LingYin Temple

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Hi All,

I walked from the Leifeng pagonda to the Lingyin Temple which was a bit further than I expected but you do walk past some beautiful gardens along the way. I must admit I was a little bit tired once I got there.

The temple was originally built in 326AD and it name translates into "Temple of the Soul's Retreat" and it has been destroyed and rebuilt no fewer that 16 times. The only original parts are the two stone pagodas outside the main hall and there is also a stone structure just outside the entrance. In the main hall there is a 20 metre high statue of Siddhartha Gautama. I got fairly lucky as there was a ceremony going on with all the monks chanting and banging drums and bells.

On the walk up to the temple there are some really beautiful buddhist carvings along the riverbank which runs at the front of the temple. The carvings date from the 10th to 14th centuries.

It was a tiring day but it was really worth it.

Enjoy the photos

Jah Bless

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Photos

Lingyin Temple (11)
Laughing Maitreya Buddha

Lingyin Temple (4)
Master Xuan Zang - from the Journey to the West - Monkey

Lingyin Temple (18)
Original structure

Lingyin Temple (21)
Original Stone Pagoda

Lingyin Temple (23)
Other Original Stone Pagoda