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Inside the Hall
These are statues of four heavenly king. The first king
holding a sword is Zengzhang ,responsible for calling for
wind. The second king holding a chinese lute is chiguo ,responsible
for adjusting the wind-force. The third king holding an umbrella
is Duowen, responsible for calling for rain. The fourth king
holding a marten is Guangmu, responsible for
making the rainfall meet the demands. In this way, Four Heavenly
Kings jointly create a nice world: the winds are
favourable and rains come 'suitable and in proportion to the
needs of men As a result,four heavenly kings got another
name "Four World Guardians". Buddhists placeThis
gilded statue is Laughing Buddha. In Sanskrit, his
ring referring to mercy and benevo-fans inside the entrance
hall of the temple.
in the middle of the Hall
The gilded statuse is luaghing Buddha.In Sanskrit,his name
is Maitireya referring to nericy and benevolence. please look
,with his coat unbuttoned, he always has agenial smile on
his face. Obviously, the modelling of Laughing Buddha shows
an artistic exaggeration. However, his hu-morous look provides
us with a profoundly philosophical out-
look on life: a man who is contended will be happy. As one
poem says, "Laughing at all great undertakings while
a con-
tented mind is a perpetual feast one can enjoy in this world".Now,
let's go to the Main Hall of Buddha. Kunming
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