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[Gulang Island] [Nanputuo Temple][10,000 Stones][Jimei]
Nanputuo Temple![]() ![]() ![]()
South Putuo Temple is situated below the Five Old Gentlemen Peaks in the southern part of the
island of Xiamen. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty and is one of the sacred places of
Buddhism in Southern Fujian. Inside the temple there are the Heaven King's Hall, the Daxiong Hall, the Great Compassion Hall, all of which are built in an exquisite and grand style.
Enshrined in these halls are the statues of Maitreya, Sanshi Reverend Buddha, Thousand-handed
Guanyin (Bodhisattva), Four Kings of Heaven, and the eighteen archats. Although all
are serious and solumn in appearance, each is distinctly different from another. The temple
attracts a large number of pilgrims at home and from abroad. The excellent craftsmanship of the
Thousand-handed Guanyin is marked by its thousand hands and thousand eyes and glistening
golden colour.
As to the Pavilion where Buddhist scriptures are kept, it has a rich collection of
the historical articles of Buddhism. such as classics, statues of Buddhas, bronze bells from the
Song Dynasty, calligraphic works and paintings from the ancient times. Among them,
"Intriguing Lotus Scripture" written in blood in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and
the statue of Guanyin in white porcelain, a masterpiece of He Chaosong, are most valuable.
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