Yanlai Temple (simplified Chinese: 燕来寺; traditional Chinese: 燕來寺; pinyin: Yànlái Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Yingpan in Huangzhou Town of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China.[1][2]
| Yanlai Temple | |
|---|---|
燕来寺 | |
 Frontal view of Yanlai Temple. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Chan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Huangzhou, Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan |
| Country | China |
  Shown within Hunan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°22′57″N 109°10′52″E / 27.382412°N 109.181179°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Founder | Shi Yandao |
| Groundbreaking | 2002 |
History
editIn February 2002, Bhikkhunī Shi Yandao (释演道) came to Mount Yingpan (营盘山) and choose here as the temple address.[1][2]
Architecture
editThe complex include the following halls: Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, Hall of Guanyin, Hall of Kshitigarbha, Hall of Sangharama Palace, Hall of Five Hundred Arhats, Bell tower, Drum tower, Hall of Guru, Dharma Hall, Buddhist Texts Library, Dining Room, etc.
The lawn in front of the temple has stones shaped in lifelike arhats of different size in different postures of sitting, lying, sleeping, running and jumping.
Gallery
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Shanmen. -
Mahavira Hall. -
Bixi. -
Statue of Maitreya. -
Statues of Guanyin, Manjushri and Samantabhadra. -
Wind-rain Bridge.
References
edit- ^ a b Jiang Yuewei et al. (2006), p. 50–51.
- ^ a b Huang Xuehong et al. (2008), p. 178.
Bibliography
edit- Jiang Yuewei; Pu Shishu; Shu Weixiu; Chen Shouhua, eds. (2006). "Strange Scenery: Yanlai Temple" 奇异的景致：燕来寺. 新晃侗族自治县五十周年大写意 [50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Boya Publishing House. ISBN 988-98919-1-3.
- Huang Xuehong; Wu Biao; Zhang Youping; Yao Maoliang; Su Litong, eds. (2008). "Tourism: Human Landscape" 旅游：人文景观. 新晃侗族自治县概况 [General Situation of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08619-1.