Yuanming Jiangtang

Yuanming Jiangtang (simplified Chinese: 圆明讲堂; traditional Chinese: 圓明講堂; pinyin: Yuánmíng Jiǎngtáng; lit. 'Yuanming Lecture Room') is a Buddhist temple located in the Jing'an District of Shanghai.[1]

Yuanming Jiangtang
圆明讲堂
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectPure Land Buddhism
LeadershipShi Zhaocheng (释照诚)
Location
LocationJing'an District, Shanghai
CountryChina
Yuanming Jiangtang is located in Shanghai
Yuanming Jiangtang
Shown within Shanghai
Geographic coordinates31°13′28″N 121°26′40″E
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
FounderYuan Ying
Date established1934
Completed1934

History

Yuanming Jiangtang was built by first Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of China Yuan Ying in 1934, where he taught Pure Land Buddhism for almost ten years, and attracted large numbers of practitioners. The Yuanming Lengyan School (圆明楞严专宗学院) and Shanghai Yuanming Buddhist College (上海圆明佛学院) were established in 1945 and 1948 respectively. In 1958, the temple was used as a factory. During the ten-year Cultural Revolution the Red Guards had attacked the temple in 1966. The temple has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983. That same year, regular sutra lectures, meditation and other features of temple life were resumed.[2][3]

A Buddhist seminary was re-established in 1997. In 2000, with the Longhua Temple monastery as co-sponsor, a new combined seminary was established under the name of "Hualin Buddhist Seminary" (华林佛学院).

Architecture

The existing main buildings include the Shanmen, Yuanming Lecture Room, Hall of Guanyin, Memorial Hall of Yuan Ying, and Buddhist Texts Library.[3]

References
  1. 上海最重要的净土宗道场之一 圆明讲堂 [One of the Most Important Pure Land Buddhist Temple in Shanghai: Yuanming Jiangtang]. iFeng (in Chinese). 2011-11-23.
  2. 圆瑛大师与上海圆明讲堂 [Master Yuan Ying and Shanghai Yuanming Jiangtang]. iFeng (in Chinese). 2011-11-22.
  3. 上海圆明讲堂：中国近现代两代高僧驻锡地 [Residence of Two Generation of Prominent Monks: Shanghai Yuanming Jiangtang]. Tencent (in Chinese). 2015-04-16.
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