know in China the government does not have to face doubt on the wisdom of spending money from tax payers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-3353461381103965792009-05-08T13:41:00.000+08:002009-05-08T13:41:00.000+08:00Lingshan is definitely worth a visit. I visited in...Lingshan is definitely worth a visit. I visited in 2001 while I was teaching Internet Publishing and Statistics at South Ocean College in Wuxi, Jiangsu.<br />It's huge...<br />:)Fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393968223160446836noreply@blogger.com