Rank of the most efficacious temples in Sichuan

Ranking of the most efficacious temples in Sichuan: Wenshuyuan, Zhaojue Temple, Baoguang Temple, Daci Temple and Ciyun Temple.

Wenshuyuan 1

The whole temple of Wenshuyuan covers an area of more than 200,000 square meters, with five halls and 190 houses. Most of the existing buildings were rebuilt and expanded during Jiaqing and Daoguang years in Qing Dynasty, which is a typical ancient architectural style in western Sichuan Plain. Magnificent and magnificent, it is a Buddhist holy place integrating Zen forest holy land, ancient gardens, pilgrimage and sightseeing, and religious study. This thousand-year-old temple hidden in the downtown area is rich in cultural relics and treasures, among which the Buddha bones of Sakyamuni and the parietal relics of Master Tang Xuanzang are the most famous.

2. Zhaojue Temple

Zhaojue Temple, known as "the first jungle in western Sichuan", is one of the famous ancient temples in Chengdu, with large-scale temples and lush trees. It is a key Buddhist temple in the Han area of China, a key Buddhist temple in Sichuan Province and a key Buddhist activity place in China. In Zhaojue Temple, there is a statue of Guanyin, a modern woodcarving statue with thousands of hands. The neatly raised hands extend into the mysterious space like dense shrubs, and the head of Guanyin is hidden in it layer by layer. Zhaojue Temple prayed for health and safety, and incense has always been very popular.

3. Baoguang Temple

Baoguang Temple is one of the Buddhist temples with a long history, large scale, complete structure, rich cultural relics collection and quiet environment in China. It is also one of the four Zen jungles in the Yangtze River valley and one of the "four Buddhist jungles" in southern China since the Qing Dynasty. Chengdu Baoguang Temple covers an area of 1.20 mu, with a building area of more than 20,000 square meters. It consists of buildings such as the master's zhaobi, Shanmen Hall, Tianwang Hall, stupa, Seven Buddha Hall, and Tibetan Classics Building. The temple is deep, which preserves the typical layout of the early Buddhist temples in China, "the temple and the tower are integrated, with the tower in the middle".

4. Daci Temple

Daci Temple, built in the 3rd-4th century, is known as "the first jungle of Sinian" and is a thousand-year-old temple in Chengdu. Daci Temple is famous for its murals. In the Tang Dynasty, Wu Daozi, Dr. Qian Shu and Uncle Hou Huang all made murals here, and the inscriptions in the temple are also rich in calligraphy and pen and ink. The Daci Temple in history was once large-scale, and the Daci Temple we see today was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty.

5. Ciyun Temple

Ciyun Temple, known as "the largest temple in western Sichuan", has a history of 1800 years. Formerly known as Tiangong Temple, it was renamed Ciyun Temple in Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Master Shi Gao, who founded the temple, is a famous overseas monk in the history of Buddhism in China, alongside the founder of Dharma. The temple was built on the mountain, perhaps because of the outstanding people in Genting Mountain, which made Ciyun Temple full of eminent monks. The surrounding scenery on Genting Mountain is very beautiful. Every year, many people come to climb the mountain to burn incense, so the incense has been very prosperous.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sichuan Province