Visit Yunju Temple at Xi Wutai.

Visit Yunju Temple at Xi Wutai 1. Address and transportation The temple is located on the south side of the west section of Lianhu Road, Yuxiangmen, Xi'an, east of Sajinqiao and west of the Ming Dynasty city wall, with a length of about 1 li (0.5 km) from east to west. The original site was. It is easily accessible by bus and subway. 2. Features Yunju Temple, also known as Xi Wutai, was originally named Anqing Temple and is a nunnery. Therefore, it is a relatively rare temple with both monks and nuns. 3. Main highlights 1. Yunju Temple was a relatively large temple in the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties. 2. The temple halls retain the "hard mountain" architectural style of the Song Dynasty, especially the reclining Buddha statue in the Reclining Buddha Hall, which is a rare Ming Dynasty statue. 3. Why is it called Xi Wutai? Because Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin's mother was a devout Buddhist, she often went to Nan Wutai in Zhongnan Mountain to worship Buddha, which was very tiring. To show filial piety to his mother, Li Shimin built five Buddha halls along the undulating terrain on the south wall of the Taiji Palace City, west of Guangyunmen in Xi'an Palace City, imitating Nan Wutai, for his mother to worship, echoing Nan Wutai. Therefore, this place is called Xi Wutai. 4. Why is it also called Yunju Temple? Because auspicious clouds often gather over the temple, like the manifestation of Bodhisattva, it is also called Yunju Temple. 5. The architectural style of Xi Wutai is different from that of ordinary Buddhist temples. It faces east, with the mountain gate at the bottom, and each platform is higher than the previous one. The first platform is the Guanyin Hall, with the Weituo Hall in front of it. The second platform is the Five Great Bodhisattvas Hall. The third platform is the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Hall. The fourth platform is the Maitreya Hall, with the Old Mother Hall in front of it. The fifth platform is the Twelve-armed Guanyin Hall. In addition, the Mahavira Hall, Guanyin Hall, and Reclining Buddha Hall were built in front of the second, third, and fifth platforms, respectively, by Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, in the Ming Dynasty. The reclining Buddha statue and the ten Arhat statues in the Reclining Buddha Hall are vivid and lifelike, and are rare Ming Dynasty statues, well worth visiting and learning about.