Puzhao Temple

About This Attraction

Puzhao Temple is located to the west of the health center in Zancun Town, Hancheng City, Weinan City. It was built in the third year of Yuan Yanyou (1316). It is built at the southern end of the ancient fortress more than 10 meters high, overlooking the surrounding area. It is a landmark building of Hancheng during the Yuan Dynasty. Puzhao Temple, like Sima Qian's tomb, was built on the mountain. Its main building, the Mahavira Hall, dates back to the Yuan Dynasty. The Buddhist niches inside are of high artistic value. The hall houses five colored statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and disciples Ananda and Kasyapa, which were sculpted in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty Taiding Period (1326), as well as more than 130 caisson paintings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In addition to the Main Hall, there are also the Land God Temple, Guandi Temple, Jialan Hall, Dharma Protector Hall, Guanyin Cave, Zen Temple, etc. The appearance and window shape of the Main Hall look like a red yurt. The Buddha statues in the hall are exquisitely carved with clear lines, and the caisson on the upper part is painted with flowers, birds, insects, fish and figures, which are vivid and lifelike.