Famen Temple, also known as Fayun Temple, is located in Famen Town, Fufeng County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, and is known as the 'ancestor of Guanzhong pagoda temples'

It is said that Famen Temple was first built in the Eastern Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Ming. Famen Temple, also known as Fayun Temple, is located in Famen Town, Fufeng County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, and is known as the 'ancestor of Guanzhong pagoda temples'. It is said that Famen Temple was first built in the 11th year of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 AD). Before the Zhou and Wei Dynasties, it was also called 'Ashoka Temple'. It was renamed 'Chengshi Taoist Temple' during the Sui Dynasty and 'Famen Temple' at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. It was hailed as a 'royal temple' and became a Buddhist holy land that the whole country looked up to because it housed the finger bone relics of Sakyamuni Buddha. Famen Temple was built because of the relics and the pagoda, and the temple was built because of the pagoda. It was originally called Ashoka Temple. After the nirvana of Sakyamuni Buddha, his body was cremated into relics. The Famen Temple of the Song Dynasty inherited the grandeur of the royal temples of the Tang Dynasty and was restored to its maximum scale.