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.
Back to Xi'an to walk to the Guangren Temple in the northwest corner of the old city root, I have never been in since I was a child, because there are no such beliefs. This time, in order to wait for friends to get off work, they were stuffed at the door. Maps, incense, diamond knots, warm babies, bracelets, etc., and calendars were free! The temple is clean and exquisite, and I like to have a golden brocade with great luck. This practice of giving back to the public from the pilgrims is very popular.
Stepping into Guangren Temple, some stunned, further forward, step back, a noisy ear, a quiet, a red law door so that Guangren Temple and the world separated, mellow and beautiful chanting sound in the ear, finally know this temple is in the downtown but still quiet original Because there is blessing here.
Causal reincarnation and entry and exit empty This is my visit to Xi'an Guangren Temple today to Wuxia Yuqingxin, Yuxiangmen icon outside, Guangren Temple icon before, holding up umbrellas, wandering in the rain, men and women believers, youth. Yu's life is stupid, Buddha root is not destined, fireworks rain, today a few symbols, like Tianshu secret language, I don't know who can understand. Guangren Temple is the only green mother main road in China, and the only Tibetan Gelu temple in Shaanxi. Qing Kangxi Emperor allocated funds to build it. Guangren Temple is also the palace of the Dalai Lama and Panchen into Beijing and passing by Shaanxi.
Guangren Temple, located in the northwest corner of the Ming City Wall in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, is the only green mother main road in China, and the only Tibetan Gelu Temple in Shaanxi. It was Qing Kangxi for forty-four years (1705). Guangren Temple is a palace in the northwest and Kangzang areas including the Dalai Lama and Panchen, and passed by Shaanxi, so it is also known as the "Lama Temple". The monastery is dedicated to one of the only two twelve-year-old statues of Buddha in the world, the largest thousand-handed Guanyin in Shaanxi Province, with the only fine thousand-handed temple in China, and also the Fengdi of Princess Wencheng in Chang'an.[
Guangren Temple, located in the northwest corner of the Ming City Wall in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, is the only green mother main road in China, and the only Tibetan Gelu Temple in Shaanxi. It was Qing Kangxi for forty-four years (1705). Guangren Temple is a palace in the northwest and Kangzang areas including the Dalai Lama and Panchen, and passed by Shaanxi, so it is also known as the "Lama Temple". The monastery is dedicated to one of the only two Buddha 12-year-old statues in the world, the largest thousand-handed Guanyin in Shaanxi Province, with the only boutique thousand Buddha temple in China, and also the Fengdi of Princess Wencheng in Chang'an. Guangren Temple is the palace of the big lama in the northwest and Kangzang areas when they entered Beijing and passed by Shaanxi, so it is also known as the "Lama Temple". Guangren Temple is the only green mother in China and the only Tibetan Gelu temple in Shaanxi. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government established monasteries along the way in Tibet and Qinghai to see the emperor in Beijing, showing the Mongolian and Tibetan people that the Qing government fully respected their religious beliefs and customs and protected Tibetan Buddhism, and won over the people, and achieved the goal of consolidating the northwest border.
When you arrive in Xi'an, you must go to Guangren Temple! There is a green mother who will support everything and it will go well! The scenery is beautiful! Don't lose a lot! , I took Erbao with my child's father a few days ago. I was fortunate to see the Renqin Master. This trip is really satisfying! I hope to make more money this year and go to Guangren Temple!