Hongfu Temple

Hongfu Temple

Hongfu temple, also known as Hongmiao, is an influential Buddhist temple in Shanghai. Originally located in Fengxian County Hongmiao town in HUTANG (folk error for Qingong Tang)

）On the north side, it was built in 1766 A.D. when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River to pass by. The people praised it as "the great fortune of heaven" and named it Jianshe. The incense has always been very popular.

Hongfu temple was relocated and rebuilt in 1995 with the approval of Fengxian County People's government. It was restored according to the original architectural style, covering an area of more than 20000 square meters.

Historical origin

The main gate of Hongfu temple is a pailou, which faces south with four pillars and three floors. The big plaque in the middle is inscribed by Zhao Puchu, President of China Buddhist Association. The three characters of "Hongfu Temple" are shining. There are three doors behind the archway. The three doors are a three-way architecture with ingenious conception. With Buddhism as its original meaning, the three gates are the empty gate, the Wuxiang gate and the Wuzuo gate.

Through the three gates is the temple of the heavenly king. The temple is dedicated to Maitreya Buddha with rosary beads, a cloth bag on his back and a smiling face, also known as the cloth bag monk. There are four heavenly kings on both sides, who protect the Dharma, bless the peace of the world, the good weather, the bumper harvest, and the peace of the country and the people.

From the heavenly king hall through the square into the center of the temple is the main hall. The main Buddha in the hall is the three saints of the East. The center of the three saints of the East is the pharmacist liuliguang Tathagata, and the left side is the sun shining Bodhisattva. The three sages of the East are all carved from camphor wood with a height of five meters. The Dharma is solemn. There are sixteen Arhats and twelve medicine forks on both sides. They are the protectors of twelve hours. At the back of the main hall are three great men, Guanyin, Manjusri and Puxian, who express their sorrow, wisdom and deeds.

The three sages of the East are the Buddhas of blessing and disaster elimination, coexisting with the sun and the moon; they show that the light of the Buddha is shining, the first day of their life is the day when the disaster star recedes, the blessing star is coming, Jiuyao is protecting longevity, fortune is limited to peace, and longevity is always healthy. The main hall of Hongfu temple is dominated by the three saints of the East, and its uniqueness is rarely seen in other temples.

Buddhist activities

Hongfu temple is one of the most influential Buddhist temples in Shanghai. At present, Master Sheng Huai and master Ben Ru are leading more than 20 monks in the temple to practice Buddhism and continue their life.

In addition, the temple also has the continued construction of the Sutra collection building, the abbot building, the pharmacist pagoda, etc., with grand scale and unique style. It can be called a famous temple in Shanghai.

For those believers in the urban area who need to do Buddhist work, there is a free shuttle bus in the temple, which is limited to about 10 people. There is a vegetarian room for about 10 people at noon, and the charge is RMB 300 per mage. Seven mages are 2400 yuan, nine mages are 3000 yuan, eleven mages are 3600 yuan. The projects of Zhifu Yansheng include pharmacist Sutra, Yansheng pufo and pharmacist repentance. The items of transcendence include Vajrayana Sutra, dizang Sutra, Bodhisattva, Guanyin repentance, dizang repentance, Sanwei water repentance and Thousand Buddha repentance. In addition, there are all kinds of Buddha or Bodhisattva Kaiguang, factory buildings, construction sites, cars and car pendant Kaiguang.

Layout structure

The layout of Hongfu temple is completely planned and constructed according to the operating law of Han Buddhism temple. Its main buildings are memorial archway, Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall and Sutra collection building (under construction); the East and west sides are respectively: bell tower, Drum Tower, wing room, tower (under construction), sengliao, upper guest hall, side hall and Zhaitang. All the layout requirements and use functions are formulated in strict accordance with the requirements of the temple building and the development of the temple. It is a splendid famous temple in Shanghai.

The main entrance is a memorial archway, which faces south. Four people live on the third floor. On the right side of the plaque is the "Hongfu Temple" mentioned by Zhao Puchu, former president of the Chinese Buddhist Association. Behind the plaque is a sign of the coming of Hongfu to the family of charity.

In September 1995, with the approval of Fengxian County People's government, the land was relocated from the north side of qingongtang, Hongmiao town to the east side of Tangcheng street, Hongmiao Town, covering an area of 32 mu.

Old master Yin yuan, who was the Secretary General of Shanghai Buddhist Association at that time, was very concerned about the reconstruction project of Hongfu temple, and accompanied old resident Hu Jianning to the scene for guidance.

After two years of hard work by the old master, a solemn and magnificent temple was finally born. In November 1997, a ceremony for the completion of the temple and the opening of the Buddha statue was held. Mr. Ming and others personally presided over the opening ceremony. Mr. Zhao also inscribed the plaque of "Hongfu Temple". It is really a gathering place for all the good people to wish "Hong Fu Qi Tian".

The origin of the name

It is said that Emperor Qianlong traveled to the south of the Yangtze River when he went there, and the common people praised "Hong Fu Qi Tian" and became famous.

Hongmiao town also got its name from the temple.

Address: Hongmiao Road

Longitude: 121.69996907552

Latitude: 30.928952907986

Tel: 021-57132124

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