Guangzhe monastery, (in) Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN

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"Kuang-che-ssu [光宅寺] (PY Guangzhesi; Jpn Kotaku-ji)
A temple built in 502 (504 according to another account) for the priest Fa-yyn ven-fayyn by Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty in China at the capital Chien-k'ang** [most likely an error. The text almost certainly means to say "Chin-ling" - tmciolek] Kuang-che means "abode of light." Fa-yün [i.e. ven-fayyn] lectured there on the Lotus Sutra, and for this Kuang-che-ssu gained wide renown. His lectures on the Lotus Sutra were recorded and compiled by his disciples as The Mean-ing of the Lotus Sutra. Fa-yün was also known as Kuang-che. In 587 T'ient'ai [= ven-zhiyi] stayed at Kuang-che-ssu, where he lectured on the Lotus Sutra and the Benevolent Kings Sutra. His disciple Chang-an [= Kuan-ting (561-632) - Ch'en 1964:304)] ven-changan later compiled his lectures on the Lotus Sutra at the temple in a work called The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra." - (The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism) http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=1231

[** Jiankangtang, China Page Other names: Chien-k'ang-t'ang,Chien-k’ang-t’ang; World:China:Zhejiang Sheng Lat 29.0831 Long 121.5883 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/02/Jiankangtang.html]

"As a result, Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty summoned [… Teacher Fa-yün] to court and had a temple called Kuang-che-ssu built for him within the palace grounds, paying him great honor. [On Repaying Debts of Gratitude (WND088), Page 696, col 2, line 48, sentence 1 in paragraph 7]" - http://nichiren.info/cgi-bin/displayword.cgi?termid=2912

Emperor's Wu palace in Nanjing was called "Tai Cheng Palace" and it was situated within the walking distance, i.e. only a few kilometers from the slopes of Mt. Zhong - (Ferguson 2010:7)

"Chih-i (538-597) ven-zhiyi. After seven years of practice under Nan-yueh, [… Chih-i] left the mountain and made his way to Chin-ling, the capital of the Ch'en dynasty, [… Then] at the emperor's repeated request, he lectured on The Treatise on the Great Perfection of Wisdom and the Benevolent Kings Sutra at the imperial court in Chin-ling. In 587, at Kuang-che-ssu temple in Chin-ling, he gave lectures on the Lotus Sutra that were later compiled as The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra.“
(The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism) http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=2399

""Jinling" is an old name for Nanjing which is often used to refer to the city in a poetic context. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinling_Hotel
Input by: tmciolek, Mar 14, 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 14 Mar 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Guangzhe monastery, CN.

General location of the Guangzhe monastery, CN.
Lat 32.06293 Long 118.79548
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.


Google Map link:

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Guangzhe monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China: Jiangsu Sheng

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx. Lat 32.06293 Long 118.79548 - based on visual identification of the Tai Cheng Palace site in maps/satellite imagery, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 14 Mar 2013..

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

8. The settlement's coordinates

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Mahayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • [missing data]

11. Date-early

  • MBM chrono-tag 0500-32c - tmciolek 14 Mar 2013
  • 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32p dated-ex

12. Date-intermediate

  • MBM chrono-tag 0567-99c 0600-32p - tmciolek 14 Mar 2013

13. Date-late

  • [missing data]

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • [missing data]

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • [missing data]

16. Additional notes

  • [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

18. Known monks and nuns associated with this monastery

19. Available Printed Literature

  • [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 1]
  • [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 2]
  • [bibliographical details of the Book/Article 3]

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