Wannian Temple (Mount Emei)

Wannian Temple
万年寺
The shanmen at Wannian Temple.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectChan Buddhism
Location
LocationMount Emei, Emeishan City, Sichuan
CountryChina
Shown within Sichuan
Geographic coordinates29°35′04″N 103°23′27″E / 29.584386°N 103.390953°E / 29.584386; 103.390953
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
FounderHuichi (慧持)
Date established397401
Completed1954 (reconstruction)

Wannian Temple (simplified Chinese: 万年寺; traditional Chinese: 萬年寺; pinyin: Wànnián Sì; lit. 'Ten Thousand Year Temple') is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Camel Mountain Range of Mount Emei, in Emeishan City, Sichuan, China. It is one of the six earliest Buddhist temples on Mount Emei. The temple is situated at the foot of Camel Mountain Range, facing the Daping Temple (大坪寺; 'Flat Ground Temple'), Niuxin Temple (牛心寺; 'Cattle Heart Temple'), Shisun Summit (石笋峰; 'Stalagmite Summit') and Bomeng Summit (钵孟峰) in the front. Wannian Temple is known not only for the bronze statue of Samantabhadra, but also for the Beamless Brick Hall.