Friday, May 30, 2014

White Horse Temple

Maitreya statue at 白马寺 or White Horse Temple or Baimasi

Here are a few pictures from the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. By tradition, this is the first Buddhist Temple in China. It was established in 68 A.D.

This is the Maitreya statue.



Incense burner  at 白马寺 or White Horse Temple or Baimasi

Allegedly the emperor sent a few monks to the west (India) to learn more about Buddhism. They returned on a couple of white horses carrying scriptures and Buddha images.




Buddha sculptures  at 白马寺 or White Horse Temple or Baimasi

This temple is where the Indian scriptures were translated into Chinese.



Buddha sculpture at 白马寺 or White Horse Temple or Baimasi

At the time Luoyang was the capital of China.

More info here ---> Wikipedia - White Horse Temple

Here links to a few of the more recent posts if you missed any.
Longmen Grottoes
Bronze Age Culture - Sanxingdui
Pandas




These trees are very old. They are wrapped in hemp rope to protect them from the masses.

Another Buddha figure.



Woman offering incense at 白马寺 or White Horse Temple or Baimasi

This woman with offer the incense in all directions before placing it in the burner.

Click to enlarge.



Purple iris on the grounds at 白马寺 or White Horse Temple or Baimasi

I thought the iris are very pretty. It was somewhere on the grounds.



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