Zhenru Temple (Jiangxi)
Buddhist temple in Yongxiu County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
The Zhenru Chan Temple (simplified Chinese: 真如禅寺; traditional Chinese: 真如禪寺; pinyin: Zhēnrú Chán Sì) is a Chan Buddhist temple located on the southwestern hillside of Mount Yunju in Yongxiu County, Jiangxi, China. Zhenru Chan Temple is the cradle of Caodong school in Chinese Buddhism. The temple has been burned down and rebuilt several times due to wars and fires. The present version was completed in the 1950s.
History
Tang dynasty
The Zhenru Temple was built between 806 and 810 during the mid-Tang dynasty (618–907) by monk Daorong, where he taught Chan Buddhism with his disciples Quanqing (全庆) and Quanhui (全悔) for almost 70 years. In the year 883 during the reign of Emperor Xizong, the local military governor Zhong Chuan (钟传) invited master Daoying (道膺) to the temple to preach Buddhism. The emperor bestowed a plaque inscribed with: 龙昌禅院 ("Longchang Chan Temple").
Yuan dynasty
In the late Yuan dynasty (1127–1368), a fire consumed the entire temple.
Ming dynasty
In 1592, in the 20th year of Wanli period in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Hongduan (洪断), the abbot of Wanfo Temple in Beijing, went to Mount Yuju to rebuild the temple. The empress dowager learned of the news and gave a bronze statue of Rocana and a set of Tripitaka to help the project.
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