Temple of Bright Filial Piety

South Gate to the Temple of Bright Filial Piety, Guāngxiào	The Temple of Bright Filial Piety was established during the Western Han Dynasty (207 BC-24 AD)	Guardian Lion - Guangxiao Temple	Fierce Guardian on the right side of the South Gate
Fierce Guardian on the left side of the South Gate	Gate of the Four Heavenly Kings, Guangxiao Temple	Budai, the Laughing Buddha - Gate of the Four Heavenly Kings, Guangxiao Temple	Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings, Guangxiao Temple - the colors don't match traditional imagery
广目天王 Four Heavenly Kings - serpent/west	多闻天王 Four Heavenly Kings - umbrella/north	持国天王 Four Heavenly Kings - lute/east	增长天王 Four Heavenly Kings - sword/south
Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings - north side	Incense Burner - Guangxiao Temple	On either side of the courtyard, the Bell and Towers - Guangxiao Si	Little Monk statue, Guangxiao Temple
Stone statues of little monks at Guangxiao Temple	Three remaining stories of the Western Iron Pagoda, Guangxiao Temple	Detail of the Western Iron Pagoda which dates back to the Five Dynasties Period, 967 AD	Octagonal 7-Story Yifa Pagoda, Guangxiao Temple
7-Story Pagoda, Guangxiao Temple	Yifa Pagoda - memorial to Hui Neng (638-713 AD)	Hui Neng was the famous Sixth Master of Zen Buddhism	The hair of Hui Neng may be buried under Yifa Pagoda
Carved stone bowl with dragons, Guangxiao Temple	Arcade, Guangxiao Temple - Temple of Bright Filial Piety	Guangxiao Temple, Guangzhou	Stone Lion - Temple of Bright Filial Piety
Garden of Guangxiao Temple	Mahavira Hall - the main temple of Guangxiaio	Roof detail with dragon, Mahavira Hall, Guangxiao Temple	Mahavira Hall, first built in 401 AD, Guangxiao Temple, with the Three Saints of Huayan
Śākyamuni Buddha flanked by two disciples	Mahavira Hall - Sakyamuni, the historic Buddha, Guangxiao Temple	Sakyamuni is often accompanied by Ananda, his attendant, or Maha Kashyapa, a disciple	Mahavira Hall - Sakyamuni Buddha and disciple/attendant
The Mahavira Hall houses 3 large Buddhas	The Mahavira Hall, Guangxiao Temple	On the left Mañjuśrī - Guardian of Wisdom	On the right, Visvabhadra - Guardian of the Law
Facing north in the Mahavira Hall, Guan Yin	Guan Yin, Guangxiao Temple	Guan Yin, Guangxiao Temple	A small Buddha, Guangxiao Temple
Koi Pond - Guangxiao. Temple	Sculpture of a monk releasing a carp into the pond	Statue of a snake sitting on a turtle, Guangxiao Temple	Zen garden with waterfall, Guangxiao Temple
Waterfall, Guangxiao Temple	Koi Pond - Temple of Bright Filial Piety, Guangzhou	Koi Pond - Temple of Bright Filial Piety, Guangzhou	Koi Pond - Temple of Bright Filial Piety, Guangzhou
Koi Pond - Temple of Bright Filial Piety, Guangzhou