Lingyan Temple

Lingyan Temple is a Buddhist sanctuary situated in Changqing District, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, around 20 kilometers 12 mi north of the city of Taian. The sanctuary grounds are arranged in a valley on the western edge of the Taishan extend. The Lingyan Temple has a since quite a while ago written history, and was one of the principle sanctuaries in China amid the seasons of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The first sanctuary was set up in the Yongxing rule period 357– 358, amid the rule of Fu Jian r. 357– 385 of the Former Qin state. Picking up a more noteworthy notoriety amid the Northern Wei 386– 534, the sanctuary achieved its summit of significance amid the Tang administration 618– 907 and Song line 960– 1279.

There were more than 40 diverse wooden sanctuary lobbies situated at the sanctuary, making in excess of 500 devout rooms. In excess of 500 Buddhist priests inhabited Lingyan Temple amid its tallness. The most established structures at the site are the different stone stupas and square-based stone Chinese pagoda in the structure style from the Tang line, the eighth century Huichong Pagoda. Of the 167 stone stupas at the sanctuary, no two are indistinguishable, and like the luohan statues of the Thousand Buddha Hall, have been very much protected and immaculate by the Cultural Revolution.