1,000-yr-old Buddhist statues restored in China
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China : Photo taken on May 7, 2021 shows a renovated arhat statue dating back to the Song Dynasty at Lingyan Temple in Jinan, east China s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyuan/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Beijing, May 13 : Twelve Buddhist statues in China s Shandong province dating back nearly 1,000 years have undergone their first renovation in 39 years.
The coloured clay statues are at the Lingyan Temple in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong, which was built over 1,600 years ago during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
At the temple, there are 40 well-preserved arhat (one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved nirvana) statues renowned at home and abroad, most of which were built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
JINAN, May 12 (Xinhua) Twelve arhat statues in east China s Shandong Province dating back nearly 1,000 years have undergone their first renovation in 39 years.The colored clay statues are at Lingyan Temple in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong, which was built over 1,600 years ago during the Eastern Jin Dynasty（317-420).
2021-05-12 15:05:10 GMT2021-05-12 23:05:10(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JINAN, May 12 (Xinhua) Twelve arhat statues in east China s Shandong Province dating back nearly 1,000 years have undergone their first renovation in 39 years.
The colored clay statues are at Lingyan Temple in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong, which was built over 1,600 years ago during the Eastern Jin Dynasty（317-420).
At the temple, there are 40 well-preserved arhat statues renowned at home and abroad, most of which were built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
The Buddhist statues in different colors, shapes and with varied expressions have been renovated several times in history, with the last renovation in 1982.