Yanlai Temple

Yanlai Temple
燕来寺
Frontal view of Yanlai Temple.
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Chan Buddhism
Location
Location	Huangzhou, Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan
Country	China
Shown within Hunan
Geographic coordinates	27°22′57″N 109°10′52″E
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Founder	Shi Yandao
Groundbreaking	2002

Yanlai Temple (simplified Chinese: 燕来寺; traditional Chinese: 燕來寺; pinyin: Yànlái Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Yingpan in Huangzhou Town of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China.

History

In February 2002, Bhikkhunī Shi Yandao (释演道) came to Mount Yingpan (营盘山) and choose here as the temple address.

Architecture

The complex include the following halls: Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, Hall of Guanyin, Hall of Kshitigarbha, Hall of Sangharama Palace, Hall of Five Hundred Arhats, Bell tower, Drum tower, Hall of Guru, Dharma Hall, Buddhist Texts Library, Dining Room, etc.

The lawn in front of the temple has stones shaped in lifelike arhats of different size in different postures of sitting, lying, sleeping, running and jumping.

Gallery

• 
  Shanmen.
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  Mahavira Hall.
• 
  Bixi.
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  Statue of Maitreya.
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  Statues of Guanyin, Manjushri and Samantabhadra.
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  Wind-rain Bridge.

References

Bibliography

• Jiang Yuewei; Pu Shishu; Shu Weixiu; Chen Shouhua, eds. (2006). "Strange Scenery: Yanlai Temple" 奇异的景致：燕来寺. 新晃侗族自治县五十周年大写意 [50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Boya Publishing House. ISBN 988-98919-1-3.
• Huang Xuehong; Wu Biao; Zhang Youping; Yao Maoliang; Su Litong, eds. (2008). "Tourism: Human Landscape" 旅游：人文景观. 新晃侗族自治县概况 [General Situation of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08619-1.