Lingshan ancient temple

Lingshan ancient temple

Lingshan ancient temple is located at the foot of Xiaobei mountain, Tongyu Town, about 25 kilometers northwest of Chaoyang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province. Surrounded by hills and hills, it has a quiet and elegant environment and a unique geographical situation. It is known as "Jiulong comes first and lions and elephants confront each other".

brief introduction

Lingshan ancient temple is located at the foot of Xiaobei mountain, Tongyu Town, about 25 kilometers northwest of Chaoyang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province. Surrounded by hills and hills, it has a quiet and elegant environment and a unique geographical situation. It is known as "Jiulong comes first and lions and elephants confront each other". The ancient temple has a long history and rich cultural relics. It is well-known all over the world for its "traces of Taoism and sages". It is a must for people from all walks of life to visit the temple. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province and an opening point for Chinese Buddhist temples in China. It is one of the key famous temples in eastern Guangdong. Lingshan ancient temple was built by the eminent monk Da Dian in 791, and named Lingshan after lingjiu mountain in the West.

history

Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the emperors, officials, gentry, and Li Shu of all dynasties have attached great importance to the style of Han Gong, and they are happy to protect and repair them. They are good at the four seas, and they are good at believing and virtuous. They admire the way of the great master and the style of Chan, and they often come to study in court rites, It is an important symbol of the ancient Chaozhou "Sea creek Zou Lu".

In 1983, the State Council designated Lingshan temple as a national key Buddhist temple in the Han nationality area.

characteristic

Now, this thousand year old temple is magnificent and renovated. On the central axis of the temple, there are dashanmen, Guanyin hall, Weituo hall, Daxiong hall, Dadian ancestral hall and Dadian Buddhist pagoda. It is surrounded by bell tower, Drum Tower, guest hall, merit hall, Buddha chanting hall, kitchens, monk houses and other buildings on both sides, with reasonable layout and well arranged. On December 6, 1989, the temple held a grand foundation laying ceremony for the opening of the Buddha statue and the creation of the thousand Buddha pagoda. Master Baogen, President of Chaoyang Buddhist Association and Abbot of Lingshan temple, presided over the ceremony. More than 2000 people from eastern Guangdong, Hong Kong and Thailand attended the ceremony, which was unprecedented

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Address: Chengqian village, Liancheng, northeast of Jingfeng Town, Hui'an County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province

Longitude: 118.998989

Latitude: 25.031114

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Quanzhou Xiaoyi (under the junction of Jingfeng Town Lake Street, take sanjiaohu to the top of the city)

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