Dabei Buddhist Monastery was once famous for holding a skull of relic of Xuanzang in ancient times, however, the relic was offered to India in 1956 allegedly from the Dalai Lama. Now the relic is kept in the Patna museum. From then on, Great Compassion monastery takes place of Xuanzang Master and become the worship place of the Buddhist.

Dabei Buddhist Monastery consists of two sections - old monastery and new monastery. The old monastery in the west yard refers to three great halls which was start off within the beginning of Qing Dynasty, and was renovated within the eighth ruling year of Kangxi Emperor in Qing Dynasty. The new monastery in the east yard lies the Daxiong Palace and inside it resides a statue of Sakyamuni that weighs 6 tons and stands at a height of 7 feet. On the lotus base of this statue 9,999 Buddha statues are intricately carved.

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