Living quarters of the Lingyin monastery
Lingyin Temple (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin: Língy?n Sì) is a Buddhist temple of the Chan sect located north-west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The temple’s name is commonly literally translated as Temple of the Soul’s Retreat. It is one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China.
The monastery is the largest of several temples in the Wulin Mountains (???), which also features a large number of grottos and religious rock carvings, the most famous of which is the Feilai Feng (???; literally “the peak that flew hither”).