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Message: <blockquote data-quote="akilar25" data-source="post: 9126463" data-attributes="member: 167921"> Famen Temple                                                                                                                       <img src="http://www.absolutechinatours.com/UploadFiles/ImageBase/0724e62090b011bb6f6aa22b82b32c98.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Famen Temple  is located in Famen Town 120km northwest of Xi'an.  Although this Temple is a far distance from the city, it is a  fascinating place with an intriguing history and it is worth making the  effort to get here. Legend has it that in 147 AD King Asoka of India traveled  throughout Asia, distributing Buddhist relics as atonement for his sins  and war like attitude. In China, he built this Temple and left the  fingers of Buddha to be enshrined here. Tang Dynasty Emperors revered  this sacred relic and regularly walked through the streets with the  fingers followed by a huge worshipping procession. The Tang Emperors  offered wonderful gifts to the fingers in an attempt to better their  predecessors' offerings. This legend was actually dismissed until 1981 when heavy  rains revealed the crypt, shrine and underground palace completely by  accident. The crypt contains the Buddha's fingers and gifts from the  Emperors. The site is still seen as an important place of pilgrimage for  Buddhists today. The museum here is excellent and containing various  objects from the Tang Dynasty including sacrificial offerings and royal  gifts.</blockquote>

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