Introduction to Xiangji Archway: Xiangji Temple, as the ancestral home of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism, was as famous as Xuanzhong Temple in Shibishan, Shanxi at that time. Pure Land Sect spread from Tianzhu to China during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was founded in Huiyuan, Mount Lu. According to legend, the famous monk Huiyuan and eighteen eminent sages formed the Lotus Society, or White Lotus Society, and practiced Pure Land together. Therefore, Pure Land Sect is also called "Lian Sect" or "Lian Sect". White Lotus Sect". Following its prosperity in the Northern Wei Dynasty, from Master Luan of Wutai County and Master Daochuo of Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty, to Master Guangming Shandao of Chang'an, their great successes became the sect's style. Therefore, people believe that the actual founder of the Pure Land Sect is Shandao and respect him as the sect. Second ancestor. The Pure Land Sect advocates reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha and then being reborn in the Pure Land of the West. "Amitabha" is Sanskrit, which means infinite light, infinite life, infinite wisdom, virtue, wisdom, etc. Pure Land Sect achieved rapid development in the Tang Dynasty. After the mid-Tang Dynasty, it became widely popular in all walks of life.
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