Hongfa Temple
Buddhist temple in Shenzhen, China
22°34′50″N 114°10′36″E / 22.58062°N 114.17661°E / 22.58062; 114.17661Hongfa Temple | |||||||||||
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Chinese | 弘法寺 | ||||||||||
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Hongfa Temple (Chinese: 弘法寺; pinyin: Hóngfǎ Sì) is a Buddhist temple located at Fairylake Botanical Garden, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.[1][2]
History
Hongfa Temple was built in 1985 by Chan master Benhuan. The construction lasted from July 1985 to June 1992.[3]
Architecture
The temple is at the foot of Wutong Mountain. The temple consists of forty buildings. The complex includes the following halls: Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, Hall of Guanyin, Bell tower, Drum tower, Founder's Hall, Dharma Hall, Dining Room, etc.
General Heng (哼将军) inside in the Sanmon of Hongfa Temple. The generic name for statues with an open mouth is agyō (哈将军 lit. "a" shape), that for those with a closed mouth ungyō (哼将军 lit. "un" shape").
General Ha (哈将军) inside in the Sanmon of Hongfa Temple. The generic name for statues with an open mouth is agyō (哈将军 lit. "a" shape), that for those with a closed mouth ungyō (哼将军 lit. "un" shape").
A Stone lantern (Tōrō) in front of Hongfa Temple.
Famous monks
References
External links
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- (in Chinese) Official website
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- Fairy Lake Botanical Garden
- Hongfa Temple
- Guomao Building
- Luohu Commercial City
- People's Park
- Shenzhen Museum (Dongjiang River Guerrilla Command Headquarters Memorial Museum)
- Shun Hing Square
stations
- Buxin
- Caopu
- Cuizhu
- Grand Theater
- Guomao
- Honghu
- Hongling
- Hongling North
- Hongling South
- Huangbeiling
- Hubei
- Laojie
- Liantang
- Liantang Checkpoint
- Ludancun
- Luohu (for railway station)
- Luohu North
- Nigang
- Renmin South
- Shaibu
- Shuibei
- Sungang
- Tai'an
- Tianbei
- Wenjin
- Wutong Mountain South
- Xianhu Road
- Xiangxicun
- Xinxiu
- Yijing
- Yinhu
- Yuanling
This list is incomplete.