Xishi Nunnery

Xishi Nunnery

Xishi Nunnery is a cultural tourism attraction.

Xishi Nunnery

First built in the third year of the Shunzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1646 AD), the nunnery houses the Mahavira Hall, Miaoxu Tower, Banching Pavilion, and the Relic Stupa, and is a key Buddhist temple in China.

Relics

The late Venerable Master Kuan Neng, former vice president of the Buddhist Association of China and former abbot of Xishi Nunnery, presided over Xishan Xishi Nunnery for decades, devoting herself to Buddhist practice, performing good deeds, and attaining profound spiritual attainment, earning deep respect from the public. After her passing in 1989, apart from the bodhi seed prayer beads she wore throughout her life, which remained un-melted under 1600-degree high temperatures with 48 beads intact, three sarira relics—the world’s first recorded relics of a bhikkhuni—were also produced, gaining widespread fame both domestically and internationally. Countless devotees now long to visit Xishan Xishi Nunnery, offer incense, and pay homage to the sacred relics.

Address: Located within the Xishan Scenic Area, Xishan Village, Xishan Town, Guiping City, Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Protected Area: The protected area includes the space within the drip line of the eaves surrounding the nunnery.

Construction Control Zone: The entire Xishan Scenic Area is designated as a construction control zone.