Chinese Pilgrimage

Vairocana Buddha (毗卢遮那佛) and attendants in the main hall at Bishan Temple (碧山寺), Wutai Shan, Shanxi (山西, 五台山)

The very small Guanyin Cave (观音洞) is on the side of a mountain on Wutai Shan, Shanxi (山西, 五台山).

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).

This gateway (牌楼) leads to an ancient castle (古堡​) off the road to Wutai Shan, Shanxi (山西, 五台山).

This dragon (龙) is one of the nine (九龙) on an ancient Screen Wall (九龙壁) in Datong, Shanxi (山西, 大同市).

The Vairocana Buddha (毗卢遮那佛) at Shanhua Temple (善化寺), Datong, Shanxi (山西, 大同市), is the center of the Buddhas of Five Directions (五方佛).

The impressive Wooden Tower (木塔) in Yingxian (应县), Datong, Shanxi (山西, 大同市), is said to be the world's largest such structure.

The halls cling to the cliff (岩) at Xuankong Temple (悬空寺), Datong, Shanxi (山西, 大同市).

A Buddha (佛) surrounded by other carvings in a cave at Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟), Datong, Shanxi (山西, 大同市) .

The main--and only--hall (大雄宝殿) at Yuantong Temple (圆通寺), Datong, Shanxi (山西, 大同市), is a hopeful sign of the rise of a new temple.

An ancient set of Buddhas of the Five Directions (五方佛) graces the Main Hall at Huayan Temple (华严寺), Datong, Shanxi (山西, 大同市).

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 p...

This manly Arhat (罗汉) is typical of the very unusual set at Fuyan Temple (福严寺), Nanyue, Hunan (湖南, 南岳).

Three different jade Buddhas (玉佛) grace the main altar at Nantai Temple (南台寺), Nanyue, Hunan (湖南, 南岳).

This relief in a side hall features some of the 18 Arhats (罗汉) at Shangfeng Temple (上封寺), Nanyue, Hunan (湖南, 南岳)

The ornate main gate (大门) at Lushan Temple (麓山寺) in Changsha, Hunan (湖南. 长沙市)

Another form of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, this Thousand-Armed Guanyin (千手观音) is at Kaifu Temple (开福寺), Changsha, Hunan (湖南. ...

This stone lion (石狮) looked amazing in "golden hour" light at Jingju Temple (净居寺), Ji'an, Jiangxi (江西, 吉安市青原山).

This memorial to Master Xuyun (虚云大师) is located next to Zhenru Temple (真如寺), Yongxiu (Jiujiang), Jiangxi (江西, 九江市永修县), where he passed ...

Courtyard (院) at Youmin Temple (佑民寺) in Nanchang, Jiangxi (江西, 南昌市), the final home of Mazu Daoyi (马祖道一)

  This Amitabha Buddha (弥陀佛) is one of numerous new statues at Donglin Temple (东林寺), Jiujiang, Jiangxi (江西, 九江市).

The Stone Boat at Nengren Temple (能仁寺) in Jiujiang, Jiangxi (江西, 九江市), is said once to have carried a celestial being down the Yangtze...

This is the stupa (塔) of the Fifth Patriarch (五祖) of Chan (Zen = 禅), on the mountain behind Wuzu Temple (五祖寺), Huangmei, Hubei (湖北, 黄梅...

These Arhats (罗汉) at Yuquan Temple (玉泉寺) in Dangyang, Hubei (湖北, 当阳市), were being discarded.

  The ancient Hongshan Pagoda (洪山宝塔) stands on the mountain behind Baotong Temple (宝通寺), Wuhan, Hubei (湖北, 武汉市)