Yonghe gong 雍和宮

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Yǒnghé gōng 雍和宮
  • Location: Běijīng 北京, Dōngchéng District 東城區, on the east side of Yǒnghé Street 雍和大街
  • Other names: In transliterated Tibetan: ?Gádān jìngqià lín 噶丹敬恰林
Yǒnghé Temple
  • First Founded 1744 (Qiánlóng 乾隆 9)
  • Lineage:
  • Status: Public (十方叢林)
  • Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom

Yǒnghé gōng 雍和宮 is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Bei3jing1 and one the most important such monasteries in Hán 漢 China.

Contents

History

Personnel

Important Abbots

Notable Residents

Temple Institution

Important Buildings or Artifacts

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. 44-52.
  • Official Chinese website for the temple.
  • Entry for 雍和宮 from Chinese Wikipedia.
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