相簿列表 » 200508 Day 29-4 乐山大佛 3 - Leshan Grand Buddha

The monk's behavior in protecting the funding so greatly encouraged sculptors and other construction workers that the carving work went on smoothly. Unfortunately Haitong died before the completion of his life's work. However, this work continued due to the support of the local people as well as Weigao and Zhangchou Jianqing,the local top military commanders. The word took up 90 years until 803 when it was completed.

海通这种专诚忘身之行，不仅使贪吏悔悟，也激励众心，克诚其志。
由于凿刻佛像工程浩大，工期漫长，海通没有等到完工便圆寂了。后由代理剑南节使度章仇兼琼和剑南西川节使韦皋先后主持，到唐贞元十九年大功告成。