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Jade Buddha Temple
The Yu Fo Si temple was founded in 1882 to house two white jade Buddhas brought from Burma the year before by a monk of Putuo Shan. Destroyed and then abandoned after the 1911, the temple buildings were reconstructed on the same site in 1918-28.
Now a monastery of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, the Jade Buddha Temple serves foreign tourists and local devotees in equal measures.
The Jade Buddha Temple is not famed for its architecture, which is very new and built in a standard Song Dynasty style, but the two Buddhashoused within. Both are made of white jade in Burma and depict Shakyamuni Buddha (the historical Buddha).
The most impressive of the two is the seated Buddha, 2 meters (6 feet 5 inches) tall, weighing 205 kg (452 lb) and decorated with semi-precious stones. The other statue is a serene and beautiful Reclining Buddha about 1 meter (3 feet 4 inches) long.
The temple contains Hall of Four Heavenly King, Grand Hall, abbot room, Jade Buddha Chamber and public restaurant. The Hall of Four Heavenly King has three scarlet gates which mean freeing yourself from worldly affairs in Buddhism. The hall enshrines Maitreya and Four Heavenly King who represent favorable circumstance. The Grand Hall contains the statues of Three Golden Buddha. In the central is the statue of Sakyamuni, the right Bhaisajyaguru and the left Amitabha. 
At the north entrance to the Grand Hall stands the statue of Avalokitevara with her two disciples on both sides. Jade Buddha Chamber enshrines sitting jade Buddha left by Hui Gen on the second floor. This jade Buddha is 1.92 high and 1 ton. On the both side of jade Buddha are cabinets which hold over 7,000 volumes of precious Buddhist scriptures. On the first floor is abbot room where a Sakyamuni portrait is hanged on the wall.
At the north entrance to the Grand Hall stands the statue of Avalokitevara with her two disciples on both sides. Jade Buddha Chamber enshrines sitting jade Buddha left by Hui Gen on the second floor. This jade Buddha is 1.92 high and 1 ton. On the both side of jade Buddha are cabinets which hold over 7,000 volumes of precious Buddhist scriptures. On the first floor is abbot room where a Sakyamuni portrait is hanged on the wall.
Another jade Buddha, a reclined Buddha, is in the west section of the temple. In 1989, a Singapore believer donated a reclined Buddha enshrined on the opposite side of the jade reclined Buddha.
The Jade Buddha Temple is famous for its two jade statues of Buddha. The temple attracts a numbers of visitors at home and abroad and also a must-see for tourists to Shanghai.
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