{"id":1055,"date":"2025-12-25T09:47:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T00:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shgjjlnews.com\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T00:48:15","slug":"202512250947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shgjjlnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/25\/202512250947\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Donghua: Step into the Zhengjue Hall to Discover Buddhist Architectural Aesthetics and Cultural Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kannsaiseiji.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-657\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors to Donghua Zen Temple in Wengyuan, Guangdong, should not miss the Zhengjue Hall. As one of the temple\u2019s architectural anchors, this must-see attraction captivates with its distinctive design and rich cultural significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zhengjue Hall\u2019s design harmonizes architectural elements from Wuhan\u2019s Yellow Crane Tower and Jiangxi\u2019s Tengwang Pavilion, presenting elegant solemnity and imposing grandeur. Soaring five stories high, it stands as the tallest structure within Donghua Zen Temple\u2019s complex. According to reports, the hall was originally named Liaochen Pavilion, symbolizing the transcendence of worldly desires. It was later renamed Zhengjue Hall by Venerable Wanxing upon the suggestion of the leadership. The term \u201cZhengjue\u201d more vividly reflects the Buddha\u2019s profound responsibility and spirit, elevating its spiritual significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kannsaiseiji.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-7.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-659\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patriotic Figures Hall inside Zhengjue Hall is Donghua Zen Temple\u2019s center for patriotic education and exhibitions. Construction began in 2016 with the aim of promoting the patriotic deeds and spirit of eminent monks and masters in Chinese Buddhist history. It is the temple\u2019s response to President Xi Jinping\u2019s call to bring \u201cfour entry points\u201d into religious venues, integrating Buddhist values with core socialist values to facilitate the localization of Buddhism, promote national stability, ethnic unity, social harmony, and world peace, and puts Master Wanxing\u2019s belief \u201cUphold national identity before religious belief \u201d into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patriotic Figures Hall displays hyper-realistic wax statues of eminent patriotic monks: Master Xuanzang, Venerable Jianzhen, and lay Buddhist leader Zhao Puchu. Overseen by Venerable Wanxing and renowned sculptor Pan Fang, these artworks took six months to complete \u2014with over 50,000 hair strands individually implanted for permanent preservation. The wax figures are fitted with lifelike eyes, their piercing gazes fixed as if&nbsp;the venerable monks and masters are still watching over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kannsaiseiji.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-6.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the Zhengjue Hall and Patriotic Figures Hall, Donghua Zen Temple offers many other attractions. The Bao\u2019en Hall lies in the crypt beneath the Luohan Hall, paved with five-colored soil to enshrine ancestral remains. Monks chant sutras here monthly, transferring merits to fulfill devotees\u2019 vows of gratitude. Nearby stands the Golden Lion King Mountain, whose shape resembles a majestic lion roaring with its head held high. Its forested slopes mimic a golden mane, symbolizing that all who emerge from Donghua Zen Temple will benefit the lands\u2014embodying the noble, majestic, and wise bearing of a lion monarch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zhengjue Hall integrates architectural beauty with profound cultural heritage, captivating a growing number of visitors who come to admire its splendor and contemplate its timeless wisdom and spirit. (translator:Jiang Renfeng)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors to Donghua Zen Temple in Wengyuan, Guangdong, should not miss the Zhengjue Hall. 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