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Tiantong Temple
天童寺
Tiantong Temple
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectChan Buddhism
Location
LocationTaibai Mountain, Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang
CountryChina
Tiantong Temple is located in Zhejiang
Tiantong Temple
Shown within Zhejiang
Tiantong Temple is located in China
Tiantong Temple
Tiantong Temple (China)
Geographic coordinates29°47′37″N 121°46′49″E / 29.79361°N 121.78028°E / 29.79361; 121.78028
Architecture
Foundermonk Yi Xing (義興)
CompletedAD 300

Tiantong Temple (Chinese: 天童寺; pinyin: Tiāntóngsì) is a Buddhist temple located in Taibai Mountain of Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, in the People's Republic of China. The temple covers a total area of 76,400 square metres (822,000 sq ft), with more than 38,800 square metres (418,000 sq ft) of floor space. Tiantong Temple is listed as one of the "Five Chan Buddhism Temples". Tiantong Temple is the cradle of the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) of Japanese Buddhism.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ 日本曹洞宗长野县日中友好协会一行参访宁波天童寺. Fojiao (in Chinese). 2015-05-07.
  2. ^ 天童寺:禅宗五山第二山 禅门曹洞宗传承地. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2012-01-29.
  3. ^ 微雨朦胧 深秋的天童寺有多美?. Zhejiang Online (in Chinese). 2015-11-24.

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