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Situated under the Luhua Peak in Taibai Mountains, Asoka Temple is 19 kilometers
to the east of Ningbo and is one of the "China Five Buddhist Mountains".
The temple was built in 282 AD and is over 1700 years old. It plays an important
role in the cultural exchanges between China and Japan and is especially
famous both at home and abroad for the Buddhist treasure: a bone from the
top of Sakyamuni's head, which is kept as a relic here. The temple consists
of over 600 rooms including Grand Buddha Hall and the Hall of Stupa, and
occupies 80,000 square meters. |
