Tianning si 天寧寺

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There are several institutions in China called Tiānníng Temple 天寧寺.

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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
Chángzhōu Tiānníng Temple
  • First Founded Táng Dynasty 唐代, Yǒnghuī 永徽 Era (627-655)
  • Lineage: zōng 宗, pài 派, etc.
  • Status: Public (十方叢林) or private (子孫廟)
  • Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom

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

Notes


References

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
  • First Founded 385 C.E. (Eastern Jin 東晉 Dynasty)
  • Lineage: zōng 宗, pài 派, etc.
  • Status: Public (十方叢林) or private (子孫廟)
  • Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom

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

Notes


References

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