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White Horse Temple (Chinese: 白馬 寺) is a Buddhist temple in Luoyang, Henan that, according to tradition, is the first Buddhist temple in China, having been first established in 68 AD under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han dynasty. [1] [2] [3]
The Hanging Temple, a temple built into a cliff 75 meters (246 ft) above the ground near Mount Heng in Shanxi in 491 AD A hall and courtyard at Huayan Temple in Shanxi. Chongshan Temple (Shanxi) Huayan Temple (Datong) Pagoda of Fogong Temple; Puhua Temple; Qifo Temple; Shuanglin Temple; The Hanging Temple; Xuanzhong Temple; Yanqing Temple ...
Map of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China, with the location of Lingyin Temple Buddhist monks chanting at Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, October 2010.. Lingyin Temple (simplified Chinese: 灵隐寺; traditional Chinese: 靈隱寺; pinyin: Língyǐn Sì) is a prominent Chan Buddhist temple near Hangzhou that is renowned for its many pagodas and grottos. [1]
Guangxiao Temple (Chinese: 光孝寺) is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou, the capital of China's Guangdong Province. [1] As the special geographical position, Guangxiao Temple often acted as a stopover point for Asian missionary monks in the past.
Nanchan Temple (Chinese: 南 禪 寺; pinyin: Nánchán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located near the town of Doucun on Mount Wutai, Shanxi, China.Nanchan Temple was built in 782 during China's Tang dynasty, and its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest preserved timber building extant, as wooden buildings are often prone to fire and various destruction.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, pagodas, grottoes, archaeological sites and colossal statues in China. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
The government of Qinyang County renovated the temple in 1955. But in 1968, all the Buddhist images were destroyed. In 1981, the temple was rebuilt, and Mount Jiuhua Historical and Cultural Museum was opened. The preserved collection of more than 1,800 pieces was on exhibition. The temple has a land area of 3,500 square meters.
Hualin Temple (simplified Chinese: 华林寺; traditional Chinese: 華林寺; pinyin: Huálín Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian, China. The oldest building in the temple is the Main Hall, which was built during the early Song dynasty (960–1279).