Lushan Temple
Lushan Temple (), is a Buddhist temple at Yuelu Mountain, Changsha, Hunan, China. It includes the Entrance, Hall of Great Heroes, Zazen room, and dining room, etc. History Jin dynasty In 268, in the fourth year of the Taishi era of Emperor Wu of Jin, Zhu Fachong () built the Hui Guangming Temple (). It was the first temple in Hunan. After Zhu Fachong, the eminent monks Fadao () and Famin () served as Abbot. Sui dynasty In 589, in the ninth year of the Kaihuang era of Emperor Wen of Sui, Zhiyi () came to Hui Guangming Temple, explained the Lotus Sutra and taught Buddhism. In 602, he built a pagoda to preserve śarīra (relics) of the Buddha. Tang dynasty In the early Tang dynasty, the monk renamed it Lushan Temple ().Shenhui's disciple Mohe Yanna () came to Lushan Temple to advertise Folk Buddhism. In 845, after the Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution, Lushan Temple was broken down. In 847, in the first year of the age of Dazhong of Emperor Xuanzong, Jingcen () rebuilt temple and named it Luyuan ().Men of letters and poets came to here to chant poems and paint pictures. Yuan dynasty In Yuan dynasty, Lushan Temple