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Tianmenshan Temple

Buddhist temple in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China

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History

Tianmenshan Temple was built during the Tang dynasty (AD 870), and it was named "Lingquan Temple" (靈泉院). During the Republic of China, it was destroyed by war. After 1949, the local government rebuilt the temple. On June 8, 2009, one of the Gautama Buddha's Śarīra was stored in here.

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