page_title: Lingyin Temple
section_title: Feilai Feng grottoes
hierarchical_section_title: Lingyin Temple / Feilai Feng grottoes
caption_attribution_description: Statues at Feilai Feng grottos, near w:Lingyin Temple, w:Hangzhou, w:China; includes depictions of the pilgrims of the w:Journey to the West. Photo taken by Sumple on 13/12/2006. As a courtesy, and entirely voluntarily, please notify me if you change this image or its description.
context_page_description: Lingyin Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Chan sect located north-west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The temple's name is commonly literally translated as Temple of the Soul's Retreat. It is one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China, and contains numerous pagodas and Buddhist grottoes.
  The monastery is the largest of several temples in the Wulin Mountains, which also features many grottos and religious rock carvings, the most famous of which is the Feilai Feng.
context_section_description: Feilai Feng, or "the Peak that Flew Hither", also commonly translated as "Flying Peak" (飞来峰石窟), is located in front of the temple proper. The peak is so-named because it is made of limestone, giving it a craggy appearance very different from the surrounding mountains. Legend holds that the peak was originally from India (with some versions suggesting that it is Vulture Peak), but flew to Hangzhou overnight as a demonstration of the omnipotence of Buddhist law. Many rock reliefs dot the surface of the peak. More are located in various caves and grottoes throughout the peak. Within the main cave, dedicated to the bodhisattva Guanyin, there is a crack in the ceiling of the cave that stretches up to the surface, so that a person standing at a certain position can see a sliver of sunlight. This is known as the "one thread of heaven" (一线天; Yīxiàn Tiān).
caption: Rock reliefs at Feilai Feng; the panel at lower left depicts the pilgrims of the Journey to the West
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