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The Tower of Great Mercy in Longxing Temple in Hebei, as well as the 21.3 metres (70 ft) tall statue of the Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin (Chinese: 千手千眼觀音; pinyin: Qiānshǒu Qiānyǎn Guānyīn) enshrined within it, which was cast in the year 971 AD during the Song dynasty
Baotong Temple (simplified Chinese: 宝通寺; traditional Chinese: 寶通寺; pinyin: Bǎotōng Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on the south hillside of Mount Hong, in Wuchang District of Wuhan, Hubei, China. [2] It is one of the "Four Buddhist Temples" in Wuhan. [3]
Hualin Temple, also known as the Temple of the Five Hundred Genii [1] [2] or Gods, [3] or Hualinsi Buddhist Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China. History [ edit ]
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] Its name is commonly and literally translated into English as Temple of the Soul's Retreat.
The temple's name came after the famous "Yongle Big Bell" that is housed inside the temple, which was cast during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (1403-1424) of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). [1] According to a test by the Chinese Academy of Sciences , the Yongle Big Bell's sound could reaches up to 120 decibels and can be heard 50 kilometers ...
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.
He succeeded in studying Buddhism in the seventh year of Chen Taijian peoriod (AD 567). [7] Dao'an (AD 654–717) was a monk of the Rhythm School in the Tang dynasty, he later merged with Zen Buddhism, also known as Zen Master Dao'an. Dao'an is the founder of Jingju Temple. According to historical records, he personally presided over the ...
The front temple was constructed in the Chinese style, although the temple complex follows both Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles. The Puning Temple houses the world's tallest wooden sculpture of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (22.28-meter-high and 110 ton), [2] [3] hence it is often nicknamed the "Big Buddha Temple". The complex ...