Luohan Temple (Chongqing)
Luohan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Yuzhong District, Chongqing. It is the site of the Buddhist Association of Chongqing. The temple was used for Ning Hao's black comedy film Crazy Stone.
History
Song dynasty
This temple was built by a prominent monk Zuyue in the Zhiping period of the Song dynasty. At that time it initially called "Zhiping Temple", which was named after the reign title of "Zhiping".Ming dynasty
In the Xuande period of the Ming dynasty, monk Xi'an erected the dwellings, wing-rooms, and reception rooms.Qing dynasty
In 1666, in the 5th year of Kangxi period in the Qing dynasty, governor-general Li Guoying renovated the temple. Then the temple was refurbished in 1753 during the reign of Qianlong Emperor. In 1885 in the Guangxu era, abbot Longfa supervised the construction of 500 statues of Arhat, the temple was renowned "Luohan Temple".Republic of China
After the founding of the Republic of China in 1912, Shi Haiqing added the Dharma Hall, Ordination Hall, Meditation Hall in the temple. The temple was burned out in one of the numerous air raids that targeted Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War on May 4, 1939. Only the Shanmen and Thousand Buddha Rock survived. By 1947, under the leadership of Zongxian, the Mahavira Hall, Buddhist Texts Library, Arhat Hall were gradually rebuilt.People's Republic of China
During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards had attacked the temple in 1966. The 500 statues of Arhat were smashed by them.After the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the national policy of free religious belief, Luohan Temple was officially reopened to the public in 1984. The Chongqing Municipal Government appropriated a large sum of money for constructing the temple.
Luohan Temple has been inscribed as a National Key Buddhist Temple in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China in 1983. In September 2006, the temple has been designated as a provincial key cultural unit by the Chongqing Municipal Government.