Boao Temple

Boao temple is located in the Boao water city in Qionghai, Hainan Province, where the world-famous Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) was founded. It is separated from the permanent site of BFA.

The temple is built according to the regulations of orthodox Zen temples, with the north-south axis as the central axis, followed by Tonghui gate, Tianwang hall, Puji hall, Daxiong hall and Wanfo pagoda. There are bell and Drum Tower, east-west auxiliary hall, abbot building, upper hall and monk dormitory on both sides. Among them, 12 unique "twelve zodiac Guanyin statues" are worshipped in Puji hall. The bird's-eye view platform at the top of the ten thousand Buddha Guanyin tower of the Boao Temple gives you a panoramic view of the natural scenery of Boao.

Many rare tree species and flowers are planted in the temple, among which five bodhi trees are more than 100 years old.

There are oriental culture theme park and lotus hall in the backyard of Boao temple.

Boao Temple

Boao temple is located in the Boao water city in Qionghai, Hainan Province, where the world-famous "Boao Forum for Asia" is located. It is separated from the permanent site of Boao Forum for Asia.

Boao temple has a total construction area of 60000 square meters and a total investment of 130 million yuan. In October 2000, Mr. Jiang Xiaosong, vice chairman of Boao Forum for Asia, President of Xiaoao group and founder of Boao water city, personally funded a 9.9-meter-high statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva on the lotus pier in Wanquan River. At the end of 2002, Mr. Jiang donated another 5 million yuan to build the "Boao Oriental Culture Garden" with Boao temple as the main body. In March 2005, the first phase of the master plan, Boao temple, Oriental culture theme park and lotus Pavilion, was completed and opened to the public.

With the approval of the State Bureau of religious affairs, monk Shenghui, executive vice president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, is the abbot of Boao temple.

Brief introduction to temples

Boao temple is built according to the regulations of orthodox Zen temples. It takes the north and South as the central axis, followed by Tonghui gate, Tianwang hall, Puji hall, Daxiong hall and Wanfo pagoda. There are bell and Drum Tower, East and west auxiliary hall, abbot building, upper guest hall and monk dormitory on the East and west sides. Among them, 12 unique "twelve zodiac Guanyin statues" are worshipped in Puji hall.

The shape of the main hall integrates the characteristics of Chinese royal architecture and Buddhist architecture, reflects the magnificence of the Royal Palace, and at the same time can show the style and features of the Chinese Buddhist temple. In May 2000, the Chinese Buddhist Association built the first formal Temple abroad in the history of China - "Zhonghua Temple" in the holy land of the birth of Buddha lambini in Nepal. The main hall of Zhonghua temple has the same specifications and style as the main hall of Boao Buddhist temple.

Layout structure

With an altitude of 77 meters and a tower height of 55 meters, "Wanfo pagoda" is the highest building in Boao. You can have a bird's-eye view of the eight ecological and geographical wonders of rivers, lakes, seas, mountains, mountains, springs and islands. It is the best platform to understand Asian wetland and marine geography. There is a 16.8-meter-high bronze statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, which is rare in Asia. The architectural layout of Boao temple is in the shape of "Chuan". The central axis is 12 degrees from the north to the south by southeast, which means "Ziqi comes from the East". There is also a bronze gold-plated Buddha statue of Sakyamuni Buddha presented by King Gyanendra of Nepal to Boao temple.

Buddhist inheritance

Boao temple is the continuation and development of Hainan's Buddhist history. In 748 ad, the eminent monk Tang Jianzhen traveled to Japan and drifted to Hainan in the wind. He lived in Hainan for one and a half years. He built Buddhist temples on the island and began to spread Buddhist culture. The ancient town of Boao, located on the east coast of Hainan Island, has left many Buddhist historical sites and legends of Guanyin. On April 25, 2005, King Gyanendra of the kingdom of Nepal led more than 50 Royal and government friendly missions to the Boao temple to attend the ceremony of presenting and worshiping Buddha statues; eminent monks from 11 Asian countries and regions, including master Xingyun of Taiwan, attended the ceremony; and Phoenix Satellite TV of Hong Kong conducted a 60 minute live broadcast. In 2006, Buddhist statues donated to the temple by Japan, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other countries and regions will be consecrated one after another. After the opening of Boao temple, it has been concerned by Chinese and foreign leaders. On April 24, 2005, Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the 10th CPPCC National Committee, and King Gyanendra of Nepal visited the Boao temple.

On April 22, 2005, Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, accompanied by Zheng Bijian, chairman of the China reform and opening up forum, visited the Boao temple. On February 20, 2006, Wang Jun, deputy director of the National Tourism Administration, accompanied by Wu Wenwen, director of the Hainan Provincial Tourism Administration, visited the oriental culture garden and suggested that Boao temple should be listed as "China's famous temple".

Temple plants

There are many kinds of plants, rare tree species and flowers in the courtyard of Boao temple, among which five bodhi trees are more than 100 years old. Bodhi means "consciousness". Sakyamuni realized the Tao under the bodhi tree, which is regarded as the symbol of Buddha.

The five ancient trees form a "five-star Bodhi" layout, which symbolizes the "one flower and five leaves" in the heyday of Zen Buddhism. (the so-called "five leaves" refer to the five sects of Fuyang, Linji, caodong, Yunmen and fayan). Bring cool and holy atmosphere to the temple.

There is also "manna Pavilion" built in the temple. Boao temple is built on a small hill called "aoling". In the past, there were four families living here, sharing an ancient well. Local people called it "Guanyin well". It is said that it was carved by a drop of dew from Guanyin.

During the festival of Guanyin, the villagers come to fetch water and sprinkle it on the hall or arrange flowers for the Buddha. In September 1973, a huge typhoon hit Boao, houses were destroyed and survived. After moving away from here, Gujing dried up. In the spring of 2003, after the construction of Boao Temple broke ground, the well, which has been dry for 20 years, miraculously erupted a new spring.

Folklore

There is also "manna Pavilion" built in the temple. Boao temple is built on a small hill called "aoling". In the past, there were four families living here, sharing an ancient well. Local people called it "Guanyin well". It is said that it was carved by a drop of dew from Guanyin.

During the festival of Guanyin, the villagers come to fetch water and sprinkle it on the hall or arrange flowers for the Buddha. In September 1973, a huge typhoon hit Boao, houses were destroyed and survived. After moving away from here, Gujing dried up. In the spring of 2003, after the construction of Boao Temple broke ground, the well, which has been dry for 20 years, miraculously erupted a new spring.

Tourist attractions

There are oriental culture theme park and lotus hall in the backyard of Boao temple. Oriental culture theme park is a comprehensive large-scale tourist attraction with Buddhist culture as the core connotation.

Lotus Pavilion is a lotus themed science and technology and culture museum built according to the specifications of professional museums. It comprehensively displays the comprehensive knowledge of lotus in history, culture, science and technology, economic value and so on through digital means. There are 66 kinds of precious lotus, the most precious of which are two rare species: dahelian, an ancient flower with a long life span of thousands of years, and Winter Lotus, which is said to bloom all the year round.

Boao temple is located in aoling, facing the water on three sides. It looks like a mirage on the sea. In ancient times, Boao belonged to Yuehui County, which was under the jurisdiction of "Yuehui county". In ancient times, there were "eight scenes of Yuehui", of which Boao accounted for four scenes, namely lotus stone pier, caiju Sanjiang, Shengshi Hanhai and Jinniu Yanyue. All of them were in a large area of the Zen Temple Park and were included in the sight of the Avalokitesvara tower. Boao Temple innovates the Buddhist spirit of "Lotus stone mound" and inherits and develops the local history and culture of Boao. It is also a perfect combination of artificial architecture and nature.

Under aoling in the back garden of Boao temple, there is a white marble statue of Guanyin taking the lead. It describes the popular story of Guanyin descending from aoling in Hainan. It directly deduces the spiritual connotation of Boao, and becomes the landmark landscape of Boao.

Abbot of the temple

Monk Shenghui graduated from China Buddhist College with a postgraduate degree. He has successively served as the vice president and Dean of China Buddhist College and vice president of China Buddhist Association. He has been the executive vice president of China Buddhist Association since 2002. In March, 2005, Shenghui monk Jinyuan Boao temple.

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Address: Boao water city, Qionghai, Hainan

Longitude: 110.55818796158

Latitude: 19.16014514994

Ticket information: free visit. Charge for incense.

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