Guangzong Temple (Mount Wutai)

Coordinates: 39°01′03″N 113°36′08″E / 39.017481°N 113.602348°E

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Guangzong Temple
广宗寺
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Chan Buddhism
Leadership	Shi Yanming (释演明)
Location
Location	Taihuai Town, Wutai County, Shanxi
Country	China
Shown within Shanxi
Geographic coordinates	39°01′03″N 113°36′08″E / 39.017481°N 113.602348°E / 39.017481; 113.602348
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Founder	Zhengde Emperor
Date established	1507
Completed	Qing dynasty (reconstruction)

Guangzong Temple (simplified Chinese: 广宗寺; traditional Chinese: 廣宗寺; pinyin: Guǎngzōng Sì), more commonly known as the Tongwadian (铜瓦殿; 銅瓦殿; Tóngwǎdiàn), is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Wutai, in Taihuai Town of Wutai County, Shanxi, China.^[1]^[2]

History

According to Records of Qingliang Mountain (清涼山志), the temple was first construction by Zhengde Emperor in 1507 under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and rebuilt in the following Qing dynasty (1644–1911).^[1]^[2]

Guangzong Temple has been inscribed as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area in 1983.^[1]^[2]

Architecture

Guangzong Temple occupies a total area 2,900-square-metre (31,000 sq ft) with 28 rooms and halls.^[1]

Main Hall

The Main Hall, also known as "Grand Buddha Hall", is divided into upper and lower storeys with double-eaves gable and hip roofs.^[1]^[2]

The upper storey enshrining the Three Saints of Hua-yan (华严三圣). In the middle is Sakyamuni, statues of Manjushri and Samantabhadra stand on the left and right sides of Sakyamuni's statue. The statues of Eighteen Arhats stand on both sides.^[1]^[2]

And the lower storey enshrining the Three Sages of the West (西方三圣), namely Guanyin, Amitabha and Mahasthamaprapta.^[1]^[2]

Stupa of Master Fazun

After the Parinirvana of Master Fazun (法尊), monks of Guangzong Temple elected a stupa for him. The stupa is 6-metre (20 ft) high.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Guangzong Temple on Mount Wutai". chinawts.com (in Chinese). 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 广宗寺 - 名寺古刹 - 五台山佛教. wutaishanfojiao.com (in Chinese). 28 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area

Chinese Buddhism

North

Beijing

Guangji Temple, Fayuan Temple, Lingguang Temple, Guanghua Temple, Tongjiao Temple, Yonghe Temple, Xihuang Temple

Tianjin

Temple of Great Compassion

Hebei

Shanxi

Mount Wutai	Xiantong Temple Tayuan Temple Pusading Shuxiang Temple Luohou Temple Jinge Temple Guangzong Temple Bishan Temple Shifang Temple Dailuoding Qixian Temple)

Northeast

Liaoning	Shenyang: (Banruo Temple, Ci'en Temple)
Jilin	Changchun: (Banruo Temple, Dizang Temple) Jilin City: Guanyin Ancient Temple
Heilongjiang	Harbin: Jile Temple

East

Shanghai

Jade Buddha Temple, Jing'an Temple, Longhua Temple, Chenxiang Pavilion, Yuanming Jiangtang

Jiangsu

Nanjing: (Linggu Temple, Qixia Temple)
Suzhou: (Xiyuan Temple, Hanshan Temple, Lingyanshan Temple)
Zhenjiang: (Jinshan Temple, Dinghui Temple)
Changshu: (Tianing Temple, Xingfu Temple)
Nantong: Guangjiao Temple
Yangzhou: (Daming Temple, Gaomin Temple)
Jurong: Longchang Temple

Zhejiang

Mount Putuo	Puji Temple Fayu Temple Huiji Temple

Anhui

Mount Jiuhua	Huacheng Temple Shrine of Living Buddha Baisui Palace Ganlu Temple Zhiyuan Temple Tiantai Temple Zhantanlin Huiju Temple Shangchan Temple

Shandong

Southeast

Jiangxi	Jiujiang: (Nengren Temple, Donglin Temple) Yongxiu County: Zhenru Temple Ji'an: Jingju Temple
Fujian	Fuzhou: (Yongquan Temple, Xichan Temple, Linyang Temple, Dizang Temple) Minhou County: Chongsheng Temple Xiamen: South Putuo Temple Putian: (Guanghua Temple, Cishou Temple, Guangxiao Temple) Fuqing: Wanfu Temple Quanzhou: Kaiyuan Temple Jinjiang: Longshan Temple (Jinjiang) Zhangzhou: Nanshan Temple Ningde: Huayan Temple

Changsha: (Lushan Temple, Kaifu Temple)

Mount Heng	Zhusheng Temple Fuyan Temple Nantai Temple Shangfeng Temple

Guangdong

Southwestern

Guangxi

Guiping: Xishi Temple

Chongqing

Sichuan

Chengdu: (Zhaojue Temple, Wenshu Temple, Baoguang Temple)
Leshan: Wuyou Temple

Mount Emei	Baoguo Temple (Mount Emei) Wannian Temple Hongchunping Temple Xixiang Chi Jinding

Guizhou

Guiyang: Hongfu Temple, Qianming Temple

Yunnan

Northwestern

Shaanxi	Xi'an: (Daci'en Temple, Daxingshan Temple, Wolong Temple, Guangren Temple, Xingjiao Temple, Xiangji Temple, Jingye Temple) Huyi District: Caotang Temple
Ningxia	Yinchuan: Haibao Pagoda Temple

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