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This clay sculpture of the eleven-headed
Guanyin, in the Dule Temple in Jixian County, Tianjin
Municipality, is sixteen meters tall and was constructed in 954 AD, during
the Tang Dynasty.
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With many arms, this version of Buddha
can help all the people.
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This evil-looking creature is one of
Guanyin's guards.
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So is this guy.
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A lion-dog outside a temple in downtown
Tianjin.
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A close-up of the same lion-dog.
This is the female of the pair. You can tell because she is holding
down her cub.
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Lion-dogs at Dule Temple.
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Monks conducting a service in the Tianjin
temple.
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A monk at the temple in Tianjin.
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More of the monks at the Tianjin temple.
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This guy helps to protect
the Buddha in a Shanghai temple.
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So does this guy.
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This incense burner in Tianjin
is believed to have the power to cure relieve pain. These women are laying
their hands on it and then on the part of their bodies in need of relief.
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These worshippers are offering
sticks of incense at the Tianjin temple.
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