The full name of Dao Temple is "Corporation Taipei Jingtu Zong Shandao Temple", originally called "Jingtu Zong Taipei Branch", located at Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei City, Taiwan, and is a Buddhist temple with the main deity of Sakyamuni. It was built in 1927, and the temple is named after the Jingtu Zong "Shandao" master.
Shandao Temple is a Buddhist temple established by the Japanese Buddhist Jingtu Zong, and it was the faith center for Japanese Buddhists in the urban area (old city area of Taipei) during the Japanese rule, located in Hua Shan Town at that time.
🌟 Shandao Temple History:
Shandao Temple was founded in the 15th year of the Republic of China by Japanese Buddhist Jingtu Zong monks Shira Yoshinari and Tamura Chigaku, originally called the "Japanese Jingtu Zong Missionary Relief Group". After Taiwan's retrocession, it was renamed "Shandao Temple". At that time, it was a temple with green bricks, purple copper, and green tiles, covering an area of more than 2,000 pings.
🌟 In the 34th year of the Republic of China, Taiwan was retroceded, and during the winter of the 35th year, the abbot of Zeng Ji Shui Sheng returned to Japan and appointed the Master His master of Japan's Jingtu Zong to manage the temple.
🌟 After Shandao Temple went through several changes, it is currently led by Master Liao(general secretary of the Chinese Buddhist Society), who has adopted a scientific and electronic management style, making it a "new-style jungle" for Taipei believers and Buddhists from all over the world to practice conveniently. It has become a sacred place for international Buddhist exchanges and worship.
🌟 The main building is a 10-story (3 underground floors) Daxiong Treasure Hall, followed by a 9-story Ci'en Building and a 7-story Shandao Education Center building, etc. The modern building complex is functionally complete while maintaining the solemnity of the temple.
🌟 The fourth floor is the Great Hall Library, and the fifth to the seventh floor are Buddhist art exhibition spaces, housing collections of Chinese art from the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Six Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasties, to modern times. Among them, there is a statue of "Song Dynasty Wood Carving Guanyin Bodhisattva Sitting at Ease", which dates back to 1000-1100 AD, with a height of approximately 100 cm, including the base. This artifact is of great historical value and was once displayed at the Forbidden City Museum.
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