Famen Temple

Famen Temple
法門寺
Famen Temple
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
LocationFamen Town, Fufeng County, Shaanxi
CountryChina
Geographic coordinates34°26′24″N 107°54′16″E / 34.439896°N 107.904546°E / 34.439896; 107.904546
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
Date establishedEastern Han
Completed1987 (reconstruction)

Famen Temple (simplified Chinese: 法门; traditional Chinese: 法門; pinyin: Fǎmén Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Famen town (法門), Fufeng County, 120 kilometers west of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.[1] It is widely regarded as the "ancestor of pagoda temples in Guanzhong".

  1. ^ Zi Yan (2012), p. 69.