Lingyin Temple

Lingyin temple
灵隐寺
Hall of Bhaisajyaguru in the Temple
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectChan Buddhism
LeadershipShi Guangquan (释光泉)
Location
LocationHangzhou, Zhejiang
CountryChina
Lingyin Temple is located in Zhejiang
Lingyin Temple
Shown within Zhejiang
Lingyin Temple is located in China
Lingyin Temple
Lingyin Temple (China)
Geographic coordinates30°14′34″N 120°05′48″E / 30.2427777778°N 120.096666667°E / 30.2427777778; 120.096666667
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
FounderHuili
Date established328
CompletedQing dynasty (reconstruction)
Website
www.lingyinsi.org
Map of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China, with the location of Lingyin Temple
Buddhist monks chanting at Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, October 2010.

Lingyin Temple (simplified Chinese: 灵隐寺; traditional Chinese: 靈隱寺; pinyin: Língyǐn Sì) is a prominent Chan Buddhist temple near Hangzhou that is renowned for its many pagodas and grottos.[1] Its name is commonly and literally translated into English as Temple of the Soul's Retreat.

The monastery is the largest of several temples in the Wulin Mountains (Chinese: 武林山; pinyin: Wǔlínshān), which feature renowned grottos and religious rock carvings.

  1. ^ Zi Yan (2012), p. 85.