Nengren Temple (Jiujiang)
| Nengren Temple | |
|---|---|
能仁寺 | |
The shanmen at Nengren Temple. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Chan Buddhism |
| Leadership | Shi Puyu (释普钰) |
| Location | |
| Location | Xunyang District, Jiujiang, Jiangxi |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°17′30″N 116°24′38″E / 29.291566°N 116.410637°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Date established | 502–549 |
| Completed | 1870 (reconstruction) |
Nengren Temple (Chinese: 能仁寺; pinyin: Néngrén Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Xunyang District of Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China. Nengren Temple is one of the "Three Buddhist Temples of Jiujiang". It has been authorized as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983. Nengren Temple was first built in the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589), and went through many changes and repairs through the following dynasties. The modern temple was founded in 1870 in the Tongzhi period of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).