Renshou Temple
Renshou Temple | |
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仁寿寺 | |
![]() Entrance of Renshou Temple. | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Sect | Chan Buddhism |
District | Chancheng District |
Prefecture | Foshan |
Province | Guangdong |
Location | |
Country | China |
Prefecture | Foshan |
Geographic coordinates | 23°02′21″N 113°07′11″E / 23.03917°N 113.11972°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Master Zongtang |
Date established | 1656 |
Renshou Temple (simplified Chinese: 仁寿寺; traditional Chinese: 仁壽寺; pinyin: Rénshòu Sì) is a Buddhist temple situated in downtown Foshan, Guangdong, China.[1]
History[edit]
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Renshou Temple was first built in the 13th year of Period Shunzhi (1656) in the Qing dynasty (1646–1911) by Chan master Zongtang (Chinese: 纵堂). In the 8th year of the age of Kangxi of Kangxi Emperor, namely AD 1669, monk Yulin (Chinese: 玉琳) rebuilt the shanmen. In the 1st year of Period Xianfeng (1851), monk Renji (Chinese: 仁机) reconstruction the temple.
In 1935, Li Peixian (Chinese: 李佩弦), a Chinese Tantric monk, donated property to establish the Ruyi Pagoda (Chinese: 如意宝塔), whose canonization ceremony was held by Venerable Master Hsu Yun in 1938.[2]
In 1952, it was taken as a granary by the newly founded Communist government. After the Cultural Revolution in 1982, Xu Yeping (Chinese: 许业萍) and other lay Buddhists donated money to rebuild the temple. Shi Dashan (Chinese: 释达善) was invited to serve as its abbot. On June 29, 1998, Renshou temple was officially opened to the public.
Architecture[edit]
Now the existing main buildings include the Shanmen, the Mahavira Hall and the Ruyi Pagoda. Ruyi Pagoda is a seven story octagonal pagoda which was inlaid with Tibetan tablets and plaques. There are more than ten porcelain Buddha statues inside the pagoda.[2]
List of abbot[edit]
- Zongtang (Chinese: 纵堂)
- Yulin (Chinese: 玉琳)
- Zhiyuan (Chinese: 祗园)
- Ciyun (Chinese: 慈云)
- Shi Dashan (Chinese: 释达善)
- Shi Mingsheng (Chinese: 释明生)[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Huang Biyun (2015-02-13). 仁寿寺工程进展顺利 新大雄宝殿今年开建. leju.com (in Chinese).
- ^ a b 仁寿寺改造提升项目顺利 新大雄宝殿今年开建. FSonline (in Chinese). 2015-02-13.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
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