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| Guiyuan Temple |
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Centrally located in Hanyang, Wuhan City and built 1658, made of five
courtyards and twenty-eight temple halls on an area of 20,000 square
meters. it took over 100 years to complete all the Ming and Qing Dynasty
style buildings. The layout of the whole plane is in a shape of Kasaya
(a patchwork out vestment, worn by Buddhaist monks). It was also destroyed
and rebuilt for several times and the current one was last renovated
in 1979. Guiyuan Temple is a .
The Guiyuan Buddhist Temple is a well -preserved ancient Buddhist
Temple, and the most important in the area and one of the most important
in the country. It represents one school of Buddhism. The name Guiyuan
Buddhist chants: "with purity kept in mind, one has the thoroughfare
everywhere. "
The Temple is well known for its grand architecture, well preserved
sculture and rich collection of Buddhist sacred literature. Its
scripture hall keeps more than 7000 volumes of Buddhist Writings.
The temple enshrines a 105-ton white stone Buddha. In the Hall of
Arhats, there are 500 arhat statues in full length and with various
vivid looks and gestures. The temple is always leading other temples
with prosperous public worship, flourishing ceremony and many pilgrims. |
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