Beijing Lingguang Temple Report

More than 6000 square meters.

Lingguang Temple, located in the Eighth Division of West Hill, Cuiwei Mountain, Shijingshan District, Beijing, is an ancient Buddhist temple with a history of 1200 years. Lingguang Temple is the second temple of the Eighth Division. Built in the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty (766-779 AD), it was originally named Longquan Temple. The Liao Dynasty was expanded and the Jin Dynasty was renamed Jueshan Temple. In the 15th year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty, it was renamed Lingguang Temple. The name of this temple has been used ever since.

There used to be five temples in Lingguang Temple, but now there are only three courtyards, namely "Compassion Courtyard", "Fish Pond Courtyard" and "Tower Courtyard". In the Great Compassion Hall, there is Guanyin Hall in the south, Buddha worship hall in the north, and 14 rooms in the east and west.