乐山名震天下,盖因山中有大佛。唐《嘉州凌云大像记》载曰:“开元初,有沙门海通者,哀此水险……作古佛像。”喻海通禅师结茅于凌云山中,每见于夏汛,凌云山麓三江汇聚,势如奔马,呼啸翻腾,直捣山崖,船毁人亡,屡屡上演人间悲剧。海通佛心慈善,遂起意凭崖开凿一尊弥勒佛大像,仰仗佛法无边,减杀水势,永镇风涛,普渡众生。于是乎,禅师云游天下, Leshan world famous, cover a big Buddha in the mountains. Tang “Jia Lingyun Legend” contains: “The beginning of the New Century, there are Salmon Sea pass, grieve this risk ...... made ancient statues.” Yu Hai Tong Zen knot in Lingyun Mountain, each seen in the summer flood, Lingyun foothills Sanjiang Together, such as galloping horses, howling whistling straight down the cliff, the ship destroyed, often staged human tragedy. Haitong Buddha heart charity, then intended to dig a statue of Buddha Maitreya cliff, relying on Dharma boundless, reducing the water potential, Yongfeng Feng Tao, Purdue beings. Ever since, Zen master wandering the world,