Fahui nunnery

Fahui nunnery

Fa Hui An is located in tongbotang street, Chonggu Town, Qingpu District. According to legend, it was founded by monks in the 10th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1350). It was also known as daifen nunnery. In the 20th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, monk Mingbi rebuilt it. It was destroyed in the Xianfeng reign. Later, it was rebuilt and renamed as the Buddhist nunnery. Religious activities resumed in 1993. Officially registered in September 1995.

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Fa Hui An is located in the north of Chonggu Town, on the East Bank of tongbotang, and in the north of Miaojing bridge. According to legend, it is the lower courtyard of Qinglong temple. There are ten original rooms and corridors, covering an area of more than ten mu. There are ten nuns, and there are more incense. Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty was destroyed during the war. In 1909, Zhu Ding, a member of the family, built a thatched cottage with three couplets. He came to the abbot of Maoan to preach scriptures and preach Buddhism. He won the respect of good men and women and became more and more popular. In the first year of propaganda (1909), Lu Zhou's family of Chonggu town initiated the donation of tombs, and then rebuilt the Cao'an into ten tile roofed houses, adding Buddha statues, thus regaining its scale

Historical development

In the early days of liberation, Buddhism gradually decreased. During the "Cultural Revolution" in 1966, fa'an temple was impacted. Buddha statues were destroyed, scriptures were burned, magic weapons were smashed, and rooms and corridors were occupied by agricultural middle schools and town factories. Nuns went out to work as workers of town factories. The government returned the original house property and presided over nunneries, with the support of the county religious office, the Shanghai Buddhist Association and the faithful men and women. The Buddha statues were re installed, the classics were collected, the ritual utensils were added, the Buddhist activities returned to normal, and the incense became more and more popular. There are two halls and more than ten rooms. It has become a great Buddhist place in the eastern part of Qinghai Province. A large-scale Temple Fair has been formed on the first and tenth day of junior high school.

Nearby scenic spots

Tongbotang is the birthplace of Chonggu old town. There are three bridges across it, connecting the East and west streets of tongbotang. The north end of tongbotang East Street is the restored "Fa Hui an", and the middle end of tongbotang West Street (now the location of cinema) is reconstructed as fuquanshan Museum.

All the existing buildings in tongbotang old street have been demolished. The scope of reconstruction is based on Fuquan road and bridge, extending 50 meters to the South and 200 meters to the north to the fahui nunnery. The revitalization of the old street will combine the style of "one nunnery, one hall".

Starting from the functional orientation of tourism culture and commerce, relying on "Fahui Temple", the north end of tongbotang East Street is dominated by Buddhist religious goods stores and teahouses, forming "temple fair commerce"; relying on "Fuquan mountain Museum", tongbotang West Street is dominated by leisure commerce, setting up catering and leisure areas, forming a "quiet, elegant and cultural" business atmosphere, which is compared with "temple fair commerce" in East Street.

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Shanghai Qingpu law society nunnery launched "love home volunteer activity"

In response to the wishes and demands of the majority of the residents, the Buddhist nunnery of Chonggu Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai established the nianfo hall in April 2005.

Nianfo hall is a pure Taoist place where the vast number of residents are dedicated to chanting Buddhism, cultivating their self and mind, getting rid of death, going out of the three realms, and getting away from hardship and happiness.

Up to now, many Buddhist monks live in the Dharma temple. Under the leadership of the Dharma Temple master, they are dedicated to chanting Buddhism, reading and listening to scriptures,

They live in harmony, respect and help each other. Some of them are in a better mood and better health than before. They are unwilling to go home when they live in temples. I sincerely hope that those who are destined to come to the Dharma temple to promote Buddhism, study hard, and have no Amitabha. In April 2006, fahui nunnery founded the charity home. Now you are welcome to join the charity volunteers of fahui nunnery in Chonggu Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai.

If culture and education is the vitality of Buddhism, then charity is the embodiment of Buddhist Compassion. Use the Buddha's education to guide life, and use the Buddha's compassion to dedicate life. Welcome every volunteer to join our charity cause. Let's care for all living beings with compassionate heart. Let's look at everything with compassionate eyes. Let's praise with compassionate words. Let's make good friends with compassionate hands.

Stretch out your hands, offer a piece of sincerity, add a rainbow of hope for the world. Let you, let me, let him, let us all act. Your compassionate dedication, I admire with joy, he got unlimited happiness. Let's all shine on the Buddha's spirit of compassion.

From today on, you can tidy up your old clothes, trousers and quilts that you don't need to wear, or send them to the charity home of Fa Hui nunnery. The charity home of Fa Hui nunnery will arrange, pack and send them to the Shanghai Charity Committee.

Related travel notes

On the day I went to Chonggu Town, I found a "Fa Hui nunnery" on Botang East Road in Chonggu town. It is said that this nunnery has a history of more than 1000 years. I went in to visit it with curiosity. The front door was not opened. I locked it tightly. I found the side door and came in. It was quiet. I only saw a few people in the yard picking vegetables, which seemed to be preparing lunch. Now that I have entered When they saw strangers coming in, the vegetable pickers said hello and introduced the general situation of "Fa Hui nunnery". They visited their tunnel warfare and the old people who provided for the aged there. The old people who provided for the aged came from Shanghai and other places. They were all over seventy years old. They were really called seventy old and eighty years old. They lived in a place with fresh air They live a peaceful and peaceful life and have no worries. They only need to pay 300 yuan per month to live and eat. They can go home on New Year's day, and they can also let the younger generation come to visit them. They specially took photos of the old birthday people living there. They were very happy. After they went home, they printed a photo for each of them. Today, they have registered it from the post office to "Fa Hui an" ”Let them share and be happy for their happiness.

Then she visited abbess Wu's house. She was 94 years old. She was sent here when she was six months old. She shaved her hair and became a nun when she was eight months old. Now she was 94 years old. She could only lie in bed and be served by other nuns. But her thinking was still very clear. She welcomed the new comers.

"Fa Hui nunnery" used to be a small temple, but now it has changed a lot. At present, in order to improve the living conditions of the elderly and speed up the construction of "Fa Hui nunnery", they are raising funds, and everyone has donated 100 yuan to each other, so as to contribute a little to the happiness of the elderly, hoping that their lives will be better.

Address: 258 tongpotang East Street

Longitude: 121.179564

Latitude: 31.203061