What monasteries in Beijing can practice meditation?

Beijing Longquan Temple, Guangji Temple and Fayuan Temple can practice meditation.

Longquan Temple is located in the northwest of Haidian District, Beijing, in Fenghuangling Natural Scenic Area, at the foot of Fenghuangling Mountain in Xishan, Beijing. Built in the early years of Liao Dynasty, it has a history of 1000 years. There are two strong cypresses in front of the mountain, two tall and straight ginkgo trees and two ancient cypresses in the temple, both of which are thousands of years old. A single-hole ancient stone bridge in the temple is still well preserved. It was built by the abbot Jisheng monk. It is called Jisheng Buddhist Pagoda, which is located at the east of Jinlongqiao Temple 100 meters. According to legend, on the day when the monk Jisheng died, the clouds in the sky were Wan Li, birds were singing on the ground, and the monk was chanting for forty-nine days. The tower exuded three years of elegant sandalwood flavor.

Guangji Temple is located at No.25 Fuchengmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. Covers an area of 2.3 hectares. Founded in the late Song Dynasty, it is called Liuxi Village Temple. Tomorrow, it will be rebuilt in the early years. In the second year of Chenghua (1466), Xianzong wrote a letter and named it "Hongci Guangji Temple". 193 1 year, the temple was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1935.

The architecture maintains the pattern of Ming Dynasty and is divided into three roads. There are many precious cultural relics in the temple, such as the statues of Buddha III and eighteen arhats in the Ming Dynasty, the white marble platform built in the Kangxi period, and the bronze tripod in the Qianlong period.

Fayuan Temple is located on the east side of the southern end of Diplomatic Hutong in Xuanwu Gate, Beijing. Built in the 19th year of Zhenguan of Emperor Taizong (AD 645), it is the oldest temple in Beijing. It is a Benjamin Temple in the Tang Dynasty, which was rebuilt and renamed during the Qing and Yongzheng Dynasties. 1956 established China Buddhist College in the temple, 1980 established China Buddhist Library and Cultural Relics Museum in the temple. It is a religious museum under the Chinese Buddhist Association.

1983 was identified as the national key Buddhist temple in Han area by the State Council. On June 25th, 20001year, Fayuan Temple, as an ancient building in Qing Dynasty, was approved by the State Council as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.