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| Traditional Chinese | 漢族地區佛教全國重點寺院 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汉族地区佛教全国重点寺院 | ||||||
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National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area are national key ("important") Buddhist temples in areas traditionally associated with the Han Chinese in the People's Republic of China (excluding Inner Mongolia,Tibet,and Xinjiang). The list was originally released on 9 April 1983 by the State Council,and included 142 Buddhist temples,of which all in the original list are listed below. [1]
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Chinese Buddhism or Han Buddhism is a Chinese form of Mahayana Buddhism which has shaped Chinese culture in a wide variety of areas including art,politics,literature,philosophy,medicine and material culture. Chinese Buddhism is the largest institutionalized religion in Mainland China. Currently,there are an estimated 185 to 250 million Chinese Buddhists in the People's Republic of China It is also a major religion in Taiwan and among the Chinese Diaspora.
The Guanghua Temple,also known as the South Mountain Guanghua Temple (南山广寺),is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Mount Phoenix (凤凰山),about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Putian City,Fujian Province,People's Republic of China.
Vairocana is a cosmic buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Vairocana is often interpreted,in texts like the Avatamsaka Sutra,as the dharmakāya of the historical Gautama Buddha. In East Asian Buddhism,Vairocana is also seen as the embodiment of the Buddhist concept of śūnyatā. In the conception of the 5 Jinas of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism,Vairocana is at the centre and is considered a Primordial Buddha.
In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism,the Five Tathāgatas or Five Wisdom Tathāgatas,the Five Great Buddhas and the Five Jinas,are five Buddhas which are often venerated together. Various sources provide different names for these Buddhas,though the most common today are:Akshobhya,Ratnasambhava,Vairocana,Amitābha,and Amoghasiddhi.
Mount Jiuhua located in Chizhou,Anhui Province in China is an important Buddhist site and natural scenic spot. It is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China,one of the first batch of 5A level scenic spots in China,one of the first batch of natural and cultural heritage sites in China,and the main scenic spot of "two mountains and one lake" tourism development strategy in Anhui Province. The planned area of the scenic spot is 120 square kilometers,and the protected area is 174 square kilometers,which is composed of 11 scenic spots.
The Guoqing Temple is a Buddhist temple on Mount Tiantai,in Taizhou,Zhejiang Province,China. Originally built in 598 during the Sui Dynasty,and renovated during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor,the temple is located roughly 220 kilometres (140 mi) from the city of Hangzhou. It was the initial site for the creation of the Tiantai school of Mahayana Buddhism,founded by Zhiyi. The temple covers an area of some 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) and features 600 rooms in a total of 14 different halls,including the Grand Hall of Sakyamuni,the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats and the Hall of Monk Jigong. The exterior of the building features Chinese pagodas such as the Sui Pagoda,the Seven Buddha Pagoda,and the Memorial Pagoda of Monk Yi Xing.
Nanshan Temple is a Buddhist temple in the foothills of Mount Danxia (丹霞山) to the south of Zhangzhou City,Fujian Province,People's Republic of China. It is one of the most important Chinese Buddhism temples on the Chinese mainland.
Zhusheng Temple is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Mount Heng,in Nanyue District of Hengyang,Hunan,China. It was inscribed to the National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area's list in 1983.
Fuyan Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Heng,in Nanyue District of Hengyang,Hunan,China. It has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area in 1983.
Guangji Temple may refer to:
Guangji Temple is a Buddhist temple located on the southwest hillside of Mount Zhe,in Jinghu District of Wuhu,Anhui,China. Alongside Puji Temple,Nengren Temple and Jixiang Temple,Guangji Temple is known as one of the "Four Buddhist Temples in Wuhu". Guangji Temple has been praised as "Little Mount Jiuhua". Guangji Temple experienced expansion and repair for many times and now still maintain the basic architectural pattern of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911).
Dizang Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Nanguan District of Changchun,Jilin,China. Dizang Temple is named after Kṣitigarbha,one of the "Four Bodhisattva in Chinese Buddhism". The temple is a Bhikkhuni temple.
Caotang Temple is a Buddhist temple located on the north hillside of Mount Guifeng,in Huyi District of Xi'an,Shaanxi,China.
Huiji Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Putuo,in Zhoushan,Zhejiang,China. Huiji Temple is commonly called the temple on the Buddha Summit and it is the third largest Buddhist temple on Mount Putuo,after Puji Temple and Fayu Temple.
Zhusheng Temple,also known as Boyu'an,is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Mount Jizu,in Binchuan County,Yunnan.
Baoguo Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Emei,in Emeishan City,Sichuan,China. It is the site of the Buddhist Association of Mount Emei. The temple mainly enshrines Buddhist deities as well as deities of both Confucian and Taoism,which makes rarely seen temple of three religious.
Huayan Temple or Huayan Monastery is a Buddhist temple located in Datong,Shanxi,China.
Tiantai Temple,also known as the Temple of Ksitigarbha (地藏寺),is the highest Buddhist temple located on Mount Jiuhua,in Qingyang County,Anhui,China. It was first built in the Tang dynasty (618–907),and went through many changes and repairs through the following dynasties. Most of the present structures in the temple were repaired or built in the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).