The Yuxian temple, a very small temple, was firstly built in the Qing Dynasty. The hall is dedicated to the god of Universal Benevolence, which, in a unique sculpture seems to be praying for all the people in the world. At the low right of the temple, there is a newly built dining room for monks live there.
A story is told of a man who once came to Mountain Emei seeking a supernatural being answer on how to improve his life. An old man he met in the mountain told him: “It is unnecessary to visit a supernatural being looking for answers, instead try to live freely and pleasingly”. After the words, the old man disappeared and the man realized that the old man was indeed the supernatural being. He went back home content with the words. Consequently, people call the temple Yuxian temple, meaning a place where a man meets the supernatural being.
