Famous monasteries in China One --- LingYinSi of Hangzhou

　　Lingyin Temple is located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Lingyin foothills, near Feilai klippe which west to West Lake.Lingyin Temple, also known as "Yunlin Temple",built in Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 326), and now have 1,600 years of history, is one of the ten Chinese Zen Buddhism shrines.At that time the Indian monk Hui Li in Hangzhou,see beautiful spectacle here,that is "hidden in Faerie",to construct a temple, named Lingyin.Chi Kung,a well-known monk in China,be monk here later,Lingyin Temple so famous far and wide.When the Five Wuyue,Lingyin Temple expand twice,a great bustle of masons and carpenters,built big temple for the ninth floor, 18 Court, 72 monasteries,housing up to 1300, the monks up to 3000.

　 King Hall is the front of Lingyin Temple,suspended plaque with "Yunlin Temple" in the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi's own handwriting.Niche for a statue of the Maitreya Buddha is topless in the middle of sherine basilica.Back of niche for a statue of the Maitreya Buddha,stand Skanda Bodhisattva holding up clubbing with majestic demeanor,carved by one-piece camphor wood,is the Southern Song Dynasty relics.Main Hall of Lingyin Temple is single layer, double eaves, Triassic of the building,up to 33.6 meters.Furthermore sitting Sakyamuni Buddha which engraved by wood and remodeled of the Qing Dynasty,about 24.8 meters high, golden light, shining and dazzing,sculpture style of the Song Dynasty,in addition to 12 Engaku-ji and 20 Buddhist heavens and so on.Lingyin Temple really won the "hidden" word charm,the whole majestic temples hidden deep in the piece of dark green of tranquil mountains and crystal clear spring water of West Lake mountains.Front of the temple there is cold spring, klippe scenic spots ect.

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