Sanzu Temple
| Sanzu Temple | |
|---|---|
三祖寺 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Chan Buddhism |
| Leadership | Shi Kuanrong (释宽容) |
| Location | |
| Location | Mount Tianzhu, Qianshan, Anhui |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 30°40′18″N 116°30′08″E / 30.671763°N 116.502287°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Chinese architecture |
| Founder | Baozhi (宝志) |
| Date established | 505 |
| Completed | 1944 (reconstruction) |
| Website | |
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Sanzu Temple (Chinese: 三祖寺; pinyin: Sānzǔ Sì; lit. 'Temple of the Third Patriarch') is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Tianzhu, in Qianshan, Anhui, China. Originally built in 505 in the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589), the temple has a history of over 1550 years, but it was destroyed and rebuilt many times because of war and natural disasters. The present version was completed in 1944.