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Situated south of [[Jiaozi Alley]] outside [[Xuanwumen]], '''Fayuan Temple''' (Temple of the Source of Dharma) is the oldest ancient Buddhist temple in [[Beijing]]. It also houses the [[China Buddhist Association]], the [[China Buddhism Institution]] and the [[China Buddhism Library and Relic Center]], thus serving as an important venue for nurturing young monks and Buddhist research. Fayuan Temple spreads over an area of 6700 sq.m, consisting of 13 halls carefully spread out over a huge compound. The present temple buildings were constructed in the [[Qing Dynasty]] in 1734.

In its third courtyard is the Terrace to Mourn the Loyal and three tablets dating from the [[Tang Dynasty]] and three incomplete ones from the [[Liao Dynasty]]. The inscriptions on the tablets and pillars can still be deciphered despite erosion. It is also unique in that it has a Vairocana Hall, formerly the hall in commemoration of the famous Tang Dynasty Monk [[Xuanzang]] who went to India to learn Buddhism. The hall houses a five-in-one bronze statue of Vairocana seating on a lotus throne and facing south, north, east, west and the centre, cast in the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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imported>Ciic at 01:26, 19 August 2013