Temple of Great Mercy

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The Hier Yuan大悲 院 ("Temple of Great Mercy") temple in Tianjin is an important Buddhist temple . The temple was built in 1669 of the Kangxi era in the Qing Dynasty . In it, the many-armed Guanyin , the goddess of mercy, is sacrificed, hence its name. It is located on Tianwei Lu Street in Hebei District .

It is one of the national focus temples of Buddhism in Han Chinese areas .

Coordinates: 39 ° 9 ′ 16 "  N , 117 ° 11 ′ 1"  E