The Gaze of Losana Buddha

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2015-12-08

When visitors left and the dust fell, Losana Buddha became golden in the sunset glow. Now she was more solemn and mysterious with light from heaven.

All is quiet in the night. Mountains hide behind the night's black curtain while the Yi River flows in silence.

In the dim star light and immense quiet, standing across the water, I could hardly saw the clear appearance of Losana Buddha but I could still feel her gaze.

She is tirelessly meditating in the quiet.

She is mediating from dust to dawn, above the bustling people at daytime, or in silence of the dark night.

She has been meditating for thousands of years with changing seasons and passing time. Her meditation could never be interrupted by storms or even disruptive earthquakes.

Her look always bears a kind of meditation and her eyes are always exploring and seeking.

The statue of Losana Buddha [Photo / Longmen Grottoes on WeChat]

It is said that the Smile of Mona Lisa in the painting of the Louvre Museum in Paris is mysterious and so is the Sphinx by the pyramid in Egypt. I just want to respond with a smile because I know that Losana Buddha, the greatest statue in the world is the most mysterious because of her truly godship.

Her eyes have something august and lenient, sympathetic and affectionate, honorable and approachable, and otherworldly and soulful…

For a long time, I look at Losana Buddha and try to understand her mysterious gaze.

Note: In Chinese context, the statue of Losana Budda is considered "she".

Edited by Shahnawaz Akhtar, Zhang Qiong