Shandan Great Buddha Temple

Shandan Great Buddha Temple[1] (Chinese: 山丹大佛寺), or Shandan Grand Buddha Temple,[2] is a Buddhist temple located in Qingquan Village, Qingquan Town, Shandan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province.[3] It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty (425 A.D.),[4] previously known as the Tufo Temple (土佛寺), and the statue of Shantan Seated Buddha is thirteen zhang (about 43.33 meters) high.[5]

Not to be confused with Dafo Temple (Zhangye).
Shandan Great Buddha Temple
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
LocationQingquan Village, Qingquan Town, Shandan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province

History

In 1971, the more than 1000 year old Shandan Great Buddha Temple was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and the halls were occupied by the residents.[6] The current buildings of the temple were rebuilt in 1992.[7]

References
  1. "Enjoy winter in the northwest". China Daily. 2015-12-18.
  2. "Shandan Great Buddhist Temple". TravelChina1.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. "Shandan Giant Buddha Temple starts large-scale renovation". Sina News. 2021-05-15.
  4. "Introduction to Shandan Great Buddha Temple". www.zhangye.gov.cn. 2018-05-10.
  5. "Dafo Temple in Shandan County, Gansu". fo.ifeng.com. 2009-06-29.
  6. Voice of the Buddha, Issues 41-52. Buddhist Association of China. 1988.
  7. "13 zhang high Buddha sitting on earth for 600 years, destroyed in the Cultural Revolution". Lanzhou Evening Post. 2013-11-14.
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