Hongfa Temple

Hongfa Temple
弘法寺
Temple Gate.
Location within Guangdong Location within China
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Chan - Linji school
Location
Location	Xianhu Botanic garden, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Country	China
Interactive map of Hongfa Temple
Coordinates	22.58062°N 114.17661°E / 22.58062; 114.17661
Architecture
Founder	Benhuan
Completed	1985
Website
www.hongfasi.net

Hongfa Temple
Chinese	弘法寺
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóngfǎ Sì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping wang4 faat3 zi6*2

Hongfa Temple (Chinese: 弘法寺; pinyin: Hóngfǎ Sì; Jyutping: Wang4 Faat3 Zi6*2) is a Buddhist temple located at Fairylake Botanical Garden, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

History

Hongfa Temple was built in 1985 by Chan master Benhuan. The construction lasted from July 1985 to June 1992.

Architecture

The temple is at the foot of Wutong Mountain. The temple consists of forty buildings. The complex includes the following halls: Shanmen, Mahavira Hall, Hall of Four Heavenly Kings, Hall of Guanyin, Bell tower, Drum tower, Founder's Hall, Dharma Hall, Dining Room, etc.

The Hall of Four Heavenly Kings.

The Founder's Hall.

The Hall of Skanda.

The Hall of Kshitigarbha.

The Hall of Guanyin.

The Hall of Shichidō garan.

General Heng (哼将军) inside in the Sanmon of Hongfa Temple. The generic name for statues with an open mouth is agyō (哈将军 lit. "a" shape), that for those with a closed mouth ungyō (哼将军 lit. "un" shape").

General Ha (哈将军) inside in the Sanmon of Hongfa Temple. The generic name for statues with an open mouth is agyō (哈将军 lit. "a" shape), that for those with a closed mouth ungyō (哼将军 lit. "un" shape").

A Stone lantern (Tōrō) in front of Hongfa Temple.

Famous monks

• Benhuan
• Shi Yinshun

External links

• (in Chinese) Official website