Putong Temple
Putong Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Deity | Linji school–Yangqi sect |
Leadership | Shi Yongxin |
Location | |
Location | Mount Yangqi, Shangli County, Jiangxi |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 27°50′12″N 113°53′48″E / 27.836674°N 113.8967°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Chinese architecture |
Founder | Chengguang ( |
Date established | 753 |
Completed | 1980s (reconstruction) |
Website | |
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Putong Temple (Chinese:
History
[edit]Tang dynasty
[edit]The temple was built as "Guangli Chan Temple" (广利
Song dynasty
[edit]During the ruling of Emperor Renzong (1023–1063) in the Song dynasty (960–1279), Yangqi Fanghui (杨岐
Ming dynasty
[edit]In 1374, at the dawn of Ming dynasty (1368–1644), monk Siguan (嗣观) restored the temple.[citation needed]
Qing dynasty
[edit]In 1736, in the 1st year of Qianlong period in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), monks of Putong Temple raised funds to renovated and refurbished the temple.
In 1826, five years after the coronation of Daoguang Emperor, heavy rainfall in the mountain caused a catastrophic flood, Putong Temple was struck by it. In 1844, the reconstruction project of the temple was launched. The reconstruction took 7 years, and lasted from 1844 to 1850.[citation needed]
People's Republic of China
[edit]On July 1, 1957, the Jiangxi Provincial Government inscribed the temple as a provincial level cultural heritage.
In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the ten-year Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards attacked the temple and the government forced monks to return to secular life.[citation needed]
After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the national policy of free religious belief, Putong Temple was reopened for worship on.[citation needed]
In February 2010, Huitong (
In June 2013, the Stupa of Chengguang and the Stupa of Zhenshu were listed among the seventh group of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangxi" by the State Council of China.[citation needed]
Architecture
[edit]Putong Temple occupies a building area of 1,200-square-metre (13,000 sq ft) and the total area including temple lands, forests and mountains is over 7,600-square-metre (82,000 sq ft). The existing main buildings of Putong Temple include the Shanmen, Four Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Maitreya, Hall of Guanyin, Hall of Guru, Buddhist Texts Library, Stupa of Chengguang, and Stupa of Zhenshu.[5]
Mahavira Hall
[edit]The Mahavira Hall has a single-eave gable and hip roof. It is 16-metre (52 ft) deep, 12-metre (39 ft) wide and 13-metre (43 ft) high. The hall enshrining the Three Sages of the West (
Stupa of Chengguang
[edit]The Stupa of Chengguang (
Stupa of Zhenshu
[edit]The Stupa of Zhenshu (甄叔
References
[edit]- ^ a b Zhang Yuhuan (2012), p. 231.
- ^ 杨岐
灯 盏明千古 学界 菁英云 集 萍乡共 探 杨岐宗 风. takungpao.com (in Chinese). 2016-11-29. - ^
江西 萍乡杨岐山 普通 寺 慧 通 长老圆寂 [Chan Master Huitong in Putong Temple passed away]. ifeng (in Chinese). 2012-04-13. - ^
少林寺 方丈 释永信 同意 兼任 杨岐宗祖 庭 普通 寺 住持 [Abbot of Shaolin Temple Shi Yongxin agreed to be the abbot of Putong Temple, Cradle of Yangqi sect]. chinanews.com (in Chinese). 2012-08-21. - ^ 图文:从新
余 到 萍乡 赣西风景独 好 . 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-11-11. - ^ a b
上 栗 县文物 保 护单位 目 录 (in Chinese (China)). Pingxiang People's Government. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
Bibliography
[edit]- Zhang Yuhuan (2012). "Cradle of Yangqi sect: Putong Temple in Pingxiang, Jiangxi" 《杨岐
宗祖 庭 寺 :萍乡普通 寺 》. 《图解中国 佛教 建 筑》 [Illustration of Buddhist Architecture in China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Contemporary China Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5154-0118-8.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)