The most prosperous temple in Zhejiang

Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. Lingyin Temple, also known as Yunlin Temple, is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, facing the North Peak and Feilai Peak. Built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326), it covers an area of about 87,000 square meters. The founder of Lingyin Temple is West Indian monk Huili. In the Southern Dynasties, Liang Wudi granted land and expanded it. Qian Liu, King of wuyue in the Five Dynasties, asked Master Yongming to prolong his life and explore again, and named Lingyin New Temple. During the Jiading period in Song Ningzong, Lingyin Temple was known as one of the "Five Mountains" in the south of Zen. During the reign of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the Buddhist monk Lingyin raised funds for reconstruction. It took 18 years to build the temple, and its scale jumped to the top of the southeast. Lingyin Temple in Zhejiang Province is a national key cultural relic protection unit.