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Linyang Temple, Fuzhou
    2013-09-09  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    James Baquet

    jamesbaquet@gmail.com

    ONCE again, reaching this mountain temple was a challenge. Thank goodness for the kind girl at the front desk of my hotel, who helped me figure things out.

    A 40-minute mini-bus ride on twisty roads landed me in front of Linyang Temple. The name means Yang (the masculine principle in yin and yang) Forest. Upon arrival, the first thing I saw was an artificial lake — not a pond at all. Between that and the front gate was a huge “pit” used for lighting firecrackers, to chase away inauspicious influences.

    While the buildings of the main compound were impressive, the statuary inside was rather plain. However, like many remote temples, this one had been relatively untouched by the ups-and-downs that Buddhism had suffered. So one of the more fascinating things to see was the old, dilapidated areas that were going through the natural aging process.

    This temple, too, had its barrel-like stupa, this one for a monk named “Old Moon.” Another, much older one, stood across the lake in front of the temple. And yet another, a modern pagoda with a photo-etched image of the recently deceased abbot, stood in a hall just outside the front gate.

    On the top terrace behind the temple were several newly built halls with a truly magnificent collection of new statues, including the various forms of Guanyin.

    I should have waited hours for the return bus down the hill. Fortunately, I was able to catch a ride with another temple visitor — my first time hitch-hiking in China.

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