Hualin Temple (Guangzhou)

Hualin Temple
Main entrance
Traditional Chinese華林寺
Simplified Chinese华林寺
Literal meaningFlourishing Forest Temple
Temple of the Flowery Forest
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuálín Sì
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWaa⁴-Lam⁴ Zi²
Xilai Monastery
Traditional Chinese西來庵
Simplified Chinese西来庵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīlái Ān
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSai¹-Loi⁴ Am¹
Not to be confused with Guangzhou's Temple of the Five Genii, a former translation of the Temple of the Five Immortals.

Hualin Temple, also known as the Temple of the Five Hundred Genii or Gods, or Hualinsi Buddhist Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China.

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