In Beijing West Temple Guangji Temple, behind Daxiong Hall, there are three Buddha statues. Does anyone know who those three Buddha statues are? Especially the one on the left?

The main hall of Guangji Temple in Beijing is dedicated to Buddha III. Pharmacists Tathagata, Middle Sakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha.

Behind the Ursa Major Hall is the Tong Yuan Hall, where Guanyin Bodhisattva is enshrined. Because Guanyin Bodhisattva is vast and complete, she hears the sound of salvation and has round ears, so she says: round.

On the main seat of the temple is a statue of Guanyin, a saint of great mercy and compassion. In the west, there is a statue of Free Bodhisattva, a bronze official in Yuan Dynasty, and in the east, there is a statue of Duoluo Bodhisattva in Ming Dynasty, which is called Tara by Tibetan Buddhism. On the east wall of this temple, there is a red memorial tablet for the feast of Pufo, which is used to pray for believers to eliminate disasters, solve problems and Pufo. On the west wall, there is a yellow memorial tablet for the dead to cross over.

1On June 3rd, 953, the Chinese Buddhist Association was established in Beijing, and its meeting place was Guangji Temple. Since then, Guangji Temple has become the center of Buddhism in China, and it is the place that Buddhist believers all over the country yearn for. Over the years, Buddhist leaders and delegations from various countries have visited Guangji Temple in an endless stream, which has brought the friendship of Buddhist circles from various countries and made Guangji Temple play an important role in promoting China's civil friendly diplomacy.

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Guangji Temple was founded in the Jin Dynasty, formerly known as Xiliu Village Temple. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed Hongji Temple, and the abbot was Master Wan Xiu. Next to the temple, there is the Song Wan Old Man Tower. In this temple, the Zen master wrote more than 20 masterpieces, including the famous Record of Calm, and put them into the world. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Guangji Temple was destroyed by war.

After the founding of New China, 1952 was completely renovated with government funds under the kind care of the people's government.

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