Puji Temple (Ningxiang)

Puji Temple
Puji Temple
普济寺
	The entrance.
Religion
Affiliation	Guiyang school
Location
Location	Qingshanqiao Town, Ningxiang County, Hunan
Country	China
Architecture
Founder	Unknown
Completed	Yuan dynasty

Puji Temple (simplified Chinese: 普济寺; traditional Chinese: 普濟寺; pinyin: Pǔjì Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on Furong Mountain in Ningxiang County, Hunan province, China.^[1]^[2]

History

It was established in the Yuan Dynasty, at the time it was called Furong Temple (芙蓉庵).^[2]

During the Ming Dynasty, it was made up of granite. In 1413, in the eleventh year of the age of Yongle of Ming Chengzu, Yongle Emperor named it "Puji Temple" (普济寺).^[2]

In modern times, the temple fell into disrepair due to war.^[2] In the 21st century, the government of Qingshanqiao Town rebuilt the temple.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 加强民间信仰活动场所文化建设的探索与思考. Hunan religious (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-10-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 诗意芙蓉山. Ningxiang.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-03-13. 普济寺内所供奉的清庵祖师，相传生于大元延佑七年庚申岁六月十七日寅时，原名夏天圭，祖籍宝庆新华唐溪。

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[fish-1] 加强民间信仰活动场所文化建设的探索与思考. Hunan religious (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-10-12.

[bull-2] 诗意芙蓉山. Ningxiang.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-03-13. 普济寺内所供奉的清庵祖师，相传生于大元延佑七年庚申岁六月十七日寅时，原名夏天圭，祖籍宝庆新华唐溪。

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