Kaiyuan Temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Kaiyuan Temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Kaiyuan Temple () is a Buddhist temple located in West Street, Quanzhou, China, and is considered as the largest Buddhist temple in Fujian province with an area of . Kaiyuan Temple was one of the few surviving Hindu temples in mainland China. The central figures of veneration in the temple are the Five Tathāgathas from Chinese Esoteric Buddhism who are enshrined in the temple's Mahavira Hall. In 2021, the temple was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other sites near Quanzhou because of its importance during the medieval global maritime trade based in Quanzhou and its testimony to the global exchange of ideas and cultures. Read more on Wikipedia
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