Qingliang Temple (Nanjing)

The temple was formerly known as the Xingjiao Temple ({{CJKV|t=興教寺場|p=Xìng Jiào Sì}}) and was built by Xu Wen during the Yang Wu of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. In the first year of the Southern Tang dynasty (937), Li Jing (the second ruler of Southern Tang) spent the summer at this place and modified the name of the temple to "Stone Cooling Bodhimaṇḍa ({{CJKV|t=石頭清涼大道場}})".

Later, Li Yu (the third and last ruler of Southern Tang) left an inscription of "Deqing Hall" (德慶堂).{{cite web|title=Nanjing Municipal Government approves restoration of Qingliang Temple of Qingliang Mountain 南京市政府批准恢复清凉山清凉寺|url=http://www.fjnet.com/shxx/tj/200903/t20090313_112607.htm|publisher=佛教在线 Fjnet.com|access-date=26 April 2018|language=zh|date=13 March 2009}} Monk Wenyi resided in this temple and built the Fayan school ({{zh|c=法眼宗|p=Fǎyǎn Zōng}}). {{ref|a}}

The temple was rebuilt in 980 during the Northern Song dynasty. In 1402, it was rebuilt by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty and was renamed "Qingliang Temple." After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Second Sino-Japanese War, Cultural Revolution and other catastrophic damages.{{cite web|author1=南京日报 Nanjing Daily News|title=Qingliang Temple in Nanjing was opened soon after renovation 抗战被毁南京清凉寺整修后即将开放|url=http://www.dadunet.com/html/2009/06/24-32-1245219525942.html|publisher=Dadunet.com|access-date=26 April 2018|language=zh|date=17 June 2009}}{{Clarification needed|date=July 2023}} The temple was renovated in 2003 and opened in 2009.

• Qingliangshan Park
• Stone City, adjacent to Qingliangshan Park

:1.{{note|a}} The Fayan school was one of the Five Houses of Chán, the major schools of Chinese Chán during the later Tang dynasty.

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• [http://www.njqls.com/mobile/ Qingliang Temple official website] {{in lang|zh}}

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