The most weird temple - Taiyin Temple where you cannot worship

Legend has it that when Chenxiang in "The Lotus Lantern" split the mountain to save his mother, Mount Hua was split into two halves, one half is in Shaanxi, and the other half is in Jiangxian County, Shanxi. The half in Jiangxian County is called "East Huashan". Donghua Mountain faces south and north, and the sun is rarely seen at the foot of the mountain all year round, so it is also called "Taiyin Mountain".
The most unique thing about Taiyin Temple is that it is built on the mountain, with its back to the south and facing the north, which is a yin direction, and the name of the temple is related to this.
In addition, there are many strange things in Taiyin Temple.
Facing north: It overturned the normal situation of temples facing south. The Great Hall: Other temples are called the Great Hall.
Reclining Buddha statue: The proportions of the Buddha statue are a bit unbalanced, with a long waist and short legs. Is this the legendary beauty of deformation in art? don't know
Buddha statues from the Jin Dynasty: The statues’ faces are distorted and crudely made, and they look like they were made later. But shouldn’t later sculptures have a completely new look?
Flesh-and-blood statue of an eminent monk from the Yuan Dynasty: It is said to be a 1:1 life-size flesh-and-blood statue. Is there really flesh and blood in it? Why do I feel like he is just an ordinary statue?
Color painting: Reclining Buddha from the Jin Dynasty, Donors from the Ming Dynasty

Post by GalaxyDreamer55cfe | Mar 20, 2025