Chinese Pilgrimage

This pagoda (塔) holds the remains of Shandao (善导), a patriarch (祖) of the Pure Land Sect (淨土宗), at Xiangji Temple (香积寺), Xi'an, S...

This pavilion (阁) holds a relic (舍利子) said to be the tongue of Kumarajiva (鸠摩罗什) at Caotang Temple (草堂寺), Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西, 西安市)...

Fragment of a panel featuring a Buddha (佛), now on the small altar (坛) in the Guest Hall (客堂) at Jingye Temple (净业寺), Xi'an, Shaan...

These two pagodas (塔) are all that remain of the five that were dedicated to the first five patriarchs (祖) of the Avatamsaka or Huayan S...

Interior of a hall (殿) dedicted to Xuanzang (玄奘) at Xingjiao Temple (兴教寺), Xi'an, Shaanxi (陕西, 西安市). The hall includes jade panels ...

This wet nurse (奶妈 or 乳母) is one of twelve companions to Jinhua Furen (金花夫人), a Taoist (道教) goddess of childbirth sometimes found in Bu...

Hanshan (寒山) and Shide (拾得) were great friends, and their joyous friendship is commemorated on an altar at busy Hanshan Temple (寒山寺) ...

The delicate pagoda (塔) peeks past the Main Hall (大雄宝殿) in this view of Lingyanshan Temple (灵岩山寺) in western Suzhou, Jiangsu (江苏, 苏州...

I enjoyed seeing these two old men seated in the Mountain Gate (山门) at Yushan Xingfu Temple (虞山兴福寺) in Changshu, Jiangsu (江苏, 常熟市)  

Pond (池) said to be the home of two 400-year-old turtles (龟) in the West Garden (西园) of Xiyuan Jiechuang Temple (西园戒幢寺) in Suzhou, Ji...

A small courtyard (院) on the hill near Guangjiao Temple (广教寺) in Nantong, Jiangsu (江苏, 南通市)  

Statue of Maitreya (弥勒) in front of the huge pagoda (塔) at Tianning Temple (天宁寺) in Changzhou, Jiangsu (江苏, 常州市)  

Statue of Master Jianzhen (鉴真大师) given by Japanese devotees (日本的居士) to Daming Temple (大明寺) in Yangzhou, Jiangsu (江苏, 扬州市)

Altar (坛​) in a home said to be at or near the birthplace (出生地) of Master Xingyun (星云大师), Jiangdu, Jiangsu (江苏, 江都区)

The main compound (大院) seen from the top of the pagoda (塔) at Gaoming Temple (高旻寺), Yangzhou, Jiangsu (江苏, 扬州市)  

The gateway near the dock (码头) and a pagoda (塔) on the hill on the island of Jiaoshan Dinghui Temple (焦山定慧寺), Zhenjiang, Jiangsu (江苏,...

An ordination platform (戒台) at Longchang Temple (隆昌寺) in Jurong, Jiangsu (江苏, 句容市). Monks (和尚) have shaved (削发) here for generations. ...

The monk Fahai (法海) seated in his own cave. Fahai is said to have discovered gold on Jinshan in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu (江苏, 镇江市) where Jia...

The Three Saints or Sages of the Western Pure Land (西方三圣) at Linggu Temple (灵谷寺) in Nanjing, Jiangsu (江苏, 南京市).

The Buddha (佛) and Arhats (罗汉) in the grottoes behind Qixia Temple (栖霞寺) in Nanjing, Jiangsu (江苏, 南京市). You can clearly see that the...

The Beamless Hall (无梁殿) at Langya Temple (琅琊寺) in Chuzhou, Anhui (安徽, 滁州市) is one of the many attractive sights on this mountaintop t...

Mingjiao Temple (明教寺) in Hefei, Anhui (安徽, 合肥市) is built on a platform (台) which, it is said, was once used by General Cao Cao for rev...

There are 24 Devas (天王) in an upper hall at Guangji Temple (广济寺) in Wuhu, Anhui (安徽, 芜湖市); these are three of them. The temple focuses...

The stone over the altar (祭坛) at Guanyinshan Temple (观音山寺) in Shenzhen, Guangdong (广东, 深圳市) juts out from a hillside like a giant Frisb...

Kshitigarbha (地藏菩萨) is the Bodhisattva who promises to save all beings from Hell. This is one of the few Buddhist statues at Dongshan T...