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Jade Buddha Monastery is located at Anyuan Road in the west
of the center of Shanghai city. Built in 1882 during the reign of Guangxu in the
Qing Dynasty, it is a Buddhist monastery.
It covers a total area of 8400 square meters.
The monastery has three halls namely the Heavenly King Hall, the
Grand Hall and the Abbot's Chamber. This famous Buddhist Monastery
houses two jade statues of Sakyamuni. One is in a sitting position,
and the other is a reclining position. Both statues are of great
artistic value and are regarded as treasures of Buddhism in our
country.
Displayed
in the Exhibition Room of the monastery are some Sutra texts, stone-caved statuettes,
painted portraits of Buddha, a meticulously carved screen, a sculpture carved
with figures from Buddhist story, etc. All these precious articles and cultural
relics of Buddhism are rarely seen today.
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