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“Located in the Maji Mountain area, the Lingshan Grand Buddha is one of the most renowned tourist attractions in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, together with the nearby historic Xiangfu [i.e. Xiangfu-1 ] Temple, a thousand-year old Buddhism temple. With more than 80 meter high, the Grand Buddha is a bronze Sakyamuni standing Buddha and was built at the end of 1996. Lingshan Grand Buddha lies in the Small Lingshan named by the famous Great Monk Xuanzang in Tang Dynasty. The Buddhas are made of tin, bronze, created, and completed according to the record of the Buddhist Scriptures Tathagata 32 Images.
Standing solemnly at the site of famous Tang Dynasty Xiangfu Temple, the Grand Buddha is pleasing to tourists, widely looking at all the living creatures. […] With the nearby Lake Taihu and a beautiful range of hills, the Lingshan Buddha is a symbol of Wuxi and attracts visitors nationally and internationally.” - http://www.shanghaifocus.com/lingshan-grand-buddha
Nanchan Temple was built during the Southern Dynasty (549 A.D.) and was originally called Huguo Temple. During the reign of Emperor Xianheng of the Tang Dynasty, the name of Huguo Temple was changed to Lingshan Temple. Not until the reign of Emperor Tiansheng of the Song Dynasty, did it get the name Nanchan Temple.
http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/wuxi/wuxi-pictures/Nanchan-Temple_893.html
Input by: tmciolek, Feb 24, 2013
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 25 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.
General location of the Nanchan-2 monastery, CN.
Lat 31.4298 Long 120.0930
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2013.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Nanchan-2 monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Jiangsu Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Huguo Temple - http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/wuxi/wuxi-pictures/Nanchan-Temple_893.html
- Lingshan Temple - http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/wuxi/wuxi-pictures/Nanchan-Temple_893.html
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 31.4298 Long 120.0930 - based on visual identification of the site in maps/satellite imagery and Panoramio photographs, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 24 Feb 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Xiangfu-1 monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Wu-hsi-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/04/Wuxi.html
- Wusih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/04/Wuxi.html
- Wusih-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/04/Wuxi.html
- Wusihsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/04/Wuxi.html
- Wu-hsi - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/04/Wuxi.html
- Wu-hsi-shih - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/04/Wuxi.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 31.5772 Long 120.2939 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/04/Wuxi.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- Built during the Southern Dynasty (549 A.D.) - http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/wuxi/wuxi-pictures/Nanchan-Temple_893.html
- MBM chrono-tag 0533-66c - tmciolek 25 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
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- Active in the 2000s - http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/wuxi/wuxi-pictures/Nanchan-Temple_893.html
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 25 Feb 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Architectural
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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