The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees is an ancient Buddhist temple built in 537 in the Liang Dynasty in Guangzhou, southern China. Originally called the Baozhuangyan Temple, during the Northern Song Dynasty, a writer called Su Shi wrote the inscription Liu Rong (Six Banyan Trees) because of the six banyan trees he saw there and it has since been called the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees.The temple was burned down and rebuilt in the Northern Song Dynasty. Flowery Pagoda, the main structure of the temple, was built in 1097, and was named for its colorful exterior (and stigma / stamen like appearance). To the west, in Daxiong Baodian Hall — the main hall of the temple — we received the monk’s blessing of the babies. The three copper Buddhist statues there are among the biggest and most ancient Buddhist statues in Guangdong: in the center is Sakyamuni, to the left, the Amitabha and to the right, the Apothecary Buddha. They stand for present, past and future. We burned joss sticks at the altar of the laughing Buddha. Very lucky babies!Click for more photos of the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees.
