The world's only two Buddha tooth relics are open to the public for just three weeks each year for veneration

The Lingguang Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple with a history of over 1200 years. It was originally built during the Tang Dynasty's Dali era (766 to 779 AD), initially named Longquan Temple. It was expanded during the Liao Dynasty and renamed Jueshan Temple in the Jin Dynasty. It was not until the fifteenth year of the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty, after a major renovation, that it was renamed Lingguang Temple, a name that has been used to this day. According to the late president of the Buddhist Association of China, Zhao Puchu, the Buddha tooth relic enshrined in Lingguang Temple is indeed one of the two remaining Buddha tooth relics after Buddha's nirvana, making it extremely precious. The current Buddha Tooth Relic Pagoda at Lingguang Temple is a magnificent and towering structure, reaching a height of 51 meters. It is an octagonal thirteen-story dense-eave pagoda style, with a white marble worship platform rising 2.7 meters above the ground. Inside the pagoda are seven levels of halls, where the Buddha tooth relic is enshrined within a golden pagoda. There are stone stairs outside leading up to the Buddha Tooth Relic Hall. The golden pagoda is made of pure gold, about one meter high, and weighs 135 kilograms. On June 25, 1964, a grand consecration ceremony was held, attended by Buddhist delegations from Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, and the then South Vietnam, along with Chinese Buddhist dignitaries. On November 22, 1998, the commemorative Dharma Transmission to the East 2000 Years Dharma Assembly and the China Buddhism 2000 Years Commemoration Conference were held in front of the Buddha Tooth Relic Pagoda at Lingguang Temple, further establishing Lingguang Temple as an important and influential monastery in the Chinese Buddhist community.