Guangji si 廣濟寺

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This entry is for Guǎngjì Temple 廣濟寺 in Běijīng 北京, not in Wúhú 蕪湖.

Guǎngjì sì 廣濟寺 Location: Běijīng 北京, Xīchéng District 西城區, in the neighborhood of Fùchéng mén 阜城門 Other names: * Xi liúcūn sì 西劉村寺 Hóngcí guǎngjì sì 弘慈廣濟寺 (1457 - 1924)

Link to one representative picture of the temple

First Founded Jīn 金 Dynasty (1115-1234)

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Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom

Guǎngjì sì 廣濟寺 and a short statement about this temple.

Contents 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

This temple was founded as an ancestral temple for the Liú 劉 clan during the Jīn 金 Dynasty (1115-1234). It was renovated once during the Yuán 元 Dynasty (1279-1368). An excavation during the Jǐngtài 景泰 Years (1450-1456) of the Míng 明 Dynasty yielded a number of Buddhist artifacts in stone.

In 1457 a monk from Shanxi 山西, Shànhuì 善慧, and his disciple Yuánhóng 圓洪 rebuilt the temple and named in Hóngcí guǎngjì Temple 弘慈廣濟寺. The temple was renovated several more times over the following years. In 1466 (Chénghuà 成化 2), 1584 (Wànlì 萬曆 12), and 1694 (Kāngxī 康熙 33). Before the modern period they temple was destroyed by fires at least three times.

In the early Qīng 清, the monk Héngmíng 恒明 changed the lineage of this temple from Línjì Chán 臨濟禪 to Vinaya, and he established an ordination platform. This attracted the attention of the Emperor, and made this temple an important part of Buddhism in China.

The temple was renovated again in 1924 (Mínguó 民國 13), at which point the temple's name was officially shortened to Guǎngjì Temple 廣濟寺. In January 1934 a fired destroyed half of the temple complex, including many of the temple's rare treasures, such a Míng Dynasty copy of the Lotus Sūtra, a white sandalwood Buddha image that was a gift from foreign Buddhists, and a number of ritual implements made of jade. The temple was rebuilt the following year, and again in 1952 and 1972.

The Chinese Buddhist Association 中國佛教協會 was established here in 1955.

In 1983, this temple was designated an important location for Hàn 漢 Buddhism.

Personnel

Important Abbots

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Notable Residents

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Temple Institution

Important Buildings or Artifacts

• Guānyīn Hall 觀音殿
  • This hall contains a bronze image of Guānyīn that dates to the Yuán 元 Dynasty
• The Scripture Pavilion 藏經閣
  • Until 1964, this building housed a tooth-relic of the Buddha

Associated Organizations and Groups

• Headquarters of the Chinese Buddhist Association 中國佛教協會 (1953 - 1966; 1980 - present)

Notes

References

• Luó Zhéwén 羅哲文, et. al. Zhōngguó zhùmíng fójiào sìmiào 中國著名佛教寺廟 (Famous Buddhist Temples of China). Beijing: Zhongguo chengshi, 1995. Pp. 50-52.
• Sū Zhèshēng 蘇浙生. Shénzhōu fójìng 神州佛鏡 (Buddhist Regions of Shénzhōu). Shanghai: Shanghai guji, 2003. Pp. 121-123.
• Entry for 廣濟寺 from Chinese Wikipedia.