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Tiantong Si ('''Tiantong Temple''') at the foot of [[Taibai Mountain]] in [[Yinxian County]], [[Zhejiang]], and 30 km from [[Ningbo]], owes its birth to a thatched hermitage built on the mountain by a monk named [[Yixing]] in 300, or the first year of the Yongkang reign of the [[Western Jin Dynasty]]. The hut became the site of a temple that came under construction in 732, or the 20th year of the Kaiyuan reign of the [[Tang Dynasty]]. Twenty-five years later, a monk chose a new site and built the Tiantong Temple as we see it today. In 759, or the second year of the Qianyuan reign of the Tang Dynasty, [[Emperor Xiaozong]] renamed it the "Tiantong Linglong Temple," which was then replaced by "Tianshou Temple" by [[Emperor Yizong]] in 869 (10th year of the Xiantong reign, Tang Dynasty). In 1007 (fourth year of the Jingde reign, [[Northern Song Dynasty]]) it received yet another name, "Jingde Monastery." It was not until 1392 (20th year of the Hongwu reign, [[Ming Dynasty]]) that it was officially given the name it has today. The buildings of the temple were the result of reconstruction done during the [[Qing Dynasty]].

In 1979, the temple underwent large-scale repairs, and emerged as a major Buddhist temple in southeast [[China]]. The time-honored history of the Tiantong Temple is testified to by its impressive trove of cultural artifacts. The vicinity of the temple is marked for its scenic beauty.
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