Huayan Hall Small 华严殿
The Huayan Hall is the fifth and final hall in the Lingyin Temple grounds. There are normally five halls built in a temple and like the third and fourth hall this one was also built very recently. There is actually little to distinguish the Huanyan Hall from the preceeding halls as they are all very similar. The difference is in what the halls host. By this time I was already sick of the temple. This reminded me of the time I visited the Forbidden City in Beijing where it was just one hall after the other. This was is similar but on a much smaller scale.
Small Cave at the Base of the Huayan Hall 华严殿
My friend was again breezing past the hall as she was probably more sick of the temple than I was and to think it was her first time in China. I’m no history buff either and I do like to see old structures such as these but I probably already had enough temples for a next few years. The fact that it is a newly rebuilt hall also helps lesssen my interest level in this temple. My advice to visitors, if you are no history buff, go through the halls quickly or you get bored quickly.
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