Buddha of Brightness in Longmen Grottoes-3

The statue of the Buddha ofBrightness sits at an imposing height of more than 17 meters. It is the largestof all the statues found in the Longmen Grottoes. Buddhist scriptures describethe Buddha of Brightness as the ideal reincarnation of Sakyamuni.With his power of eternal brightness, he is able to eradicate darkness in thehuman world and bestow enlightenment on the common people.