One Day Tour of Leshan Giant Buddha----part two

It was a monk called Hai Tong who initiated the project. Master Haitong, a Buddhist abbot of
the Lingyun Monastery, raised the necessary funds and commenced the construction of the
Giant Buddha in order to subdue the waters and save lives. After 20 years' begging alms, he
finally accumulated enough money for the plan. When some local government officials had
designs on tempting this amount of money, Hai Tong said that they could get his eyeball but
not the money raised for the Buddha. After Hai Tong dug out his eyeball, these officials ran
away scared. The project was half done when Hai Tong passed away, and two of his disciples
continued the work. After a total of 90 years' hard work, the project was finally completed.
I was totally moved by the story.
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