Huayan Temple (Meishan)
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| Huayan Temple | |
|---|---|
华严寺 | |
 Chinese New Years at Huayan temple. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Renshou, Meishan, Sichuan |
| Country | China |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Date established | Tang Dynasty |
| Completed | 1995 (reconstruction) |
Huayan Temple (华严寺) is a Chinese Mahayana Buddhist temple located in Renshou county, Meishan city, Sichuan, China, and was built in the Tang dynasty under the name of Chaojue Temple (超觉寺). Chaojue Temple was later named Kua-ao Temple (跨鳌寺).[1] After the Chinese Cultural Revolution the temple was reopened in March 1995 as Huayan Temple.[2] It is currently run by Master Shi Hongfa (释洪法).[3][4]
History
[edit]- Chaojue Temple was founded in the Tang dynasty.
- During the Qing dynasty it was still called Chaojue Temple.[5]
- It was later remained Kua-ao temple.
- It was reopened and renamed Huayan temple in March 1995.
- In 1998, multiple buildings were reconstructed including the prayer hall, hall of heaven, main hall, Guanyin hall, among others.
References
[edit]- ^ 四川省仁寿县地名录 （Sichuan sheng renshou xian diminglv. 1982.
- ^ "仁寿县华严寺—眉山市—四川寺院-佛教导航". www.fjdh.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "都江堰青城山泰安寺举行洪法大和尚升座法会". fo.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ 白, 雀庵 (13 January 2014). "四川眉山市佛教协会成立". 法音 the Voice of Dharma – via CNKI.
- ^ 馬, 百齡修; 魏, 崧; 鄭, 宗垣纂 (1838). 道光)仁壽縣新志八卷 Daoguang Renshou County New Records in 8 Volumes. pp. Volume 3 page 48.
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