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Linji Huiguo Temple
Linji Huguo Temple was an extension of the Linji School's Zhen'anshan Huguo Temple during the Japanese colonial period. Its mountain gate and the Great Buddha Hall are typical Japanese Edo-period temple buildings.
Linji Huguo Temple was founded in 1900 and completed in 1911. It was built by the Japanese monk Takudo Gen-shu, who was invited to Taiwan by the fourth Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan, Kodama Gentaro, to promote and spread Buddhism. The Linji School is a branch of Buddhism that differs from the Soto School.
Huguo Temple is located by the mountain and beside the water. The nearby Keelung River flows through the area. The temple has a large area and a grand layout, originally including the mountain gate, the dharma hall, the Great Buddha Hall and the affiliated abbot's quarters.
To this day, the Great Buddha Hall is still well-preserved, entirely constructed in the wooden structure style of a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof. The mountain gate building is in the style of the Japanese Edo period. In addition, the large stone in front of the temple, the tomb of the temple's founding ancestor, and the stone-carved Buddha statues also have historical and cultural value.
Because Linji Huguo Temple has historical, cultural, and artistic value, it was designated as a city-level historic site in 1998 according to the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act.
(Source: Taipei City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau)
Linji Huguo Temple was founded in 1900 and completed in 1911. It was built by the Japanese monk Takudo Gen-shu, who was invited to Taiwan by the fourth Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan, Kodama Gentaro, to promote and spread Buddhism. The Linji School is a branch of Buddhism that differs from the Soto School.
Huguo Temple is located by the mountain and beside the water. The nearby Keelung River flows through the area. The temple has a large area and a grand layout, originally including the mountain gate, the dharma hall, the Great Buddha Hall and the affiliated abbot's quarters.
To this day, the Great Buddha Hall is still well-preserved, entirely constructed in the wooden structure style of a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof. The mountain gate building is in the style of the Japanese Edo period. In addition, the large stone in front of the temple, the tomb of the temple's founding ancestor, and the stone-carved Buddha statues also have historical and cultural value.
Because Linji Huguo Temple has historical, cultural, and artistic value, it was designated as a city-level historic site in 1998 according to the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act.
(Source: Taipei City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau)
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