The origin of the name Baoguo Temple in Mount Emei

Built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the main hall of the temple originally enshrined representatives of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, so it was called the "Three Churches Sect". Later, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty changed it to Baoguo Temple.

There is a plaque inscribed "Baoguo Temple" written by Emperor Kangxi in the 42nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign hanging on the mountain gate. Inside the temple, there is a copper Huayan Pagoda built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, with 4,700 small Buddha statues. The Huayan Sutra is engraved around the pagoda. There is a lotus bronze bell outside the temple door, which is the "Shengji Evening Bell" among the "Ten Scenic Spots of Emei".

The bell has more than 60,000 words of the Agama Sutra and other Buddhist verses, inscriptions and commentaries cast on it. Baoguo Temple was rebuilt in the fifth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty.

After entering the mountain gate of Baoguo Temple, there are Maitreya Hall, Main Hall and other main halls up the mountain.

Extended information:

There are many Baoguo Temples throughout China. Some of them still exist to this day, some of them have been renamed, and some of Baoguo Temple has disappeared from history.

1. The renamed Baoguo Temple

Baoguo Temple in Hengshan, Hunan, also known as Hengshan Zhusheng Temple. Taoist Shenxiao Palace.

The Baoguo Temple in Wuhan, Hubei, is the Baotong Zen Temple in Xiaohongshan, Wuhan. It received the imperial title of Baoguo Temple during the Qing Dynasty.

2. Today’s Baoguo Temple

Beijing Baoguo Temple, Lezhi Baoguo Temple, Emei Mountain Baoguo Temple, part of the world natural and cultural heritage Mount Emei, national key Buddhist temples in the Han area, Shanghai Yuguo Temple.

3. The no longer existing Baoguo Temple

The Baoguo Temple in Changsha, Hunan was built on the ruins of Nanfu, one of the original ten scenic spots in the city. Sun Fuzhen of Nanhai raised money to cast a bronze statue of Guanyin. In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1610), Han Sunai renamed Nanfu Qingfengtai during the military campaign, and the temple was inscribed as "Putuo Palace".

Henan Nanzhao Baoguo Temple is located in Nanzhao County, Henan Province. It was built in the fourth year of Changqing reign of Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty (824) and was destroyed by the war in the late Yuan Dynasty.

Baoguo Temple in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province is located in Sibeiqu Village, 5 kilometers northwest of Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. The temple has been destroyed, and only the Fanzhou Zen Master Pagoda from the Tang Dynasty remains.

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