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Tiantai Temple

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The Tiantai Temple stands on top of Tiantai Peak which is 1,306 meters above sea level. It is structured in wood and stone. The whole temple is make up with 3 parts of folk-living house. It sits across the dent formed by two hills; the east being Qinglong Range while he south being Yuping Tai. It is connected to the west and north with huge rocks, the dents being leveled with a stone base which is 8 meters in height, thus, an even surface is achieved. The bottom of the palace has been emptied, where some wells have been built. The building are sheltered by cliffs, with the effect of strenthening and protection combined. Its gate is in the south, which is an arched stone cave that is 3.4 meters in diameter and 4.2 meters in depth. To the east and north there are two cliffs facing each other, from where one can enter the second floor of the main building directly, which is 10 meters wide and 13 meters deep. Behind the palace there are side doors leading to Kwan-yin Hall, guesthouse and Yunshui Hall. There are many scenic spots around. The temple is the hightest one in mountain Jiuhua, which occupies 1,540 square meters.


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The Corporeal Body Hall

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A key temple in China, locates at the head of Shenguang Ridge. In 794, the Korean Jin Qiaojue passed away at the age of 99, his body was put in the rock coffin, didn't decayed for 3 years. It was originally three-layers rock tower called Dizang Tower, Dizang Tomb. Later it was changed to Shenguang Ridge because of the round light radiated in the area. In the song Dynasty people began to built court and palace to protect the tower. From then on, it was repaired in every dynasty. Now the palace occupies 256 square meters, at the center there is a tower base made of white marble on where stands a T-store octagon wooden tower. There are 8 Jin Dizang's sitting statue on every floor. Above the north gate and south gate, there are two inscribed board for each, “No.1 mountain in the southeast” from Shi Yuzao and “helping everyone out of tribulation, to be bodhisattva, if hell still exit, not to be bodhisattva ” from Li Yuanhong. The palace is made up with the gate, Mile Hall, Dizang Hall and Zhuanlun Hall. It is an artistic palace, which is a protected historical relcs at provincial level of Anhui.


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The Longevity Hall

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A key national temple in China, which was first named Zhaixing Nunnery, also named Wannian Buddha Hall, situated on Motian Ridge, Dongya. It was first constructed in the Ming Dynasty. During that time, Haiyu monk came from Mountain Wutai to cultivate himself, he lived only on Huangjing, a kind of wild plant. He punctured his tongue to get blood mixed gold powder with which he used as ink to copy sutra, which later on was called Blood Sutra. In 1623, Haiyu died at the age of 110, his body stayed fresh, so it was painted and enshrined. In 1630, he was conferred Yingshen Bodhisattva. The board over the tower gate was inscribed “kindness is precious”, in the same year, his disciple Huiguang took charge of setting an altar and receiving new monks. Then it was renamed The Longevity Hall. During Daoguang period, Qing Dynasty, it was expanded to the chief monastery. In 1917, it was incribed by Li Yuanhong “Granted Baisui palace, protecting temple”. Later rised and declined, the construction works are voluntary architecture style of the Qing Dynasty. From north to south, all are gallop-open architecture style which is wonderful artical excelling nature.


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Qiyuan Temple

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A key temple in China. First constructed in Jiaqin period, Ming Dynasty, it is a palace-like building and halls overlap halls, with palaces, halls and courts delicately connected, configurations are refinement, filled with grandiosity. Inside, a massive figure of “Heng San Shi” buddha is worshiped, which is the biggest figure in Mountain Jiuhua. Qiyuan Temple backs on Dongya hill, faces Tiger Hill. When the sun is rising in dimly discernible fog, monks and nuns begin to read sutra, the beating sound of wooden fish and bell.


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Sandal Woods

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A key national temple in China, first constructed during Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty. It was one of the 72 attached buildings. When it was under construction, monks who were cutting old trees behind the temple on the lute massif noticed the good quality of the wood. The woodiness was adamancy, veins was nicety, and sweet-smelling. Thus the forest was named Sandal Woods. It was used to be brick and wooden structure amd be made up with 4 halls and 1 palace. The interior, including the doors, the windows, the girder, the ridgepole, and the altars were all beautifully carved. Due to long time without repair, the abbot Huisheng vowed to establish Daxiong, Dabei and Dayuan three palaces. In 1994, Dabei Palace was finished, where four sides kwan-yin who have 1000 hands has been enshrined. In 1999, Dayuan Palace was finished, where the golden figure of Dizang Bodhistattva has been enshrined. Daxiong palace is now under construction, figures of three Huayan sage's are to be enshrined when finished. In the temple, the old building combining the new ones, takes on a glorious look.


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