Tenth: Lingyin Temple (Hangzhou).
Lingyin Temple, located in front of the Feilai Peak of West Lake in Hangzhou, is a landmark Buddhist temple in Hangzhou and the first of the five mountains of Zen Buddhism in China. Lin Yin Temple was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326 AD), and has a history of nearly 1,700 years. The temple covers an area of about 258 hectares, built by the mountain, scattered, the main buildings have the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the Tianwang Hall and the Huayan Hall, the Daxiong Treasure Hall enshrines the Buddha statue of Sakyamuni, up to 14 meters, it is the largest Buddha statue in the Lingyin Temple. Lingyin Temple attracts many tourists with its profound historical and cultural heritage, exquisite Buddhist art and unique natural scenery. Here, visitors can enjoy the exquisite Buddhist cave statues, feel the ancient Zen culture, and appreciate the peculiar landscape of Feilai Peak.
Ninth: White Horse Temple (Luoyang).
White Horse Temple, located in the town of White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province, is the earliest Buddhist temple in China, known as the "ancestor of Chinese Buddhism", has a milestone significance and far-reaching influence on Chinese Buddhist culture, and was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The architectural style of the White Horse Temple is unique, with a symmetrical layout of the central axis, and the main buildings include the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the Tianwang Palace, the Bell Tower, etc. The White Horse Temple not only represents the origin of Chinese Buddhism, but also one of the symbols of Chinese culture. The establishment of the White Horse Temple marked the birth of Buddhism in China and had a profound impact on China's religion, culture, and art. The mausoleum of Tang Detective Di Renjie is in the White Horse Temple.
Eighth: Famen Temple (Baoji).
Famen Temple is an ancient royal temple, located in Famen Town, Baoji, Shaanxi Province, known as the "Holy Land of Buddhism". Famen Temple was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and is one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China, with a history of 2,000 years. Famen Temple has a unique architectural style, adopts a symmetrical layout of the central axis, and the main buildings include the mountain gate, the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the bell tower, the drum tower, etc. The Daxiong Hall is the most important building of Famen Temple, which enshrines the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha and is the landmark building of Famen Temple.
Seventh: Hanshan Temple (Suzhou).
Do you still remember the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ji's "Fengqiao Night Park"? "Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell rings in the middle of the night to the passenger ship". Hanshan Temple is one of the famous Buddhist temples in Suzhou, which was built in the Southern Dynasty period, and was originally named "Miaoli Puming Pagoda Courtyard", and was named "Hanshan Temple" because the Tang Dynasty monk Hanshanzi lived here. Hanshan Temple has a unique architectural style, with ancient towers and stone bridges as the main features, and there are buildings such as the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the Tibetan Scripture Tower, and the Bell Tower in the temple. Hanshan Temple enshrines the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, as well as many Buddhist relics and historical sites, the most precious of which are the poetry tablet of Hanshanzi and the ancient bell of Hanshan Temple.
Sixth: Labrang Monastery (Gannan).
Labrang Monastery is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism (Yellow Sect) in China, which was founded in the 48th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1709) by the first Master Jamyang Ngawang Song Zhe. Labrang Monastery has more than 60,000 volumes of various scriptures, divided into 12 categories, including complete works, philosophy, tantra, medicine, statements, rhymes, history, religion, biography, craftsmanship, mathematics and poetry, making it the temple with the largest collection of books in China. Labrang Monastery is the political and religious center of the Gannan region, which retains the best Tibetan Buddhist teaching system in the country, and is known as the "World Tibetan Academy" by the world. At its peak, there were more than 4,000 monks. The building of Labrang Monastery is huge in scale and magnificent.
Fifth: Hanging Temple (Datong).
Located at the foot of Heng Mountain in Datong, Shanxi, the Hanging Temple is a world-famous ancient architectural wonder. The Hanging Temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and has a history of nearly 1,500 years. The entire temple is built on the cliff of Heng Mountain, supported only by wooden pillars and stone walls, giving people a strong visual impact. The architectural style of the Hanging Temple is unique, using the traditional Chinese architectural form, and the main buildings are the Tianwang Palace, the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the Tibetan Scripture Building, etc.
Fourth: Songzanlin Temple (Diqing).
Kaden Songtsen Lin Monastery is one of the six major monasteries in Tibet, and it is also the center of the Yellow Sect in the Sichuan-Yunnan region, known as the "Little Potala Palace". As the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, Songtsen Ling Monastery occupies a very important position in the entire Tibetan culture, and is also known as the Tibetan Art Museum. "Kadan"That is, it is built to inherit the Yellow Sect patriarch Master Tsongkhapa"Songtsam"Refers to the three gods of the heavenly realm"Forest"That is, the temple, Kadan Songzanling Monastery, was named by the fifth **. Songzanlin Temple is adjacent to the ancient city of Dukezong, and the building is magnificent and shocking.
Third: Taal Temple (Xining).
Ta'er Monastery was built to commemorate Lama Tsongkhapa and is located in Lushaer Town, Huangzhong, Qinghai, 40 kilometers away from Xining. Ta'er Monastery was originally built in the 39th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, and has a history of more than 400 years, named after the big silver pagoda built in the Dajinwa Temple to commemorate Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow Sect. The whole temple of Ta'er Temple is composed of numerous halls, scripture halls, pagodas, monks' houses to form a brilliant and magnificent building complex combining Chinese and Tibetan art, and it is also a famous tourist attraction in Qinghai today, and there is an endless stream of Chinese and foreign tourists who go to open every year.
Second: Jokhang Temple (Lhasa).
Jokhang Temple is one of the three major monasteries of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism and is located in the heart of Lhasa. The temple was built in the 21st year of Tang Zhenguan (647) and has a history of more than 1,300 years. Jokhang Temple has an extremely important position and influence in the history of Tibetan Buddhism in China, the main offering of Sakyamuni in the temple is like Princess Wencheng brought into Tibet, it has a supreme position in the Buddhist world. The reason why Lhasa has the reputation of "holy place" is also related to this Buddha statue. The Jokhang Temple was originally called "Jalan Sa", and later Jalan Sa became the name of the city, and evolved into today's "Lhasa".
First: Shaolin Temple (Songshan).
The world's martial arts are all out of Shaolin. Shaolin Temple was originally a temple built by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty to settle the Indian monk Batuo and preach, and it was a Vinaya dojo, but later it became famous all over the world because of the Bodhidharma Patriarch, and became the ancestral court of Zen Buddhism in the world. Shaolin Temple is not only famous for Zen Buddhism, but also the birthplace of Chinese kung fu. However, the true strength of Shaolin martial arts is still a mystery.
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