FRESCO “A PILGRIMAGE IN FIVE ARHAT PILU”
On the east wall, west and north of the Pilu Dian ( “Hall of Thousand Buddhas”) there is a large mural “Five hundred arhats pilgrimage to Pilu”, introduced in the construction of the hall during the Ming Dynasty. It illustrates the 500 arhat (Venerable) famous in the history of the development of Hinayana Buddhism, absorbed in contemplating the spiritual form with four arms of the Lord Amitabha (Lokesvara-Buddha o Visnu) while, rises in the sky, before their eyes. The form of the Lord Buddha is depicted here with a blue complexion, his head crowned and covered with jewels; wrapped in a yellow silk suit bottom and a white coat; his feet resting on a large pink lotus flower and holds hands the symbols of protection and blessing: a bat, disc, a shell and a flower loto.Degli original 500 Arhat portrayed in this mural, 495 can be identified. The fresco is great 7 meters in height for 42 meters in length, with a total area of approximately 287 square feet. Occupies almost the entire inner wall of the hall, and is a valuable historical pitturica Buddhist arts of ancient China.
Namo Amitabha
