During the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 425), Liu Yilong, the son of the founding emperor Liu Yu, visited Tianmen Mountain. Because he saw a mountain split from the middle and two peaks stood on the wall, he climbed up the mountain step by step, like going to Tianmen, hence the name Tianmen Mountain. The temple built here is called Tianmen Temple.
In the Tang Dynasty, Tianmen Temple was destroyed by war.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, Tianmen Temple was rebuilt.
From the Yuan Dynasty to the period of mindfulness, Jingben, a Zen monk, and others repaired Tianmen Temple.
In the fourth year of Xuande in Ming Dynasty, the well-known secret realm was rebuilt and renamed "Tianmen Temple".
During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Jiliang, a magistrate of a county, wrote "A Visit to Tianmen".
1998, registered by Xiaoxian County Religious Affairs Bureau.
In 2000, the National Cultural Relics Protection Committee awarded Tianmen Temple as "China Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection Area".
In 2006, Tianmen Temple was listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. Because there are many ancient sandalwood trees in Tianmen Temple, at the provincial tourism work conference in 2006, the Anhui provincial government launched a bright brand of "welcoming pine in southern Anhui and ancient sandalwood in northern Anhui" to the whole country.
On June 5438+ 10, 2008, it officially passed the evaluation of the national 4A scenic spot organized by the National Tourism Administration.
20 10 was commended as a provincial-level harmonious temple by the United Front Work Department of Anhui Provincial Committee and the Provincial Religious Affairs Bureau.
20 1 1 The new version of "Water Margin" was shot in Tianmen Temple.
In 20 15, the National Bureau of Religious Affairs awarded Tianmen Temple as a venue for Buddhist activities in China.