Qualla: Qifo Temple https://qualla.com/qifo-temple en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/b/v/qifo-temple-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Qifo Temple https://qualla.com/qifo-temple Qifo Temple: Introduction https://qualla.com/qifo-temple/ Photo credit Angus Cepkae, CC BY-SA 3.0. Seven jade statues of the Buddha glow faintly in the Qifo Hall, each one carved from stone brought from Myanmar. Seven is not a casual number here. Qifo means Seven Buddhas, and the temple is dedicated to all seven Buddhas recognized in Theravada tradition -- not just the historical Shakyamuni, but his six predecessors across cosmic ages stretching back beyond human reckoning. The concept collapses time: in this hall, the past and present Buddhas stand together as though the eons between them were nothing.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/b/v/qifo-temple-wp/wwbv-qifo-temple-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Qifo Temple: From Song Dynasty to Ruin https://qualla.com/qifo-temple/ Photo credit Angus Cepkae, CC BY-SA 3.0. Qifo Temple was first constructed during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), making it one of the younger temples in the Mount Wutai complex by local standards. It was rebuilt in 1466 during the Chenghua period of the Ming dynasty, and again in 1734 during the Yongzheng period ...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/b/v/qifo-temple-wp/wwbv-qifo-temple-from-song-dynasty-to-ruin.mp3 0:06 2 full Qifo Temple: Resurrection by Two Monks https://qualla.com/qifo-temple/ Photo credit Angus Cepka, CC BY-SA 3.0. In 1991, two monks named Zhengti and Bentong began the work of rebuilding Qifo Temple from nothing. Over the following years, they oversaw the construction of a Mahavira Hall, a Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, the Qifo Hall itself, a Three Saints Hall, a Hall of the Guru, a Hall of ...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/b/v/qifo-temple-wp/wwbv-qifo-temple-resurrection-by-two-monks.mp3 0:06 3 full Qifo Temple: The Mountain's Tallest Marble Tower https://qualla.com/qifo-temple/ Photo credit Angus Cepkae, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Qifo Tower stands 22 meters high, built entirely of white marble, making it the tallest white marble structure on Mount Wutai. Hexagonal in plan with seven stories, the tower is composed of a pagoda base, a sumeru throne, and a dense-eaved body carved with lotuses, flowers, a...

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