Shuxiang Temple

Shuxiang Temple
殊像寺
Basic information
Affiliation Buddhism
Prefecture Wutai County
Province Shanxi
Country China
Architectural type Chinese architecture

Shuxiang Temple, located in southwestern of Taihuai town in Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, China. Shuxiang Temple is one of the National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area. It is also listed in Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected in Shanxi Province, China.

About

Shuxiang Temple was built in early years of East Jin Dynasty, and was rebuilt in Tang Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty (in year 1325), and Ming Dynasty (in year 1496). It is located on the southwest side of Tayuan Temple, covers 6,400 square meters (7,654.6 square yards), and encompasses over 50 palaces and halls. The name of the temple comes from the fact that it was built for worshiping Manjushri. There is a color statue of Manjushri riding suan ni (a son of a dragon, with a lion's appearance) within the Manjushri Hall in Shuxiang Temple. With a height of 9.87 metres, it is the highest Manjusri Statue in all the Mount Wutai temples. On the walls of the hall, there are sculpting paintings which inscribe the story of five hundred Arhats crossing the river. [1][2]In front of the entrance of Shuxiang Temple, there is a clean spring, known as "Prajna Spring", which does not freeze in winter.[3]

In 1983 it was designated as a "National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area".[4] In 1988, it was listed among the third group of "State Culural Protection Relics Units" by the State Council of China.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 五台山殊像寺 Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. (in Chinese)
  2. ↑ Shuxiang Temple
  3. ↑ Shuxiang Temple
  4. ↑ 汉族地区佛教全国重点寺院 [National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area]. iFeng (in Chinese). 2015-10-23.
  5. ↑ 国务院关于公布第三批全国重点文物保护单位的通知. sach.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2017.

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