The Buddha on the high hill

Near Maple Leaf is this Buddha. The Chinese call her/him the Buddha with many hands/arms, but I was really struck by the resemblance to Kali, the Indian goddess with many arms. Each hand of this buddha has an eye in its palm. There was a magnificent vista of the coast - shrouded in haze. We drove up part of the way, but the road was so steep and gravelly, we walked the rest - along with a monk. Behind the monk trotted a man in modern dress carrying a plaid umbrella to shield the monk from the hazy sun, followed by two young monks, and three women in capri pants and high heels. Tony and I rang a giant bell for good luck. Red is the good-luck colour, so you can see many red pieces of cloth adorning the area.