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==History== | ==History== | ||
| - | This temple was originally established as Qīxiá Vihāra 棲霞精舍 in Yǒngmíng 永明 7 of the Southern Qí 齊 (489 C.E.) Emperor Gāozǔ 高祖 (r. 650-684) changed its name to Gōngdé sì 功德寺. This temple went by a number of other names, but its current name was officially established in 1007 (Jǐngdé 景德 4). | + | This temple was originally established as Qīxiá Vihāra 棲霞精舍 in Yǒngmíng 永明 7 of the Southern Qí 齊 (489 C.E.). Emperor Gāozǔ 高祖 (r. 650-684) changed its name to Gōngdé sì 功德寺. This temple went by a number of other names during the Táng 唐 and Sòng 宋, but its current name was officially established in 1007 (Jǐngdé 景德 4). |
| - | Qīxiá Temple was destroyed during the Xiánfēng 咸豐 Era ([[1851]] - [[1862]]) by | + | Qīxiá Temple was destroyed during the Xiánfēng 咸豐 Era ([[1851]] - [[1862]]) by Tàipíng rebels, and it was not rebuilt until the very end of the Qīng 清 ([[1908]]/Guāngxù 光緒 34). This was only a partial reconstruction, however, and it was not returned to its former glory until the Republican period. This success of this later renovation was due in large part to the efforts of Zōngyǎng [[宗仰]], who arrived in [[1919]] in order to become the temple's first official abbot in over fifty years. Zōngyǎng brought with him a Línjì 臨濟 lineage from Jīnshān [[金山]]. |
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| + | During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre Nanjing Massacre] in [[1937]], over twenty-thousand people were evacuated to Qīxiá Temple. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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===Important Buildings or Artifacts=== | ===Important Buildings or Artifacts=== | ||
| - | * | + | * Qiānfó yán 千佛巖 (Thousand Buddhas Grotto) |
| + | ** Approximately 700 Buddhist images were carved into the cliffs immediately behind the monastery. Although the majority of these were (literally) defaced during the Cultural Revolution, most of the images survived in partial form. | ||
===Associated Organizations and Groups=== | ===Associated Organizations and Groups=== | ||
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Qīxiá sì 棲霞寺
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Qīxiá sì 棲霞寺 and a short statement about this temple.
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History
This temple was originally established as Qīxiá Vihāra 棲霞精舍 in Yǒngmíng 永明 7 of the Southern Qí 齊 (489 C.E.). Emperor Gāozǔ 高祖 (r. 650-684) changed its name to Gōngdé sì 功德寺. This temple went by a number of other names during the Táng 唐 and Sòng 宋, but its current name was officially established in 1007 (Jǐngdé 景德 4).
Qīxiá Temple was destroyed during the Xiánfēng 咸豐 Era (1851 - 1862) by Tàipíng rebels, and it was not rebuilt until the very end of the Qīng 清 (1908/Guāngxù 光緒 34). This was only a partial reconstruction, however, and it was not returned to its former glory until the Republican period. This success of this later renovation was due in large part to the efforts of Zōngyǎng 宗仰, who arrived in 1919 in order to become the temple's first official abbot in over fifty years. Zōngyǎng brought with him a Línjì 臨濟 lineage from Jīnshān 金山.
During the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, over twenty-thousand people were evacuated to Qīxiá Temple.
Personnel
Important Abbots
Notable Residents
Temple Institution
Important Buildings or Artifacts
- Qiānfó yán 千佛巖 (Thousand Buddhas Grotto)
- Approximately 700 Buddhist images were carved into the cliffs immediately behind the monastery. Although the majority of these were (literally) defaced during the Cultural Revolution, most of the images survived in partial form.
Associated Organizations and Groups
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. 160-161.
- Sū Zhèshēng 蘇浙生. Shénzhōu fójìng 神州佛鏡 (Buddhist Regions of Shénzhōu). Shanghai: Shanghai guji, 2003. Pp. 151-153.
- 棲霞山志 (Hong Kong, 1962), from Dharma Drum's Temple Gazetteer Project.
- Entry for 栖霞寺 from Chinese Wikipedia.