Tiantong Temple
| Tiantong Temple | |
|---|---|
天童寺 | |
Tiantong Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Chan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Taibai Mountain, Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°47′37″N 121°46′49″E / 29.79361°N 121.78028°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | monk Yi Xing (義興) |
| Completed | AD 300 |
Tiantong Temple (Chinese: 天童寺; pinyin: Tiāntóngsì) is a Buddhist temple located in Taibai Mountain of Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, in the People's Republic of China. The temple covers a total area of 76,400 square metres (822,000 sq ft), with more than 38,800 square metres (418,000 sq ft) of floor space. Tiantong Temple is listed as one of the "Five Chan Buddhism Temples". Tiantong Temple is the cradle of the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) of Japanese Buddhism.