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It is one of the largest Buddha statues in China and also in the world. The Grand Buddha at Ling Shan is a bronze Amitabha standing Buddha outdoor, weighing over 700 metric tons (690 long tons; 770 short tons). It was completed at the end of 1996.
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 site is just outside the walls of the ancient Eastern Han capital, some 12–13 ...
Cundī at Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.Cundi is the Tang Mysteries' version of Guanyin. As China's largest officially recognized religion, Buddhists range from 4 to 33 percent, depending on the measurement used and whether it is based on surveys that ask for formal affiliation with Buddhism or Buddhist beliefs and practices.
Longmen Grottos UNESCO World Heritage site. The Longmen Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 龙门石窟; traditional Chinese: 龍門石窟; pinyin: Lóngmén Shíkū; lit. 'Dragon's Gate Grottoes') or Longmen Caves are some of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art. Housing tens of thousands of statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and his disciples ...
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 Fo Guang Buddhist Temple of Boston (FGBTB) (Chinese: 佛光山波士頓三佛中心; pinyin: Fóguāng Shān Bōshìdùn Sān Fó Zhōngxīn) is a branch of the Fo Guang Shan international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist order. It is the first temple that Fo Guang Shan Temple established in Massachusetts.
Puguang Temple (Chinese: 普光寺; pinyin: Pǔguāng Sì) or Puguang Chan Temple (simplified Chinese: 普光禅寺; traditional Chinese: 普光禪寺; pinyin: Pǔguāng Chánsì) is a Buddhist temple located in Yongding District of Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China. [2] [3]
The Beijing Municipal Government refurbished and redecorated the temple in the following year. [2] Xihuang Temple has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983. In September 1987, the 10th Panchen Lama set up the High-Level Tibetan Buddhism College of China at the temple.