Guangren Temple, also known as the monastery is located in the northwest corner of the city of Xi'an, Xi'an is only a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in 1983 by the State Council Han areas, national key Buddhist monasteries. Guangren Temple Chong Qing Emperor Kangxi forty-four years (1705), has only 200 years of history, but it is the testimony of the Tibetan and Chinese cultural, ethnic junction. Temple solemn temples, lush flowers and trees, although living in the downtown, but it is very quiet.

Xi'an Guang-ren Temple is the only Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Shaanxi Province, in 1703 by the Qing Emperor Kangxi Patriarch Uighurian plays cohesion history, promoting the northwest border of multi-ethnic unity.

Qing dynasty, the Qing government in Tibet, Qinghai Tibetan Buddhist lamas along the way to Beijing audience with the emperor, the establishment of monasteries, the Mongolian, Tibetan showed that the Qing government to fully respect their religious beliefs and customs protection of Tibetan Buddhism, in order to promote national unity safeguard the unity of the consolidation of the northwest frontier. Guangren Temple was forty-four years Kang Xi (1705) built by Emperor Kang Xi Chiming, Kang Xi pro book "Tsz Wan West shady" Hall of the amount of grant Temple. The temple was built Guangren existing Kangxi Zhuan Wen Temple monument a pass, reflects the historical background. Guangren after the completion of the temple, the Living Buddha in Tibet, Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu and other regions, when passing Lama Shaanxi, were living in monasteries feast. After the Revolution of 1911, the temple was once occupied by Li Guang-ren hall door, soon return to the Lama Temple. Permanent military temple, the temple tortured. In 1931, outside the temple walls are suddenly buried gunpowder explosion, outside the east gate completely destroyed trees, roof tiles hall also was damaged, the abbot room boom down, only after like Enron destructive. After funded by General Yang Hucheng repair.

After 1949, the government attaches great importance to the protection of Buddhist monasteries, and respect their freedom of religious belief. 1952 appropriations renovation Guangren Temple, the Main Hall, Canon Hall, Buddha temple and monk's rooms, and all brand new, wears a solemn. The Dalai Lama, Panchen de Temple, when passing Shaanxi were welcomed Guangren Temple monks, the Panchen Lama Temple is still Guangren public statement. Sherab Gyatso Masters 19949 Guangren years later many times in the temple, "said refuge for the public, general knot edge." At that time, the Mongolian National Tsing Hua Fu Lama Ren Guangren Guan Temple abbot. Guangren Temple Order of the Zang Fu law as the Yellow Sect Tantric Buddhism, Tibetan temple with chanting mantra, every lunar October 24 and 25, held Jinian Zong Kaba into the Road Day carnivals and pilgrims flooded into to, temple bells and drums, chanting Zhen-er, ablaze with lights, cigarettes wind scratch, very lively.

In October 2006 the statue of Princess Wen Cheng copy and twelve years old Buddha statues in the temple Anguang Ren welcome back to the West, for people to pay their last respects.

Guangren main Buddhist temple buildings were gate, side hall, rooms, campus-wide Main Hall, Canon Hall, Hodo triple hall, on both sides, carved beams and painted rafters hall, very rich and beautiful. Hospital pines and cypresses, flowers and verdant, very quiet and pleasant. The whole temple covers an area of ​​about 16 acres, layout patchwork, with refined sophistication known, is a city with temple architectural features of the Han people Lama Temple. But the temple dedicated to the Buddha, the classic Tibetan monks still seems accordance with commitments of Tibetan Buddhism, the main religion of the Gelug Sect were spreading the yellow wind. Main Hall center houses three statues, the middle is a solemn, exquisite gilt patina Tara, the left is the wooden bun Tianmu like, the right is the giant wooden light Tianmu like, are the Tang Dynasty relics. There are also dedicated to the Ming Dynasty wooden Buddha images, Buddha image built in India, Tibet gilt bronze statues and other make in the other hall.

Guangren Temple Tripitaka very lucrative. There Ming orthodox years (144O years) Publishing, forty-five years of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1706) and continued published "big Tibetan diameter" a, this is Canon Vatican HorseMackerel this, the paper smooth, rigorous body of the book, engraved frontispiece there are fine lines engraved Buddhist paintings. Each ten volumes as a letter, a total of 677 letters, 6770 Vol. Each letter and press Thousand marked sequence, the burden wrapped in yellow, very neat. Temple also a collection Beijing version of "Tibetan Tripitaka," Kangxi thirty-nine years, thanks to a total of 107 packages for the Kanjur class (Buddha Department), revenue law, economics, Mi Zhou three parts. There directory (Han, Tibetan,, Manchu, Mongolian side by side in four languages), the Ministry of dense, Big Bore and twenty thousand Chung, Chung eighteen thousand, all Wisdom, Po Ministry release, the Ministry of Kegon, all goods economics, law Department of Chung and eight thousand and so on. The version of the Tripitaka is clear Miyamoto royal family, made carved, binding quite well, the version by the great Tibetan than the average, every HorseMackerel Fei painting are hand-drawn, delicate brush strokes, colors brighter, mostly from the Tibetan, Mongolian monk painter mine, extremely valuable.

Lecture at break and a cylinder lotus white marble, 1.4 meters in diameter, the circular stone blocks, through l.5 meters high. Lotus branches around the cylinder body around the pattern, very beautiful, official script engraved with inscriptions imports diameter, is the Qing Emperor Qianlong Xi'an Sacred Temple had made, and later moved to Guangren Temple. Another 300 years Lambeth an emerald, when after the rain and sunshine, blue and purple foliage that is was with special aroma. There are ancient tower, which is one of the temple two years between the Western Jin Yongkang made, Dunhuang tower.

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Services related measures: There monopoly Tibetan incense, Tibetan jewelry shop, attentive service, warm, Enclosed is the teahouse. After Jinmiao, can make incense in the temple, the Hong Department has guided tours. Temple built the country's first possession Dzambala Bala Qian Fodian, pray for those who have wealth the opening service.

Travel Tips:

1, viewing tips: Guangren Temple is the only existing Shaanxi Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism monastery. In this temple of Tibetan Buddhism can enjoy the architecture, layout features and sculpture, and appreciate the unique atmosphere of the monastery of the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

2, must-see attractions: Kang Xi Yubei, main hall, "Qianlong orchid cylinder" Canon Hall.

Zhou Bian attractions: Shoshi Temple - Tai Hing Temple

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Address, city, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, northwest corner of the Northwest all the way to No. 152

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