Английская Википедия:Chongshan Temple (Shanxi)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox religious building Chongshan Temple (Шаблон:Zh) is a Buddhist temple located in Yingze District of Taiyuan, Shanxi.Шаблон:Sfnb[1] It is the headquarters of the Buddhist Association of Shanxi.

History

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The Hall of Great Compassion at Chongshan Temple.

Tang dynasty

The original temple dates back to the Tang dynasty (618–907). It initially called "White Horse Temple" (Шаблон:Zh) and later became "Yanshou Temple" (Шаблон:Zh) and "Zongshan Temple" (Шаблон:Zh). The current name dates to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).Шаблон:Sfnb[1][2]

Ming dynasty

In 1381, in the 14th year of Hongwu period (1368–1398) in the Ming dynasty, Zhu Gang (Шаблон:Zh), the third son of Hongwu Emperor, expanded the temple on its ruins in memory of his mother.Шаблон:Sfnb[1][2]

Qing dynasty

In 1864, in the reign of Tongzhi Emperor (1862–1874) in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), a disastrous fire destroyed most of its buildings with only the Hall of Great Compassion remaining.[2]

In 1881, under the rule of Guangxu Emperor (1875–1908), Zhang Zhidong, the then provincial governor of Shanxi, established a Confucious temple on the ruins.

People's Republic of China

Chongshan Temple has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983.

On March 5, 2013, it was listed among the seventh batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shanxi" by the State Council of China.

Architecture

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Thousand-armed and bowls Manjusri at the Hall of Great Compassion.

The temple occupies a total area of Шаблон:Convert. Now the existing main buildings include Shanmen, Bell tower, Drum tower, Mahavira Hall and Hall of Great Compassion.Шаблон:Sfnb

Hall of Great Compassion

The Hall of Great Compassion is seven rooms wide and four rooms deep with double eaves gable and hip roofs. It still preserves the structural and architectural style in the Ming dynasty. In the middle of the hall placed the statue of Thousand-armed and eyed Guanyin with statues of Thousand-armed and bowls Manjusri and Samantabhadra stand on the left and right sides. The statues were made in the Hongwu period of the Ming dynasty. Each of them is Шаблон:Convert high.[3]

National Treasures

Chinese guardian lions

A pair of Chinese guardian lions stands on both sides of the Shanmen. They were cast in 1391, in the 24th year of Hongwu period (1368–1398) in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).[3]

Ming dynasty bell

An iron bell hanging on the Bell tower. It is Шаблон:Convert high and weighting Шаблон:Convert. Its outside diameter is Шаблон:Convert. It was cast in 1506, in the Zhengde period (1506–1521) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).[3]

References

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Bibliography

Шаблон:National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area