Lingyin Temple
Location
No. 1, Fayun Lane, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Reasons to visit
Lingyin Temple is a famous Chinese Buddhist temple, also known as Yunlin Temple. It is one of the famous ancient temples in Jiangnan and the place where Jigong became a monk. The Indian monk Huili saw the strange and secluded scenery here and thought it was "a place where fairies hide", so he built a temple here. The founder was the West Indian monk Huili. In the early Xianhe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he traveled from the Central Plains to Zhejiang. When he came to Wulin (now Hangzhou), he saw a peak and sighed: "This is a small ridge of Lingjiu Mountain in Central India. I don't know." When did Fei come? During the Buddha's lifetime, he was mostly hidden by immortal spirits." So he built a temple in front of the peak and named it Lingyin.
Opening Hours
- Lingyin Temple: 7:30-17:15; Feilai Peak: 8:30-16:30 (Ticket sales stop at 16:30, and doors open 30 minutes earlier in the morning on Buddha's Birthday, New Year's Day, and national holidays)
Lingyin Temple is a famous Chinese Buddhist temple, also known as Yunlin Temple. It is one of the famous ancient temples in Jiangnan and the place where Jigong became a monk. The Indian monk Huili saw the strange and secluded scenery here and thought it was "a place where fairies hide", so he built a temple here. The founder was the West Indian monk Huili. In the early Xianhe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he traveled from the Central Plains to Zhejiang. When he came to Wulin (now Hangzhou), he saw a peak and sighed: "This is a small ridge of Lingjiu Mountain in Central India. I don't know." When did Fei come? During the Buddha's lifetime, he was mostly hidden by immortal spirits." So he built a temple in front of the peak and named it Lingyin.
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