Huiji Temple (Nanjing)

Huiji Temple (simplified Chinese: 惠济寺; traditional Chinese: 惠濟寺; pinyin: Huìjì Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Pukou District of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

Huiji Temple
惠济寺
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Deity	Chan Buddhism
Leadership	Langming (朗明)
Location
Location	Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Country	China
Shown within Jiangsu Huiji Temple (Nanjing) (China)
Geographic coordinates	32°06′08″N 118°31′16″E
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Date established	Southern and Northern dynasties (420–589)
Completed	19th century (reconstruction)
Website
www.huijisi.com/web/huijisi/index

History

Southern and Northern dynasties

Originally built in the Southern and Northern dynasties (420–589), the temple was called "Tangquan Chanyuan" (汤泉禅院).

Song dynasty

In the early Song dynasty (960–1276), the temple was renamed "Huiji Yuan" (惠济院). During the reign of Emperor Shenzong (1048–1085), Zhaoqing (昭庆) settled at the temple. At the same time, Sun Jue (孙觉), Qin Guan and monk Canliao (参寥) visited the temple and Qin Guan wrote a famous article named A Record of Touring Tangquan (游汤泉记).

Ming dynasty

After the establishment of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Hongwu Emperor toured Tangquan Town where the temple located. Due to the social taboo of "Tang" (汤), its name was changed to "Xiangquan Temple" (香泉寺).

Qing dynasty

During the Xianfeng era (1851–1861) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the temple was badly damaged in the war between the Qing army and Taiping Rebellion. Then the temple was restored in the Guangxu period (1871–1908).

People's Republic of China

A large-scale reconstruction began in 2014.

Ginkgo tree

There are three millennial ginkgo trees in the temple.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)