Fortune-telling places near Guangxiao Temple

In Guangzhou, Guangxiao Temple is located at No.0/09, Xiaoguang Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou.

Guangxiao Temple is a temple with a long history, far-reaching influence and large scale in Lingnan. There is a saying that "there is little light first, then there is Yangcheng". Guangxiao Temple symbolizes the essence of Zen culture in China with its meticulous and rigorous architectural structure and magnificent hall. Built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Daxiong Hall is its main building. The three giant buddhas built in the Hall of Mahatma, with Sakyamuni in the middle and Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra around, are collectively called "Three Sages of Huayan"; The temples on the left and right are dedicated to the King, Bodhisattva and Guan Gong of Tibet, which is unique in the Buddhist circles in Guangdong. In addition, there is a slant hall on the west side of the Ursa Major Hall, which enshrines the reclining posture of Sakyamuni Buddha. It is said that Sakyamuni kept this posture when he was seriously ill, holding his head in his right hand, closing his eyes slightly, and finally nirvana under two sand trees.

There is a bodhi tree outside the temple. According to legend, Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Buddhism, was once shaved here, and Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, was once called "the Three Sages of the East" with Confucius and Laozi who wrote the Tanjing, and was one of the most important Buddhist monks in the history of China. If you stand under this bodhi tree and stare at the Guangxiao Temple in the shadow, its quiet and simple image may suddenly give you a Zen realm of "nothing, where is dust"

There are also some good places around this scenic spot, such as:

Scenic spot Yuefu Baby House Children's Paradise Yuefu Baby House Children's Paradise is 0.25km away from Guangxiao Temple.

Liu Rong Temple in Liurong Temple is 0.39 kilometers away from Guangxiao Temple.

Liu Rong Temple was founded in the third year of Liang Datong (537), originally named Bao Temple, with a history of 1400 years. Destroyed by fire at the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was rebuilt in the second year of Song Duangong (989) and renamed Jinghui Temple. In the third year of Fu Yuan (1 100), Su Dongpo, a famous writer and calligrapher, visited here. He saw six old banyan trees in the temple and happily wrote the word "six banyan trees", which was later called Liurong Temple.

There are towering Thousand Buddha Pagodas in the temple, which is a famous ancient building in Guangzhou. To the east of the tower are the Mountain Gate, Maitreya Hall, Tianwang Hall and Wei Tuo Hall. To the west of Tashi, there is the Daxiong Hall, dedicated to three bronze buddhas in the second year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1663). These Buddha statues are the largest existing ancient bronze statues in Guangdong Province.

There is a bronze statue of Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen in Rongyin Garden. Six ancestors were outstanding monks in the Tang Dynasty. He studied Buddhism with five ancestors and later founded Nanzong School. His bronze statue was cast in the second year of Duangong in the Northern Song Dynasty (989), which is solemn and realistic.

The distance from Liu Zhongshan Road Arcade to Guangxiao Temple is 0.67 km.