Fanzong building is divided into two floors. The bronze statue dedicated to Manjusri Bodhisattva on the first floor is 1. 1 m high. The casting process is exquisite, and the Buddha statue looks natural. It is said that this bronze statue was cast according to the portrait of Qianlong himself, with a bronze Buddha body and a long face. The bronze statue on the second floor of Fanzong Building is a manjusri sitting statue incarnating Vader King Kong. It is1.72m high and has 34 arms. Its facial expression is frightening.
There is nothing unusual about the bronze statue in General Fan's building. After all, many temples have bronze statues dedicated to the Buddha. The legend of Fan Zonglou lies in the objects placed next to the bronze statue. In front of the bronze statue, there are two gold-plated dragon red lacquer boxes, in which are placed crown, cotton-padded jacket, purse, dragon robe, armor, golden dragon cotton armor and other items. These items are the imperial items of Emperor Qianlong, and they are placed next to the two bronze statues, indicating that Qianlong is the embodiment of the bronze statues.
Ganlong thinks that he is the incarnation of Manjusri Bodhisattva, so he puts his personal belongings here to show the authority of "divine right of monarch". In fact, many emperors in history thought they were the embodiment of Buddha. For example, Wu Zetian claimed the reincarnation of Buddha, and Cixi claimed Lafayette.
There is a reason why Qianlong thinks he is the incarnation of Manjusri Bodhisattva, and it is not the result of his unconstrained style. It was during the Yongzheng period, when Yong Zhengdi went hunting, he met a little boy riding a lion, but in the blink of an eye, the little boy disappeared. After returning to Yongwangfu, Gan Long was born. He looked like a little lion. Later, slowly, Emperor Qianlong thought he was a reincarnation of a bodhisattva and made himself a bronze statue.