Located in the east of the Lama Temple in Dongcheng District, the Bailin Temple was built in 1347 and was hailed as one of the eight major temples in Beijing. From the south to the north, there are a total of five courtyards arranged neatly along a central axis, namely, the Shanmen (the main gate), the Hall of the Heavenly Kings, the Yuanjuxingjue Hall (the Hall of Perfect Fulfillment), the main hall (the Great Buddha's Hall) and the Hall of Vimalakirti. The central axis is flanked by side halls on the east and west sides. All the buildings were built on a tall stylobate made of bricks and woods. In front of the Shanmen stands a towering screen wall with delicate sculptures.

A huge horizontal tablet with Chinese characters “Wangubolin (may the temple remain as eternally as cedar forest does)” written by the Emperor Kangxi on his 60th birthday, was hang beneath the eaves of the main hall, which is the main building of the whole temple. Inside the main hall are statues of Buddhas of Three Periods and seven wooden Buddha statues with gold lacquer created in the Ming Dynasty. A bronze bell cast in 1707, the 46th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi used to be preserved in the east side hall. The 2.6 meters bell, with coiling dragons on top, was engraved with scriptures.

The most precious cultural relic of the temple were the China’s only woodblocks of the "Tibetan Dragon Sutra (the most complete encyclopedia of Buddhism in China)". These blocks are presently being preserved in Beijing’s Zhihua Temple. . The Buddhist classic sutras have been called "Zang" since the Tang Dynasty, and the "Long Zang" refers to the collection of Buddhist scriptures carved for the imperial family in the Qing Dynasty. This large-scale Buddhist scripture is a precious cultural relic for Chinese Buddhism.  It has collected an extensive spectrum of Buddhist works of eminent monks in ancient China. These blocks were made of premium pear wood and remain intact as they were printed for few times.