Dabeichanyuan Temple, Tianjin.

Dabeichanyuan Temple is located on Tianwei Road, Hebei District, Tianjin. It is the largest and best-preserved Buddhist temple in Tianjin, consisting of two parts: the east and west courtyards. The west courtyard was built during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1669 AD), and the east courtyard was built in 1940 as the main body of the temple. The temple houses bronze statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, the Great Compassion Bodhisattva, Maitreya Buddha, and the Heavenly King. Dabeichanyuan Temple is named after the Great Compassion Guanyin, also known as the Thousand-Hand Guanyin. The rear hall of Dabeichanyuan Temple houses a 3.6-meter-high, 4-meter-wide golden statue of the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, with a solemn expression.

Post by ARW. Gus 3510 | Nov 14, 2024