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{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China}}
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| caption = Aerial view of Jing'an Temple
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| map_caption = Location in Shanghai
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| religious_affiliation = [[Buddhism]]
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| country = China
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| year_completed = 1983 (rebuilt)
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'''Jing'an Temple''' ({{zh|s=静安寺 |t=靜安寺 |p=Jìng'ān Sì''; <small>[[Shanghainese]]</small>:'' Zin'oe Zy|l=Temple of Peace and Tranquility}}; historically '''Bubbling Well Temple''') is an esoteric [[Chinese Esoteric Buddhism|Tangmi Buddhist]] temple on [[Nanjing Road (Shanghai)|West Nanjing Road]] (historically '''Nanking''' or '''Bubbling Well Road''' in English) in [[Shanghai]]. 

==History==
[[File:Jing'an Temple 21292-Shanghai (32898409082).jpg|thumb|The front gates of Jing'an Temple]]
[[File:Buddha in the Precious Hall of the Great Hero, Jing ’an Temple, Shanghai.JPG|right|thumb|Buddha in the [[Mahavira Hall]]]]
The original temple was first built in 247 AD in the [[Eastern Wu|Wu Kingdom]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period of ancient China. Originally located beside the [[Suzhou Creek]], it was relocated to the Jing'an site in 1216 during the [[Song dynasty]]. The temple was rebuilt in the [[Qing dynasty]] but, during the [[Cultural Revolution]], the temple was razed and turned into a plastic factory. In 1983, the site was returned to its original purpose and the temple rebuilt. Over the years, the temple has been expanded, with the Jing'an Pagoda being completed in 2010. In 1953, Master Chisong (釋持松), a renowned [[Republic_of_China_(1912–1949)|Republican monk]] who had been initiated into the [[Shingon Buddhism|Shingon sect]] and trained as an [[acharya]], was appointed abbot of the temple. He reestablished the temple under the Tangmi Buddhist tradition and enshrined the [[Mandala of the Two Realms]] within the temple. In contemporary times, the temple still officially practices Tangmi Buddhism. On December 19, 2009, a 15-ton silver statue of Buddha Rudra cast in pure silver was installed in Jing'an Temple. More than ten 3-ton silver statues of the Bodhisattva and the disciples were added to the Daxiongbao Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shjas.org/a/cwgc/gcls/gcls/20150407/2.html|title=Archived copy|access-date=2022-05-01|archive-date=2021-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627205735/http://www.shjas.org/a/cwgc/gcls/gcls/20150407/2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Features==
[[File:Goddess in the Guanyin hall of Jing ’an Temple, Shanghai.JPG|thumb|The [[Hall of Guanyin]]]]

Three Southern-style halls, each with its own courtyard, dating from the most recent reconstruction (1880):
* Hall of Heavenly Kings
* Hall of the Three Saints
* Hall of Virtuous Works
* The [[Mahavira Hall]] ("Precious Hall of the Great Hero"), the main hall
* To the east of the main hall is the [[Guanyin]] Hall. In the center of the hall is a statue of the goddess made out of [[camphor]] wood. Standing on a [[Sacred lotus|lotus]]-shaped base, it is 6.2 meters tall and weighs 5 metric tons
* Opposite the hall is the Jade Buddha Hall, where a 3.8-meter [[jade]] [[Buddharupa|Buddha]] sits in the center. It is the largest sitting jade Buddha statue in the country
* Abbot's Chambers
* [[Ming Dynasty]] copper bell (Hongwu Bell), weighing 3.5 tons
* Stone Buddhas from the [[Southern and Northern Dynasties]] period (420-589 AD)
* Paintings by master painters, Chu Zhishan, Zhang Daqian and Wen Zhenming<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shanghai.heliohost.org/tourist-attractions-in-shanghai/ |title=Tourist Attractions in Shanghai |access-date=Apr 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413180020/http://shanghai.heliohost.org/tourist-attractions-in-shanghai/ |archive-date=2014-04-13 }}</ref>
*[[Mandala|Mandalas]] enshrined at a tantric altar on the upper floor

==Transportation==
The temple sits on top of the [[Jing'an Temple Station]], a major hub of the [[Shanghai Metro]] network where [[Line 2, Shanghai Metro|Line 2]], [[Line 7, Shanghai Metro|Line 7]], and [[Line 14, Shanghai Metro|Line 14]] intersect.

You can take Bus No. 113, 40, 830, 824, 20, 15, 37, and 21 to arrive at Jing'an Temple.

There are also Shuttle Express Service provided from airports to Jing'an Temple. [http://www.shanghai-airport-transfer.com/transportation/pudong-airport-shuttle-bus.htm Pudong Airport Shuttle Bus Line No. 2] run from City Terminal (beside Jing'an Temple)

==Opening Time==
The temple opens at 7:30AM and closes at 5:00PM daily in most times of the year.

==References==
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<gallery>
File:Jing'an Temple at night.jpg|The night scene of Jing'an Temple
File:Jing'an Temple interior 2.jpg|Inside the temple
File:Jing'an Temple door pull.jpg|Doors of the temple
File:Jing'an Temple Well Room.jpg|The Well Room
File:Jing'an Temple walkway.jpg|Walkways
File:Jing'an Temple groups.jpg|The grounds 
File:Jing'an Temple stairs carving.jpg|The carvings on the stairs 
File:Jing'an Temple's original bell.jpg|This bell was the original temple bell
File:Jing'an Temple wall carving.jpg|carvings 
File:Jing'an Temple special beam.jpg|The right most beam of the temple is unfinished on the top.
File:Jing'an Temple inside.jpg|Interior 
File:Jing'an Temple window.jpg|The windows 
File:Jing'an Temple Shanghai 8.jpg|Inside Jing'an Temple 
File:Jing an with temple.jpg|Jing'an temple inside the modern urban area
File:Jing'an Temple Shanghai 3.jpg|Inside Jing'an Temple
</gallery>

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Jing'an Temple}}
* [http://www.shjas.org Official '''Jing'an Temple''' website]—{{in lang|zh}}
* [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/01/content_387373.htm Chinadaily.com.cn: Article on Jing'an Temple]—{{in lang|en}}
*[https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shanghai/jingan-temple.htm Travel China Guide on Jing An Temple]-{{in lang|en}}

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