Nengren Temple (Jiujiang)

Nengren Temple
能仁寺
The shanmen at Nengren Temple.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectChan Buddhism
LeadershipShi Puyu (释普钰)
Location
LocationXunyang District, Jiujiang, Jiangxi
CountryChina
Shown within China
Geographic coordinates29°17′30″N 116°24′38″E / 29.291566°N 116.410637°E / 29.291566; 116.410637
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
Date established502549
Completed1870 (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 (420589), 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 (16441911).