Brief introduction of Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple History of Jade Buddha Temple

Brief introduction of Jade Buddha Temple:

Located at the intersection of Anyuan and Jiangning on the north side of Shanghai. Built in 19 18, it is a hall building imitating the Song Dynasty, with strict layout, harmonious structure and magnificent momentum. On the central axis of the temple, there are Heavenly King Hall, Daxiong Hall and Jade Buddha Building (abbot's room) in turn, and there are reclining Buddha Hall, Guanyin Hall, bronze Buddha Hall and Zhaitang on the left and right sides.

The Jade Buddha Temple was rebuilt on Anyuan Road 170 today. The structure of the temple follows the architectural style of the Song Dynasty and is very spectacular. The whole temple is composed of buildings such as Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Lying Buddha Hall and Jade Buddha Building. Jade Buddha Temple is the home of monks and nuns, and it is also in the temple of Shanghai Buddhist College, where incense is constantly burning all day. There are many ancient statues, paintings, a complete set of inscriptions of the Tripitaka in the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1870) and more than 7,000 other Buddhist scriptures in the temple, which is a relatively complete Tibetan scripture in China. There is a legal department and a vegetarian restaurant in the temple, which can be bought and tasted by believers and tourists.

history

1882, in the eighth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Master Huigen of Putuo Mountain stopped to worship Buddha in Emei, Tibet, India and Myanmar five times. Under the sponsorship of local overseas Chinese, he carved five jade buddhas. Please go back to Putuo Mountain. When passing through Shanghai, there will be a sitting Buddha and a reclining Buddha, that is, a temple named Jade Buddha Temple will be built in jiangwan town.

The earliest Jade Buddha Temple was built at 1900 Wusong Jiangwan Station, and was presided over by Master Zhao Ben, a disciple of Master Huigen. After the Revolution of 1911, the temple was destroyed by fire, and only the Jade Buddha survived. Sheng Xuanhuai Shebiangen Road (now Wei 'an Road) Villa was once used as a temple dedicated to jade buddhas.

19 18, the Buddhist temple was destroyed by fire, so it was rebuilt at its current site. The new temple was renamed Jade Buddha Temple.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Jade Buddha Temple was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit, and the state allocated funds for maintenance many times.

1963 65438+1On October 8th, Premier Zhou Enlai personally accompanied Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mrs. bandaranaike to the Jade Buddha Temple to attend the memorial service to commemorate the 64th birthday of former Sri Lankan Prime Minister bandaranaike. Premier Zhou had a cordial conversation with the monks and listened to the briefing, saying, "This temple is very good. It must be managed and protected. "

During the "Cultural Revolution", under the protection of the Municipal Party Committee, governments at all levels, relevant units, cadres and the masses and monks in the temple worked together to make the whole temple building well preserved, and the Buddhist statues and instruments were safe and sound. The two jade buddhas are intact, and all Buddhist activities have stopped. However, several monks in the temple make a living by pasting paper boxes every day.

1976 and 10 months later, in order to implement the policy of freedom of religious belief, the Jade Buddha Temple was reopened as a venue for Buddhist activities, and the "Jade Buddha Temple Management Committee" was established. Wandering monks returned to the temple one after another. The government also allocated funds to repair temples that were in disrepair. Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Jade Buddha Temple has been in charge of itself, and the Buddhist community in Shanghai has promoted abbots and supervisors according to the temple system.

1979, the true Zen master became the abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple, and the Buddhist ten-square jungle system was restored. In order to manage the temple well, the monks of the Jade Buddha Temple also set up a temple service agency to manage the affairs in the temple and gradually carry out Buddhist activities.

Since 198 1, various Buddhist laws have been resumed.

Starting from 1984, the Seventh Fa Conference of Huayan Sect is held every spring, which is very popular among Buddhist friends.

1985, the abbot Zen Master presided over the Jade Buddha Temple and held a grand lecture ceremony. At present, there are more than 100 monks in the Jade Buddha Temple, distributed in