Chinese Pilgrimage

This altar is in from transition from Taoist (道教的) to Buddhist, with three Buddha (佛) statues sitting front of a Taoist figure, at Fozu T...

This Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手观音) at Kaiyuan Temple (开元寺), Chaozhou, Guangdong (广东, 潮州市), is the centerpiece of a hall filled with Guany...

An unusual, newly-built Black Hall (黑殿) at Lingshan Temple (灵山寺), Shantou, Guangdong (广东, 汕头市).

These Three Sages of the West (西方三圣) at Nanshan Temple (南山寺), Zhangzhou, Fujian (福建, 漳州市), appear to be sandstone, an unusual material.

This Spirit Door at Longshan Temple (龙山寺), Jinjiang, Fujian (福建, 晋江市), hints at the current building's Taoist (道教的) origins.

The Renshou Pagoda (仁寿塔) at Kaiyuan Temple (开元寺), Quanzhou, Fujian (福建, 泉州市), is one of two pagodas on the grounds, built in the 13th cen...

Nanputuo Temple (南普陀寺), Xiamen, Fujian (福建, 厦门市) marches majestically up the Wulao Peaks (五老峰). It dates to the Tang Dynasty (唐朝).

The Great Buddha (大佛) at Lingshan (灵山), Wuxi, Jiangsu (江苏, 无锡市), stands 88 meters high, and was built in 1996. (Those are people on the s...

Neng Chao (能超法师), the Abbot (方丈) of Kaiyuan Temple (开元寺), Wuxi, Jiangsu (江苏, 无锡市), is here preparing for his investiture. As his former t...

The interior of the practice hall (万福殿), the rear-most hall at Shaolin Temple (少林寺), in Dengfeng, Henan (河南, 登封市), has dents in the floor...

This statue of Guandi (关帝) (also called Guanyu 关羽) is at Guanlin (关林), a temple in Luoyang, Henan (河南, 洛阳市), where his head is allegedly ...

This Bronze Buddha (佛) and Attendants are at Xiangshan Temple (香山寺), Luoyang, Henan (河南, 洛阳市), near the Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟).

Colossal Vairocana Buddha (毗卢遮那佛) at Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟) in Luoyang, Henan (河南, 洛阳市). It's said that this is the face of Wu Zetia...

The pyramid-like mound is all that remains of Yongning Temple Pagoda (永宁寺塔) in Luoyang, Henan (河南, 洛阳市). It was once perhaps 147 meters (...

The Qiyun Pagoda (齐云塔) in Luoyang, Hebei (河南, 洛阳市), has a long and fascinating history, and in its way contributed to the founding of W...

This White Horse in front of Baima Temple (白马寺) in Luoyang, Henan (河南, 洛阳市), represents one of those who gave the temple its name: "...

This Laughing Buddha (弥勒佛) sits in the Heavenly Kings' Hall (天王殿) at Nan Shaolin Temple (南少林寺), Putian, Fujian (福建, 莆田市).

One of the fierce Wisdom Kings (明王) in a rear hall at Guangxiao Temple (光孝寺), Putian, Fujian (福建, 莆田市). These esoteric (密宗) figures are e...

These small Buddhas (佛) are on the side of a small pagoda (塔) at Guanghua Temple (广化寺), Putian, Fujian (福建, 莆田市).

This new hall (殿) at Nangshan Cishou Temple (囊山慈寿寺) in Putian, Fujian (福建, 莆田市), shows a very high standard of workmanship. Note the open...

The seven pagodas (塔) are at the south end of the compound at Wanfu Temple (万福寺) in tropical Fuqing, Fujian (福建, 福清市).

This Guanyin (观音) stands behind the Abbot's (方丈) Reception Room at Yongquan Temple (涌泉寺), Fuzhou, Fujian (福建, 福州市).

These two good friends are the nun (尼姑) Yixiang (义香), and my friend the monk (和尚) Deru (德如), at Yixiang's temple called Xiangshan Tem...

The Jade Buddha (玉佛) in a spectacular setting on the main altar at Tiantang Temple (天堂寺) on Tianma Mountain (天马山), Fu'an, Fujian (福建,...

The Main Hall (大雄宝殿) at Qiyun Temple (栖云寺), Fu'an, Fujian (福建, 福安市), where my friend Venerable Deru (德如) lives. He drove me to the te...