The only temple in China named after an Indian king, built during the Jin Dynasty.

Where is the only temple in China named after an Indian king? What secrets does it hold? With these questions and curiosity, let's talk about the Ayuwang Temple today. The Ayuwang Temple is named after the Indian King Ayu, and it is located at No. 1999, Wuxiang East Road, Wuxiang Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. King Ayu (303 BC-232 BC) was the emperor of the Peacock Dynasty in India, ruling almost all of the Indian subcontinent, and was regarded by many as the greatest emperor in India. In 486 BC, Sakyamuni Nirvana, his disciples found many relics after cremating him. King Ayu of the Peacock Dynasty of India (reigned from 273 BC to 232 BC) converted to Buddhism and built 84,000 pagodas, each of which contained the true relics of Sakyamuni. After it was built, it was escorted and placed in the "Eight Auspicious Six Superior Places" in the world. Among them, there are 19 Sakyamuni relic pagodas in China. In the third year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (282), Huida found one of the 84,000 relic pagodas built by King Ayu here. After Huida found the relic pagoda, he worshipped it on the spot.