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一、LingyinTemple
SituatedatthefoodofLingyinMountain，asidefromtheWestLake，LingyinTemple(TempleofInspiredSeclusion)isoneofthetenmostfamousancientBuddhisttemplesinChina.
FirstbuiltbyanIndianmonkHuiliin326ADduringtheEasternJindynasty(317-420AD)，thetemplewasnamedLingyinTemple(TempleofInspiredSeclusion)foritsenvironmentisverybeautifulandsereneandsuitablefor"godsrestinseclusion".Initsprime，thistemple，containingover1300roomsand3000monks，usedtobealargemonasterywithascaleyoujustimagine.Duetowarandcalamity，thetemplehasexperiencedabout1700yearsofrepeatedcirclesofprosperityanddeclineuntilitslastrestorationintheQingdynasty(1644-1911).
Onthecompound’scentralaxlestandHallofHeavenlyKings,DaxiongbaodianHall(PreciousHalloftheGreatHero),PharmaceuticalMasterHallandGreatMercyHall.
二、HallofHeavenlyKings
Itisthefirsthallafterenteringthetemple.Atabletinscribedwith"cloudforestBuddhisttemple"，pennedbyEmperorKangxi，whowasinspiredononeoccasionbythesightofthetempleinthemistandtrees，washungabovethedoor，producingasacredatmospherehere.Morenoticeableisacouplethungonthedoorreading:Letuswaitsittingonthethresholdofthetemple，foranotherpeakmayflyfromafar.Smilesappearwelcoming，forthebrookisgraduallywarminguptothespringtime.Whentouristsadmirethecouplet，theycan’thelpbutgrin.
InsidethehallisastatueoflaughingBuddhawhocan"endureeverythingunendurableintheworldandlaughateverylaughablepersonintheworld."FourheavenlykingsstandonbothsidesoftheBuddhaandWeituobehind.
三、DaxiongbaodianHall(GrandHall)
DaxiongbaodianHall(GrandHall)isthemainhallofLingyinTemple.Itis7roomswideand5roomsdeep，withonestory，doublelayereavesandpinnacleroof33.6metersinheight，famedasoneofChina’stallestone-storybuildings.AstatueofSakyamuni，carvedoutof24piecesofcamphorwood，stands24.8metershighinthehall.OnthebothsidesofSakyamunistand20saintsprotectingjusticeandonthebackwallsithis12disciplesservingasguards.Infrontofthehallaretwostonepagodasbuilt
duringtheNorthernSongdynasties(960-1279)with9storiesand8surfacesandsculpturedBuddhiststoriesonfourwalls.
Scatteredoutsideandinsidethetemplearenumerousrelicsleftfromancienttimes，inwhichPavilionofCoolBrookerectedinthemidTangdynasty，stonepagodaandstonestorageforBuddhistscripturesbuiltintheFivedynasties，PavilionofGreensfirstbuiltintheSouthernSongdynasty，thepagodaofHuilierectedintheMingdynasty(1368-1644)areespeciallyworthyofviewing.
ThetemplealsohousesvariousBuddhistliteratureandtreasuresincludingthescriptureswrittenonpattraleaves，theDiamondSutracopiedbyDongQichangintheMingdynasty，awoodcuteditionpublishedintheQingdynasty.