Introduction to the Temple of the Flesh: Located in Shenguang Ridge, it is a national key temple and a cultural protection unit of Anhui Province. The Flesh Body Hall was first built in the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally a three-story stone pagoda for the burial of Ksitigarbha's flesh body. It is commonly known as the Flesh Body Tower, also known as the "Ksitigarbha Tomb". In the Song Dynasty, the pagoda courtyard was built, and in the Ming Dynasty, a palace was built in the pagoda courtyard to protect the pagoda. It was grand in scale and was repaired in subsequent dynasties. Go down 99 stone steps from the north of the Body Hall to the "centering platform". There are pavilions and corridors under the centering platform that lead directly to the Ksitigarbha Hall. In the middle of the Ksitigarbha Hall is a giant bronze statue of Ksitigarbha, and on the left side is the body of Ciming. In front of the Ksitigarbha Hall is the Maitreya Hall, and the huge gate in front of the Maitreya Hall is the largest gate of any Buddhist temple in the mountain.

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