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Dazu Rock Carvings
 Buddha of wisdom and universal benevolence. Samantabhadra, or
Bodhisattva of Universal Benevolence, was meticulously designed and executed
with refined lines to give her a womanly image with graceful features, soft
skin, gentle and tranquil expression and elegant posture. Her typical image of
an Eastern beauty has won her the description as the "Venus of the East".
Baoding Mountain
The carvings on Baoding Mountain, dating
back over 800 years, is the largest and best preserved among the grottoes in
Dazu. It includes almost 10,000 statues that formed a ritual site of Tantric
Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism that disappeared 400 years ago in the north.
Many of the statues bear inscriptions that ask people to follow religious
rules in their behaviors. Some statues are enlightening portraits that teach
people to be have properly.
The Dazu Rock Carvings are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich
diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they
shed on everyday life in China during this period. They provide outstanding
evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism, Taoism and
Confucianism.
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Buddha of wisdom and universal benevolence. Samantabhadra, or
Bodhisattva of Universal Benevolence, was meticulously designed and executed
with refined lines to give her a womanly image with graceful features, soft
skin, gentle and tranquil expression and elegant posture. Her typical image of
an Eastern beauty has won her the description as the "Venus of the East".