Zhantanlin
{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Anhui, China}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
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| native_name = 旃檀林
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| religious_affiliation = Buddhism
| sect = Chan Buddhism
| leadership = Shi Huishen ({{zh|s=释慧深|labels=no}})
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| location = Mount Jiuhua, Qingyang County, Anhui
| country = China
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Zhantanlin ({{zh|s=旃檀林|t=|p=Zhāntánlín}}) is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Jiuhua, in Qingyang County, Anhui, China.{{sfnb|Zhang Yuhuan|2012|p=145}}
History
The temple was originally in the reign of Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722) in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Most of the temple buildings were destroyed in wars during the ruling of Xianfeng Emperor (1851–1861). In 1886, it was restored and redecorated by Chan master Dingchan ({{zh|s=定禅|labels=no}}).{{cite news|url=http://www.jhsfojiao.com/index.php?c=content&a=show&id=49 |script-title=zh:旃檀林-国家级寺院--寺院揽胜-九华山佛教协会 |newspaper=jhsfojiao.com |date=2015 |language=zh-cn |access-date=2020-01-06}}
During the Republic of China, abbot Fuxing ({{zh|s=福星|labels=no}}) enlarged the temple. A Buddhist laity named Yi Guogan ({{zh|s=易国干|labels=no}}) presented a plaque with the Chinese characters "{{zh|s=福慧双修|labels=no}}" to the temple.
In 1983, it has been designated as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China.
Architecture
=Mahavira Hall=
The Mahavira Hall is {{convert|11.5|m}} long, {{convert|15.5|m}} wide and {{convert|18|m}} high. The Mahavira Hall is the main hall in the temple, enshrining the Three Saints of Hua-yan ({{zh|s=华严三圣|p=|labels=no}}).
=Hall of the Three Sages of the West=
The Hall of the Three Sages of the West ({{zh|s=西方三圣殿|labels=no}}), for the worship of the Three Sages of the West, namely Guanyin, Amitabha and Mahasthamaprapta, is an important hall in the temple.
=Hall of Great Compassion=
The Hall of Great Compassion is {{convert|19|m}} long, {{convert|19|m}} wide and {{convert|19|m}} high. 19 metres represent Guanyin's birth day (19 February), ordination day (19 June) and parinirvana day (19 September).{{sfnb|Zhang Yuhuan|2012|p=146}}
A statue of Thousand Armed and Eyed Guanyin is enshrined in the middle of the hall with 84 statues of Buddha standing on the left and right sides.{{sfnb|Zhang Yuhuan|2012|p=146}}
References
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite book |language=zh|author=Zhang Yuhuan |script-title=zh:《图解中国著名佛教寺院》|trans-title=Illustration of Famous Buddhist Temples in China|year=2012 |publisher=Contemporary China Publishing House |location=Beijing |isbn=978-7-5154-0135-5|script-chapter=zh:《福慧双修：九华山旃檀林》|chapter=Zhantanlin on Mount Jiuhua}}
{{National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area}}
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Category:Buddhist temples on Mount Jiuhua
Category:Buildings and structures in Chizhou
Category:Tourist attractions in Chizhou
Category:1886 establishments in China
Category:19th-century Buddhist temples
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1886