Famen Temple is located in Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in the Hengling period (AD 147-180), has a history of more than 1800 years, is famous for enshrined in the Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha finger bone relics, has the reputation of "the ancestor of Guanzhong Pagoda Temple", known as Asoka Temple in ancient times; Emperor Wen of Sui opened the emperor three years (AD 583) renamed "Chengshi Dojo", the first year of Tang Wude (AD 618) Gaozu Li Yuan named "Famen Temple", which is still used today. Since the fourth year of Xianqing (659 AD) Tang Gaozong first welcomed the Buddha's finger relics to the fifteenth year of Xiantong (874 AD) Tang Xizong returned the Buddha's finger relics, and the Tang Dynasty successively had Gaozong, Wuhou, Zhongzong, Suzong, Dezong, Xianzong, Yizong and Xizong eight emperors sent six greetings and two offerings to the Buddha finger relics of Famen Temple.

  Famen Temple because of the offering of the Buddha's finger relics and build the tower, because of the tower into the temple, from 1800 years ago "holy mound" to the Sui and Tang Dynasty to build the wooden tower, to the Ming Longqing three years (AD 1569) the wooden tower collapsed, Wanli 37 years (AD 1609) built eight sides of the octagonal thirteen brick tower. In 1981, it rained continuously, half of the pagoda collapsed, and after reporting to the central government for approval, in 1987, the Famen Temple was rebuilt in 1987, and four Buddha finger relics and 2,499 pieces of Tang national treasures reappeared in the world; In 1988, the original True Body Pagoda was rebuilt and completed, the Famen Temple was opened to the public, and in the same year, the Buddha The Buddha finger relics went to Thailand in 1994, South Korea in 2002, Taiwan in 2004, and Hong Kong in 2005.

Famen Temple by Liangqing, Chengguan, Jingyi three elders have been abbots, the existing area of 120 acres, the hall, the monk liao and other construction perfect, in 2006 was identified by the State Council as the national key cultural relics protection unit, in 2010, the State Bureau of Religious Affairs approved the establishment of "the only Chinese Department of higher Buddhist college in the northwest" Famen Temple Buddhist College", in 2014 the 27th World Buddhist Friendship Conference was successfully held in Famen Temple. The current abbot of the monastery and the dean of the Buddhist College are lenient and severe.