Fahai Temple
is located in Luoshan, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.
Fahai Temple was founded in the second year of Kaiyun (945) of the Later Jin Dynasty in the Five Dynasties. It was first named "Xingfuyuan" and was renamed during the Xiangfu reign of Dazhong in the Song Dynasty (1008-1016). For more than a thousand years, the temple has experienced vicissitudes of life, ups and downs. In the seventh year of Song Zhenghe's reign (1117), it was converted into a Taoist temple and was called "Shenxiao Palace". Soon thereafter, it was restored as a Buddhist temple. In the Ming Dynasty, the temple was once occupied by powerful people as a private villa. It was not until the Wanli period that the old view was restored. After that, it was occupied by lay people for a long time. It was not until 1928, when Master Yuanying presided over Xuefeng Chongsheng Temple, that Fahai Temple was taken back and rebuilt as Xuefeng lower courtyard. In 1948, the loyal monk founded "Fahai Middle School" to recruit poor out-of-school teenagers and cultivate a group of talents for the society. After the founding of New China, the Buddhist Associations of Fujian Province and Fuzhou City were located in the temple. During the "Cultural Revolution", except for the palace buildings, all the furnishings such as Buddha statues were destroyed, and the houses were occupied by factories, institutions, etc. After 1976, religious policies were implemented and the temple was returned to the Buddhist community and renovated.
The main buildings of Fahai Temple are the mountain gate, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Dabei Pavilion, Honghua Building, guest rooms, etc.
Yongquan Temple
It is located in Gushan, the eastern suburb of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.
According to Huang Ren's "Gushan Zhi" of the Qing Dynasty, Yongquan Temple "was first a pond". In the second year of Kaiping (908) after the Five Dynasties, Liang filled in the pond and built the temple. When the temple was built, spring water gushed out from a valley in front of the temple, hence the name Yongquan Temple. In the second year of Xianping of the Song Dynasty (999), Emperor Zhenzong granted him the title of "Gushan Baifeng Yongquan Temple". In the fifth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1407), Emperor Chengzu named it "Yongquan Temple". It was destroyed by fire twice in the sixth year of Yongle (1408) and the twenty-first year of Jiajing (1542), leaving very few buildings in the temple. It was rebuilt between the 47th year of Wanli (1619) and the seventh year of Tianqi (1627). During the Shunzhi and Kangxi years of the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired and expanded. In the thirty-eighth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1699), the emperor was given a plaque titled "Yongquan Temple".
Most of the existing temples in Yongquan Temple were built in the Qing Dynasty. The main buildings include the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Dharma Hall, the Thousand-Buddha Pottery Pagoda, the Sutra Collection Building, the Sutra Printing Building, and the Xiangji Kitchen.
Xichan Temple
It is located in Yishan outside the west gate of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.
Xi Chan Temple was built before the Sui Dynasty and was originally called Qing Chan Temple. During the Changxing period of the Later Tang Dynasty (930-933), the name was changed to Changqing Temple. Later, Changqing Temple was called Xichan Temple because each of the four cities in Fuzhou had a major temple (Dongchan, Nanchan, Beichan, and Xichan). It was rebuilt twice in the Song Dynasty. It was revised again in the ninth year of Zhizheng of the Yuan Dynasty (1349). It was rebuilt twice in the second year of Zhengtong (1437) and the tenth year of Chongzhen (1637) in the Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt several times in the Qing Dynasty. From the second year of Guangxu (1876) to the seventeenth year of Guangxu (1891), it was rebuilt according to the pattern of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and a sutra collection pavilion was built behind the Dharma Hall. In 1928, a Mingyuan Pavilion was rebuilt, and a garden and a life-release pond were built. In September 1941, some halls of Saizen Temple were bombed by the Japanese invading army. Later repaired. It was rebuilt again in 1956. It was damaged during the "Cultural Revolution" and was later restored with donations from patriotic overseas monks, lay Buddhists and overseas Chinese. In 1983, Xichan Temple was designated as a national key temple in Han areas.
The main buildings of Xichan Temple include the Tianwang Hall, the "Iron Tower Sky Lantern", the Main Hall, the Dharma Hall, the Sutra Pavilion, the Zen Hall, the Abbot's Room, the Buddha Chanting Hall, the Mingyuan Pavilion, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, and the Jade Buddha Tower. Repay the favor tower and so on.
Linyang Temple
is located in Beifeng District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.
Linyang Temple was called Linyang Temple in ancient times, also known as Ruifeng Linyang Temple and Ruifeng Temple. The temple was founded in the second year of Changxing in the Later Tang Dynasty (931). In the early Ming Dynasty, the temple was abandoned. It was rebuilt in the 40th year of Wanli reign (1612) and then abolished. The existing temple was rebuilt during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The temple architecture generally follows the pattern of Gushan Yongquan Temple. In 1930, Master Yuanying served as the abbot.
The main buildings of Linyang Temple include Bell and Drum Tower, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Dharma Hall, Jialan Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, Dabei Hall, Patriarch Hall, Baoen Hall, Ancient Moon Pagoda Courtyard, Guest Hall, Zen Hall, and Zhai. Halls and monks' dormitories, etc.
In 1983, Linyang Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Dizang Temple
It is located at the foot of Jinji Mountain outside the east gate of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.
Dizang Temple was built in the first year of Emperor Wu Datong (527) and was named Falin Temple. It is the earliest nun temple in Fujian Province. It was rebuilt in the first year of Tang Qianning (894). During the Five Dynasties period, it was called Jinjishan Baoen Temple, and the Ksitigarbha Hall was built in the temple. It was repaired in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Later, the temple was destroyed due to fire.
It was rebuilt in the third year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1864), and a new temple was built at the site of the Dizang Hall of Baoen Temple and named Dizang Temple. Although it has been expanded many times since the late Qing Dynasty, it has basically maintained its original appearance. On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, it was renovated and became a jungle and pure land ashram for Fujian women.
The existing buildings of Dizang Temple are the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Dabei Tower, the guest hall, the Five Views Hall, the Buddha Hall, the warehouse, the abbot's room, the dormitory, etc.
In 1983, Dizang Temple was designated as a national key temple in Han areas.
Chongfu Temple
It is located at the foothills of Xiangfeng Mountain in the northern suburbs of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.
Chongfu Temple was originally a "consecrated dojo", built in the second year of Taiping and Xingguo in the Song Dynasty (977), and later destroyed. It was revived in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Later it was abolished. In the 21st year of Guangxu (1895), it was rebuilt and expanded, and now it has a jungle scale. The temple belongs to the Caodong sect. After the founding of New China, the Fuzhou Buddhist Association established a Buddhist nursing home in the temple in 1957 and changed it into a women's ashram. In 1981, the female nun class of the Fujian Buddhist College was established in the temple, creating the first nun school in contemporary China. In 1983, Chongfu Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
According to documentary records, there is Shengshoushan Chongfuku Temple in Nagasaki County, Japan, commonly known as Fuzhou Temple, which is a branch temple of Xiangfeng Chongfuku Temple. After the reform and opening up, Japanese Buddhist friends came here many times to find their roots and recognize their ancestors.
The main buildings of Chongfu Temple are the Bell and Drum Tower, Tianwang Hall, Main Hall, Dharma Hall, Chanting Hall, Wuguan Hall, Guanyin Pavilion, warehouse, Xiangji Kitchen, abbot's room, school building, monk's residence, etc.
Chongsheng Temple
It is located in Xuefeng, Minhou County, Fujian Province.
Chongsheng Temple, referred to as Xuefeng Temple, was founded in the 11th year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty (870) and was originally called Yingtian Xuefeng Temple. In the first year of Qianning (894), the temple was moved to Chenyang (now its current location). In the third year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign of the Song Dynasty (978), it was renamed Xuefeng Chongsheng Temple. At that time, it was known as the "No. 1 Jungle in the South". In the Ming Dynasty, the temple was listed as one of the Five Mountains and Ten Temples of Chinese Zen Temples. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Xuefeng Temple, Yishan Changqing Temple, Gushan Yongquan Temple, Ruifeng Linyang Temple, and Xiangfeng Chongfu Temple were listed as the five major jungles in Fuzhou. In 1928, Master Yuanying was appointed abbot. In addition, Master Sheng Jin of the temple went to Malaysia to promote Buddhism in 1938 and built the "Donglian Xiaozhu" in Ipoh as the lower courtyard of Xuefeng. He also allocated funds from time to time to return to the temple for construction. During the Anti-Japanese War, the temple was bombarded and the Tianwang Hall was destroyed by a typhoon. After 1980, reconstruction was carried out one after another.
Chongsheng Temple is the birthplace of the Yunmen and Fayan sects of Zen Buddhism, and is quite influential in the history of Buddhism.
The main buildings of Chongsheng Temple include the inner and outer gates, Tianwang Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Main Hall, Zen Hall, Dharma Hall, Patriarch Memorial Hall, Kumu Temple, etc.
In 1983, the temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Wanfu Temple
is located in Huangbo Mountain, Fuqing County, Fujian Province.
Wanfu Temple was founded in the fifth year of Zhenyuan of Tang Dynasty (789). Since the Tang Dynasty, the rise and fall of the past dynasties have been inconsistent, and the historical records are lacking and difficult to examine. It was rebuilt in the 23rd year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1390). In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), there was a rebellion by Japanese pirates and it was burned again. It was revived in the twenty-ninth year of Wanli (1601). In the 42nd year of Wanli (1614), he was awarded the title of "Wanfu Zen Temple". In the tenth year of Chongzhen (1637), Zen Master Yinyuan returned as the presiding officer, and Wanfu Temple became a famous temple in Fujian in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. In 1928, the temple was destroyed by a flash flood. In recent years, the Fujian Buddhist Association has established a construction committee to restore Wanfu Temple in a planned manner.
In the ninth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1652), Yi Ran, the abbot of Xingfu Temple built by Chinese monks in Nagasaki, Japan, and the protectors of Tang San Temple jointly invited Yin Yuan to travel eastward to spread Buddhism several times. In May of the 11th year of Shunzhi (1654), Yinyuan led thirty of his disciples to leave Huangzhi and travel south, arriving safely in Nagasaki, Japan on July 5th. Later, he received favorable treatment from Emperor Gomizuo and General Tokugawa Ietsuna of the Tokugawa shogunate, and built a temple on land granted to him in Uji, Kyoto. After the new temple was built, Yin Yuan did not forget the old mountain and still named it Huangbo Mountain Wanfu Temple. He also founded a new sect, which stood side by side with Japan's original Rinzai and Soto, called Huangbo Sect. Later, Japanese monks from the Huangbo sect called the ancestral temple in Fujian "ancient Huangbo" and the new temple in Kyoto "new Huangbo". The architectural scale, jungle system and religious rituals of Japan's Huangbo Mountain are completely imitated by the form of Huangbo Mountain in Fuqing, and the scale of the Yinyuan era 300 years ago is still preserved today. Its first dozen or so generations of abbots were mostly Chinese monks who traveled to Japan. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the exchanges between Chinese and Japanese monks from Huangbo Mountain came to a standstill.
In 1979, various Japanese Huangbo sects, headed by the sect council chairman Yoshii Hatomine, formed the "Ancient Huangbo Pagoda Worshiping Friendship Delegation to China" and came to Fuqing Huangbo Mountain Wanfu Temple to worship the pagoda and ancestors, resuming the long-interrupted Sino-Japanese pagoda worship group. Friendly contact with Buddhism in Huangbo Mountain of China. Afterwards, the "Japan-China Friendship Linhuang (Rinzai and Huangbo) Association" organized several delegations to visit. In 1983, they built a monument in Huangbo Mountain as "the place where Zen Master Yinyuan traveled east to Zhenxi, the founder of Wanfu Temple in Huangbo Mountain, Japan" to commemorate it.
In 1983, Wanfu Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Guanghua Temple
It is located in Fenghuang Mountain, Putian City, Fujian Province. Phoenix Mountain is also called Nanshan, so Guanghua Temple is also called Nanshan Temple.
Guanghua Temple was founded in the second year of Chen Yongding (558) in the Southern Dynasty and was named "Jinxian Zen Temple". In the second year of Jingyun of the Tang Dynasty (711), Emperor Ruizong bestowed the title "Lingyan" on his forehead, and ordered the calligrapher Liu Gongquan to inscribe it and change it to "Lingyan Temple". It was rebuilt in the first year of Dazhong of Tang Dynasty (847). In the first year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign of the Song Dynasty (976), it was renamed "Guanghua Temple". Their descendants rise and fall. In the 31st year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1692), comprehensive construction was carried out, and Xiaonan Mountain and Fahai Temple were merged into the temple. After the founding of New China, the government allocated funds for reconstruction. In 1980, overseas believers donated money for reconstruction.
Guanghua Temple has a grand scale of construction, with a total area of ??more than 32,000 square meters. The main buildings include Zhaobi, archway, mountain gate, release pond, Tianwang Hall, Main Hall, Dharma Hall (the upper part is the Sutra Storehouse), The ancestral hall (the upper part is the Reclining Buddha Hall), Arhat Hall, Ordination Hall, Abbot's Room, Zhaitang, Guest Hall, Chanting Hall, Kanshan Tower, Xisheng Pavilion, etc.
Guanghua Temple has always been famous for its Taoist customs and has been praised by everyone at home and abroad. The temple now houses the Fujian Buddhist College.
In 1983, Guanghua Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Cishou Temple
Located in Nangshan Village, Jiangkou Town, Putian City, Fujian Province, it is commonly known as Nangshan Temple.
Cishou Temple was founded in the third year of Emperor Qianfu of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty (876). In the second year of Guangqi's reign (886), it was expanded and given the name "Cishou Temple". A comprehensive expansion was carried out in the Song Dynasty. It was destroyed by fire in the 24th year of Yuan Dynasty (1287). Later rebuilt. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was destroyed by war again. Rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. It was destroyed three times during the Jiajing period (1522-1566). The Qing Dynasty continued to decline. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, it was gradually rebuilt. After the founding of New China, it was built many times. After 1981, a comprehensive restoration was carried out.
The main buildings in the temple are the mountain gate, bell and drum tower, Jialan Hall, Patriarch Hall, Mahavira Hall, Zen Hall, Sutra Pavilion, Merit Hall, Zhaitang, Guest Room, etc.
In 1983, Cishou Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Kaiyuan Temple
A Ziyun Temple, located on West Street, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province.
It is said that Kaiyuan Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. The Dabei Pavilion and the main hall were first built and were named "White Lotus Temple". Later they were renamed Lotus Temple, Xingjiao Temple and Longxing Temple. In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (738), Emperor Xuanzong ordered each state in the world to build a temple to commemorate the year, and it was named Kaiyuan Temple. Through the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, Kaiyuan Temple developed more than 100 branches. From the Yuan Dynasty to the 22nd year of the Yuan Dynasty (1285), the branch courtyard was integrated into a large temple, and was awarded the title of "Dakaiyuan Wanshoutan Temple". It was burned at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It was rebuilt successively during the Hongwu and Yongle years of the Ming Dynasty. After the founding of New China, the government allocated funds for several renovations.
The main buildings of Kaiyuan Temple include the mountain gate, Tianwang Hall, worship pavilion, stone scripture building, Zhenguo Pagoda, Renshou Pagoda, Daxiong Hall, Sutra Pavilion, Five Views Hall, Gongde Hall, and "Master Hongyi Memorial Hall" (formerly For Zunshengyuan) etc.
Kaiyuan Temple has numerous eminent monks from all dynasties and is famous in the Buddhist Forest. Such as Kuanghu, Qiaoshou, Heyan, Wenzhan, Faqi, Daoying in the Tang Dynasty, Zhenjue, Chaowu, Qinghuo in the Five Dynasties, Wuwu, Shoujing in the Song Dynasty, Dagui in the Yuan Dynasty, etc. Since the Republic of China, there have been Zhuandao, Yuanying, Zhuanwu, Zhuanfeng, etc. The eminent monk Hongyi once lived in Xi to promote Buddhism, and there is a "Master Hongyi Memorial Hall" built in the temple.
In 1983, Kaiyuan Temple was designated as a national key temple in Han areas.
Longshan Temple
It is located at the foot of Longshan in the north of Anhai Town, Jinjiang, Fujian Province.
Longshan Temple was first built in the Huangtai period of Sui Dynasty (618-619). It was first named Puxian Temple, also known as Tianzhu Temple. It will be rebuilt in the third year of Qi tomorrow (1623). In the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1684), some halls were built. It was rebuilt from the twelfth year of Tongzhi (1873) to the fifth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. Over the past thousands of years, it has experienced several ups and downs and many repairs. Most of the existing palaces are built in the Qing Dynasty.
The main buildings of Longshan Temple include the outer gate of the Release Pond, Huabiao, Zhaoqiang, Bell and Drum Tower, King Kong Hall, Temple of Heaven, Yuantong Hall, Main Hall, etc.
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the "Maritime Silk Road" has flourished. The incense of Longshan Temple also traveled across the oceans and spread overseas with the merchants' footprints, so the temple has many branches. The famous ones include: Longshan Temple in Lisbon, Singapore, Longshan Temple in the Philippines, etc. In Taiwan Province, it is said that there are more than 400 Longshan temples.
In 1983, Longshan Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Nanputuo Temple
It is located under the Wulao Peak in the southeast of Xiamen City, Fujian Province.
According to records, Nanputuo Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Five Dynasties. It was originally named Sizhou Yuan. It was rebuilt during the Zhiping period of Song Dynasty (1064-1067) and renamed Puzhao Temple. During the Zhizheng period of the Yuan Dynasty (1341-1367), the temple was abandoned. It was rebuilt and expanded during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1398). It was destroyed by war in the late Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Because the temple is located in the south of Putuo Mountain in Dinghai, Zhejiang, it was renamed Nanputuo Temple. It was rebuilt in the 13th year of Daoguang reign (1833). In the 21st year of Guangxu (1895), seven halls were built and restored one after another. In 1924 it was changed to Shifang Jungle. Since then, many palaces have been rebuilt and added. In 1924, the Minnan Buddhist College was founded in the temple and closed in 1937. In 1934, masters Hongyi and Ruijin founded the Buddhist Yangzhengyuan in the temple.
The main buildings of Nanputuo Temple include the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Octagonal Pavilion-style Great Compassion Hall, the Sutra Pavilion, the Zen Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Zen Hall, the Living Room, the Storehouse, the Ordinary Tower, the Haihui Tower, the Puzhao Tower, and the Abbot Tower. , teaching buildings, teacher and student dormitories, etc. There are also Minnan Buddhist College and Yangzhengyuan. In addition, two new memorial towers for Master Zhuanfeng and Huiquan were built in the back mountain. In 1983, Nanputuo Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Huazang Temple
Huazang Temple, also known as Zhiti Temple, is located to the west of Zhiti Mountain in Ningde County, Fujian Province.
The temple was built in the fourth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (971), and was given the title of Ehua Temple. In the second year of Yongxi's reign (985), it was named Yongxi Temple. It was destroyed in the 20th year of Yuan Dynasty (1283) and restored the following year. In the fifth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1407), Ehuazang Temple was granted. In the first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573), the imperial edict was issued to Zhongxing, and the Hua Zang Wanshou Temple was granted to the temple. Renovated in modern times.
The main buildings in the temple include the mountain gate, the Main Hall, the Tianwang Hall, the Sutra Pavilion, etc. In addition to the big temple, there are more than 20 small cave temples such as Naluo Rock and Ganlu Temple in the mountains.
In 1983, Huazang Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.
Nanshan Temple
It is located in Danxia Mountain in the south of Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province.
Nanshan Temple was built in the early years of Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty (713-714), and was originally named Yanshou Temple. During the Ming Dynasty (1621-1627), it was renamed Nanshan Temple. The existing buildings were renovated during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It has been fully restored in recent years.
The main buildings of Nanshan Temple include the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Sutra Library, the Stone Buddha Pavilion, the Dharma Monk Relic Pagoda, etc. In 1983, Nanshan Temple was designated as a national key temple in the Han area.