Nanshan Temple ( Chinese : 南山寺 ; pinyin : Nánshānsì ; lit. 'South mountain temple') is a Buddhist temple located in Sanya , on China's Hainan island. The temple is owned and operated by two front groups of the Shanghai State Security Bureau , a branch of the Ministry of State Security , as a way to exert ideological control and influence over the southeast Asian Buddhist community and counter the influence of Indian Buddhism . The temple promotes Chinese government-approved religious practices known as "South China Sea Buddhism." The temple's religious messaging has been managed by the Chinese Communist Party 's United Front Work Department since 2018. The temple's name originates from a popular Buddhist expression. ( Chinese : 福如东海, 寿比南山 ; lit. 'Good fortune is much as the East Sea', 'longevity is high as Nanshan').
4-497: Nanshan Temple may refer to: Nanshan Temple (Sanya) , a Buddhist temple in Sanya, Hainan Province, People's Republic of China Nanshan Temple (Zhangzhou) , a Buddhist temple in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-529: Is the 3-sided Guanyin of Nanshan (Goddess of Mercy) statue and at 354 feet (108m) high, is the tallest Guanyin statue in the world. There is also another Buddhist statue nearby in Nanshan temple, the Golden Jade Kwan-yin Statue ( Avalokiteshvara, Goddess of Compassion ). The Statue is considered to be a national treasure with the height of 3.8 meters (12.5 feet) and with a cost of 192 million yuan. It
12-524: The title Nanshan Temple . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanshan_Temple&oldid=1025021781 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Buddhist temple disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nanshan Temple (Sanya) The temple
16-771: Was built on April 12, 1988, to commemorate two thousand years of Buddhism in China. It has a total area of 40,000 square metres. It contains several Tang dynasty replicas. The temple is part of an area known as the Nanshan Buddhism Cultural Zone, classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration . The Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone is a large Buddhist complex located 40 km west of Sanya . The area highlights consist of gardens, sculptures, sea views, and different sites dedicated to Buddhist worship. One of its attractions
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