Sichuan - Fahai Temple in Chengdu

Chengdu·Sanxue Temple Originally built in the Sui Dynasty, rebuilt in the 27th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and renovated in the 22nd year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty Located 6 kilometers east of Jintang County, Chengdu, Sanxue Mountain, composed of Fahai, Puzi, and Guangji temples, plus the front nunnery Kai Zhao Temple is collectively called Sanxue Temple Eighty-four thousand pagodas, also known as Shizun Wuliang Pagoda, are composed of pagoda base, small pagoda and top pagoda. The pagoda base is octagonal and seven-story, the bottom layer is 6.8 meters long, and each layer shrinks by 0.8 meters, each layer is 0.4 meters high. There are 48 small pagodas on the bottom layer, decreasing upwards, 40 on the second layer, 32 on the third layer, 24 on the fourth layer, 16 on the fifth layer, and 8 on the sixth layer, a total of 168 pagodas. A top pagoda is built on the seventh layer of the pagoda base to dominate the overall situation. Each small pagoda is engraved with 500 small pagodas, a total of 84,000 pagodas The eighty-four thousand pagodas of Sanxue Temple were built by Zhu Chun, the eleventh son of Zhu Yuanzhang, when he came to Sichuan to take up his post, to pray for the country's fortune. It is said that King Ashoka ruled eighty-four thousand countries, built eighty-four thousand temples, and built eighty-four thousand pagodas. Therefore, the pagoda of Sanxue Temple effectively imitates the meaning of King Ashoka At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the eighty-four thousand pagodas were severely damaged. In 2004, the cultural relics department carried out a comprehensive restoration of them The eighty-four thousand pagodas were built by imperial decree in the early Ming Dynasty. The monk Lu Si Zuo Shan Shi Da You Zen master wrote the pagoda record, and the Japanese monk Dong Sheng Shu Dan and Zhuan E, to record its construction process Temple name: Fahai Temple Navigation: Fahai Temple, Jintang County, Chengdu Self-driving: about 1 hour, there is a section of mountain road, but the road condition is good, and cars are unimpeded P parking: 5-6 cars can be parked next to the pond at the entrance of the temple Ticket: none Opening hours: 8:00-17:00 Catering: There is a farmhouse restaurant at the entrance of the temple where you can dine Scenery: At the entrance of Fahai Temple, you can overlook Jintang County