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Zhenru Temple (Shanghai)

Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) rather than just read about it. In short: Zhenru Temple (Chinese: 真如寺; pinyin: Zhēnrú Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Putuo District of Shanghai, China. It is a Major National Historical and Cultural Site in Shanghai.

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Reference excerpt

Zhenru Temple (Chinese: 真如寺; pinyin: Zhēnrú Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Putuo District of Shanghai, China. It is a Major National Historical and Cultural Site in Shanghai.

Name The name "Zhenru" (真如) means "thusness" or "reality as it is" in Chinese, and comes from the Buddhist sutra Vijnaptimatratasiddhi-sastra or Cheng Wei-Shih Lun (成唯识论) in Chinese.

History

Song dynasty In its first iteration, built in the Song dynasty (960–1276) it was called "Zhenru Yuan" (真如院) originally, and changed to "Zhenru Si" (真如寺) by monk Yong'an (永安) in the Jiading era (1208–1224) of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1276).

Yuan dynasty In 1320, during the reign of Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan in the Mongolian ruling Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), monk Miaoxin (妙心) moved the temple to the present site.

Ming dynasty Zhenru Temple has been repaired two times in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), one in the Hongwu period (1368–1398) and the other in the Hongzhi period (1488–1505).

Qing dynasty In 1860, in the reign of Xianfeng Emperor (1851–1861) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the temple was devastated by the Taiping Rebellion.

People's Republic of China In May 1959, it was authorized as a municipal cultural heritage building. In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution. Statues and other works of art were either removed, damaged or destroyed by the Red Guards, including a Ming dynasty gilded copper statue of Maitreya and a Qing dynasty carved wood statue of Sakyamuni. In 1979, the Shanghai Municipal Government refurbished and redecorated the temple, and used it as an ancient architecture exhibition hall. In 1991, regular scripture lectures, meditation and other features of temple life were resumed. In January 1992, Singaporean Buddhist monk Xingren (性仁) presented three jade statues of the Buddha and some Buddhist sutras to the temple. On November 20, 1996, it has been designated as a "Major National Historical and Cultural Site in Shanghai" by the State Council of China.

Architecture The existing main buildings include the Shanmen, Four Heavenly Kings Hall, Mahavira Hall and Guanyin Hall.

Mahavira Hall The Mahavira Hall was built in 1320 during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). The hall is 13.4 metres (44 ft) wide and 13 metres (43 ft) deep with 16 wood pillars supporting the single eave gable and hip roof (单檐歇山顶). A 2.18-metre-high (7 ft 2 in) and 2,500-kilogram (5,500 lb) jade statue of Sakyamuni sits in the center of the hall.

References

External links Zhenru Monastery, Architectura Sinica Site Archive

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Zhenru Temple (Shanghai)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Zhenru Temple (Shanghai)

In research: Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 14th-century Buddhist temples in China, Buddhist temples in Shanghai, Buildings and structures completed in 1320, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) in simple terms?

Zhenru Temple (Chinese: 真如寺; pinyin: Zhēnrú Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Putuo District of Shanghai, China. It is a Major National Historical and Cultural Site in Shanghai.

Why does Zhenru Temple (Shanghai) matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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