Daming Temple (Chinese: 大明寺; pinyin: Dàmíng Sì)[1] is a temple located at the middle peak of Shugang Mountain (蜀冈山), Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China. This temple is known for a famous monk, Jianzhen, who studied the sutras and initiated people into monkhood here in 742 AD before he left for Japan.[2][3]
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^"Jianzhen's travel to Japan (鉴真东渡日本)". CHINACULTURAL.COM. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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