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Huayan Temple (华严寺) is a
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Mahayana Buddhist
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temple located in Renshou
Renshou County () is a county in Meishan City, Sichuan Province of China. It is located in Middle-West of Sichuan Basin. It has an area of , and population of 154,040,000. Founded in the Qin dynasty. Its name may derive from the first Sui Dynasty ...
county, Meishan
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city, Sichuan
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, China
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, and was built in the Tang
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dynasty under the name of Chaojue Temple (超觉寺). Chaojue Temple was later named Kua-ao Temple (跨鳌寺). After the Chinese Cultural Revolution
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the temple was reopened in March 1995 as Huayan Temple. It is currently run by Master Shi Hongfa (释洪法).
Name
Huayan is a common name for temples in China. The name "Huayan" is derived from theAvatamsaka Sutra
The ' (IAST, sa, 𑀅𑀯𑀢𑀁𑀲𑀓 𑀲𑀽𑀢𑁆𑀭) or ''Buddhāvataṃsaka-nāma-mahāvaipulya-sūtra (The Mahāvaipulya Sūtra named “Buddhāvataṃsaka”)'' is one of the most influential Mahāyāna sutras of East Asian B ...
which is commonly called the “Huayan Sutra" (华严经) in China. This sutra is one of the most influential Mahayana Buddhist sutras in East Asia. "Hua" means magnificence or flower and "Yan" is short for "Zhuangyan" (庄严) to decorate.
History
* Chaojue Temple was founded in the Tang dynasty. *During the Qing dynasty it was still called Chaojue Temple. * It was later remained Kua-ao temple. * It was reopened and renamed Huayan temple in March 1995. * In 1998, multiple buildings were reconstructed including the prayer hall, hall of heaven, main hall,Guanyin
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hall, among others.
References
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