One of China's top ten famous temples || Lingyin Temple

🕌Lingyin Temple, an ancient Buddhist temple in China, also known as Yunlin Temple, is located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, backed by Beigaofeng and facing Feilai Peak. It was founded in the first year of Xianning during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326 AD), covering an area of about 87,000 square meters. The founding master of Lingyin Temple was the Indian monk Huili. Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang Dynasty granted land and expanded the temple. During the Five Dynasties, King Qian Miao of Wuyue invited Master Yongming Yanshou to revive and expand the temple, and it was renamed Lingyin New Temple. In the Jiading era of Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty, Lingyin Temple was known as one of the 'Five Mountains' of Zen Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River. During the Shunzhi era of the Qing Dynasty, the Zen master Ju De lived in Lingyin and raised funds to rebuild it. The construction of the temple halls alone took eighteen years, and its grand scale became 'the crown of the southeast'. In the 28th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1689), Emperor Kangxi named it 'Yunlin Zen Temple' during his southern tour. 🚘Transportation: Metro 'Longxiangqiao' Station - Bus No. 7/Lingyin Special Bus Line - Get off at Lingyin Station (It's very congested on weekends and holidays, it is recommended to travel at off-peak times or by taxi) 🎫Ticket Price: 75 (Feilai Peak Scenic Area + Lingyin Temple) It is recommended to make a reservation in advance → WeChat official account 'Hangzhou Local Treasure' - Enter 'Lingyin Temple' in the dialogue box - Click on the reservation link🔗 - Fill in the information to complete! 🕯️【Offering Incense for Blessings】 First Hall: Hall of Heavenly Kings → Maitreya Buddha: Generally for happiness and peace Second Hall: Mahavira Hall → Sakyamuni Buddha: Generally for career and wealth On the back 'Child Worshipping Guanyin' three-dimensional group sculpture: All wishes will be granted Third Hall: Hall of the Medicine Buddha → Medicine Buddha: For disaster relief and longevity, and for good health Fourth Hall: Avatamsaka Hall → Vairocana Buddha: Generally for career and academic success There are also side halls, such as Jigong Hall and the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats, both worth visiting. In Lingyin Temple's 'Ten Directions Garden', there are vegetarian noodles and cold noodles yuan, various side dishes 1⃣️2⃣️ yuan per serving. 📝Note tips: ❣️Flowers, incense, and eighteen seeds, etc., you do not need to buy outside. Upon entering Lingyin Temple, you can receive three free incense sticks. The temple has consecrated items such as fresh flowers and eighteen seeds, all at reasonable prices, which you can directly purchase in the temple. ⚠️Again, do not purchase outside the temple, as they are not consecrated! 🌟It is advised to offer incense at 8 am when it's very crowded! Incense cannot be offered in the afternoon! Upon entering, you will receive 3 incense sticks. 🌟Do not wear revealing clothes, do not step on the threshold, do not walk through the central door, it is best to go to the temple in the morning, light incense with your left hand, be respectful, do not be noisy and do not take photos of the Buddha statues. 🌟Do not bring lit incense into the main hall, do not blow it out with your mouth after lighting, you can gently shake it to extinguish the flame. 🌟To go to Faxi Temple🚗Transportation: Take the sightseeing bus directly from Lingyin Temple (10 yuan per person) or take a taxi, couples can choose the romantic Bus No. 1314. 'A pure land, three pillars of clear fragrance' ❤️May friends who see this have all their wishes fulfilled and obtain all that they seek