White Horse temple in China Bashny.Net

With the White Horse Temple is associated with the beginning of Buddhism in China. It is the first Buddhist temple in China, it dates back to the first century ad.





Here's how Buddhism appeared in China. One night, Emperor Ming-di saw a large glowing figure with a halo, coming from the West. In the morning, the wise men interpret the dream: it may be that the Lord saw the Buddha worship in India and other countries. Intrigued, the Emperor sent an expedition to find out who is the Buddha. The messengers returned and brought the Buddha Gautama, the treatise "the Sutra of 42 parts" and two more monks. Guests met in Luoyang – the then capital of China. To welcome the gifts, the Emperor ordered to build the temple. It was called the Temple of the White Horse – horse white suit came to China for the very first Sutra.





The temple was built in 68 ad, He is the most ancient, it is known that the first Buddhist temple in China. When the temple was rebuilt, it came from India, the monks undertook the translation of the sutras into the Chinese language – so began the spread of Buddhism in China.





The ancient temple was rebuilt many times, what you see today, pilgrims and tourists – building of the XV century. The temple complex was greatly expanded – it is 13 acres and is now located 13 kilometers from the modern Luoyang. The temple is a working monastery, everywhere you can see monks in orange robes, but the Church welcomes visitors and pilgrims from around the world.

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