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The influence of Buddhism reached Fanjingshan by the Tang dynasty at the latest, especially after Hou Hongren (侯弘仁) constructed the Zangke Road (牂牁道) in 639 AD, which facilitated transport in the mountainous region, and local gazettes record the construction of several temples in the area. [2]
English: A Buddhist temple on Red Clouds Golden Summit of Mount Fanjing, in Jiangkou County, Guizhou, China.
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The temple traces its origins to the former Huizong Hall (会宗堂), founded by Mingguang (明光) in the Wanli period (1573–1619) of the Ming dynasty.During that time, the temple enshrines deities of the three religions with Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in the middle, Taoist deity Guangchengzi and Confucian sage Lu Tong on the left and right sides.
Consisting of a mile and a half of carvings, numbering over 6000 total, Baodingshan is an atypical Chinese Buddhist site for a variety of reasons: it includes both large scale iconic works as well as intricate narrative tableaux; it represents a variety of Buddhist schools of thought – Huayan, Chan, Pure Land, and Esoteric; it has copious amounts of Buddhist texts carved in conjunction with ...
Fo Guang Shan's Sutra Repository, the home of the Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and library of over 50 editions of Buddhist canons. The educational programs of Fo Guang Shan include four Buddhist colleges, three regular colleges, and various community colleges. The Fo Guang University was established in 2000. It focuses mainly on the ...
He dedicated himself to building temples, commissioning Buddhist scriptures, and practicing acts of charity. During his voyages, Zheng He made donations to Buddhist temples in the countries he visited. In the 10th year of the Yongle era, Zheng He was appointed as the overseer of the construction of the Great Bao’en Temple in Nanjing. [11]