Huayan Temple (Datong)

Huayan Temple
华严寺
The Shanmen at Huayan Temple.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
LocationPingcheng District, Datong, Shanxi
CountryChina
Huayan Temple (Datong) is located in Shanxi
Huayan Temple (Datong)
Shown within Shanxi
Geographic coordinates40°05′56″N 113°18′05″E / 40.098789°N 113.301492°E / 40.098789; 113.301492
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
Date established1038
Completed1140 (reconstruction)
Website
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Huayan Temple or Huayan Monastery (simplified Chinese: 华严寺; traditional Chinese: 華嚴寺; pinyin: Huáyán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Datong, Shanxi, China.

Huayan Temple has been burned down and rebuilt several times. The Mahavira Hall and Buddhist Texts Library still preserve the architectural style of the Liao and Jin dynasties (907–1234). It is an artistic complex of ancient Chinese architecture, sculpture, frescoes and inscriptions, as well as a cultural synthesis of religion and politics.