Affected by the epidemic in 2022, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou will be closed to the public starting from March 15

The recent domestic epidemic situation is relatively severe, and the recent epidemic in Hangzhou is also very serious. In order to meet the needs of epidemic prevention and control, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou has suspended its opening to the outside world from March 15. Regarding the specific recovery The opening hours will be notified separately, please find out the specific announcement details. Tongqi

Dear tourists and believers:

In order to effectively prevent and control the epidemic and ensure the health and safety of tourists and believers, according to the Hangzhou Buddhist Association’s announcement on the evening of March 14 In accordance with the spirit of the emergency notice issued, starting from March 15, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou will implement a "double suspension" (suspension of opening to the outside world and suspension of gathering activities). Please stay tuned to the official WeChat account of Hangzhou Lingyin Temple for the reopening time.

Fight the epidemic and work together. Go out less often, wear a mask, wash your hands frequently, and take appropriate protective measures. We *** together pray that the epidemic will end soon and everyone will be safe.

Hangzhou Lingyin Temple

Introduction to Hangzhou Lingyin Temple on March 14, 2022

Lingyin Temple was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326 AD) ), it has a history of about 1,700 years and is the earliest famous temple in Hangzhou. Lingyin Temple is located to the west of West Lake in Hangzhou, backed by the North Peak and facing Feilai Peak. The two peaks face each other, with towering trees and ancient temples deep in the mountains, surrounded by clouds and mist.

The founder of Lingyin Temple is the West Indian monk Huili. In the early Xianhe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he traveled from the Central Plains to Zhejiang Province and arrived at Wulin (now Hangzhou). He saw a peak and sighed: "This is a small ridge in the Lingjiu Mountain in the Central Tianzhu Kingdom. I don't know when he came here? During the lifetime of the Buddha, most of them were The temple is built in front of the peak and is called Lingyin.

When Lingyin Temple was founded, Buddhism was not yet flourishing, and everything was only beginning to take shape. In the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty granted land and expanded it, and its scale became somewhat considerable. In the sixth year of Dali of the Tang Dynasty (AD 771), a comprehensive renovation was carried out and the temple was very popular. However, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, "Huichang Dharma Disaster" occurred, and Lingyin suffered from the fish disaster, and the temple was destroyed and the monks dispersed. It was not until King Qian of Wuyue in the Five Dynasties that he asked Master Yongming Yanshou to revive and develop the temple. He built new stone buildings, Buddhist pavilions, Dharma halls and a hundred-foot Maitreya Pavilion, and named it Lingyin New Temple. At its peak, Lingyin Temple had nine floors, eighteen pavilions, seventy-two halls, 1,300 monks' rooms, and more than 3,000 monks. When the Southern Song Dynasty established Hangzhou as its capital, Gaozong and Xiaozong often visited Lingyin to take charge of temple affairs and write calligraphy. During the Jiading period of Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty, Lingyin Temple was known as one of the "Five Mountains" of Zen Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River.

During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the master of Zen Buddhism, the abbot Gu De, was determined to rebuild Lingyin and raised funds. It took eighteen years to build the temple alone. The Brahma Temple is solemn, its ancient customs have been revived, and its scale ranks among the "biggest in the southeast". In the 28th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1689 AD), Emperor Kangxi named it "Yunlin Zen Temple" during his southern tour.

After the founding of New China, Lingyin underwent large-scale renovations many times. Today, under the government's policy of implementing freedom of religious belief, and under the leadership of the abbot Master Guangquan, Lingyin Temple's Liangxu Public Group has taken "fully carrying forward the fine traditions of Buddhism and actively building the pure land of Southeast Asia" as its development goals, making Lingyin Temple a This thousand-year-old temple, with tall Dharma pillars and trees and peaceful sea, presents a prosperous scene.