


Each temple enjoys a distinctive feature of its own country. Today, this place is more like a courtyard, dotted with faint fragrance of cypress and cassia trees for tourists to enjoy the quietness.Īpart from the old Chinese architectures, you also get an opportunity some foreign Buddhist buildings in White Horse Temple, namely Thailand Temple, India Temple and Myanmar Temple, which are surely worth strolling around. Don't miss Cool and Clear Terrace, where is the place of original sutras stored and translated. Among the thousands Buddha statues, the Sakyamuni, Amitabha, the Medicine Buddha and the eighteen arhats standing around are all made from silk and hemp, which are most precious. With 22.8 meters long and 14.2 meters wide, it's the biggest hall here. Behind the Great Buddha Hall is the well decorated Hall of Mahavira. Glancing at the northeastern corner, there is a big ancient bell weight over one ton, where the famous New Year bell striking activity celebrated.
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Built in the Ming Dynasty, this hall is full of Buddha statues, including Sakyamuni, statues of Wenshu, the bodhisattva of Wisdom, and Samantabhadra, etc. Explore further, you will meet the main hall - Hall of Great Buddha. Hall of the Heavenly Kings is the first hall in this temple, with clay-molded statues, the four kings was decorated in the Qing Dynasty. Facing south, it is well structured in a symmetrical pattern. The Main Temple of today's White Horse Temple is the original White Horse Temple. Main Temple – Historic Site with Numerous Treasures The highlights of the whole Temple including Main Temple, Qiyuan Pagoda, Thailand Temple, India Temple and Myanmar Temple. Through many times' destruction and restorations have taken place, White Horse Temple is preserved with a large number of precious Buddhist architectures and Buddha statues.
