Hongchunping Temple
{{short description|Buddhist temple on Mount Emei, Leshan, Sichuan, China}}
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| name = Hongchunping Temple
| native_name = 洪椿坪
| native_name_lang = zh
| image = Emei Shan Hongchunping 2014.04.26 12-14-43.jpg
| caption = A paifang in front of Hongchunping Temple.
| map_type = China Sichuan
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| coordinates = {{coord|29.557925|N|103.392862|E|type:landmark_region:CN-51|format=dms|display=it}}
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| religious_affiliation = Buddhism
| sect = Chan Buddhism
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| location = Mount Emei, Emeishan City, Sichuan
| country = China
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| architecture_style = Chinese architecture
| founded_by = Chushan Xingyi ({{zh|s=楚山性一|l=|labels=no}})
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| established = Ming dynasty
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| year_completed = 1790 (reconstruction)
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Hongchunping Temple ({{zh|c=洪椿坪|p=Hóngchūnpíng}}) is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Emei, in Emeishan City, Sichuan, China.{{cite news|author=Wang Guan |url=http://www.china.com.cn/travel/txt/2015-05/19/content_35606301.htm |script-title=zh:峨眉山一绝：到“千年禅院”洪椿坪观雨禅定避暑 |newspaper=china.com.cn |date=19 May 2015|language=zh}}{{cite news|url=http://fo.sina.com.cn/culture/mountain/2017-11-16/doc-ifynwnty3362057.shtml |script-title=zh:盘点中国佛教四大名山 |newspaper=sina |date=16 November 2017 |language=zh}}
Name
The name of Hongchunping is derived from three 1,200-year-old Ailanthus altissima trees.
History
File:Emei Shan Hongchunping 2014.04.26 12-26-25.jpg
File:Emei Shan Hongchunping 2014.04.26 12-23-31.jpg
The temple was first built by master Chushan Xingyi ({{zh|s=楚山性一|l=|labels=no}}) in the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644) with the name of "Thousand Buddha Chan Temple" ({{zh|s=千佛禅院|l=|labels=no}}), commonly known as "Thousand Buddha Temple" ({{zh|s=千佛庵|l=|labels=no}}).{{cite news|url=https://fo.ifeng.com/special/emeipuxian/scenic/detail_2014_07/02/37134081_0.shtml |script-title=zh:峨眉洪椿坪：避暑胜地 藏经楼七方千佛莲灯 |work=ifeng.com |date=2 July 2014 |access-date=10 August 2021 |language=zh}} It was largely extended in 1631, in the reign of Chongzhen Emperor (1628–1644) of the late Ming dynasty.
In 1778, in the 43rd year of Qianlong period (1736–1795) in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), a catastrophic fire demolished most of its buildings. Twelve years later, the temple was restored and redecorated by master Eyun ({{zh|s=峨云|l=|labels=no}}). The name was changed into "Hongchunping Temple" (Hongchun means Ailanthus altissima) because it had three 1,200-year-old Ailanthus altissima trees.
In 1936, Chiang Kai-shek visited the temple while he inspected the Officer Training Corps on Mount Emei.{{cite news |url=http://www.wenhuaku.cn/yeshi/2016/0619/4283.html |script-title=zh:蒋介石游峨眉山洪椿坪 峨眉山猴王为何要给蒋介石揖礼让道？ |newspaper=wenhuaku.cn |date=19 June 2016 |language=zh |access-date=16 May 2018 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517082243/http://www.wenhuaku.cn/yeshi/2016/0619/4283.html |url-status=dead }}
The temple has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983.
Architecture
Hongchunping Temple covers a building area of {{convert|5000|m2}}. The existing main buildings include the Shanmen, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, Hall of Guanyin, Mahavira Hall, Meditation Hall, and monk's rooms.
=Mahavira Hall=
The Mahavira Hall enshrining a statue of Samantabhadra. The statues of Eighteen Arhats sitting on the seats before both sides of the gable walls.
References
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{{National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area}}
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Category:Buddhist temples in Sichuan
Category:Buildings and structures in Leshan
Category:Tourist attractions in Leshan
Category:1790 establishments in China
Category:18th-century Buddhist temples
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1790