Mingjiao Temple (Zhejiang)


Mingjiao Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Mingjiao Village of Zhuji, Zhejiang, China.

History

According to Zhuji County Annuals, the temple traces was first built in 942, in the 7th year of Tianfu period in the Later Jin , and would later become the "Tongjiao Temple" in the reign of Emperor Zhenzong in the Northern Song dynasty. After Emperor Renzong's accession to the throne, the name was changed into "Mingjiao Temple". Mingjiao Temple underwent two renovations in the Qing dynasty, respectively in the ruling of Jiaqing Emperor and in the reign of Tongzhi Emperor. In the 1980s, Shou Huating and other Buddhist believers donated property to establish the Hall of Four Heavenly Kings and wing rooms. The temple reactivated its religious activities in 1995.