Bailin si 柏林寺

NOTE: Not to be confused with the larger Bǎilín Chán Temple 柏林禪寺 in Héběi 河北

Bǎilín sì 柏林寺 Location: Běijīng 北京, Eastern District 東城區, east of Yōnghé Temple 雍和宮 at #1 Xìlóu Hútóng 戲樓胡同 Other names:

First Founded 1347 (Zhìzhèng 至正 7)

Lineage: Status: Public (十方叢林)

Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom

Bǎilín sì 柏林寺 is one of the larger temples in Běijīng 北京.

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Personnel 2.1 Important Abbots 2.2 Notable Residents 3 Temple Institution 3.1 Important Buildings or Artifacts 3.2 Associated Organizations and Groups 4 Notes 5 References

History

Established during the Yúan 元 Dynasty, this temple was expanded to its largest dimensions during the Qīng 清 Dynasty. From its inception until the fall of the Qīng, the temple was used by Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhists.

After a brief revival under Táiyuán 台源 in the late 1920s, the temple shut down in 1931 after the Mukden Incident.

Personnel

Important Abbots

• Táiyuán 台源 (late 1920s - 1931)

Notable Residents

• Fǎfǎng 法舫 (1930 - 1931)
• Chángxǐng 常惺 (1930 - 1931)

Temple Institution

Important Buildings or Artifacts

Associated Organizations and Groups

• Bǎiín Institute 柏林教理院 (1930 -1931)
  • A branch of the World Buddhist Studies Center 世界佛學苑
• The periodical Fójiào pínglùn 佛教評論 was published here

Notes

References

• Chinese Wikipedia entry] for Bǎilín Temple 柏林寺, and the more extensive English entry.