Jade Buddha Temple
| Jade Buddha Temple | |
|---|---|
Main hall of the Jade Buddha Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°14′35.49″N 121°26′25.90″E / 31.2431917°N 121.4405278°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1882 |
The Jade Buddha Temple (simplified Chinese: 玉佛禅寺; traditional Chinese: 玉佛禪寺; pinyin: Yùfó Chán Sì; Shanghainese: Niohveh Zoe Zy, literally Jade Buddha Chan Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It was founded in 1882 with two jade Buddha statues imported to Shanghai from Myanmar by sea. These were a sitting Buddha (1.95 meters tall, 3 tons), and a smaller reclining Buddha representing the Buddha's death. The temple now also contains a much larger reclining Buddha made of marble, donated from Singapore, and visitors may mistake this larger sculpture for the original, smaller piece.
The legend behind the transport of the Buddha statues from Myanmar led to the popular usage of Burmese-style Buddha statues in Chinese temples.