Yunmen Temple (Guangdong)

Yunmen Temple
云门寺
Frontal view of Yunmen Temple.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectYunmen school
LeadershipShi Mingxiang (释明向)[1]
Location
LocationRucheng Town, Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong
CountryChina
Yunmen Temple (Guangdong) is located in Guangdong
Yunmen Temple (Guangdong)
Shown within Guangdong
Yunmen Temple (Guangdong) is located in China
Yunmen Temple (Guangdong)
Yunmen Temple (Guangdong) (China)
Geographic coordinates24°48′49″N 113°19′12″E / 24.813554°N 113.319998°E / 24.813554; 113.319998
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
FounderYunmen Wenyan
Date established923
Completed1943-1951 (reconstruction)

Yunmen Temple (simplified Chinese: 云门寺; traditional Chinese: 雲門寺; pinyin: Yúnmén Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Rucheng Town of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong, China. Yunmen Temple is the cradle of Yunmen school, which is one of the five schools of Chan Buddhism.[2] It was first built in the Tang dynasty (618–907), and went through many changes and repairs through the following dynasties. Most of the present structures in the temple were repaired or built between 1943 and 1951.

  1. ^ 吴尚哲为云门寺释迦佛塔开光献唱《心曲》. 163.com (in Chinese). 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ 海内外信众广东云门寺见证释迦佛塔落成开光. iFeng (in Chinese). 20 September 2015.