Jing'an Temple

'Temple of Peace and Tranquility') is an esoteric Tangmi Buddhist temple on the West Nanjing Road in Shanghai.

Originally located beside the Suzhou Creek, it was relocated to the Jing'an site in 1216 during the Song dynasty.

In 1953, Master Chisong (释持松), a monk who had been initiated into the Shingon sect and was trained as an acharya, was appointed abbot of the temple.

More than ten 3-ton silver statues of the Bodhisattva and the disciples were added to the Daxiongbao Hall.

[1] Three Southern-style halls, each with its own courtyard, dating from the most recent reconstruction (1880): The temple sits on top of the Jing'an Temple Station, a major hub of the Shanghai Metro network where Line 2 and Line 7 intersect.

The front gates of Jing'an Temple
Buddha in the Mahavira Hall