乐山大佛 英文课件.ppt

;Leshan Giant Buddha;Descriptions of construction;Background of carving;A sophisticated drainage system was incorporated into the Leshan Giant Buddha when it was built. It is still in working order. It includes drainage pipes carved into various places on the body, to carry away the water after the rains so as to reduce weathering. When the Giant Buddha was carved, a huge thirteen story wooden structure, plated in gold, was built to shelter it from rain and sunshine. This structure was destroyed and sacked by the Mongols during the wars at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. From then on, the stone statue was exposed to the elements. ;Religious meaning; Da Xiang pavilion(大相阁） 大像阁亦称凌云阁、天宁阁，曾是罩护乐山大佛的楼阁，木质结构。 有关大像阁的记载，始见于唐代代理嘉州知事薛能于咸通年间（公元860—874年）写的《题凌云寺》：“像阁与山齐 ，何人置石梯。”这诗句距大佛竣工时间公元803 年已过了数十年。北宋 苏轼在《???吕昌明知嘉 州》诗中，有“卧看古 佛凌云阁”的描绘。大 佛在凌云山，“凌云阁”自 该是大像阁的别称。南宋 陆游《谒凌云大像》也有 “不辞疾步登重阁”句，这 “重阁”也是指大像阁。;历史面貌;宋元之际，乐山是南宋抗元的主要战场之一。双方在此拉锯战打了近40年，其间大像阁毁于 战火。宋末元初有个张拙，在《题凌云大像》一诗中感叹“梵相形仪髻覆天”，说乐山大佛的螺髻朝着天，表明佛顶上已经无物遮挡了。明代嘉定州通判任能于正德十六年（公元1521年）写的《凌云大像》也哀叹“可怜世历风霜古， 销却金衣变草衣。”;The sleeping Buddha;It was found by a Guangdong visitor who was taking a photo that time in 1989 It is formed by Wuyou Mount, Linyun Mount ,Guicheng Mount which is behind the Leshan Buddha. The length is about 1300metres. Leshan Buddha is in the position of the Bigger one’s heart It is amazing! ;