A monumental Buddhist temple founded by Shi Weijue (釋惟覺) and completed in 2001. At 136 meters and 37 floors it is Taiwan’s tallest Buddhist structure and the second tallest in the world. Along with Dharma Drum Mountain, Fo Guang Shan, and Tzu Chi it is considered one of modern Taiwan’s Four Great Buddhist monasteries.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese(中文維基百科)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.