Shuanggui Temple
{{Short description|Buddhist temple}}
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| religious_affiliation = Buddhism
| sect = Linji school
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| location = Jindai Town, Liangping District, Chongqing, China
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| founded_by = Poshan Haiming ({{zh|s=破山海明|labels=no}})
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| established = 1653
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Shuanggui Temple ({{zh|s=双桂堂|t=雙桂堂|l=Temple of Two Osmanthus Fragrans Trees|p=Shuāngguì Sì}}) is a Buddhist temple located in Jindai Town, Liangping District, Chongqing, China.{{cite news|url=http://fo.sina.com.cn/culture/mountain/2018-03-12/doc-ifxpwyhx1046182.shtml |script-title=zh:禅宗名刹：破山道场双桂堂|trans-title=Famous Chan Buddhist Temple: Shuanggui Temple |newspaper=sina |date=2018-03-12 |language=zh}}
History
Shuanggui Temple was built as "Fuguo Temple" ({{zh|s=福国寺|t=|labels=no}}) by an accomplished Chan master Poshan Haiming ({{zh|s=破山海明|t=|labels=no}}) in 1653, in the 10th year of Shunzhi Emperor's reign during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).{{cite news|url=http://fo.ifeng.com/special/shuangguitang/beijingjieshao/detail_2010_04/08/515132_0.shtml |script-title=zh:双桂堂开山祖师破山海明禅师|trans-title=Founder of Shuanggui Temple : Poshan Haiming|newspaper=iFeng |date=2010-04-08 |language=zh}} Due to its two osmanthus fragrans trees, the temple is also known as "Shuanggui Temple" (Shuang means two, Gui means osmanthus fragrans).{{cite news|url=http://fo.ifeng.com/special/shuangguitang/beijingjieshao/detail_2010_04/08/515083_0.shtml |script-title=zh:双桂堂传说|trans-title=Legend of Shuanggui Temple |newspaper=iFeng |date=2010-04-08 |language=zh}}
During the Cultural Revolution, monks put statues of Buddhist and cultural relics into wooden box with Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung posted outside.
In 1983, the temple was inscribed to the National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area List by the State Council of China.
In 2013, it has been designated as a "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Chongqing" by the State Council of China.
Architecture
The extant buildings of Shuanggui Temple include the Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Maitreya Hall, Dabei Hall (Hall of Great Compassion), Ordination Hall, Five Hundred Arhats Hall and Buddhist Texts Library.
=Mahavira Hall=
The Mahavira Hall was first built in 1653 by Chan master Poshan ({{zh|s=破山|t=|labels=no}}), and underwent three renovations, respectively in 1758, 1822 and 1889. Now it is {{convert|25|m}} wide, {{convert|19|m}} deep and {{convert|10|m}} high with 72 stone pillars supporting the roof. Statues of Sakyamuni, Ananda and Kassapa Buddha are enshrined in the middle of the hall. The statues of Eighteen Arhats, Manjushri and Samantabhadra stand on both sides of the hall.
=Five Hundred Arhats Hall=
References
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External links
{{National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area}}
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Category:Buddhist temples in Chongqing
Category:Buildings and structures in Chongqing
Category:Tourist attractions in Chongqing
Category:1661 establishments in China
Category:17th-century Buddhist temples
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1661