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Showing posts with label Guangzhou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guangzhou. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Heavenly King, Huayan Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong


Dhrtarashtra (持国天王), one of the Four Heavenly Kings (天王), in the newly-built Huayan Temple (华严寺) in Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东, 广州市)

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Three Buddhas, Dafo Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong



These three Buddhas (佛) at Dafo (Big Buddha) Temple (大佛寺), Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东,广州市) aren't really so big after all.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Memorial Hall, Haizhuang Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong



The Memorial Hall (功德堂) is new, but Haizhuang Temple (海幢寺), Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东,广州市), has been destroyed and rebuilt many times.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Bodhidharma, Hualin Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong



The title board says "One Flower, Five Petals" (一花五叶); Bodhidharma (达摩) is the "One Flower," and the five Chan (禅) patriarchs (祖) who followed him are the "petals"; at Hualin Temple (华林寺), Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东,广州市), where Bodhidharma stayed upon his arrival from India (天竺).

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Hair Pagoda, Guangxiao Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong




The Hair Pagoda (瘗发塔) at Guangxiao Temple (光孝寺) in Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东, 广州市), is said to hold the hair shaved from Huineng (惠能), the Sixth Patriarch (六祖) of Chan (禅), when he became a monk. (Sorry! No time to add temple or feature links now; I'll catch up when I can.)
 

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Banyan Trees, Liurong Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong




Remaining ancient banyan trees (榕) in a side courtyard at Liurong ("Six Banyan Tree") Temple (六榕寺), Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东, 广州市). (Sorry! No time to add temple or feature links now; I'll catch up when I can.)
 

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