The temple was first built in 515 during the Liang dynasty (502-557). It used to lie at the northeast foot of the Purple Mountain, i.e. where the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum is located, since the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) chose the place to be his mausoleum and then the temple was moved to the present place. The temple was named by the Hongwu Emperor himself. It used to be large and covered an area of over 300,000 square metres (3,200,000 sq ft). Later it was destroyed in warfare during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) and rebuilt during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor. In the temple, apart from shrines dedicated to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, The relics of Master Xuanzang were enshrined and worshipped in the temple too.
Wuliang Halledit
Beamless Hall
Wuliang Hall, or Beamless Hall, was constructed in 1381, and is 22 metres (72 ft) high and 53.8 metres (177 ft) wide. The hall enjoys high reputation for its special architectural techniques. It has three archways on the front and rear sides respectively. The structure was built with bricks from the bottom to the top entirely, without a piece of wood or a single nail. Thus it was called Wuliang Hall, since Wuliang means beamless. It happens that the hall originally enshrined Amitābha (the Buddha of Infinite Light) whose Chinese name is similar to "Wuliang". Later in 1928, the hall was turned into a memorial hall for soldiers who lost their lives in the Northern Expedition (1926–1928). More than 30,000 soldiers were enshrined.[2]
Linggu Pagodaedit
Linggu Pagoda is not connected with the temple, but [3] was designed by American architect Henry K Murphy and built between 1930 and 1932 as a sign of remembrance for the soldiers.[4] The nine-story-tall pagoda stands 60.5 metres (198 ft) high. Speeches made by Sun Yat-sen and epigraphs of Chiang Kai-shek were inscribed on the tower.
In the temple, there is also a Three Superb Tablet, on which a painting of Baozhi painted by Wu Daozi, a famous painter; a memorial poem written by Li Bai, a Tang dynasty poet; calligraphy written by Yan Zhenqing, a well-known Tang dynasty calligrapher, is inscribed. Since the three were all masters in their own field in the Tang dynasty, the tablet was considered Three Superb Tablet. Unfortunately, the original tablet was broken in warfare, the present one is a duplicate made during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
^"Linggu Temple (The Soul Valley Temple) - an attraction of Nanjing, Jiangsu".
^Denison, Edward (2008). Modernism in China. London, England: Wiley and Sons. pp. 126–129. ISBN9780470319284.
^Cody, Jeffrey (2001). Building in China: Henry K Murphy's "Adaptive Architecture" 1914-1935. Hong Kong, China: Chinese University Press. pp. 191–193. ISBN9622018718.
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linggu, temple, simplified, chinese, 灵谷寺, traditional, chinese, 靈谷寺, pinyin, línggǔ, spirit, valley, temple, famous, buddhist, temple, nanjing, surrounded, large, park, 灵谷寺aerial, view, drone, religionaffiliationbuddhismsectchan, buddhismlocationlocationxuanwu. Linggu Temple simplified Chinese 灵谷寺 traditional Chinese 靈谷寺 pinyin Linggǔ Si lit Spirit Valley Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in Nanjing 1 It is now surrounded by a large park Linggu Temple灵谷寺Aerial view of the Linggu Temple by drone ReligionAffiliationBuddhismSectChan BuddhismLocationLocationXuanwu District Nanjing JiangsuCountryChinaLocation in NanjingGeographic coordinates32 03 18 N 118 52 04 E 32 054982 N 118 867826 E 32 054982 118 867826ArchitectureCompleted515 Linggu Pagoda was built in 1930 32 to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives during the Northern Expedition Contents 1 History 1 1 Wuliang Hall 1 2 Linggu Pagoda 2 Gallery 3 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Linggu TempleThe temple was first built in 515 during the Liang dynasty 502 557 It used to lie at the northeast foot of the Purple Mountain i e where the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum is located since the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty 1368 1644 chose the place to be his mausoleum and then the temple was moved to the present place The temple was named by the Hongwu Emperor himself It used to be large and covered an area of over 300 000 square metres 3 200 000 sq ft Later it was destroyed in warfare during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor in the Qing dynasty 1644 1911 and rebuilt during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor In the temple apart from shrines dedicated to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas The relics of Master Xuanzang were enshrined and worshipped in the temple too Wuliang Hall edit nbsp Beamless HallWuliang Hall or Beamless Hall was constructed in 1381 and is 22 metres 72 ft high and 53 8 metres 177 ft wide The hall enjoys high reputation for its special architectural techniques It has three archways on the front and rear sides respectively The structure was built with bricks from the bottom to the top entirely without a piece of wood or a single nail Thus it was called Wuliang Hall since Wuliang means beamless It happens that the hall originally enshrined Amitabha the Buddha of Infinite Light whose Chinese name is similar to Wuliang Later in 1928 the hall was turned into a memorial hall for soldiers who lost their lives in the Northern Expedition 1926 1928 More than 30 000 soldiers were enshrined 2 Linggu Pagoda edit Linggu Pagoda is not connected with the temple but 3 was designed by American architect Henry K Murphy and built between 1930 and 1932 as a sign of remembrance for the soldiers 4 The nine story tall pagoda stands 60 5 metres 198 ft high Speeches made by Sun Yat sen and epigraphs of Chiang Kai shek were inscribed on the tower In the temple there is also a Three Superb Tablet on which a painting of Baozhi painted by Wu Daozi a famous painter a memorial poem written by Li Bai a Tang dynasty poet calligraphy written by Yan Zhenqing a well known Tang dynasty calligrapher is inscribed Since the three were all masters in their own field in the Tang dynasty the tablet was considered Three Superb Tablet Unfortunately the original tablet was broken in warfare the present one is a duplicate made during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty Gallery edit nbsp Tomb of Tan Yankai nbsp Gazebo near Linggu Pagoda nbsp Linggu Stone TortoiseReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linggu Scenic Area Linggu Temple Retrieved 2011 11 01 Linggu Temple The Soul Valley Temple an attraction of Nanjing Jiangsu Denison Edward 2008 Modernism in China London England Wiley and Sons pp 126 129 ISBN 9780470319284 Cody Jeffrey 2001 Building in China Henry K Murphy s Adaptive Architecture 1914 1935 Hong Kong China Chinese University Press pp 191 193 ISBN 9622018718 nbsp Geographic data related to Linggu Temple at OpenStreetMap Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Linggu Temple amp oldid 1162516065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
