Guanyin Ancient Temple

Guanyin Ancient Temple
Guanyin Ancient Temple
观音古刹
Religion
Chuanying District, Jilin City, Jilin, China
	Shown within Jilin Guanyin Ancient Temple (China)
Geographic coordinates	43°51′15″N 126°33′39″E / 43.854255°N 126.560948°E
Architecture
Style	Chinese architecture
Date established	1753
Completed	1938 (reconstruction)

Guanyin Ancient Temple (

Chuanying District of Jilin City, Jilin, China.^[1]

History

Guanyin Ancient Temple was built in 1753 in the 18th year of

Emperor Qianlong's reign during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), and underwent two renovations, respectively in 1938 and in 1980. In 1983, the temple was listed among the National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China.^[2]

Now the well-preserved buildings include the

The Buddhist Texts Library collected 720 volumes of Chinese Buddhist canon, which was printed in 1735 in the 13th year of Yongzheng era of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). There are only two sets of 1735 woodcut prints Chinese Buddhist canon in China.^[2]

^ 观音古刹 [Guanyin Ancient Temple]. Government of Jilin City (in Chinese). 2017-06-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zhang Yuhuan (2012), p. 60.

Zhang Yuhuan (2012). "Buddhist Activity Center in Jilin City: Guanyin Ancient Temple" 《吉林市佛教活动中心：吉林市观音古刹》. 《图解中国著名佛教寺院》 [Illustration of Famous Buddhist Temples in China] (in Chinese). Beijing: Contemporary China Publishing House.
ISBN 978-7-5154-0135-5
.