Jade Buddha Temple

Last Update: 2008-7-31 13:44:00; By dahurian

Accessibity: 3-star

Natural Scenery: 3-star

Culture & history: 5-star

Edition HistoryEdit Introduction:

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The temple was built during the reign of Guang Xu, in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, a Huigen monk from Putuo mountain in Zhejiang province, welcomed five Jade Buddha statues of different sizes from Burma. When he passed Shanghai, he left two jade statues of Sakyamuni, one of which is in a sitting position, and the other reclining. He raised funds and built a monastery to house these two statues in Jiangwan. The monastery was completed in the 8th year of Guangxu od the Qing Dynasty (1882AD) which was named after the jade Buddha, and later it was destroyed in the war. In 1918, it was rebuilt at No.170, Anyuan Road. The architecture of the monastery was in the grand style of the Song Dynasty. The monastery has several halls, including the Heavenly King Hall, the Grand Hall , the Reclining Buddha Hall and the Jade Buddha Hall. There are monks living in the monastery. It is also the home of the Shanghai Buddhism Institute. The incense has never ceased to burn there. Many ancient statues, paintings and a set of Buddhist scripture—Dazangjing, printed in the Qing Dynasty (1870 BC) and more than 7,000 Buddhist scriptures are kept in the monastery, representing a major collection of Buddhist scripture.

There is also a souvenir shop and vegetarian restaurant within the monastery.

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Edition HistoryEditLocation:

No. 170 Anyuan Road Putuo District

Edition HistoryEditTicket Price:

30 yuan

Edition HistoryEdit Opening Time:

8:00－17:00, except during Buddhist holidays, when it opens at 5:30 a.m.

Edition HistoryEdit How to get there:

No.13, 19, 24, 36, 54, 63, 68, 76, 105, 106, 112, 113, 138, 206, 223, 506, 516, 550, 563, 738, 768, 830, 837, 866, 922 buses will take you there.

Edition HistoryEdit Tips:
The best time for travel: all the year round

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There are 2 comments about Jade Buddha Temple:

4-star gunnar Says:2008-8-13 21:47:00
The Jade Buddha Temple is definitely one of the most worth while temples to visit in Shanghai. It has beautiful halls and courtyards (as well as buddhas of jade of course), and it is very active with many monks living in the temple. In the street outside there are also small shops selling different buddhist goods (incense, shoes, robes etc). If you are hungry there is a buddhist vegetarian restaurant on the eastern side of the temple.