Huayan Temple (华严寺) is a
Chinese
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Mahayana Buddhist
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temple located in
Renshou county,
Meishan natively
Meishan ( zh, s=眉山; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; local pronunciation: ; zh, p=Méishān , w=Mei-shan), formerly known as Meizhou () or Qingzhou (), is a prefecture-level city with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census of whom ...
city,
Sichuan
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,
China
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, and was built in the
Tang dynasty under the name of Chaojue Temple (超觉寺). Chaojue Temple was later named Kua-ao Temple (跨鳌寺). After the
Chinese Cultural Revolution
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the temple was reopened in March 1995 as Huayan Temple. It is currently run by Master Shi Hongfa (释洪法).
History
* Chaojue Temple was founded in the Tang dynasty.
*During the Qing dynasty it was still called Chaojue Temple.
* It was later remained Kua-ao temple.
* It was reopened and renamed Huayan temple in March 1995.
* In 1998, multiple buildings were reconstructed including the prayer hall, hall of heaven, main hall,
Guanyin
Guanyin () is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with Karuṇā, compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " he One WhoPerceives the Sounds of the World". Originally regarded as m ...
hall, among others.
References
Buddhist temples in Sichuan
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