What are the Buddhist holy places in China?

1. Jiuhua Mountain

Jiuhua Mountain is located in Qingyang County, Anhui Province. It is one of the five Buddhist shrines in China. It is the main peak of the Dojo of Tibetan Bodhisattva. There are five famous peaks, such as Tianzhu Peak, Furong Peak and Ten Wang Feng. In addition, there are many cultural relics here, including more than 1,5 well-preserved architectural Buddha statues such as Yueshen Hall, Huiju Temple and Baisui Palace, and the imperial edict granted by Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, as well as Tibetan scriptures and jade seals.

2. Mount Emei

Mount Emei is located in Emei City, Sichuan Province. It is the Dojo of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra. There are many kinds of creatures, more than 2,3 kinds of rare animals and more than 3,2 kinds of plants. In addition, there are some Buddhist cultural relics, including Baoguo Temple, Fuhu Temple, Xixiangchi Scenic Resort, Longmen Cave, Sheshen Cliff, Emei Buddha's Light and other instruments, as well as Buddha statues and paintings, which have a strong religious and cultural atmosphere. The beautiful scenery here is a famous tourist destination.

3. Potala Palace

Potala Palace is located in Maburi Mountain, Lhasa, Tibet. It is the largest and oldest ancient architectural complex in the world. The Potala Palace is a representative of Tibetan architecture. It was originally built by Songzanganbu of the Tubo Dynasty to marry Bhrikuti Devi and the cultural princess, and it has become a Buddhist holy place. It is also known as the second Putuo Mountain of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Many precious cultural relics are preserved here.

4. Putuo Mountain

Putuo Mountain is located in Putuo District, Zhoushan City. It is the five Buddhist shrines in China and the Dojo where Guanyin Bodhisattva educates all sentient beings. There are 1,39 small islands in the shape of black dragon Wohai, which is a national famous tourist scenic spot. There are 4 major temples, more than 1 temples, more than 4,6 monks and other cultural relics with Buddhist flavor. There are many famous landscapes here, including the short ancient shrine, the spring dawn in Meiwan, the Fahua Lingdong, and so on.

5. Wutai Mountain

Wutai Mountain, located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, is the only Buddhist Dojo in China. There are nearly 5 monasteries, and 39 emperors of many dynasties have come to bow down. The main natural landscapes include five peaks such as Wanghai Mountain and Ye Doufeng, and there are also some cultural relics of ancient buildings, including 15 key cultural protection units such as Bukkoji, Bodhisattva Peak and Jinge Temple, and Buddha statues.

6. Baima Temple

Baima Temple is the first temple where Buddhism was introduced into China. It is located between the northern bank of the Luohe River at the southern foot of Mangshan Mountain, about a few kilometers east of the old city of Luoyang. It is the first temple built when Buddhism was introduced into China. It was first built in the 11th year (68 years) of Yongping, the Emperor of the East Han Dynasty, with a history of more than 19 years. The original building of Baima Temple is very grand, and it has been rebuilt many times in the past dynasties. However, due to repeated wars and ups and downs, there are not many ancient buildings left. The people's government has carried out many repairs to preserve this famous cultural relic.

7. Jokhang Temple

Jokhang Temple is located about 5 meters north of Jokhang Temple. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Xizang Autonomous Region and one of the scenic spots in Lhasa. It is usually called "Lhasa Erzhao" together with Jokhang Temple. The Jokhang Temple was founded in the Tang Dynasty and completed at the same time as the Jokhang Temple. In the middle of the 7th century, it was built by Han craftsmen supervised by Princess Wencheng. The Buddha Sakyamuni enshrined in the temple is the statue of the Buddha when he was 12 years old. Princess Wencheng was brought into Tibet from Chang 'an and became the most precious historical relic in Tibet. Later, she moved to Jokhang Temple, and another Buddha carried by the princess was moved to Jokhang Temple.

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1. Famen Temple

Famen Temple is located in Famen Town, 1 kilometers north of Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, because it is dedicated to "Sakyamuni Tathagata refers to relics". Founded at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it rose in the Northern Wei Dynasty, flourished in the Sui Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. It is known as the "royal temple" and has become a Buddhist holy place that the whole country looks up to because of the placement of the finger bones of Sakyamuni Buddha.

2. Lingguang Temple

Lingguang Temple is located at the eastern foot of Cuiwei Mountain in the western hills of Beijing, which is dedicated to the tooth relics of Sakyamuni Buddha, and is one of the centers of Chinese and foreign Buddhists' worship. In 1983, it was identified by the State Council as a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area, and now it is managed by monks from the Chinese Buddhist Association.

3. Jokhang Temple

Jokhang Temple, which was built in 647 AD, is located in Bajiao Street, the center of the old city of Lhasa, because of its 8-year-old statue created by Sakyamuni during his lifetime. Legend has it that before the temple was built, Princess Wencheng used Yin and Yang and five elements to infer that the land in Tibet was like a lying witch, and Wotang Lake in Lhasa was just the heart of the witch, so a temple could be built here to exorcise demons. Therefore, Songzan Gambu built this Jokhang Temple for Princess Wencheng to enter Tibet.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Famous Buddhist Mountains in China.