. ▁She ▁notes ▁that ▁they ▁" ill ustr ate ▁the ▁acc ret ion ▁of ▁legend ▁around ▁this ▁particular ▁Buddh ist ▁site ". ▁ ▁The ▁Hall ▁of ▁Script ures ▁has ▁a ▁double ▁wall ▁behind ▁it ▁and ▁is ▁forty ▁metres ▁long , ▁twenty ▁metres ▁high . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁major ▁national ▁historical ▁and ▁cultural ▁sites ▁and ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Review ▁reported ▁that ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes ▁of ▁ancient ▁Buddh ist ▁script ures ▁surv ived ▁in ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁worship , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁re - open ed ▁after ▁a ▁major ▁rest oration ▁which ▁aim ed ▁to ▁promote ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁do z ens ▁of ▁Buddh ist ▁master s ▁bl essed ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁which ▁attended , ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁gather ing ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁temple ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁statue ▁and ▁its ▁hall ▁ ▁The ▁temple ' s ▁huge ▁statue ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁cl ay ▁on ▁a ▁wooden ▁frame ▁and ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁G aut ama ▁Bud d ha ' s ▁att ain ment ▁of ▁n ir v ana , ▁with ▁his ▁ten ▁dis ci ples ▁standing ▁behind ▁him . ▁It ▁is ▁largely ▁un alter ed ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁X ia ▁( 1 0 3