Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t1.22

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Shuxiang Temple is built to pay respect to Manjusri. There is a huge Manjusri statue in it which is why the temple was named Shuxiang Temple. It was located in the southwest of Yanglin Street, Taihuai town. It was built during the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Yanyou period of Yuan Dynasty (1314-1320). Later, it was completely damaged in the fire. In Chenghua 23rd year of Ming Dynasty (1487), the temple was built again and in the Hongzhi ninth year (1496), a gigantic statue of Manjusri riding on a lion, which is nine metre high, was erected in the temple.