Miyin Temple

Miyin Temple
密印寺
Shanmen.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectChan - Weiyang school
Location
LocationWeishan Township, Ningxiang, Hunan
CountryChina
Shown within Hunan
Miyin Temple (China)
Geographic coordinates28°10′36″N 111°58′16″E / 28.17667°N 111.97111°E / 28.17667; 111.97111
Architecture
FounderWeishan Lingyou
Completed807

Miyin Temple (Chinese: 密印寺; pinyin: Mìyìn Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Weishan Township, Ningxiang, Hunan, China. The temple is built within grounds of some 9,000 square metres (97,000 sq ft). The Chinese Buddhist monk Weishan Lingyou of the Tang dynasty (618–907) founded Miyin Temple on Mount Wei and started the Weiyang school of Buddhism making Mount Wei an important religious sacred site in China's feudalist era.

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