Tianmenshan Temple

Tianmenshan Temple (simplified Chinese: 天门山寺; traditional Chinese: 天門山寺; pinyin: Tiānménshān Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.[1][2][3] The temple is built within grounds of some 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) area.

Tianmenshan Temple
天门山寺
The shanmen.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectChan
Location
LocationZhangjiajie, Hunan
CountryChina
Shown within Hunan
Tianmenshan Temple (China)
Geographic coordinates29°02′37″N 110°29′24″E
Architecture
CompletedAD 870

History

Tianmenshan Temple was built in Tang Dynasty (AD 870), and it was named "Lingquan Temple" (灵泉院).[3] During the Republic of China, it was destroyed by war. [3] After 1949, the local government rebuilt the temple.[3] On June 8, 2009, one of the Gautama Buddha's Śarīra was stored in here.[4]

Architecture

References
  1. =《天门山寺简介》 (in Chinese).
  2. 《张家界：天门山》. Buddhism (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
  3. 《莲花与胜景同在 梵音与天籁齐鸣》. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2011-06-14.
  4. 《天门山为释迦牟尼佛舍利投保亿元》 (in Chinese). 2009-05-15. Archived from the original on 2009-05-24.
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