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Dunhua Zhengjue Temple

Zhengjue Temple is an ancient temple originally built during the period of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It is located at east gate of Aodong city at foot of Changban Mountain in Jilin Province. It experienced a fall since Japanese Invaision into China.   

In 1945, the Soviet Union collapsed, people into Dunhua, Zhengjue temple in the puppet state of Manchukuo has significant defeat like, there are many Japanese live. Orthodox Soviet people do not understand Buddhism, mistakenly think that the temple is Japanese place, was forced to enter the temple, cattle meat, clothing, bedding and other supplies were looted. The monk divided in public opinion, one left, no incense, falls into the ebb tide. Later a part of temple to school classroom, part of the left monks living. After a thousand things wait to be done, the increase of population, policy and other reasons unknown, the Zhengjue Temple gradually come down in the world, the temple because some construction disrepair collapses, nearby residents increased by the incident, the temple. To the cultural revolution and after the temple, only five wing. Although the Dunhua Municipal People's government will be announced for the protection unit, is still difficult to resist the housing development toward the impact, in the 80's of last century, Zhengjue Temple site has nothing remained of the.

But the God shaped bulk polymerization, no phase and the Buddha. As the holy Dharma wisdom, Buddhist culture, the revitalization of reconstruction call Zhengjue temple, is always Xingyun master and Buddha nature mage. In 1977, the United States of America Zhengjue Temple Abbot explain Buddha nature mage, build "Yuantong Temple" in New York, after the return to sightseeing and master's orders, with her to revitalize the Zhengjue Temple mind does not extinguish the fire, then "Yuantong Temple" was renamed "Zhenjue temple house", in her mind, the house of Lords must home construction.

In 1980, Ren New York The Buddha nature mage Zhengjue Temple Abbot should be president of the Buddhist Association of China Zhao Puchu's invitation, to worship the four great Buddhist mountains, back Jilin Province City of Dunhua Mothering, and then to the competent department of Zhao Puchu and government solemnly put forward, back home to rebuild the Zhengjue temple. By her own efforts and the assistance of relevant departments, and finally in 1992 September started in September 10, 1994, and the grand hall built gate. In 1995 October the first phase of the project basically completed.

Zhenjue temple covers an area of ninety thousand square meters, construction area of twenty thousand square meters, the temple area of more than 10000 square meters. The main building has the screen wall, double eaves Jehiel mountain front corridor, king hall, three, double eaves wudian fence platform surrounded by a gallery hall, double eaves Pavilion Pavilion, six six corridor a Buddism godness Guanyin temple, double eaves Jehiel mountain three corridor Tripitaka floor, Falun hall, five hundred Luohandong, free life pond, Bell Tower and Drum Tower, monk Liu, boiler room, dining hall, Buddhist Institute, a total of five buildings.