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华严寺

Huayan Monastery

A Liao-dynasty monastery facing east, with a sutra library of painted clay bodhisattvas.

Huayan Monastery · 华严寺
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Huayan Monastery · 华严寺
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Huayan Monastery · 华严寺
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Huayan Monastery · 华严寺
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Huayan Monastery · 华严寺
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Huayan Monastery · 华严寺
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored

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Getting there

Address available on the linked map.

Practical notes

The lower monastery's Bhagavat Sutra Hall, from 1038, has the figures; the upper monastery's great hall is one of the largest Liao buildings left. The rebuilt parts are obvious and the old parts are extraordinary.