四川樂山的樂山大佛是世界上現存最大的一尊石刻坐佛像，于唐玄宗開元元年(713年)動工興建，于唐德宗貞元十九年(803年)完工。樂山大佛是彌勒坐像，全身通高70.8米，肩寬24米。完工時的彌勒坐像，全身彩繪，上面蓋有寬60米的7層樓閣，這樓閣後來毀于戰火。樂山大佛擁有『山是一尊佛，佛是一座山』的美譽。 

　　The Great Statue of Buddha at Leshan, Sichuan Province The Leshan Buddha is the biggest stone seated statue of Buddha extant. Construction of the statue started in the first year (713 AD) of the Kaiyuan reign period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and it was completed in the 19th year (803 AD) of the Zhenyuan reign period of Emperor Dezong. It is a seated statue of Maitreya (the Buddha of the Future). It is 70.8 m high, and the shoulder width is 24 m. When the statue was completed, it was painted in colors all over, and a seven-story tower 60 m wide was erected above it. This tower was destroyed in a war. There is a saying about the Leshan Buddha: "The mountain is a Buddha, and the Buddha is a mountain."