Haishi Hall

The ground floor of Cangjing Building in Lingyun Temple is Haishi Hall. There are frescos on three walls of Haishi Hall, which show backgrounds of when Zhaoli, Prefect of Jiazhou, killed a mythical flood dragon with a sword, and the Buddhist monk, Haitong built the Giant Buddha in the Tang Dynasty. In the middle of the hall, there is a whole-length sculpture of the Buddhist monk Haitong, the founder of the Giant Buddha, who is holding beads and looks decent, upright and honorable. Beside Haitong are statues of Zhanchong, Jianqiong, and Weinie who continued to build the Giant Buddha. In the back house of Haishi Hall, there are gilt woodcarvings of Sakyamuni and a Buddhist niche which were made in the Qing Dynasty. The Buddhist niche is made of nanmu with high relief and both square and round carving, which are of high artistic value.

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