Ancient temple of emblem state Mt.Huang in Anhui of China

Buddhist and Taoist temples believe in people of religion, retire from the world place that practise, temple Buddhist nunnery place that Buddhist cultivate one s moral character, the palace and temple is for the raising place of the wizard of Taoism. In the emblem state, the religion is an outside thing, the famous mountain monk takes more from ancient times ,Roam about all quarters preach personage, because emblem state with green hills and clear waters, so the foot lives here, or set up the temple, or build the view, the ancient Buddhist and Taoist temples of emblem state forming emblems and sending the building to combine with religious architecture.

There are the following characteristics in the ancient Buddhist and Taoist temples of emblem state:

1,Reflect the religious characteristic. The ancient Buddhist and Taoist temples of emblem state are like China and even religious places from all parts of the world, its religious characteristic is very strong, no matter the temple or palace and temple, according to the religious doctrine of different religions, or the building or mural painting, have strong religious color all without exception.

In having a temple of scale slightly, Mahavira Temple and Buddhism mural painting are indispensable, certainly, Sakyamuni, all arhats and statue are more indispensable. In the palace and temple, stove and Eight-Diagram Picture of making pills of immortality popularize very much, whether only size and exquisiteness of working have obvious differences or not.

Whether the temple and construction of the palace and temple totally accord with every requirement for teaching the religious doctrine, because of the limitations of ancient topography of emblem state, not exactly so.

2,Draw the thought of harmony between man and nature in emblem culture, pay attention to the harmony of people and environment. Site selection of the Buddhist and Taoist temples is mostly in order that water is separated by the peaceful and pleasant place of certain distance with the common customs society again near the mountain, it already accords with the emblem and sends the building to pay attention to the living environment to select site like this, pay attention to the thought of the harmony between man and nature, also accord with the requirement that the religion retires from the world.

3,Absorb emblems to send the style of the building. Though there are requirement and characteristic of the building of Buddhist and Taoist temples in the building of Buddhist and Taoist temples. But in the emblem state, these buildings will type the brand of the emblem portrait building unavoidably. Especially send the building in accordance with the topography and build, whitewash a wall architectural styles such as the wall of head of the horse of black pigment tile,etc. and building tactics in emblem, often adopted by the building of Buddhist and Taoist temples.