Kaiyuan-6 monastery, (in) Fuzhou, Fujian, CN

Raw data

"Fuzhou Kaiyuan Temple built in the Southern Liang Taiqing three years (549 years) is higher than existing ancient temple in Fujian Province. This temple was originally called "Lingshan," after the words "Great Cloud Temple", also known as Early Longxing Monastery, Tang Kaiyuan 20 years (735 years) changed its name. Temple of the amount of "Kaiyuan Temple," the words, from the Tang Dynasty calligrapher Ouyang Xun hands were on display in insurance strength, composition and close, this surviving. Fuzhou Kaiyuan Temple was the largest temple in history, the scope of names by now, the main road east from the well, yet Bin Road, west, south Mimaki Square, North Cross Longshan and Shibayama, then about the very urban area one. Huichang five years (845 years), straighten out the world, Buddhist temples, a state retained only a temple, when the Kaiyuan Temple in Fuzhou, the largest preserved.”
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Input by: tmciolek, Feb 04, 2013

"Fuzhou Kaiyuan Monastery (South Gate)78号 Kaiyuan Rd Gulou, Fuzhou, Fujian China"
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Input by: tmciolek, Feb 04, 2013

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 05 Feb 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Kaiyuan-6 monastery, CN.

General location of the Kaiyuan-6 monastery, CN.
Lat 26.09359 Long 119.29685
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.


Google Map link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.09359+119.29685+(Approx.%20loc.%20of%20the%20Kaiyuan-6%20monastery,%20CN)&ll=26.09359,119.29685&spn=05.0,05.0&t=k&hl=en


Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Kaiyuan-6

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • China:Fujian Sheng

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names


4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx. Lat 26.09359 Long 119.29685 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery, Panoramio photographs, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 05 Feb 2013.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

  • [missing data]

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 0533-66c - tmciolek 05 Feb 2013
  • 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el

12. Date-intermediate


13. Date-late

  • In 2000s the monastery appears to be active as a museum
  • MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 05 Feb 2013

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. 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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