Hongfa Temple () is a

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located at Fairylake Botanical Garden, Luohu District,

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History

Hongfa Temple was built in 1985 by Chan master Benhuan. The construction lasted from July 1985 to June 1992.

Architecture

The temple is at the foot of Wutong Mountain. The temple consists of forty buildings. The complex includes the following halls:

Shanmen The Gate of Shanmen or Hall of the Shanmen or simply Shanmen (), is the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple. In ancient times, nearly all Buddhist temples had a single Shanmen gate leading into a large hall for the temple. Today, it is observed t ...

, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings,

Hall of Guanyin The ''Guanyin Dian'' ( or ) (lit: “Hall of Guanyin”) is the most important annex hall in Chinese Buddhism, Chinese Buddhist temples and is mainly for enshrining the Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara). Guanyin, also called "Guanshiyin" (), ...

Bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell to ...

, Drum tower, Founder's Hall, Dharma Hall, Dining Room, etc.

Famous monks

* Benhuan * Shi Yinshun

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Honhfa Temple Buildings and structures in Shenzhen Buddhist temples in Guangdong Tourist attractions in Shenzhen 1985 establishments in China 20th-century Buddhist temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1985