[4K China] Walking In China's Earliest Buddhist Temple | White Horse Temple | China Walking Tour

📜[Intro] White Horse Temple (Chinese: 白马寺) is a Buddhist temple in Luoyang, Henan that, according to tradition, is the first Buddhist temple in China, having been first established in 68 AD under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the Eastern Han dynasty. The site is just outside the walls of the ancient Eastern Han capital, some 12–13 kilometres (7.5–8.1 mi) east of Luoyang in Henan Province. It is approximately 40 minutes by bus No. 56 from Luoyang railway station.The temple, although small in comparison to many others in China, is considered by most believers as "the cradle of Chinese Buddhism".The geographical landmarks to the south are Manghan mountain and Lucoche River. Here are several forms of the legends relating to the foundation and naming of the temple: Following Emperor Ming&dream vision about a Buddha who established Buddhism, two of Ming&emissaries departed to search for Buddhist scriptures. They encountered two Indian Buddhist monks in Central India and persuaded them to join them and return to China, bringing their book of Buddhist scriptures, relics and statues of Buddha with them on two white horses. Pleased with their arrival in China, the king built a temple in their honour and named it the White Horse Temple or Baima Temple, as an appreciation of the white horses that had carried the monks. The monks resided at the new temple and here they translated the Buddhist scriptures into the Chinese language. The Buddhist religion prospered from here and with...