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Bửu Phong Temple (Chùa Bửu Phong) is a historic 17th century Buddhist temple in Đồng Nai Province in southern Vietnam, north of Ho Chi Minh City.〔Lonely Planet Vietnam -2009 -Nick Ray, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Iain Stewart Page 399 "The top of the mountain is marked by the Buu Phong Pagoda, originally dating from the 17th century,"〕 The temple is located on Bửu Long mountain in Bình Điện, Tân Bửu, about 4 km from the city of Biên Hòa. Due to its location, it is also known as Bình Điện Temple.〔 ==History== The temple was built by Thích Bửu Phong in the 17th century, at which point it was only a small shrine. The Đại Nam nhất thống chí, the official court records of the Nguyễn lords that ruled southern Vietnam during this period, said that the temple was to the south of Phước Chánh district, to the west of a large mountain range and to the north of Long Ẩn mountain. The chronicle made a note of the idyllic scenery of the surrounding area, which it praised as the best in the province. As a result of the temple's presence, it was also known as Bửu Phong mountain.〔 Towards the end of the 18th century, a large number of ethnic Chinese immigrants came into southern Vietnam following the fall of the Ming Dynasty, many of whom were Buddhists. The Chinese settlers rebuilt the original temple, equipping it with a tiled roof. They invited Zen master Thích Thành Trí, from the 36th generation of the Tào Động Zen lineage, to come and become the abbot of the temple. Zen master Thích Pháp Thông was also responsible for the construction of the nearby Long Ẩn Temple on the Long Ẩn mountain directly in front of Bửu Long mountain. There is now a hexagonal stupa at Long Ẩn Temple for Thích Pháp Thông's remains.〔 According to the records of Nguyễn Hiền Đức in the book ''Thiền sư Việt Nam'' (''Vietnamese Zen masters'') compiled by Thích Thanh Từ, Thích Pháp Thông had no disciples to continue his lineage, so the Zen Master Thích Viên Quang from Minh Hương, from the 36th generation of the Lâm Tế lineage became the abbot of the temple. In 1760, he held a renovation of the temple.〔 In 1829, the temple was rebuilt and expanded due to large donations made by Nguyễn Văn Hiệp and Nguyễn Văn Tâm. The temple was later refurbished further in the late 19th century and also in the 20th century.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bửu Phong Temple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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