Famen Temple, Buddhist temple in Fufeng County, China

Famen Temple is a Buddhist temple in Famen Town, Fufeng County, Shaanxi, 120 km west of Xi'an. Its central axis runs from the mountain gate and front hall to the True Relic Pagoda and the Mahavira Hall behind it. The pagoda is a 13-storey brick reconstruction on a reinforced-concrete frame, and the underground palace is lined with white marble and limestone slabs.

The complex was founded during the Eastern Han Dynasty in the third century and grew into an important pilgrimage site. It reached its greatest importance during the Tang Dynasty when it received royal support and became a repository for sacred relics.

The name Famen means "gateway to the Buddhist teachings." The temple's name was fixed in 625, when Emperor Gaozu of Tang ordered it built under that name. In 1988 the Famen Temple Museum opened beside the monastery, and the finger relic is now enshrined in the Heshi Dagoba. The monastery itself is managed by the Buddhist community, separately from the surrounding cultural scenic area.

The temple opens daily in the morning and closes in the early evening, with a single ticket granting access to all areas. Shuttle buses from Xian provide direct connection to the complex, and a visit typically takes several hours.

An underground chamber was discovered in the late 1980s and held hundreds of treasures in gold, silver, pearls, and jade. The finds also included finger sariras that had been hidden for centuries and are now displayed in the museum.