Английская Википедия:Hongfu Temple (Guiyang)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox religious building Hongfu Temple (Шаблон:Zh) is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Qianling, in Yunyan District of Guiyang, Guizhou, China. Hongfu Temple and Qixia Temple are collectively known as the "Two Attractions in Guiyang".

Name

"Hongfu" (Шаблон:Zh) in Chinese literally means developing Buddha's spirit and benefiting the mankind.

History

The temple was originally built in 1672, eleventh year of the Kangxi Emperor, by monk Chisong (Шаблон:Zh), under the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). After the passing away of Chisong, his disciple Zhai Mai (Шаблон:Zh) succeeded as the abbot. In 1739, in the 4th year of Qianlong period, the Qing government bestowed a set of Chinese Buddhist canon on the temple.

In 1929, Buddhist monk Guoyao (Шаблон:Zh) founded the "Guizhou Buddhist College" in the temple.

After the founding PRC, Master Huaiyi (Шаблон:Zh) served as abbot of Hongfu Temple. During the ten-year devastating Cultural Revolution, the temple was dilapidated with huge losses of the cultural relics and encountered massive destruction.

After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 1983, Hongfu Temple was designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China.

On July 28, 1987, the government transferred the management rights to the temple.

Architecture

Now the existing main buildings include the Shanmen, Four Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Guanyin, Hall of Maitreya, Buddhist Texts Library, and Pilu Pavilion (Шаблон:Zh).

Shanmen

Under the eaves of the Shanmen is a plaque with the Chinese characters "Hongfu Temple" written by the former president of the Buddhist Association of China Zhao Puchu. A pair of Chinese guardian lions stands on both sides of the Shanmen.

Bell tower

A biggest copper bell is stored in the Bell tower. The Шаблон:Convert copper bell was cast in 1469 during the mid-Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

Four Heavenly Kings Hall

Maitreya is enshrined in the Hall of Heavenly Kings. Four Heavenly Kings' statues are enshrined in the left and right side of the hall.

Hall of Guanyin

The statue of 32 Armed Guanyin is enshrined in the Hall of Guanyin, 32 arms represent 32 incarnation of Guanyin. At the back of Guanyin is a statue of Skanda.

Mahavira Hall

The Mahavira Hall enshrining the Three Saints of Hua-yan (Шаблон:Zh). In the middle is Sakyamuni, statues of Manjushri and Samantabhadra stand on the left and right sides of Sakyamuni's statue. In front of Sakyamuni stand Ananda and Kassapa Buddha on the left and right. The statues of Eighteen Arhats stand on both sides of the hall.

Jade Buddha Hall

The Jade Buddha Hall houses a sitting jade statue of Gautama Buddha, which is Шаблон:Convert high, Шаблон:Convert wide and weighting Шаблон:Convert. The statue came from Yangon, Myanmar.