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Showing posts with label 500 Arhats Hall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 500 Arhats Hall. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Arhats Overhead, Jinge Temple, Wutai Shan, Shanxi



500 Arhats (五百罗汉) sit in the rafters over the main hall at Jinge Temple (金阁寺), Wutai Shan, Shanxi (山西, 五台山).

Monday, October 21, 2013

500 Arhat Plaques, Zhusheng Temple, Nanyue, Hunan



Rather than as statuary, the 500 arhats (五百罗汉) at Zhusheng Temple (祝圣寺), Nanyue, Hunan (湖南, 南岳), are displayed on 250 plaques, two to a plaque. Not unique, but unusual.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Two Arhats, Luohan Temple, Chongqing


Two of the 500 arhats (五百罗汉) after which Luohan (Arhat) Temple (罗汉寺) in Chongqing (重庆) was named. They are all exquisite.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Arhats, Qiongzhu Temple, Kunming, Yunnan



Qiongzhu Temple (筇竹寺) in Kunming, Yunnan (云南, 昆明市), is famous for its Qing Dynasty set of 500 Arhats (五百罗汉). These are just a few of them.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Skanda-Kumara, Wuyou Temple, Leshan, Sichuan



Skanda-Kumara (塞建那) rides a peacock (孔雀) in the entry to the 500 Arhats' Hall (五百罗汉殿) at Wuyou Temple (乌尤寺) in Leshan, Sichuan (四川, 乐山市), near the state of the Great Buddha of Leshan.

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