There are several institutions in China called Tiānníng Temple 天寧寺.
Chángzhōu Tiānníng Temple 常州天寧寺
Chángzhōu Tiānníng Temple 常州天寧寺
- Location: center of the city of Chángzhōu 常州, Jiāngsū 江蘇
- Other names: * Guāngfú sì 光福寺
- Tiānníng Chán Temple 天寧禪寺
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Chángzhōu Tiānníng Temple
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- First Founded Táng Dynasty 唐代, Yǒnghuī 永徽 Era (627-655)
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- Lineage: zōng 宗, pài 派, etc.
- Status: Public (十方叢林) or private (子孫廟)
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- Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom
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History
The Tiānníng Temple 天寧寺 in Chángzhōu 常州 was founded in the 7th century and continues to operate today. It was founded by Chan Master Fǎróng 法融 of the Ox-Head Chán school, and was known as Guāngfú Temple 光福寺 before the 12th century when it received its current name.
Personnel
Important Abbots
Notable Residents
- Yuányīng 圓瑛 and Yīngcí 應慈 studied here in the early years of the 1900s
- Chángxǐng 常惺 practiced here for a short time in the 1910s
Temple Institution
Important Buildings or Artifacts
- Tiānníng Jewel Pagoda 天寧寶塔
Associated Organizations and Groups
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Yángzhōu Tiānníng Temple 揚州天寧寺
NAME 漢字
- Location: Given as near as possible
- Other names: * Xiè sīkōng sì 謝司空寺
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- First Founded 385 C.E. (Eastern Jin 東晉 Dynasty)
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- Lineage: zōng 宗, pài 派, etc.
- Status: Public (十方叢林) or private (子孫廟)
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- Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom
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History
The Tiānníng Temple 天寧寺 in Yángzhōu 揚州 was founded in 385 CE during the Eastern Jin 東晉 Dynasty. It is no longer used as a temple, instead it plays host to a market and a small museum dedicated to Marco Polo.
Personnel
Important Abbots
Notable Residents
Temple Institution
Important Buildings or Artifacts
Associated Organizations and Groups
- The Universal Saṇgha Study Hall 普通僧學堂 was located here in the early years of the 1900s
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