What is the origin of Wuxi Lingshan Buddha?

Lingshan Giant Buddha is a world-famous scenic spot, located between the mountains and rivers of Mashan National Scenic Spot in Binhu District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. It is also one of the important parts of Lingshan Scenic Spot in Wuxi City, a national AAAAA-level scenic spot. Then introduce the origin of Wuxi Lingshan Buddha. 1。 Lingshan Giant Buddha is located in Xiaoling Mountain area on the south side of Lvqin Peak in Mashan, Wuxi. It used to be the former site of Xiangfu Temple, a famous temple in Tang and Song Dynasties. In order to preserve historical sites, carry forward culture and implement religious policies, the Preparatory Committee for the Construction of Xiangfu Temple Giant Buddha plans to restore it. At the same time, an 88-meter-high open-air bronze statue of Sakyamuni Buddha was built. 2. The location of the Giant Buddha is the Xiaoling Mountain named by Tang Xuanzang, so the Lingshan Giant Buddha was originally named Xiaoling Mountain when Master Tang Xuanzang returned home from Tianzhu and passed through Mashan, Wuxi, and saw the beautiful mountain shape, which was very similar to the "spiritual Jiu Feng" in ancient Indian Buddhism. Later, his disciple Kui Ji established Xiaolingshan Temple here. 1997, in order to meet the needs of tourism development, and at that time, Mr. Zhao Puchu proposed the pattern of five directions and five buddhas, so the Lingshan Giant Buddha was established in Mashan, Wuxi (the former site of Xiaoling Mountain). This is the origin of Lingshan Buddha. The above is an introduction to the origin of the Lingshan Buddha in Wuxi.