Location Zhangjiajie, Hunan Country China Opened 870 AD | Sect Chan Completed AD 870 Affiliation Buddhism | |
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Similar Tianmen Mountain, Tianmenshan Suodao, Yuanjiajie, Huangshizhai, Tujia Folk Customs Park | ||
Walk to tianmenshan temple winter in zhangjiajie
Tianmenshan Temple (simplified Chinese: 天门山寺; traditional Chinese: 天門山寺; pinyin: Tiānménshān Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie, Hunan, in the People's Republic of China. The temple is built within grounds of some 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) area.
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Tianmenshan temple in icy winter hunan china
History
Tianmenshan Temple was built in Tang Dynasty (AD 870), and it was named "Lingquan Temple" (灵泉院). During the Republic of China, it was destroyed by war. After 1949, the local government rebuilt the temple. On June 8, 2009, one of the Gautama Buddha's Śarīra was stored in here.
Architecture
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