Nanhua Temple

E944097

Nanhua Temple is a historic Buddhist monastery in Guangdong, China, best known as the home and memorial site of the Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, Huineng.

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Surface form Occurrences
Nanhua Temple area 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Chan Buddhist monastery
historic site
affiliation Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Nanhua Monastery NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese temple architecture
associatedWith Huineng NERFINISHED
contains mummified body of Huineng NERFINISHED
relics of Huineng
country China
foundedBy Huike NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 6th century
foundedInDynasty Liang dynasty NERFINISHED
hasArt Buddhist murals
stone inscriptions
hasCulturalRole center of Chan Buddhist teaching
site of Huineng’s enlightenment legacy
hasFeature Buddhist statues
ancient trees
stone carvings
hasHall Bell and Drum Tower NERFINISHED
Mahavira Hall NERFINISHED
Sixth Patriarch Hall NERFINISHED
hasStructure pagoda
heritageStatus Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China
homeOf Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
importantFor history of Chan Buddhism
languageOfSignage Chinese
locatedIn Guangdong NERFINISHED
Qujiang District NERFINISHED
Shaoguan NERFINISHED
memorialSiteOf Huineng NERFINISHED
near Shaoguan city NERFINISHED
notableFor association with the Sixth Patriarch of Chan
preservation of Huineng’s relics
notablePatriarch Huike NERFINISHED
Huineng NERFINISHED
openTo public
originalName Baolin Temple NERFINISHED
pilgrimageSiteFor Chan Buddhists
region southern China
religion Buddhism
touristAttractionIn Guangdong NERFINISHED
tradition Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
usedFor Buddhist worship
monastic life
religious tourism

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Huineng veneratedAt Nanhua Temple
Shaoguan hasNotableScenicArea Nanhua Temple
this entity surface form: Nanhua Temple area
Shaoguan hasBuddhistTemple Nanhua Temple