The hanging Buddhist cave is a temple built on a mountain top in China, Shanzi Province, Datong City, Hunyuan State, near Heng Mountain (75 meters or 246 feet above the ground).
The nearest city is Datong city 64 kilometres (40 miles) northwest. Along with Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple is one of the leading tourist attractions and historic destinations in the Datong region. This temple built 1,500 years ago is not only because of the location of a mixture but also the only temple with a compilation of three Chinese traditional philosophy of Buddhism, Taoism and Confuciism.
According to legend, the construction of the temple at the end of the North Way dynasty was only started by a monk named Leoran in 491 BC. Over the next 1,400 years, many repairs and extensions have led to its current scale.
The three-religion hall mainly symbolizes both Buddhist gods as well as Taoism and Confuciism. Statue of Shak Yamuni (middle), Lao-Tse (left) and Confucius (right). This reflects the idea of the Three Teaching Hemanius as one of the Ming and Qing Dynasty (1368-1911).
The Hanging Buddhist Caves is a Vihara built into a cliff (75 m or 246 ft above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China.
The closest city is Datong, 64 kilometres (40 mi) to the northwest. Along with the Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it is the only existing temple with the combination of three Chinese traditional philosophies: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
According to legend, construction of the temple was started at the end of the Northern Wei dynasty by only one man, a monk named Liaoran in 491 AD. Over the next 1,400 years, many repairs and extensions have led to its present-day scale.
The Hall of Three Religions mainly enshrines Buddhist deities as well as both Taoism and Confucianism. The statues of Sakyamuni (middle), Lao-Tze (left) and Confucius (right) are enshrined in the hall. This reflects the prevailing idea of Three Teaching Harmonious as One in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911).
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