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In the west of Dunhuang city, on the way to Yangguan , you will encounter the natural sleeping Buddha.
It is really a miracle of nature. It is a gift from heaven and earth. It is so ingenious that when viewed from a distance, it looks like a sleeping Buddha.
Look at the picture below:
Sleeping Buddha, look carefully, on the left is the Buddha's head, on the right is the Buddha's feet, selfie copyright
Do you see a person lying down?
When we parked the car to watch the sleeping Buddha, Teacher Chen told a folk story.
said that a long time ago, there were three brothers who were all monks. After a long journey to Dunhuang, we were already exhausted. The boss of
said, I am too tired to walk. I want to lie down, you go first.
As a result, this person turned into a sleeping Buddha.
The second and third children continued walking and reached Mogao Grottoes , but they didn’t want to leave either.
The second child, sitting there waiting for his brother, turned into a sitting Buddha on the ninth floor.
Buddha sitting on the ninth floor of Mogao Grottoes, Internet pictures invaded and deleted
The third child saw that his brother was not leaving, so he lay down to rest.
Later, he also turned into a sleeping Buddha, lying on his side, peaceful and calm.
The largest sleeping Buddha in Mogao Grottoes, the Internet picture was deleted
With this legend, don’t you feel more magical?
Due to the impact of the epidemic, there are not many tourists.
On that day, when we went there, we only met two young men who were driving by car from Fujian.
also sells strange stones and desert roses.
They were discussing the price of desert roses, and they seemed to particularly appreciate desert roses.
Beside the small square in front of the Sleeping Buddha, there is also a statue of Xuanzang carrying a "bag" and facing the west. The stone next to
is carved with four large red characters: Road to the West.
The Sleeping Buddha, Xuanzang, and the Road to the West, are they all related?
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