After the winds came through and cleared out the air, we did some sightseeing this past Thursday. We visited the Lama Temple at Yonghegong. “Beijing’s most spectacular place of worship is also the most famous Buddhist temple outside of Tibet. It has five main halls, as well as some stunning statuary.” (Top 10 Beijing, p. 16) And stunning architecture! Building work on the Yonghegong Temple started in 1694.
Exodus 20:1-6
And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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A few of the many shops lining the street to the Lama Temple
that sell incense. |
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| The entrance gate to the temple area |
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The beautiful entrance way to the temple area
after entering through the gate |
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| Entering the temple area |
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| Buddha worshipers |
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| Tourists spinning the prayer wheel |
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| Gift shop |
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| Gift shop |
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