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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Ep. 100:
The Temple of the Sleeping Dragon (8:05 min)

In the splendor that is Xi'an, Wolong Temple barely registers on most itineraries. Yet, it's called "the oldest temple in Shaanxi Province"! Let's take a look in this landmark 100th episode of--

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Ep. 098:
A Touch of Tibet in Old Chang'an (14:45)

Four days after returning from the first leg of my "Chinese Pilgrimage," I was standing in front of the Terracotta Army, one of China's highest-rated tourist destinations. In just three days we would visit this as well as four temples from my list. Come visit the first one in this episode of--

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Ep. 096:
The Temple of the Jade Buddha (5:38 min)

Jade Buddha Temple, the last temple I saw in Shanghai, is the home of several magnificent (you guessed it) jade Buddhas. Let's visit them in this episode of--

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Ep. 094:
Shanghai's Temple of Tranquility and Peace (8:56 min)

Check out the changes wrought at Shanghai's Jing'an Temple--the Temple of Tranquility and Peace--in the two-and-a-half short years between my visits in August of 2009 and again in January of 2012, in this episode of--

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Ep. 092:
Yuanming Lecture Hall (7:43 min)

When is a temple not a temple? When it's an office building in the parking lot of a hotel! You'll see what I mean when we visit the Yuanming Lecture Hall in this episode of--

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Ep. 090:
Shanghai's Temple of the Dragon Flower (9:07 min)

Come along with me and visit Longhua Temple, the largest ancient Buddhist temple in Shanghai, in this episode of--

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Ep. 088:
Shanghai's "Incense Pavilion" (7:32 min)

Shoving off from my digs in Beilun, I at last moved from this trip's first base to its second and last, a hotel in the Jing'an district of Shanghai, where I visited one of the most precious little temples I saw in all of China, the "Incense Pavilion." Join me in this episode of--

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Ep. 086:
Ningbo's Temple of Seven Pagodas (6:50 min)

Let's visit the new-but-lovely Qita Temple, the "Temple of Seven Pagodas," in central Ningbo, China, in this episode of--

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Ep. 084:
The Temple of King Ashoka (12:28 min)

Let's continue our day trip in the eastern outskirts of Ningbo, and visit Ayuwang Temple, said to possess an authentic relic of the Buddha's skull! For reals? Come along and find out in this episode of--

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Ep. 082:
Tiantong Temple, Chinese Fount of Japanese Soto Zen (8:04 min)

Two temples in (or near) the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province, in one day? Yes, please! We'll cover the first one in this episode of--

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Ep. 080:
Dharma Rain Temple (5:51 min)

Let's pay a visit to the temple the name of which has impressed me more than any other. If my karma ever results in my being allowed to found a temple of my own, it, too, will probably be called Fayu--"Dharma Rain." I'll explain in this episode of--

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Ep. 078:
Puji, Putuoshan's Primary Temple (9:09 min)

On the morning of my last full day on the island, I finally entered the gates of Puji, as we'll see in this episode of--

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Ep. 076:
The Temple of Aiding Wisdom on Putuo Shan (8:29 min)

Back in Episode 056 we visited the Nanhai Guanyin area of Putuoshan in Zhejiang Province. Let's continue that day's touring and drop in on Huiji Temple, the third of the 142 key temples I visited in China, in this episode of--

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