Huiju Temple

Huiju Temple
慧居寺
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Chan Buddhism
Leadership	Shi Daci (释大慈)
Location
Location	Mount Jiuhua, Qingyang County, Anhui
Country	China
Geographic coordinates	30°28′27″N 117°49′20″E
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Date established	Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Completed	1982 (reconstruction)
Website
www.huijusi.com

Huiju Temple (Chinese: 慧居寺; pinyin: Huìjū Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on the slope of Mount Jiuhua in Qingyang County, Anhui, China.

History

The original temple was first established as "Huiqing'an" (慧庆庵) in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), which was the last feudal dynasty in China, the modern temple was founded in 1938 by abbot Puming (普明) and initially called "Huiju Chan Temple" (慧居禅寺).

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Qingyang High School relocated to here and the temple was used as its campus.

After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 1982, the local government restored and refurbished the temple. In the following year, Huiju Temple was inscribed as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China.

In 1986, Wuchan (悟禅) was proposed as the new abbot of the temple. He supervised the reconstruction of Shanmen, Hall of Skanda, Hall of Guru, and Buddhist Texts Library.

Architecture

The complex include the following halls: Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, Hall of Guanyin, Bell tower, Drum tower, Hall of Guru, Dharma Hall, Buddhist Texts Library, etc.

Mahavira Hall

The Mahavira Hall is 12-metre (39 ft) long, 15-metre (49 ft) wide and 10-metre (33 ft) high. The hall enshrining the Three-Life Buddha, namely Sakyamuni, Amitabha and Bhaisajyaguru. In front of Sakyamuni stand Manjushri and Samantabhadra on the left and right.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)