[2025 Nantou Attraction] Travel Guide for Xuanzhuang Temple (Updated May)

Xuanzang Temple is an imitation Tang-style building, and the square floor tiles exude a sense of smoothness and simplicity. On the large wall outside the temple, there are three engraved pictures of Xuanzang's parade in the Western Regions and three inscriptions; the left is the Japan-China Friendship Memorial, which contains the biography of Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty, and the right is the Sino-Japanese Buddhist Friendship Exchange Monument. In addition, there are two stone statues in front of the door, a big drum in front of the hall, and a wake-up bell for people to knock the hammer can be seen when climbing the stairs. Xuanzang was an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty. He was ordered by Emperor Taizong of Tang to go to India to study Buddhist scriptures. After more than ten years, he returned to China. He wrote more than 650 scriptures, translated 75 of them with his disciples, and obtained 1335 volumes, which contributed to the development of Buddhism in China. outstanding. During the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese looted the spirit bones of Master Xuanzang in Nanjing and enshrined them in Ci'en Temple, Saitama County, Japan. In 1955, the spirit bones were returned to China and enshrined in Xuanguang Temple by the Sun Moon Lake, in November 1965. After the completion of Xuanzang Temple, Linggu moved into Xuanzang Temple.