Is it grammatically correct?

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This statue of the master is to symbolize the respect of people to the teaching of his.

Answer 1

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No, and it's syntactically incorrect.  You can't say "of his", and the "statue" isn't "to symbolize."

The statue of the master symbolizes the people's respect for his teaching.

Answer 2

It is close, I think it would pass for the grammar, but it really is clunky. Why not try:

This statue of the master is to symbolize the respect his students have for his teachings.

Answer 3

It's right, but I'd rewrite it. "This master's statue symbolizes the respect people have for his teachings."

Answer 4

For whatever reason, I literally hated as in loathed reading that sentence. It doesn't flow. Whatever is wrong with it, I hate it so much I do not even want to read it again to attempt to correct it.