Xilin Temple

Xilin Temple is a Buddhist temple in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Xilin Temple is situated nearby to the cemetery 远公塔院, as well as near the Buddhist temple Donglin Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Donglin Temple.

Donglin Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Donglin Temple is a Buddhist temple approximately 20 kilometres from Jiujiang, in the north of Jiangxi province, China. Built in 386 CE at the foot of Mount Lu by Huiyuan, founder of the Pure Land Buddhism, it is well known for how long it has stood without collapsing. Donglin Temple is situated 410 metres east of Xilin Temple.

Xilin Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Also known as: “西琳寺”
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Jiujiang, Jiangxi, South-central China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

29.6018° or 29° 36′ 7″ north

Longitude

115.93988° or 115° 56′ 24″ east

Open location code

7PXQJW2Q+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8946737563

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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In Other Languages

“Xilin Temple” goes by many names.

Chinese: “Xīlín Sì”
Chinese: “西林寺”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 远公塔院 and 庐山云雾茶场.

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