Yufo si 玉佛寺

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Yùfó sì 玉佛寺
  • Location: Shànghǎi 上海, Ānyuǎn Street 安遠路
  • Other names: * Yùfó Chán sì 玉佛禪寺
Yùfó Temple
  • First Founded 1882 (Guāngxù 光緒 8)
  • Lineage:
  • Status: Public (十方叢林)
  • Institution section editor: Erik Hammerstrom

Yùfó sì 玉佛寺 is one of two major historical Buddhist temples in Shànghǎi 上海.

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History

This temple was originally built in 1882 (Guāngxù 光緒 8) on Māigen Street 麥根路 in 1882 (Guāngxù 光緒 8). In 1917, its abbot Kěchéng 可成, moved the temple to Ānyuǎn Street 安遠路, where the new streucture was built following the style of Jīnshān 金山 in Zhènjiāng 鎮江.

During his tenure as abbot, Zhènhuá 震華 (served from 1942 until 1944) established a rigorous adherence to the precepts as part of the culture at the temple. He bolstered this by starting the Shànghǎi Buddhist Seminary 上海佛學院 the first year he was in office.

As with most temples in China, this one suffered great damage during the Cultural Revolution. It reopened in 1979, and is now fully renovated.

Personnel

Abbots

Notable Residents

Temple Institution

Important Buildings or Artifacts

  • This temple houses two jade Buddhas brought from Burma by Huìgēn 慧根. This is the source of the temple's name.

Associated Organizations and Groups

Notes


References

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