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| Jade Buddha Temple | |
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_Mahavira_Hall%2c_Jade_Buddha_Temple%2c_Shanghai_-_img_04.jpg) Main hall of the Jade Buddha Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
  Location in Shanghai | |
| Coordinates | 31°14′35.49″N121°26′25.90″E / 31.2431917°N 121.4405278°E /31.2431917; 121.4405278 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1882 |
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TheJade Buddha Temple (simplified Chinese:玉佛禅寺;traditional Chinese:玉佛禪寺;pinyin:Yùfó Chán Sì;Shanghainese: Niohveh Zoe Zy, literallyJade Buddha Chan Temple) is aBuddhist temple inShanghai. It was founded in 1882 with twojadeBuddha statues imported to Shanghai fromMyanmar by sea. These were a sitting Buddha (1.95 meters tall, 3tons), and a smallerreclining Buddha representing the Buddha's death. The temple now also contains a much larger reclining Buddha made of marble, donated fromSingapore, and visitors may mistake this largersculpture for the original, smaller piece.
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The legend behind the transport of the Buddha statues from Myanmar led to the popular usage of Burmese-style Buddha statues in Chinese temples.
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During the reign of theGuangxu Emperor (r. 1875–1908) in theQing dynasty, Huigen, a Buddhist monk fromMount Putuo, went on a pilgrimage toTibet viaMount Wutai andMount Emei. He visitedBurma after leavingTibet. Whilst there, Chen Jun-Pu, anoverseas Chinese resident in Burma, donated five jade Buddha statues to Huigen, who transported two of them back to Jiang-wan, Shanghai. Here, Huigen had a temple built with donated funds, and died shortly thereafter. This temple was occupied during the 1911 uprising, and the statues were moved to Maigen Road.
A Buddhist monk by the name of Kechen later had a new temple built on land donated bySheng Xuanhuai, a senior official in the Qing imperial court. Sheng's father and uncle were pious Buddhists. They built houses withthatched roofs at Yizhou Pond by theZhuanghuabang River in the northeast of Shanghai. This can be accounted as the predecessor of themonastery. The construction took ten years, and lasted from 1918 to 1928. Kechen also invited Reverend Dixian from Mount Tiantai to come and lecture on Buddhism in a grand ceremony.
MasterTaixu died in the Jade Buddha Temple on March 12, 1947.
In 1956, a ceremony was held at the temple by theShanghai Buddhist Association to celebrate the 2500th anniversary ofThe Buddha's enlightenment.
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In 1966, during theCultural Revolution, monks affixed posters of Mao Zedong on the exterior of the Temple in order to prevent revolutionaries from destroying the temple.[1]
In 1983, theShanghai Institute of Buddhism was established at the temple under the Shanghai Buddhist Association.
In 1985, MonkZhizhi Xuan and others made a trip toDunhuang viaXinjiang. Shortly after their return, regular scripture lectures,meditation and other features of temple life were resumed.
The Chamber ofFour Heavenly Kings contains the statues ofMi Le,Weituo and theFour Heavenly Kings, who represent favorable circumstance. The chamber is located on the southern-edge, or 'front' of the temple.[2]
TheGrand Hall, also called the Great Hall, this hall contains many statues.
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The Jade Buddha Chamber is in the northern section of the temple, on the second floor. A fee of 10 yuan is charged to ascend to it. Some additional Buddhist sculptures are also viewable in the antechamber.
The public restaurant is located on level two at the eastern edge of the temple and equipped with its own street entrance. Open daily, it serves a range of noodle dishes for five yuan per bowl, the most popular of which is 'double mushroom noodles' (双菇面). Other dishes are served at moderate prices. Tickets are sold by color and this ticket is turned in inside the main eating room and your soup is then delivered to your table which you might share with others. Upstairs is a much more upscale restaurant at much higher prices.
The temple also contains a private restaurant for the use of monks and temple volunteers, which is at the western edge of the temple complex. There is a visitor services office adjacent to the southern entrance, and a Buddhist library is also on the premises.
The public can board various public buses including Route 16 and can take theLine 13 of the Shanghai Metro toJiangning Road Station to arrive at the Jade Buddha Temple.
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