Huguo Xingjiao Temple
★★★★
Temples
Chang'an, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Description
Xingjiao Temple, located about 20 kilometers south of Xi'an, near the Shaoling Plain in Duqu Town, Chang'an District, is the resting place of Master Xuanzang, a famous translator and traveler in the Tang Dynasty. Xingjiao Temple faces south, with a solemn atmosphere, overlooking Zhongnan Mountain, with beautiful scenery. It is a resort for Buddhists to visit and admire the ruins of Xuanzang. The temple houses a bronze Buddha statue of the Ming Dynasty, a Burmese jade Buddha statue, and thousands of volumes of scriptures from past dynasties. In 664 AD, the famous eminent monk Xuanzang passed away and was buried in Bailuyuan; in the second year of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty (AD 669), it was reburied in Fanchuan Fengqiyuan, and a five-story spiritual pagoda was built. The title "Xingjiao" is the word, hence the name Xingjiao Temple.