Photos tagged as temple

Elias doing kungfu

Elias and marcus were chosen from the audience to participate in the kung fu show by trying to copy a master kung fu artist

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Elias and Marcus anticipating their role in the Kung Fu Show

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Taking the bus back from the pagoda forest

For those so inclined, the Shaolin temple offers a bus ride back to the entrance gate.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Marcus at Pagoda Forest

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Pagoda Forest

The pagodas mark the burial tombs of ashes of the monks at the Shaolin Temple

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Dengfeng, China: gallery
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Our group leaving White Horse Temple

There was a large street lined with shops selling items to the believers as they entered White Horse temple

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Keeping warm

these gentlemen had a fire going to keep warm on this cold and rainy day. We all had to wear a few layers to stave off the cold.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Grounds of White Horse Temple

White Horse Temple is the oldest buddhist monestary in China. The grounds are very peaceful.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Burial chamber at White Horse Temple

The Indian monks who travelled to China to spread Buddhism are reported to be buried here.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Curved Archways

Curved archways are good feng shui and are seen all over temples

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Active temple

White horse temple is an active temple where people still come to pray and monks still live.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Hannah eating an orange

The monks gave some of the kids orange slices which they enjoyed on this rainy day.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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At the Temple

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Offerings at the temple

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Wishing well

This wishing well had a lotus sculpture in it where you tried to drop your coins on top of the open flowers.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Burning Incense at the temple

Incense is the communication path to the gods. Temples always smell really good and are drenched in smoke.

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Statue of horse

The Indian Buddhist monks rode two white horses to China, hence the name White horse temple

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Entrance to the temple

• Date: 2 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Cotton candy-green tea style

The kids found someone making cotton candy as we were walking to the bus.

• Date: 1 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Lovin' the cotton candy

It was green tea flavored

• Date: 1 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Guanlin Temple

This temple is dedicated to Gualin who was a war lord who saved the area from other tribes.

• Date: 1 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Guanlin's sword

This is a replica of Guanlin's weapon

• Date: 1 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Group in front of offering shrine

At the temple, there was a shrine to burn incense and pray

• Date: 1 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Prayers to Guanlin

Prayer ribbons would be placed around the necks of these lions that lined the entrance to the temple.

• Date: 1 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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Entrance to the temple

This bridge connected the doorway to the temple. It was decorated for Chinese New Year.

• Date: 1 February 2009
• Photographer: msarich: gallery
• Location: Luoyang, China: gallery
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