The statue is a reassuring presence, a calming feature. Over the past half century, his everyday job has been to patrol, scrutinize and check his beloved Lushena (the Chinese translation of Sanskrit word vairocana meaning "illuminator") and other Buddhist statues all across Longmen, one of the world's largest grotto temple sites. Liu's participation in restoring the Lushena Buddha statue in 1971 led him to a career as a conservator at Longmen. [Extracted from the article]
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