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· Bronze Art
As one great invention in mankind's history, the bronze is an alloy of red copper, tin and lead, it is characterized by low melting point, high hardness, bright color & lustre, and so on, which pretty suitable for the casting of various sculptures, implements and some others.
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·Buddha(Standing)
Normally speaking, there are five postures of Sakyamuni statues which are Chengdao statue, Shuofa statue, Bushi statue, Jiangsheng statue, Niepan statue also called Reclining Buddha.
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·Buddha(Sitting)
In all kinds of statues, Buddha is the most one built by people, including Sakyamuni Buddha, Pakistan-Buddha, Wuliang Ting Buddha ( a Buddha who represents wisdom, means limitless brightness and life) and so on. Bodhisattva statue takes up high proportion among all Buddhism statues, such as Bodhisattva Kwan-yin, Manjusri, Samantabhadra and Ksitigarbha, all of which are intimate, stately and show esthetic sentiment of benignity, gracefulness and tranquility.
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·Guan Yin Lying on The Leaf
Kwan-yin was introduced to China about in the period of Three Kindoms, most oblate Kwan-yins now we can see are female Bodhisattva. But at that time, Kwan-yin was still a martial man. There is a variety of Kwan-yin in all kinds of Buddhism Bodhisattva, which may be related with a saying that Kwan-yin has much incarnation. Generally speaking, Kwan-yin will wear a crown on which Amitabha is carved, other parts and clothes ornamental are almost the same as other Bodhisattva.
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·Guan Yin Dripping
Kwan-yin, a female Bodhisattva, is often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva.
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·Guan Yu
Guan Yu, born in East Han Dynasty, is also called Guan Yunchang, and has been admired by people all the time, he is famous for his military ability in the period of three kindoms. After his death, he was still respected and alive in people's heart, during the movement of dynasty to dynasty, he was rewarded by courts again and again, and regarded as Lord Guan, Buddhism also had a respectful name for him, Jialan Bodhisattva which people called Guan Gong.
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·Chiris
Christ, means saver for the Israel; it pronounces Messiah. "Saver" is one chosen among Israelites by God to finish special tasks. Three kinds of people finishing special tasks can become a saver: pontiff, prophet, king. Christ was Holy Son creating all the livings in the world, and god appeared in the world as a man, finally he became a pontiff for ever at the price of using his own guiltless blood to redeem all sins of human by being crucified on a crucifix.
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·Confucius
Confucious, called Zhong Ni, lives in the State of Lu in post-Spring and Autumn. He devotes most of his time to education, legend has it that his disciples is up to 3 thousand with solon for 72 and many students are well educated, where is the source of a Chinese old proverb: with student all over the world. Confucious is a great thinker, statesman, educator, and the founder of Confucianism living at the end of Spring and Autumn period.
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