Zhihua Temple Stone Carving Buddhist Sutra Library

Zhihua Temple Stone Carving Buddhist Sutra Library

Zhihua Temple, located at No. 5 Lumicang Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing, was built under the regulations of the temple "Jialan Seven Hall". It can be called the largest Ming Dynasty wooden structure complex in Beijing. Zhihua Temple was built in the eighth year of orthodoxy in the Ming Dynasty (1443). It was originally the home temple of Wang Zhen, the eunuch of Si Li Jian. During the period of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhen, as the emperor's minister, monopolized the power of the court. Although he was a eunuch, his family was quite rich, so the family temple he built was extremely poor and magnificent. Because he was a favorite of the emperor, and Wang Zhenguan built a temple in the name of remembering the emperor's kindness, so Yingzong named it "Zhihua Zen Temple".
Pan Ruo jackfruit Heart Sutra Bamboo Slips

Pan Ruo jackfruit Heart Sutra Bamboo Slips

Bamboo slips: Bamboo strips used for writing in ancient times.