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Lianhua Temple, Puning City, Guangdong Province

Lotus Temple is located in Puning City, Guangdong Province. It was founded in 19 14 by the famous Chaoshan monk Genle Master with the support of his elder brother Genkuan. It is located in today's quicksand city center, on the north side of Guangshan Highway, adjacent to quicksand Highway. This temple is clean and solemn, with beautiful environment.

Puning Office of Guangdong Province

At No.73 East Old Hexi Road, Liusha East Street, there is a brand-new Lotus Temple inscribed by Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association. The gatehouse is towering and the hall is magnificent. In September of 1988, it was approved to be registered and opened as a religious site, and in February of 13, a grand celebration for the completion of reconstruction was held.

Successive abbots of Lotus Temple are famous monks in Chaoshan area, who are highly respected. When Master Genle founded the Lotus Temple, he sprouted the idea of "Buddhism on earth", and personally inscribed the plaque of "Wanjiasheng Buddha" and hung it in the center of the main hall of the Buddhist temple. The establishment of Puning Branch of Guangdong Lingdong Buddhist Federation has made outstanding contributions to the development of Buddhism in Puning Temple. Master Youbao, the successor to the abbot, inherited Master Genle's last wish, put agriculture and Zen together, further improved the temple facilities, and actively played the role of Buddhist organizations in benefiting the people. 1953, Master Youbao was elected as the representative of the First People's Congress of Puning County. Later, the temple became a material warehouse and a street factory. After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, the temple gradually recovered its vitality. The current abbot, Master De, joined hands with many believers to renovate the temple, find the lost Buddhist scriptures and add utensils and utensils. He went through hardships and tried to restore the glory of the famous temple. 1949 There is a bronze Buddha statue imported from overseas to China, weighing 24kg and 58cm high. It was moved away in the "four old" and sold to the waste collection station with old copper and scrap iron, and returned to the furnace many times. Fortunately, an employee carefully protected thirteen spring and autumn periods. Master Youde traveled all over the streets and asked thousands of families, and finally let the treasure of this town and temple see the light of day and return to the Buddhist altar. There is a well in the temple, which was dug by Master Zugenle when he opened the temple. The water quality is sweet and the drought is inexhaustible. During the occupation of the temple, the monk walked away from the spring and dried up, becoming a dry well, which lasted for thirteen years. The restoration of temples and the rejuvenation of monks are amazing. Hard work pays off, and after years of unremitting efforts by monks, the temple is full of vitality and open to the outside world. 1986, Puning Temple Buddhist Association was established here.

The monks and laymen in Lotus Temple love their country and religion, abide by the law and actively participate in the construction of socialist two civilizations. As early as the 1950s, they donated money to buy airplanes and made efforts to protect the country and defend the country. Monks follow the doctrine of "do not do evil, do good" and try their best to help the poor.

Apply medicine to help students, build bridges and pave the way, and benefit all beings. 1995 floods in western Guangdong, temples donated more than 10,000 yuan. 1996, a farmer's gas exploded in Guang Tai town of this city, and a family in Hongyang town caught fire. Causing multiple burns. The loss was serious, and the monks went to the hospital to visit the patients with money and goods, which deeply touched them. 1in the summer of 998, the Yangtze river basin was flooded seriously. In the case of shortage of reconstruction funds, the Zen Temple acted quickly and donated 25,000 yuan to support the people in the disaster area. Is worthy of respect and respect.

During the ten-year looting of the "Cultural Revolution", it was also doomed to be bleak. 1976+00 After the downfall of the Gang of Four in June, religious freedom was gradually restored, and famous Buddhist teachers such as Shi Youde returned to the temple to preside over the construction work. 1986, Puning County (changed from 1992 to the city) established the Buddhist Association, located in the Lotus Temple, and attached importance to and supported the restoration of the temple.

Since the reform and opening-up, with the rapid development of Puning's economy and the improvement of people's living standards, Lotus Temple has gradually developed from a single-story structure of a family temple when it was first built into a jungle temple that not only embodies the traditional characteristics of Buddhism in China, but also combines with modern urban architecture. The main buildings are Daxiong Hall, Tianwang Hall, Tibetan Scripture Building, Bell and Drum Tower, Gongde Hall, Sanshanmen, Monastery and Restaurant. A lotus temple with "a million people living in a blessed land and three thousand years of jungle" is displayed in front of people.

Under the attention of the party and government departments in Puning City, designers are invited to make careful planning in combination with the needs of modern urban construction and tourism. Lotus Temple covers an area of 1.600 square meters, completely converted into a jungle temple developing into the air, with a total construction area of about 2000 square meters. The layout is: Tianwang Hall (gatehouse) and Daxiong Hall (3.8 meters high, the basement is used as a merit hall). Although the area is not wide, the space is used, and the corridor and courtyard are integrated. It is tall and elegant, with complete layout and gorgeous decoration, which is amazing.

The famous founder of Lotus Temple is Master Genle. The current abbot is Master De, 84 years old.