Nanputuo Temple 南普陀寺

Nanputuo Temple: Nánpǔtuó sì 南普陀寺

• Founded in the late-Tang as Sìzhōu Temple 泗洲寺
• Located in Xiàmén 廈門, Fújiàn 福建
• Lineage: Línjì 臨濟宗

History

By the Republican period Nanputuo Temple was already a major temple for the region. In 1924 under the leadership of the abbot Zhuǎnféng 轉逢 it was changed into a public monastery (shífāng cónglín 十方叢林) that welcomed visiting monks from all temples. The next year the Minnan Buddhist Seminary 閩南佛學院 was established on the grounds of the temple.

Gregory Adam Scott

Notable Abbots and Years of their Appointment

• 會泉 (1924 and 1936)
• 太虛 (1927 and 1930)
• 常惺 (1933)
• 覺斌 (1939)
• 廣心 (1946)

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