The Buddhist Arts Gallery 佛教藝術館

The Museum of Buddhist Art houses twelve wall-mounted display cases and ten freestanding display cases. The current exhibition showcases Buddhist statues from the three main traditions, namely Mahayana, Vajrayana and Theravada.
佛教藝術館共有12個通體展櫃和10個獨立展櫃。現在展出的佛教塑像主題展,收藏了佛教三大語系漢傳佛教、藏傳佛教和南傳佛教的佛教塑像。

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The Mountain and Earth Deity Shrine 山神土地廟

While this shrine might not seem as magnificent as the other sacred places of Wutai Shan, it is still the most luxurious Tudigong shrine in North America. Traditional Tudigong shrines are often very small, with many having no building at all.
這個殿堂雖然比不上五台山的其他殿堂那麼宏偉,但是這個殿堂卻是北美最豪華的土地廟。因為傳統意義上的土地廟都非常小,很多幾乎都沒有建築。

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Eighty-Eight Buddha Surrounding the South Platform 八十八座佛塔繞南台

All of the eighty-eight stupas are seven-tiered structures, standing at around 3 meters in height, commonly referred to as “seven-tiered pagodas.” The bottom three tiers are hexagonal bases adorned with lotus relief carvings on all sides.
八十八佛塔都是七個層級,高度在3公尺左右,即世稱的「七級浮屠」。最下三層為六角形基座;基座上四面飾以蓮花浮雕

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The Seven Treasures Wish-Fulfilling Pagodas 七寶如意塔

At the top of the pagoda’s finial, there are 13 rings of “ornamental wheels” or “Dharma wheels.” The “ornamental wheel” is positioned in the middle section of the pagoda’s spire and is one of the most important components.
塔的寶剎上置13級環相輪,「相輪」居於塔剎的中段,它是塔剎的剎身中最重要的組成部分

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