Kaifu Temple
| Kaifu Temple | |
|---|---|
开福寺 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Chan - Linji school |
| Deity | Gautama Buddha, Manjushri and Samantabhadra |
| Location | |
| Location | Kaifu District, Changsha, Hunan |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 28°13′26″N 112°58′37″E / 28.22389°N 112.97694°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Baoning |
| Completed | AD 927 |
Kaifu Temple (simplified Chinese: 开福寺; traditional Chinese: 開福寺; pinyin: Kāifú Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Kaifu District of Changsha City, Hunan province in the People's Republic of China. It includes Entrance, Hall of the Great Heroes, Assisted dnyana, Dining Room, etc. Kaifu Temple belongs to the Yangqi sect and Linji school of Buddhism. The temple is built within 16,000 square metres (170,000 sq ft) of land. For the reason that it was first built earlier than Changsha city, so there is a saying that "there comes first the Kaifu Temple, then the Changsha city".