![]() After the destruction of the pagoda in 1900, monks searching through the rubble found a stone chest containing a wooden box in which they discovered the Buddha' s tooth. The Liao dynastic history records that Emperor Daozong (reigned 1055-1100) placed the tooth in a pagoda here. The pagoda is important in the history of Buddhism in China since, according to the records, when Buddha was cremated all that remained in his ashes were four teeth, one of which was brought to China in the 11th century and placed here. Originally situated to the east of the goldfish pond, it was called the Pagoda for Entertaining Immortals. One notable structure was a large octagonal Liao Dynasty pagoda constructed in 1071 of carved bricks. The Temple of Divine Light originally contained a number of fine old buildings, carvings and statues, but the Eight-Power Allied Forces destroyed all these when they occupied Beijing in 1900. A spring to the side of the kiosk bubbles with fresh cool water. To the west of the pond is a small kiosk known as the Shuixin (water' s Heart) Pavilion. It is said that fish wee placed in the pond before 1851. The pond is filled with unusually large and colorful gold fish, some more than half a meter long. The only extant component of the original temple is the fishpond located behind the halls at the foot of a small cliff. In 1428, during the Ming Dynasty, it was restored and resumed its old name, and in1478, it was finally given its present name. Originally called the Dragon Spring Temple, its name was changed to the Mountain of Awakening Temple in 1162. Less than half a kilometer up Cuiwei Hill one comes to the Temple of Divine Light. In the rear courtyard there are two white pines (also known as dragon-claw pines) reputed to date from the Yuan Dynasty. ![]() In front of the Sakyamuni Hall there is an urn-shaped bell struck as part of Buddhist rituals, which also dates from the Ming Dynasty. In the south corner of the covered corridor in the rear part of the hall is a bronze bell cast in 1600 by imperial command. Chinese Buddhists worshiped guan Yu as a temple guardian. The Sakyamuni Hall houses a bronze statue of Guan Yu, a hero of the Three Kingdoms period who was later worshiped as the God of War. Constructed in 1504 during the Ming Dynasty, the temple is comprised of two courtyards, the first containing the Sakyamnuni Hall and the second the Niangniang (a female deity) Hall. The Temple of Eternal Peace is situated on the plain at the foot of Cuiwei Hill. The Temple of Eternal Peace (Chang' ansi) The Eight Great Temples is a traditional name given to eight Buddhist temples"nestled among the clouds on Cuiwei Hill and Lushi Hill"in Beijing' s Western Hills district. Inscribed within the statue's chest is a small reverse swastika (sauwastika).The Eight Great Temples in the Western Hills (Badachu) ![]() ![]() The Foquan Temple, built during the Tang dynasty, houses the Bell of Good Luck, placed on top of Dragon Head peak. The Spring Temple Buddha derives its name from the nearby Tianrui hot spring, whose water, at 60 ☌ (140 ☏), is renowned in the area for its curative properties. It was originally estimated to consist of 1,100 pieces of copper cast, with a total weight of 1,000 tonnes. The project as a whole was estimated to cost around $55 million, $18 million of which was to be spent on the statue. The total height of the monument is now said to be 208 m (682 ft). As of October 2008, the hill on which the statue stands is being reshaped to form two further pedestals, the upper one being 15 m tall. Taking into account the 25 metres (82 ft) pedestal/building atop which it is placed, the monument has a total height of 153 metres (502 ft). At 128 metres (420 ft), excluding a 25 metres (82 ft) lotus throne, it is the second-tallest statue in the world after the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India, which surpassed it in 2018 with a height of 182 metres (597 ft). It is located within the Fodushan Scenic Area, close to National Freeway no. The Spring Temple Buddha ( Chinese: 中原大佛 and simplified Chinese: 鲁山大佛 traditional Chinese: 魯山大佛) is a colossal statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China, built from 1997 to 2008. ![]()
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