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Xiangji Temple
Xiangji Temple
Located in Xiangjisi Village in Guodu Town of Chang’anDistrict, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, Xiangji Temple is the ancestral temple of the Pure Land School in the eight major schools of Buddhism.[详细] 2016-11-11
Caotang Temple
Caotang Temple
Caotang Temple is the ancestral temple of the Three-Treatise School in the eight major schools of Buddhism. It is the first national Buddhist sutra translation site in China, and the largest and oldest Buddhist sutra translation site among the three major sites.[详细] 2016-11-11
Daxingshan Temple
Daxingshan Temple
As an imperial temple of the Sui and Tang Dynasties (581-907), Daxingshan Temple is the ancestral temple of Esoteric School in the eight major schools of Buddhism. Situated on Jingshanfang of eastern Chang’an City (Xingshansi West Street of Xiaozhai in Xi’an City today), it is one of the three major sites for Buddhist sutra translation in Chang’an.[详细] 2016-11-11
Jingye Temple
Jingye Temple
Jingye Temple is the ancestral temple of “Vinaya School” in the eight major schools of Buddhism. It is located at the northern foot of Zhongnanshan Mountain in Chang’an District of Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, about 35 kilometers away from the downtown area of Xi’an City.[详细] 2016-11-11
Huayan Temple
Huayan Temple
Located in Shaolingyuan of Chang’an District, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, Huayan Temple is the ancestral temple of the Huayan (Avatamsaka) School in the eight major schools of Buddhism. It is one of the eight famed temples in Fanchuan in the Tang Dynasty, a National Key Buddhist Temple, and a Key National Cultural Relics Protection Unit.[详细] 2016-11-11
Great Ci’en Temple
Great Ci’en Temple
Located in Jinchangfang of Chang’an City of the Tang Dynasty (in southern Xi’an City of Shaanxi Province today), Great Ci’en Temple is the ancestral temple of the Weishi (Mind-Only) School of Buddhism.[详细] 2016-11-11
Qinglong Temple
Qinglong Temple
Qinglong Temple, also known as Stone Buddha Temple, is the ancestral temple of Esoteric School in the eight major schools of Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty. In 1996, Qinglong Temple was listed in the Key National Cultural Relics Protection Units by the State Council.[详细] 2016-11-11
Xingjiao Temple
Xingjiao Temple
Located about 20 kilometers to the south of Xi’an City, Xingjiao Temple, also known as DatangHuguoXingjiao Temple (or Tang Dynasty Nation-Protection Religion-Enhancing Temple), ranks top of eight famed temples in Fanchuanof theTang Dynasty and is one of the ancestral temples of Faxiang or Dharmalakshana School.[详细] 2016-11-11