Baoning Temple (Changsha)
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| Baoning Temple | |
|---|---|
宝宁寺 | |
 Baoning Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Caodong school |
| Location | |
| Location | Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China |
  Shown within Hunan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 28°16′05″N 112°55′05″E / 28.267934°N 112.917953°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Founder | Master Cang (谷山藏禅师) |
| Date established | Tang dynasty (618–907) |
| Completed | 2009 (reconstruction) |
Baoning Temple (simplified Chinese: 宝宁寺; traditional Chinese: 寶寧寺; pinyin: Bǎoníng Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.[1]
Baoning Temple was originally built by Master Cang (谷山藏禅师) in the Tang dynasty (618–907), and rebuilt by Baoning Renyong (保宁仁勇) in the late Tang dynasty.[2]
In the Yongle period (1403–1424) of Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhu Hui (朱橞), the 19th son of Zhu Yuanzhang, received ordination as a monk because he was suppressed and persecuted by his elder brother Zhu Di.
In 1927, Changsha Suburban Farmers' Association (长沙郊区农民协会) was established in Baoning temple, where Xiao Jinguang and Teng Daiyuan often held meetings. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the temple was one of the "Eight Temples in Changsha", and Hunan Buddhist Children's Hospital (湖南佛教慈儿院) was founded in the temple.
In the autumn of 1969, the Red Guards razed Baoning Temple to the ground and used it as a forest farm.[1] On 22 November 2009, Yuelu District People's Government presided over the reconstruction of the temple.
