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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Guanghua Temple
		Guanghua Temple (廣化寺) is Buddhist, built in Northern Wei Dynasty as one of the eight temples around the Longmen Stone Cave[?] (龍門石窟).
		Guanghua is 500 metres south of the cave.
		During the Cultural Revolution, the temple is forcibly closed and turned into a factory, all statues of the deities were smashed, and all monks dispelled.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/gu/Guanghua_Temple (255 words)

	Guanghua Temple
		Guanghua Temple (廣化寺) is Buddhist, builtin Northern Wei Dynasty as one of the eight temples aroundthe Longmen StoneCave (龍門石窟), in the Fujian province of China.
		During the Cultural Revolution, the temple isforcibly closed and turned into a factory, all statues of the deities were smashed,and all monks dispelled.
		In 1983, the 36-year-old Master Yiran (毅然法師) became the headmonk of the temple.
	www.therfcc.org /guanghua-temple-127790.html (232 words)

	Guanghua Temple
		Guanghua Temple (廣化寺) is Buddhist, built in Northern Wei Dynasty as one of the eight temples around the Longmen Stone Cave[?] (龍門石窟).
		Guanghua is 500 metres south of the cave.
		During the Cultural Revolution, the temple is forcibly closed and turned into a factory, all statues of the deities were smashed, and all monks dispelled.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gu/Guanghua_Temple.html (230 words)

	Tanzhe Temple China, Buddhism in Tanzhe Temple in China, Tanzhe Temple of China
		The Tanzhe Temple stands close to the China National Highway 108 in a mountainous area, 45 km to the west of the Beijing.
		The temple is believed to have a history which is older than that of the city of Beijing itself.
		The highlight of the temple is the white marble ordination platform which is beautifully carved with figures - monks, monsters (beaked and winged) and saints.
	www.buddhist-tourism.com /countries/china/temples/tanzhe-temple.html (973 words)

	Guangyua Temple and Sakya Buddhist Pagoda (Putian)
		Guanghua Temple has a long history of printing Buddhist scriptures in China.
		The two granite columns in front of the temple’s main building have ancient characters that shed light on not only the ancient translation of Buddhist scriptures from Hindu to Chi
		No one contests Guanghua’s claims to being an ancient source of sciptures, but Southern Shaolin Temple, which claims to be the origin of this unique martial art, has some stiff competition with Fuqing and Quanzhou.
	www.amoymagic.com /templeguanghua.htm (228 words)

	My hometown -- Jingxiao Xu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The scenic attractions include Mazhu Temple, Guanghua Temple and Mulan Dam.Litchis are produced in large quantity here in Putian, thus it was called "The Litchi City" in the past,while sugar-canes brought about the name of "hoem of sugarcane" to the land.
		Mazhu Temple was first built in a very small scale in the year she "rose to heaven".
		The Guanghua Temple, built in 558, the second year of Yongding in the Southern Dynasty, at the foot of beautiful Nan Mountain(Phoenix Mountain), is one of reputed Buddhist temples in Fujian Province.
	www.tam.northwestern.edu /xjx/putian.htm (1575 words)

	Guangzhou Far East and Orient - Cruise Reivews.com
		In the temple, historical figures, legends, and scenes are represented in many art forms, including wood carving, brick carving, pottery carving, stone carving, lime carving, clay sculpture, ash sculpture, brass and cast iron, grotto, new year painting, and so on.
		The Temple of Bright Filial Piety on Guangxiao Road is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Guangzhou and was the mansion of Prince Zhao Jiande of the Nanyue Kingdom during the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24).
		The Sixth Ancestor Hall in the temple was built in memory of Huineng, the sixth master of the Zen Sect of Buddhism, who was also the most influential monk in the history of Chinese Buddhism.
	cruise-reviews.com /port_info/port_detail.asp?fPortID=239 (3461 words)

	Beijing Temples
		As you enter you pass the Drum Tower and Bell Tower and in front is the Hall of Heavenly Kings with a statue of Maitreiya.
		Near the north gate of Xiangshan Park is the Temple of Azure Clouds built during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).
		A Tibetan Buddhist temple with a 23 metre Maitreya Buddha carved from the trunk of white sandalwood tree.
	www.beijingeguide.com /temple.php (474 words)

	Guanghua Si - Beijing China - Review of Guanghua Si
		Guanghua Si The only one to survive on the eastern shores of the Back Lakes, the "Great Transformation" temple is named for a wandering monk who ate only half the rice he received from the people and used the other portion to help pay for (or be "transformed" into) this temple.
		Guanghua Si is best visited on the 1st and 15th days of the month, when believers praying for the success of their latest business venture overrun it.
		China's last known eunuch, Sun Yaoting, was caretaker of the temple for 2 decades, and died here in 1996.
	www.sidestep.com /travel-attraction-g5319158-guanghua_si_beijing_china (170 words)

	Buddhist Temples in China,Guide to Buddhist Temples in China,Buddhist Temples of China
		Buddhist Temples in China,Guide to Buddhist Temples in China,Buddhist Temples of China
		The Buddhist temples of China are a major attraction for Buddhist tourists to the country.
		Chinese Buddhist temple, from the time they were introduced into the country, have been known by different names like Ci or Lanruo, Jialan, Jingshe and Si.
	www.buddhist-tourism.com /countries/china/temples (224 words)

	Guanghua Si \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Beijing \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The only one to survive on the eastern shores of the Back Lakes, the "Great Transformation" temple is named for a wandering monk who ate only half the rice he received from the people and used the other portion to help pay for (or be "transformed" into) this temple.
		Guanghua Si is best visited on the 1st and 15th days of the month, when believers praying for the success of their latest business venture overrun it.
		China's last known eunuch, Sun Yaoting, was caretaker of the temple for 2 decades, and died here in 1996.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/beijing/A19158.html (227 words)

	Chinese Cultural Studies: The Death of the Last Emperor's Last Eunuch, 1996
		Like the thousands who preceded him through Chinese history, Mr., Sun was emasculated as a young boy, In a crude and risky operation that was arranged by his family, who were looking for a way out of poverty and into the private domain of Chinas highest rulers.
		Sun's biographer, Jia Yinghua, said that the last eunuch was memorialized in a traditional ceremony at the Guanghua Temple in Beijing, where family laid a gold cloth across his face put rings on his fingers, and shrouded him in white silk embroidered with the dragon and pheonix emblems of China's imperial tradition.
		Sun passed his later years tending Beijiing's temples, and Mr Jia said that the eunuch's adopted son and grandson would now take his remains to a home village, near the northern city of Tianjin, for further ceremonies before having them cm mated In Beijing.
	acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu /~phalsall/texts/eunuchs2.html (1028 words)

	China Travel Reference
		Over 30 boat-coffins belonging to the ancient Yue people more than 3,000 years ago are still perched in cliff caves up on the cliff side of the steam.
		In addition, there are over 400 historical sits including palaces, Taoist temples, monasteries and cliff carvings as well as the site of ancient kilns of the Song Dynasty and the imperial tea garden.
		Apart from all these, Muyi Mountain has been called the home of animal species (home to over 400 animal species), the paradise of birds (home to 300bird species), the world of insects (home to over 5,000 insect species), the kingdom of snakes (home to 64 kinds of snakes).
	www.chinatravelreference.com /TravelGuide/Fujian/Fujian.asp (625 words)

	Shijiawen Buddhist Tower
		The Shijiawen Buddhist Tower is located on the east side of the Guanghua Temple in the south of Putian City, Fujian Province.
		The stone tower was built before 1165 during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), imitating the style of a wooden-structured pavilion.
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	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_33124.htm (170 words)

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		Therefore, he went to Guanghua Temple to be a cook and to follow Master Kongyu to learn cultivation.
		Someone told them that Master Kongyu in Guanghua Temple, 20 li away, could tell the past and future, and they should go to ask about their child.
		Until he was six years old, everyone in the village knew that this bright and intelligent child was reincarnated from Fan Tao in Guanghua Temple, and he would be very rich in the future.
	www.pureinsight.org /pi/print_version.php?id=1846 (1485 words)

	Chinese Cultural Studies: The Death of the Last Emperor's Last Eunuch, 1996
		Like the thousands who preceded him through Chinese history, Mr., Sun was emasculated as a young boy, In a crude and risky operation that was arranged by his family, who were looking for a way out of poverty and into the private domain of Chinas highest rulers.
		Sun's biographer, Jia Yinghua, said that the last eunuch was memorialized in a traditional ceremony at the Guanghua Temple in Beijing, where family laid a gold cloth across his face put rings on his fingers, and shrouded him in white silk embroidered with the dragon and pheonix emblems of China's imperial tradition.
		Sun passed his later years tending Beijiing's temples, and Mr Jia said that the eunuch's adopted son and grandson would now take his remains to a home village, near the northern city of Tianjin, for further ceremonies before having them cm mated In Beijing.
	academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /core9/phalsall/texts/eunuchs2.html (1028 words)

	Buddhism / list of buddhist temples / guanghua temple
		Buddhism / list of buddhist temples / guanghua temple
		Guanghua Temple (廣化寺) is Buddhist, built in Northern Wei Dynasty as one of the eight temples around the Longmen Stone Cave (龍門石窟), in the Fujian province of China.
		A list of the wikipedia authors can be found here.
	www.buddhism-guide.com /buddhism/guanghua_temple.htm (280 words)

	Brief Introduction to Putian (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The architectural complex of the original Mazu Temple enjoys the reputation of “Oriental Mecca” where pilgrims flooding in for paying respect or worship.
		Putian City is noted for its long-standing tradition of paying great attention to culture and education and has cultivated a large number of talented personalities.
		As the origins of Mazu culture, the Mazu Temple on Meizhou Island is well-known at home and abroad.
	www.putian.gov.cn /ptic/ptwindows/ptgm/01E.htm (625 words)

	Guanghua Computer Market Redux \| Chinalyst (beta) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Last year I blogged on the destruction of Guanghua, the famous computer market that was a city landmark for so many years.
		RECENTLY, ANGRY shopkeepers from the Guanghua Computer Market (????) in Taipei gathered in front of the city council building to protest the decision to close down their market.
		Last time I visited Guanghua, they were still tearing down parts of it.
	www.chinalyst.net /node/2156 (948 words)

	2 well-preserved hostelries offer Beijing relaxation Asian Political News - Find Articles
		Other attractions are easily reachable from the two hotels, including the Guanghua Temple, a Buddhist temple built nearly 700 years ago that now houses 20 monks and welcomes practitioners.
		Tourists entering the temple courtyard are instantly struck by its ancient beauty, enhanced by echoes of singing and the soft, heartbeat of drums and gongs.
		Drum Tower, a short rickshaw ride from Guanghua, was first constructed in 1272 and was once used in conjunction with the neighboring Bell Tower to tell time.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2001_April_23/ai_73597715 (838 words)

	Pu-Tian (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Throughout her life, Mazu devoted herself to offering generous help to those who were distressed at sea, for which she has been highly revered by the public.
		Macao, the English name of this small peninsula actually cames after a temple of "Ma Zu" in the peninsula.
		After burned in the early 1900's, the exact position of South ShaoLin(or Fujian SaoLin) temple was kept unknown until the remainders of the temple were accidentally found in early 1990's at a place called "XiTianWei", which means the end of the Western Heaven.
	www.ee.vt.edu /~plwong/putian.html (378 words)

	Guanghua Temple - China-related Topics GU-GZ - China-Related Topics
		Guanghua Temple - China-related Topics GU-GZ - China-Related Topics
		In the period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang DynastyTang, Indian monks came to the temple to discuss and lecture on Buddhism.
		Major renovations took place in the Ming DynastyMing and Qing DynastyQing Dynasties.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Guanghua_Temple (349 words)

	Taipei travel guide - Wikitravel
		Longshan Temple (龍山寺) - This temple is where countless generations of Taipei citizens have come to pray and seek guidance at times of trouble.
		As the temple is dedicated to Guanyin (the Buddhist representation of compassion) it is officially defined as Buddhist, but there is a great amount of folk religion mixed into the fabric of the beliefs here.
		The temple is located at 211 Guangzhou Road (near junction with Guilin Road) and is open daily from 5 a.m.
	wikitravel.org /en/Taipei (8616 words)

	09/15/97 A PEDICAB INTO BEIJING'S PAST
		After cruising along the willow- and poplar-lined bank of Shichahai Lake, where elderly men fish or play Chinese chess, we arrive at the imposing 700-year-old Guanghua Temple.
		Unlike many of the more famous temples in Beijing, Guanghua is fully functioning, with 55 Buddhist monks living and praying inside its red walls.
		We follow our cheerful guide, Daisy Cao, through the temple's two main halls, where she introduces us to the statues of the resident gods.
	www.businessweek.com /@@LhJkFmQQnJZRIAcA/1997/37/b3544140.htm (640 words)

	List of Buddhist temples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Buddhist temples, monasteries, and stupas sorted by location.
		Kurjey Lhakhang - one of Bhutan's most sacred temples - image of Guru Rinopche enshrined in rock.
		Enryaku-ji (Temple complex on a mountain northeast of the city)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddhist_temple (210 words)

	• A walking tour of Shichahai (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Of immense importance to Buddhists it is not open to non-believers although a glance through its arched door gives hints of internal beauty and glimpses of its brown-robed monks.
		Past the temple on the right are new buildings in traditional courtyard style.
		This area is being gentrified and is becoming the domain of those wanting a fine townhouse within easy access of the city centre.
	www.btv.org /btvweb/yzlm/2006-10/11/content_107705_2.htm (587 words)

	Shichahai, an Oasis in the City
		Soon, the tranquil Guanghua Temple is within sight.
		Past the temple on the right are new homes built in the traditional courtyard style, albeit this time with double garages.
		This area is currently being re-gentrified and is again becoming the domain of those wanting a luxurious townhouse within easy access of the city centre.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /725/2006/01/18/202@44336_1.htm (842 words)

	China today
		Meizhou Island is therefore called "Mecca of the Orient." There are more than 3,000 Mazu temples in more than 20 countries throughout the world.
		The Shaolin Temple on Mount Songshan in Henan Province is famous for its leg techniques, while the Shaolin Temple on Mount Linshan is famous for its fist techniques.
		In 1992, a press conference was held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, announcing the reconstruction of South Shaolin Temple.
	www.chinatoday.com.cn /English/e20033/putian.htm (928 words)

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