A Buddhist temple built in 1965 in a Tang dynasty style at the highest point of the lakeshore road on the southern side of Sun Moon Lake (日月潭), where it enshrines a relic of the monk Xuanzang (玄奘) returned to Taiwan from Japan in 1955. It also houses a gilded statue of Shakyamuni (釋迦牟尼) and a plaque from Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) reading “National Treasure” (國之瑰寶). The temple sits near the trailhead to Ci’en Pagoda.
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- Status:Public (公有)
- Address:臺灣南投縣魚池鄉中正路389號
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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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- Xuanguang Temple (日月潭玄光寺)
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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.