# Hongfa Temple

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{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Shenzhen, China}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Hongfa Temple
| native_name      = 弘法寺
| native_name_lang = zh 
| image = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 009.jpg
| image_size = 
| alt = 
| caption = Temple Gate.
| map_type = China Guangdong#China
| map_size = 200px
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = 
| location = Xianhu Botanic garden, [Luohu District](/source/Luohu_District), [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen), [Guangdong](/source/Guangdong)
| coordinates = {{coord|22.58062|114.17661|display=inline,title}}
|religious_affiliation = [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism)
| sect                = [Chan](/source/Chan_Buddhism) - [Linji school](/source/Linji_school)
| deity = 
| country = China
| functional_status = 
| website = {{Url|http://www.hongfasi.net/}}
| founded_by = [Benhuan](/source/Benhuan)
| year_completed = 1985
}}
{{Chinese
|c=弘法寺
|p=Hóngfǎ Sì
|j=wang4 faat3 zi6*2
}}
'''Hongfa Temple''' ({{zh|c=弘法寺|p=Hóngfǎ Sì|j=Wang4 Faat3 Zi6*2}}) is a [Buddhist temple](/source/Buddhist_temple) located at [Fairylake Botanical Garden](/source/Fairylake_Botanical_Garden), [Luohu District](/source/Luohu_District), [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen), [Guangdong](/source/Guangdong), [China](/source/China).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-04/02/c_131503433.htm |title=Chinese Buddhist master passes away in Shenzhen |newspaper=Xinhuanet |date=2012-04-02 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405040743/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-04/02/c_131503433.htm |archive-date=2012-04-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://fo.ifeng.com/a/20160209/41549770_0.shtml |script-title=zh:丙申猴年万人汇集弘法寺 敬香礼佛共庆中华年 |newspaper=Ifeng |date=2016-02-09 |language=zh}}</ref>

==History==
Hongfa Temple was built in 1985 by Chan master [Benhuan](/source/Benhuan). The construction lasted from July 1985 to June 1992.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fo.ifeng.com/a/20160419/41596354_0.shtml |script-title=zh:深圳弘法寺举办诵经法会 纪念本焕长老圆寂4周年 |newspaper= Ifeng|date=2016-04-19 |language=zh}}</ref>

==Architecture==
The temple is at the foot of [Wutong Mountain](/source/Wutong_Mountain). The temple consists of forty buildings. The complex includes the following halls: [Shanmen](/source/Shanmen), [Mahavira Hall](/source/Mahavira_Hall), [Hall of Four Heavenly Kings](/source/Hall_of_Four_Heavenly_Kings), [Hall of Guanyin](/source/Hall_of_Guanyin), [Bell tower](/source/Bell_tower_(Chinese_Buddhism)), [Drum tower](/source/Drum_tower_(Chinese_Buddhism)), [Founder's Hall](/source/Hall_of_Guru), Dharma Hall, Dining Room, etc.

{{multiple image
| align     = center
| direction = horizontal 
| width     = 250
| header    = 
| image1    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 015.jpg
| caption1  = The Hall of [Four Heavenly Kings](/source/Four_Heavenly_Kings).
| image2    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 016.jpg
| caption2  = The [Founder's Hall](/source/Hall_of_Guru).
| image3    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 017.jpg
| caption3  = The Hall of [Skanda](/source/Skanda_(Buddhism)).
}}
{{multiple image
| align     = center
| direction = 
| width     = 250
| header    = 
| image1    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 022.jpg
| caption1  = The Hall of [Kshitigarbha](/source/Kshitigarbha).
| image2    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 026.jpg
| caption2  = The [Hall of Guanyin](/source/Hall_of_Guanyin).
| image3    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 028.jpg
| caption3  = The Hall of [Shichidō garan](/source/Shichid%C5%8D_garan).
}}
{{multiple image
| align     = center
| direction = horizontal 
| width     = 250
| header    = 
| image1    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 013.jpg
| caption1  = [General Heng](/source/Heng_and_Ha) ({{zh|c=哼将军|p=|labels=no}}) inside in the Sanmon of Hongfa Temple. The generic name for statues with an open mouth is agyō ({{zh|c=哈将军|p=|labels=no}} lit. "a" shape), that for those with a closed mouth ungyō ({{zh|c=哼将军|p=|labels=no}} lit. "un" shape").
| image2    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 014.jpg
| caption2  = [General Ha](/source/Heng_and_Ha) ({{zh|c=哈将军|p=|labels=no}}) inside in the Sanmon of Hongfa Temple. The generic name for statues with an open mouth is agyō ({{zh|c=哈将军|p=|labels=no}} lit. "a" shape), that for those with a closed mouth ungyō ({{zh|c=哼将军|p=|labels=no}} lit. "un" shape").
| image3    = Hongfa Temple, Shenzhen 011.jpg
| caption3  = A [Stone lantern](/source/T%C5%8Dr%C5%8D) (Tōrō) in front of Hongfa Temple.
}}

==Famous monks==
* [Benhuan](/source/Benhuan)
* [Shi Yinshun](/source/Shi_Yinshun)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hongfa Temple (Shenzhen)|Hongfa Temple}}
* {{in lang|zh}} {{Official website|1= http://www.hongfasi.net/}}
{{Luohu District}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Honhfa Temple}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Shenzhen
Category:Buddhist temples in Guangdong
Category:Tourist attractions in Shenzhen
Category:1985 establishments in China
Category:20th-century Buddhist temples in China
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1985

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