Chinese Pilgrimage

Erzu (Second Patriarch's) Temple (二祖寺) in Yuexi County, Anhui (安徽, 岳西县), is one of the most remote I've been to. It sits at the f...

This pagoda (塔) holds the remains of the Third Patriarch (三祖) of Chan (Zen=禅) at Qingyuan Temple (乾元寺), also called Third Patriarch's...

The Zhenfeng Pagoda (振风塔) is the primary attraction at Yingjiang Temple (迎江寺) in Anqing, Anhui (安徽, 安庆市).

This courtyard is between the aptly-named "Old Wood Building" and the main hall (大雄宝殿, shown) at Ganlu Temple (甘露寺) on Jiuhuash...

This "Jade" (玉, but perhaps plastic) image of Dizang (Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva=地藏菩萨) sits in a rear hall at Zhiyuan Temple (祗园寺...

The village pond (池) stands in front of Huacheng Temple (化城寺), said to be the first one built on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山).

Baisuigong Temple (百岁宫) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山), is said to have been home to a monk that lived to be 126! Hence the name "10...

This elephant is a fitting symbol of the mammoth (get it?) Zhantanlin Temple (旃檀林) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山).

The gate of tiny Long (Dragon) Nunnery (龙庵) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山). This place is dwarfed by the massive Zhantanlin (旃檀林) across ...

Jingtu Nunnery (净土庵) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山), was located just next to my hotel.

The courtyard of Jingjie Jingshi (净洁精舍) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山), was fairly crowded--a sign I was nearing the bottom of the trail....

These three small temples on the route down from Shangchantang Temple (上禅堂) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山), show just how compact (and pl...

A ceremony was being conducted in the main (and only) hall (大雄宝殿) at Shangchantang Temple (上禅堂) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山). I watched...

The Flesh Body Pagoda (肉身塔) at Roushendian (肉身殿) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山), is said to hold the uncorrupted body of the Korean monk ...

The trail from the top at Tiantai Temple (天台寺) led between the two main buildings at Huiju Temple (慧居寺) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山), a...

The path down the mountain from Tiantai Temple (天台寺) led down these stairs at Jixiang Temple (吉祥寺) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山).

The doorway was all I saw of the "ancient cave" called Changsheng Gudong (长生古洞) as I trudged down from Tiantai Temple (天台寺) on ...

This nun (尼姑) was winnowing something--nuts?--in the courtyard formed by the path running between buildings at Fuxing Nunnery (复兴庵) on Ji...

This carving is in native rock inside the main hall (大雄宝殿) at Chaoyang Nunnery (朝阳庵) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山).

The "Heaven Bridge" (天桥) which lent its name to Tianqiao Temple (天桥寺) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui (安徽, 九华山).

A newly-carved Dizang (Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva=地藏菩萨) and his freshly-primed attendants at Guanyin Feng Temple (观音峰) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui...

These small Buddhas (佛) are waiting to be placed in a reconstructed 10,000 Buddha Hall (万佛殿) at Tiantai Temple (天台寺) on Jiuhuashan, Anhui...

Gu Baijing Tai (古拜经台) Temple, where the famous reincarnation of Dizang (Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva=地藏菩萨) named Jin Qiaojue (金乔觉) meditated ...

An elegant Buddha Triad (三尊佛) at Beishan Grottoes (北山石窟) in "downtown" Dazu, Chongqing (重庆, 大足).

The famous Wheel of Rebirth (六道轮回) at Baodingshan Grottoes (宝顶山石窟), one of many in and around Dazu, Chongqing (重庆, 大足).