I heard that when the Red Guard came with sledgehammers to break up Maitreya Bodhisattva at Dafo Temple, Xinchang, Zhejiang, during the Cultural Revolution, the locals plastered the figure with handbills bearing pictures of Mao. The vandals left in frustration. The 15-meter-high statue was carved in the native rock 486-516 CE. They say 10 people can stand in his upturned hands. Note the woman's head in the foreground.
Posted to Reddit et al, February 20, 2025
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