Zhilianjingyuan

Zhilianjing garden is located in zhilianjing garden of diamond hill, Hong Kong. It was built in 1936 and covers an area of more than 30000 square meters. It is located in the north and south, facing the sea. For more than 60 years, he has devoted himself to elderly care, education, social welfare, religion and culture. In 1989, the overall reconstruction was carried out according to the needs of the changing social environment. The project lasted ten years and was carried out in six phases. The elderly home, auditorium, open-air theater, Buddhist temple complex, park and a special skills training middle school were successively built.

Zhilianjingyuan

Located in diamond hill, Hong Kong, Chi Lin Ching court was first built in 1936. It covers an area of more than 30000 square meters. It is located in the north and south, facing the sea. For more than 60 years, he has devoted himself to elderly care, education, social welfare, religion and culture. In 1989, the overall reconstruction was carried out according to the needs of the changing social environment. The project lasted ten years and was carried out in six phases. The elderly home, auditorium, open-air theater, Buddhist temple complex, park and a special skills training middle school were successively built.

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Zhilianjingyuan, located in diamond hill, was first built in 1936. It covers an area of more than 30000 square meters. It is located in the north and south, facing the sea. For more than 60 years, he has devoted himself to elderly care, education, social welfare, religion and culture.

It was founded by master Wei an in 1934. The original design was just a place for monks to clean up.

Free schools were opened in 1948 to provide educational opportunities for poor children.

After 1949, a large number of Chinese refugees who were unwilling to accept the rule of the Communist Party of China poured into Hong Kong, and there was a great demand for social welfare services.

In 1957, non-profit orphanages and homes for the aged were set up to accommodate the poor and helpless.

Reconstruction began in 1989 and reopened on January 6, 1998.

In 1989, the overall reconstruction was carried out according to the needs of the changing social environment. The project lasted for ten years and was carried out in six phases. The elderly home, auditorium, open-air theater, Buddhist temple complex, park and a special skills training middle school were built successively.

In January 1998, the Buddhist temple was rebuilt and opened. This temple complex, which imitates the Tang Dynasty's all wood structure, shows the magnificent ancient architectural art of China and becomes the focus of Buddhist worship, cultural promotion and tourism. Zhilian's imitation of Tang Dynasty architecture is divided into two parts. It is built in the form of quadrangles and in accordance with the mountains. In the south is the mountain gate, which is full of momentum. In the East is the backwater landscape garden, with winding paths leading to seclusion. In the west is the Tang style Zheshan landscape garden, which is full of Zen flavor. The first entrance of the mountain gate is the four lotus ponds, which are in full bloom, indicating the pure land of the world. Passing through the Tianwang Hall (with Tianguan Maitreya Buddha, Weituo and the four heavenly kings) and the bell and Drum Tower on the left and right of the temple, the second building complex is also the center of the temple. The majestic Mahavira hall is dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Puxian Bodhisattva, master JIAYE and master Ananda. It is flanked by Guanyin hall and pharmacist hall, which makes the main hall more majestic. The third entry is the Sutra Pavilion and Dharma hall, which contain a large number of precious Buddhist relics. High in the northeast of the temple stands a seven story pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas, which means to honor virtue and repay kindness. According to the average distribution of the central axis, the whole complex is completely in accordance with the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. The design is a combination of the Western Pure Land and the existing Tang Dynasty monasteries in China and Japan, which imitates the Western Pure Land map drawn in cave 172 of Dunhuang murals. It fully shows the spirit of mutual aid between the virtual and the real and the harmony between man and nature in Chinese architectural art. It is the result of the painstaking efforts of design experts from the mainland, Hong Kong and Japan.

Zhilianjingyuan was originally located in the garden villa of Chen Qizhi, a wealthy family. Because Chen admired Buddhism, he sold the villa to master Jueyi and master Wei'an as abbots at a low price. During his term of office, despite the chaos of war, he continued to work hard and tide over the difficulties. Master aiting did not forget the wishes of his founder. In 1946, he officially designated zhilianjing garden as "the forest of women in ten directions" to provide a place for bhiksuni to practice Taoism.

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Master Hongzhi became the abbot in 1946. In view of the serious situation of children's dropout after the war, she set up a volunteer school and taught in person. At that time, there was only one school in the area from Kowloon City to diamond hill. Although it was a drop in the bucket, we can still see the painstaking efforts of monks to provide school opportunities.

In 1948, the local nuns went south to Hong Kong. At this time, the house of Jingyuan was dilapidated and the palace was decaying. After the discussion of Lin Lingzhen, Wang Xueren and Chen Jingtao, they invited master kuanhui to be the abbot and Chongxing Jingyuan. At that time, Jingyuan was in financial difficulties, but the temple members were still determined to work on their own. With the strong support of Mr. Zhang Kuanming, they were able to rebuild the Daxiong hall, add the Mituo hall, Guanyin hall and foundation hall.

In 1950, master Kuan Hui applied for Zhilian school to be subsidized by the government. The next year, he built more school buildings and equipment. In 1954, the mage started the welfare service for the elderly. Hu Wenhu and other justices of the peace applied to the government for land and donated money to the hospital, which was completed and put into use in 1957. In 1964, according to the demand, the new hospital was built by he Yaoguang in memory of his mother, Mrs. he Guirong. At that time, the old and new hospital could take care of a total of 150 elderly people. Zhilianjingyuan was officially registered as a limited company in 1963 and became a non-profit charity. After master Kuan Hui died in 1965, master Ji hang succeeded him as abbot. By 1979, master Cixiang, the first monk in Hong Kong to win the MBE award, was the abbot. To further develop education and culture for zhilianjingyuan. In 1982, with the active support of the chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Wang Zechang, Zhilian library, with an area of 10000 square feet, was opened. At present, there are more than 40000 books on Buddhism, philosophy, architecture and art in the library. It also provides services such as book borrowing, periodical reading and Buddhist information inquiry.

Master Ruirong, the current abbot, and his son Cheng Wu Qi have carried on the past and ushered in the future. With the strong support of people from all walks of life, Zhilian Jingyuan has carried out a huge reconstruction project and made great achievements in Dehua and welfare undertakings. It is not a fluke to build a Buddhist temple imitating the Tang Dynasty and fulfill the founder's last wishes; to invite eminent monks to give lectures, to have continuous religious activities and to spread Dharma rain; to publish classics, to promote Buddhism and Chinese culture, to publish books and books, and to win many awards; to set up a kindergarten in 1993, to establish the Ministry of culture in 1995, to communicate with Buddhist organizations and academic institutions around the world, and to hold Buddhist culture and art conferences Exhibitions, etc. In 1998, a skills training school was set up, and the lotus primary school was also officially opened to meet the needs of the normal grammar. In terms of care and care for the elderly, after five years of reconstruction and expansion, Zhilian care and care home has become the largest care and care home in Hong Kong, with a total capacity of more than 350 elderly people. There are also day care centers and physical therapy centers. It can be seen that zhilianjingyuan has been actively engaged in promoting law and promoting health.

Architectural features

The temple has a long history and a large scale, which has great influence at home and abroad. The temple was built in 1938. Master Wei'an, the founder of the temple, originally planned to build a traditional temple for monks to build. Later, due to the influx of domestic immigrants, the society was in great demand for welfare services at that time, so he decided to build a temple temporarily. He turned the old house into a Buddhist temple and devoted himself to education and welfare services. First of all, in 1948, the school of discrimination was opened to provide educational opportunities for the poor out of school children nearby. Then, in 1957, the non-government funded non-profit kindergartens and homes for the aged were opened to accommodate the helpless orphans and the elderly. In 1989, the reconstruction was carried out according to the changes and needs of the social environment. The project took 10 years and was carried out in six phases. The elderly home, auditorium, open-air theater, Buddhist temple complex, park and special training center were built successively. The temple is an all wood structure imitation Tang Buddhist temple with an area of more than 30000 square meters. It combines the essence of Chinese classical architectural art, Buddhist worship, cultural promotion and tourism, and has become a new highlight of Hong Kong Buddhist temple architecture. The temple is composed of three buildings, showing a quadrangle pattern. The whole temple is built in accordance with the mountain trend, with the Mountain Gate in the south, which is full of momentum; in the East, there is a backwardness landscape garden with winding sutras; in the west, there is a Tang style dry wood water court, which is full of Zen flavor. The first one is four lotus ponds (donated by Hong Kong famous artists Alan Tam and Anita Mui), implying that the pure land of the temple is spotless. On the left and right sides are the bell and drum towers, and in the center is the heavenly king hall, in which Maitreya, Weituo and the four heavenly kings are worshipped. Erjin building complex is the center of the whole temple. The main hall is solemn and thick. It is dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Puxian Bodhisattva, chayezun and Ananda Bodhisattva. There are Guanyin hall and pharmacist hall on both sides. The three entrances are Sutra Pavilion and Dharma hall. On the Northeast highland of the temple stands a seven story pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas.

The design of the temple is based on the Western Pure Land and the existing Tang style temple buildings in China and Japan. It is a masterpiece of mainland, Hong Kong and Japanese designers. Zhilianjingyuan is a forest of nuns. Any nun who is devoted to becoming a nun can hang up a bill here and settle down. The temple was officially registered as a limited company in 1963. It has become a non-profit charity. It has made outstanding achievements in setting up Buddhist Education and providing elderly care services. Zhilianjingyuan has a collection of more than 40000 books on Buddhism, philosophy, architecture and art, which can be consulted by the public and provide consulting services. The school has a four-year Diploma in Buddhism and philosophy and a skills training center.

In the 1980s, the demand for child care services declined sharply, and the kindergartens stopped arguing. Due to the aging population of Hong Kong, Jingyuan devoted itself to developing elderly care services,

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