Jingju Temple (Yiwu)

Jingju Temple
净居寺
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Deity	Chan Buddhism
Location
Location	Houzhai Subdistrict, Yiwu, Zhejiang
Country	China
Shown within Zhejiang
Geographic coordinates	29°23′11″N 120°05′23″E / 29.386295°N 120.089759°E / 29.386295; 120.089759
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Founder	Shegong (涉公)
Date established	867
Completed	1980s (reconstruction)

Jingju Temple (simplified Chinese: 净居寺; traditional Chinese: 凈居寺; pinyin: Jìngjū Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Houzhai Subdistrict of Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.^[1][2]

History

Jingju Temple was originally built by monk Shegong (涉公) in 867, under the Tang dynasty.

During the Dazhong Xiangfu period of Song dynasty, Emperor Zhenzong inscribed and honored the name "Jingju Temple" (净居院)

Over the course of 1,150 years, the temple was destroyed and rebuilt many times. Most of the present structures in the temple were repaired or built in the 1980s. The Buddhist temple status was approved in 1992 and religious activities were revived.

Architecture

The temple was built along the up and down of mountains. Now the existing main buildings include Shanmen, Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall, and the Buddhist Texts Library.

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