Historical evolution:
According to legend, Jing 'an Temple was built in the 10th year of Sun Quan Chiwu, Emperor Wu of the Three Kingdoms (247), and its founder was Kang Sanghui. Formerly known as Hudu Zhongyuan (Xuan) Temple, the temple site is located on the north bank of Wusong River (now Suzhou River). In the 9th year of Jiading in Southern Song Dynasty (12 16), because the temple site was close to the river bank, and the temple foundation was in danger of collapse, the abbot Zhong Yi moved the temple site to the bank of Lupu Boiling Well, which is now the temple site.
In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), Hongwu Zhong was cast, which consumed 6000 kilograms of copper. The inscription "Cast in Hongwu for two years, wish the Crown Prince a thousand years" by hit the floor. Since the early Qing Dynasty, Jing 'an Temple has been abandoned repeatedly. In the sixth year of Qing Qianlong (174 1), Assistant Minister of Rites Mai Huan invested in rebuilding the main hall. In the 43rd year of Qianlong (1778), the local Sun Siwang donated money to rebuild the temple. Monks in the sea once carved eighteen arhats and a statue of Wei Tuo from the burned trunk of the ginkgo tree in the Song Dynasty in the temple.
In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), the first national Buddhist organization-China Buddhist Association was established. The venue is located in Jing 'an Temple, and the famous patriotic poet sent Zen master (Eight Fingers Zen) as the president. The following year, in order to protect the national temple property, he went to Beijing to petition unsuccessfully, and unfortunately died in Fayuan Temple in Beijing. On June 65438+February 65438+February 9, 2009, the silver Tathagata statue cast in Jing 'an Temple with 15 tons of pure silver entered the temple. More than ten 3-ton silver statues, such as bodhisattvas and disciples, have been added to the Hall.
Extended data:
Successive abbots of Jing 'an Temple:
1, Ji Yan
The abbot of Jing 'an Temple in Song Dynasty had a way of doing things, and he was called the Shrimp Monk. According to legend, before Monk Zhiyan showed his silence, he rubbed more than 10,000 ropes with cattail and hung them under the porch. People actually give money to each other until all the ropes are full. After his silence, people used the money to build a Buddhist pavilion.
2. Shouning
The word Wuwei, No.1 Temple, was born in Shanghai. He was the abbot of Jing 'an Temple at the end of Yuan Dynasty and was famous for his poems. The living room is called "Lv Yun Cave". He planted juniper and cypress outside the cave, invited many sages to write poems and sing with them, and then compiled the poems into a book, Eight Poems of Jing 'an, which was handed down to later generations and had a great influence. Jing 'an Temple reached its peak in the Yuan Dynasty and became famous at home and abroad.
3. Hefeng
(? -1883) The abbot of Jing 'an Temple in the late Qing Dynasty. During the revolution of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Jing 'an Temple was destroyed by war, and most of the temples were destroyed, leaving only one main hall. In the sixth year of Guangxu (1880), the abbot of Hefeng decided to rebuild, and with the support of Yi people such as Li Chaoguan and Tang Jingxing, as well as Hu Xueyan and Yao Xi, the giants of Hangzhou School, and Hu Qingyu, the famous drugstore owner, repaired the mountain gates and temples.
It was completed on the eighth day of April of the following year (188 1), and a grand "Bathing Buddha Festival" was held. Four people gathered and the traffic was busy, from which the famous "Jing 'an Temple Fair" originated. Naturally, Jing 'an Temple is thriving and takes on a new look. This is recorded in detail in Rebuilding Jing 'an Temple.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Jing 'an Temple (Ancient Temple in Jing 'an District, Shanghai)
Jing' an Temple in Shanghai-abbots of past dynasties