Famensi 2017-Oct

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Temple of the Gate of the Law (Famen si, 法门寺)
The Mahavira Hall (大雄宝殿) was built in 1994
One of the stone lions that guard the Mahavira Hall
An incense burner in front of the Mahavira Hall
Thousand Buddha Pavilion
Namaste Dagoba, a new structure completed in 2009
Shaanxi: Famensi pagoda (法门寺塔) once stored the relic of Budda's finger, rebuilt in 1988 following the collapse of half of the Ming-dynasty pagoda in 1981
Shaanxi: Famensi, in the course of the pagoda's restoration, a Tang-dynasty underground palace was found.
Shaanxi: Famensi, inside the palace were finger bone relics of Buddha and other Tang-dynasty objects and these are now exhibited in the Famensi Museum