Huangshi Mulian Temple

　　　　Location

　　　　Mulian Temple is situated in Tuannao Village, Luqiao Street, Daye City, Huangshi, Hubei Province. The temple mainly promotes the Chan (Zen) Buddhist tradition while also engaging in charitable and compassionate activities. The current abbot of Mulian Temple is Venerable Master Shangwen Hui.

　　　　Temple Introduction

　　　　After expansion, Mulian Temple will focus on the Chan tradition and also lead lay Bodhisattvas in providing comfort and aid to impoverished families in the surrounding areas, putting into practice the compassionate spirit of Buddhism and the Six Perfections of giving. The temple aims to teach people how to apply Buddhist wisdom in daily life for self-benefit and the benefit of others, using precepts to cultivate body and mind, integrating Buddhist teachings into everyday life, and using them to enlighten wisdom and elevate the quality of life.

　　　　Mulian Temple enjoys an excellent geographical location, with a nearby train station where the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway stops, offering convenient transportation. In the future, it will become a unique, newly developed temple that serves surrounding cities, making significant contributions to enlightening wisdom, purifying the human heart, promoting virtue and concealing vice, harmonizing society, glorifying the nation, and benefiting all sentient beings.

　　　　Mulian Temple was first built during the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong era. Through the dynasties, it has enjoyed flourishing incense offerings and has endured many changes over the centuries.

　　　　Temple History

　　　　Before 2005, Mulian Temple was located by the roadside on the way from Daye to Jinshandian. From afar, it looked like an ordinary residential house. In 2005, due to Daye’s economic transformation and the construction needs of the Chengxi Northwest Industrial Park, the temple was demolished as part of the requisition. After multiple consultations between Tuannao Village of Luqiao Street, Daye City, and the leaders of Daye City’s Religious Affairs Bureau, Daye Buddhist Association, and Daye Economic Development Zone, the temple was rebuilt on this site in 2008. At that time, the then-abbot, Venerable Master Changjin, voluntarily resigned from his position considering the future development of the temple. In 2010, upon the recommendation of Master Zhengci, President of the Hubei Buddhist Association, and Master Zhendao, Abbot of Shibi Chan Temple in Yangxin, Huangshi, the village committee of Tuannao Village invited Venerable Master Wenhui, supervisor of Lingquan Temple in Jiangxia District, Wuhan, to take over as abbot of Mulian Temple.

　　　　Over the past few years, with strong support from the Daye Municipal Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau and Tuannao Village of Luqiao Street, Master Wenhui has strengthened temple management, held numerous Dharma assemblies, promoted positive energy, dispelled negativity, fostered harmony, ensured safety, and completely renewed the temple’s appearance. The various construction projects of Mulian Temple have also been incorporated into comprehensive planning.

　　　　Temple Abbot

　　　　The abbot of Mulian Temple, Venerable Master Wenhui, moved by the difficult living conditions of the people in her hometown—Yangxin, Huangshi, Hubei—decided to use the wisdom and compassion of Buddhism to help her fellow villagers. She wanted to give them the opportunity to hear the Dharma, not to waste their rare and precious human lives, so that under the light of Buddhist wisdom, they could all live happily and harmoniously, creating a peaceful living environment. When the conditions were ripe, to repay the kindness of the Buddha and to relieve the suffering of all sentient beings who have long been mired in hardship, she set out to spread the spirit of Buddhist compassion and charity. With government approval, Master Wenhui led monastic and lay followers in building Mulian Temple from scratch in Daye City. Currently, the Mahavira Hall has been completed, and the construction of other halls is also under intensive preparation.