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Guangren Temple in Xi'an, Shaanxi | The only national main venue for Green Tara, a holy place for making wishes

Basic introduction of the classic: Guangren Temple is a small temple, but it contains a deep cultural atmosphere. When you enter the door, the staff will distribute water and wet wipes, clean your hands and then worship Buddha! There is a free incense place, you can also make a wish (candle lamp) walk into the temple there is a wish wall, the main components are marriage, health, career prospects, academics. Four halls, Green Tara Hall, Thousand Buddha Hall, Guanyin Hall, Sutra Pavilion. Wish content Marriage: Guanyin Hall Health: Longevity Hall Career: Green Tara Hall Academics: Thousand Buddha Hall Tour guide: Gifts at the entrance】Guangren Temple always gives small gifts to the tourists who go in, such as Vajra knot, water, wet wipes and small fans, maybe because the weather is hot recently, they have also given sachets and zongzi before. 【Free Buddha incense】Turn left after entering the door, you can get three free Buddha incense at the Dharma circulation place (you can also talk to Buddha), and you can also buy other Dharma items by yourself, there are quite a lot of bracelet styles. 【Prayer wheel】The prayer wheel is a kind of Dharma instrument in Tibetan Buddhism, which is filled with Buddhist scriptures and carved with the six-character mantra of Guanyin Bodhisattva on the outside. Turning the wheel is a way of blessing, it must be turned clockwise, which means that blessings and wisdom are doubled and everything goes well. 【Wishing wall】There is a wishing wall at the deepest part of the temple (it's easy to miss, be sure to pay attention to the small signs for directions), the wishing wall is divided into many sections such as marriage, career, wealth, etc., there is a self-service wishing card vending machine in the corner of the wall, you can buy it yourself, no recommendation is based on feeling. 【Scenery】There are also hexagonal imperial stele pavilion, ten thousand year Buddha lamp pavilion, five big strange trees, brick carving big shadow wall, sutra pavilion, bodhi ancient tree and so on worth seeing in the temple. 【For friends who like to take photos, places where you can get good shots】 1、Dharma eye on the outer wall of the temple, along the west section of Chengbei Road 2、Fuk door, northwest direction of the Dharma eye corner 3、West section of Chengbei Road sign 4、White jade pagoda at the entrance of the temple 5、There is also a prayer wheel next to the bauhinia tree 6、There is a wishing wall with a Green Tara portrait at the end of the temple 【Lamp Festival】The Lamp Festival is held on the 25th of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar every year, which is around December, if you are interested, you can check the specific date. Guangren Temple will hold an ancient lamp Dharma meeting, the abbot leads the disciples to light tens of thousands of butter lamps, chant sutras, circle the temple, turn the pagoda, and pray for all beings. Location | Transportation | Tickets | Time | Food Location: No. 152, Xibei First Road, Lianhu District, Xi'an Transportation: Less than 500 meters from Sajin Bridge subway station on Xi'an subway line 1, you can walk there. From the southwest exit of Sajin Bridge subway station, go straight to Yuxiang Gate, turn right and you will be there. Tickets: Free, no reservation required. Time: 8:00-18:00, stop entering the temple at 17:30 Food: Local people love to go to a lane at the B exit of Sajin Bridge, which local people call Fangshang, to eat beef stir-fry.
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Posted: Feb 7, 2024
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