Ganlu Temple (Mount Jiuhua)

Ganlu Temple
甘露寺
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Chan Buddhism
Location
Location	Mount Jiuhua, Qingyang County, Anhui
Country	China
Geographic coordinates	30°30′02″N 117°48′31″E
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Founder	Dong'an (洞安)
Date established	1667

Ganlu Temple (Chinese: 甘露寺; pinyin: Gānlù Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Jiuhua, in Qingyang County, Anhui, China.[1]

Name

The name of "Ganlu" derives from Lotus Sutra.[2]

History

The temple was originally built by an exceptional Chan master Dong'an (洞安) in 1667, after Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722) ascended the throne during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). The temple had reached unprecedented heyday in the reign of Qianlong Emperor (1736–1795) while abbot Youtan (优昙) preached Buddhism here.[3]

Ganlu Temple has been inscribed as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983.

Architecture

The temple covers a building area of 3,500-square-metre (38,000 sq ft). Now the existing main buildings include Mahavira Hall, Bell tower, Drum tower, and ring-rooms.

References

1. Zhang Yuhuan (2012), p. 147.
2. 《法华经》 [Lotus Sutra] (in Chinese). Translated by Kumārajīva. Henan: Zhongzhou Ancient Books Publishing House. 2010. ISBN 9787534833991. 我为大众说甘露净法。
3. Zhang Yuhuan (2012), p. 148.

Bibliography

• Zhang Yuhuan (2012). "Dewy Pine Trees All Over the Mountains: Ganlu Temple on Mount Jiuhua" 《满山松针尽挂甘露：九华山甘露寺》. 《图解中国著名佛教寺院》 [Illustration of Famous Buddhist Temples in China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Contemporary China Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5154-0135-5.