The Xumifushou Temple (Temple of Sumeru Happiness and Longevity) of Eight Outer Temples in Chengde, China
The Xumifushou Temple (Temple of Sumeru Happiness and Longevity) lies on the northern mountain of the Lion Gully in the northern Mountain Summer Resort in Chengde. It is also called "the Palace of Banchan". The "Xumi Mountain" is called ceremony in Tibetan and it means the auspicious living place. "Fushou" means "Lunbu" in Tibetan. The Xumifushou Temple means the temple is the place with a lot of blessedness and longevity. When Qianlong knew the 6th Banchan Lama - the political and religion leader of Tibet went to Beijing himself in order to celebrate Qianlong's 70th birthday, he felt very happy. So he selected the foot of northern Mountain Summer Resort in Chengde to build a Lama temple for the 6th Banchan Lama. This is the origin of the Xumifushou Temple.
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