- Left: A white horse in an enclosure at the entrance to the White Horse Temple. Right: Horse that brought saints and scriptures to the location at the entrance.
- Established in AD 68 of the Eastern Han Dynasty, White Horse Temple is the first Buddhist temple in China with over 1900 years history.
- It is definitely a nice place to go sightseeing in Luoyang. Here, we introduce White Horse Temple in detail so that you will know why it is so glorious.
- From Longmen Grottoes, we took bus 53, then changed to 56 or 58 to reach White Horse temple. 2 hours in the temple visit should suffice.
- Over time, Buddhism reached Europe and the Americas, solidifying White Horse Temple’s status as a revered pilgrimage site for Buddhists worldwide.
- The white horse has become a sacred symbol, and Bach Ma (or white horse temple) has been known from that.
- Location: about 11 km (seven miles) east of Luoyang city When was the White Horse Temple Built: in the Year 68AD in Eastern Han Dynasty ( 25-220 ).
- The next year, the emperor ordered the construction of White Horse Temple three li west of the capital Luoyang, to remember the horse that carried back the sutras.
- In 1961, White Horse Temple was announced by the State Council of New China as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
- This temple was called the "Pi-ma-sai" meaning White Horse Temple" where 'pi' means "white", 'ma' means "Horse" and 'sai' or 'ssi' is "temple".
