Guiyuan Buddhist Temple (Temple of Original Purity)
In the southern courtyard, the most famous hall is the Lohan Hall. It is one of the five best Lohan halls in China. The 500 Lohans are vivid and lively just like real people. They are all identical in size and each is no more than 25 kilograms in weight. What is most amazing is one can never find two Lohans with the same appearance or expression. Counting Lohans in the courtyard is an interesting custom in Wuhan. It is said one can know the disasters and fortunes in the present year by counting the Lohans. The method goes like this: One must count from the discretional Lohan in the direction according to one's first step into the hall until he has counted the number of his or her age. When reaching the last Lohan, its expression will tell all.
(Source: iuchina.cn)
In the center of the middle courtyard, there is the Daxiong Baodian. The statue of Sakyamuni in this hall is the biggest Buddhism figure in the temple. A lion that is said to be the image of Sakyamuni in pre-existence lies to the north of the statue. Behind the statue, other figures are worshipped.
The temple attracts people from both home and abroad to admire its wonderful architecture, delicate statues and large collection of precious items.
Source: TravelChinaGuide.com
Editor: Xu Xinlei
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