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Guiyuan Temple
 Centrally
located in Hanyang, Wuhan City and built
1658, made of five courtyards and twenty-eight
temple halls on an area of 20,000 square
meters. it took over 100 years to complete
all the Ming and Qing Dynasty style buildings.
The layout of the whole plane is in a shape
of Kasaya (a patchwork out vestment, worn
by Buddhaist monks). It was also destroyed
and rebuilt for several times and the current
one was last renovated in 1979. Guiyuan
Temple is a .
The Guiyuan Buddhist Temple
is a well -preserved ancient Buddhist Temple,
and the most important in the area and one
of the most important in the country. It
represents one school of Buddhism. The name
Guiyuan Buddhist chants: "with purity
kept in mind, one has the thoroughfare everywhere.
"
The Temple is well known for
its grand architecture, well preserved sculture
and rich collection of Buddhist sacred literature.
Its scripture hall keeps more than 7000
volumes of Buddhist Writings. The temple
enshrines a 105-ton white stone Buddha.
In the Hall of Arhats, there are 500 arhat
statues in full length and with various
vivid looks and gestures. The temple is
always leading other temples with prosperous
public worship, flourishing ceremony and
many pilgrims.
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