Chinese man travels 2,000 km to Big Buddha, prays for money and girlfriend

The internet loved the outrageous prayer style. (Representational image)

A Chinese man traveled 2,000 kilometers to the Leshan Giant Buddha to make sure all his wishes came true. A video going viral on Chinese social media shows a man reciting his prayers in front of a giant Buddha statue while holding a large AirPod-sized speaker.

south china morning post A video from April 25 reportedly shows a man surnamed Zhang holding a speaker near the ear of the 71-meter-tall Leshan Giant Buddha and turning up the volume on his phone so that the deity can hear him and his wishes louder and louder. be able to hear clearly.

“Do you know, Giant Buddha, I’m 27 years old and I don’t have a car, a house, or a girlfriend,” shouted Mr. Zhang.

He then expressed his wish: “First, I want to be rich. I don’t need much. 10 million yuan (Rs 11.81 crore) is enough. The most important thing is that I want a girlfriend who is a little pretty, gentle Are.” And loves me instead of my 10 million!”

Mr Zhang revealed that after a run of bad luck as a result of “Mercury retrograde”, he decided to spend 12 hours during the weekend traveling from China’s eastern Zhejiang province to southwestern Sichuan, the Big Buddha.

According to the SCMP, Mercury retrograde is an astrological event that occurs three to four times a year and is an optical illusion involving the re-alignment of the planet Mercury on which many people blame their woes.

The man shared that he bought the speaker on the e-commerce website because he thought it was a “good match with Buddha”.

The internet loved the outrageous prayer style.

One user commented, “Between trusting others and trusting himself, he chose to trust Buddha.”

“Bringing an Earphone Designed for the Buddha – Has Ni Xuan Finally Spread to Worship the God?” the other joked.

“Is it possible that since you put the earphones on the wrong ear of the Buddha, he did not hear your wishes?” wrote a third user.

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