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The Shaolin Monastery (Chinese: 少林寺; pinyin: Shàolínsì; "monastery of the woods near Shaoshi peak" ) is a Buddhist temple, located in Henan province of the People's Republic of China, famous for its long association with Chán (Japanese: Zen) Buddhism and martial arts, and is perhaps the Buddhist monastery best known in the Western world.
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Lingyin Si -- Main Hall bordered with treesLingyin Si is laid out along traditional lines. What makes the temple unique is its size, particularly the size of its principle buildings.
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Puji Temple (Chinese: 普济禅寺; pinyin: Pǔjì Chánsì; literally "Chan Temple of Universal Salvation") is a Buddhist temple located on the island of Putuoshan in Zhejiang province, China. The temple is now a tourist attraction as the island is significant in Chinese Buddhism.
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A distant view with peasants working in the foreground Donglin Temple (Chinese: 东林寺; pinyin: Dōnglínsì; literally "East Wood Temple") is a Buddhist monastery approximately 20km away from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. It was built in 386 at the foot of Lushan by Hui Yuan, founder of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism.
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White Horse Temple (Simplified Chinese: 白马寺, Traditional Chinese: 白馬寺; pinyin: Báimǎ Sì; also White Horse Ministry) was the first Buddhist temple in China, established under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han capital Luoyang in the year 68.
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Baoguo Temple (Chinese: 保国寺; pinyin: Bǎoguósì) is a Mahayana Buddhist temple located in Jiangbei district, 15km north of Ningbo, in Zhejiang, China. It is famous as the oldest surviving wooden structure in southern China, as the main hall of the present temple dates back to 1013 in the Northern Song dynasty.
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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. Guanghua is 500 metres south of the cave.
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Wanfu Temple (Chinese 萬福寺; pinyin wan fu si) is a temple on Mount Huangbo in Fujian province, China. It is famous as the original temple of Yinyuan Longqi, the temple's 33rd abbot and a Chan master.
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The Yonghe Temple, also known as the "Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple", is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world. The building and the artworks of the temple combine Han Chinese and Tibetan styles.
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Ji Le Temple located at No.5, Dong-Dazhi Street, Nangang Dist, Harbin, is the biggest Buddhist building group in the Heilongjiang province,. It was constructed between 1921 and 1924. The grounds cover 27 570 square meters and the buildings 5 186 square meters.
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