Counting Arhats and eating vegetarian food in Baoguang Temple, a pagoda known as the "Leaning Tower of the East"

Baoguang Temple is also one of the "Four Great Buddhist Monasteries" in southern China since the Qing Dynasty. Baoguang Temple is located in Xindu County, 18 kilometers north of Chengdu. It is said to have been built during the period when Gongsun Shu ruled Shu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-36 AD) and was called Dashi Temple in the Sui Dynasty. Today, Baoguang Temple is the best temple in Sichuan in terms of its size, collection of cultural relics, and the number of Buddhist activities. The stupa in the temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and has been renovated several times. It is a 30-meter-high, 13-story, dense-eaves square brick tower. The temple has the oldest There is another more famous building distribution area in Baoguang Temple, which is the Arhat Hall. There are 577 clay statues of Arhats in the Arhat Hall. The 2-meter-high painted and gilded clay statue is lifelike, with various expressions such as joy, anger, sorrow and happiness portrayed in great detail; the shape is vivid, with all kinds of postures such as standing, sitting and lying down. The rule for counting the Arhats is: if the first step into the threshold is with the left foot, count from the left; if it is with the right foot, count from the right. Count until you reach the arhat that has the same age as your own lunar age, and judge whether you are blessed based on its good or evil, beauty or ugliness. transportation bus The one-way journey from Chengdu is about 17 kilometers (highway). There are buses to Xindu from Chengdu Xinnanmen Chengbei Passenger Transport Center, Zhaojue Temple Station and Jinsha Station. After arriving in Xindu, you can take bus No. 662 directly to Baoguang Temple. After becoming a Trip.com member and upgrading to a diamond member, you can use the airport VIP lounge twice a year for free. I arrived at the airport early and had a bite to eat and rest in the airport VIP lounge before boarding the plane. It was a good experience. #Free VIP room exchange on the 27th of each month Member Day #Chengdu Travel #Chengdu Travel #Mainland Travel