Jiangtian chan si 江天禪寺

Jiāngtiān chán sì 江天禪寺 Location: Other names: * Jīnshān sì 金山寺

First Founded

Lineage: Línjì zōng 臨濟宗 Status: Public (十方叢林)

Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom

Jiāngtiān chán sì 江天禪寺 is one of the most important Buddhist monastic centers and Chán temples in 20th and 21st century China.

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

In 1912 this monastery was the site of the "Invasion of Jīnshān 大鬧金山," in which Tàixū 太虛 and Rénshān 仁山 tried to establish a monastics school here to the chagrin of the people in charge of the monastery.

Personnel

Important Abbots

Notable Residents

• Cízhōu 慈舟 (1942 - 1954, 1994 - ??)

Temple Institution

Important Buildings or Artifacts

Associated Organizations and Groups

• Jīnshān Buddhist Seminar 金山佛學院 (1994 - 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. 162-164.
• Sū Zhèshēng 蘇浙生. Shénzhōu fójìng 神州佛鏡 (Buddhist Regions of Shénzhōu). Shanghai: Shanghai guji, 2003. Pp. 154-155.
• 金山江天寺小志 (1644-1911 稿本), from Dharma Drum's Temple Gazetteer Project.
• Entry for 江天禅寺 from Chinese Wikipedia.