淨律寺

a good place to practice

A place I have always loved since I was young

Jinglu Temple is located in the Shanjia area of ​​Shulin, New Taipei City. It is famous for its founder Guangyuan elder (common name Song Yuanru, born in Taihe County, Anhui Province in the 17th year of the Republic of China). Jinglu Temple is located on Zhongshan Road. The Leshan Cemetery, the first Buddhist cemetery in Taiwan, is set next to the temple. Because the elders of Guangyuan are good at calligraphy, important representatives of the cultural circle who came to Taiwan at the time such as Zhang Daqian, Ma Shouhua, Wang Yunwu and others had a lot of contacts, so many people in the literary and art circles were buried here after their deaths. The master has a cultural relics museum in the temple, and there are nearly 500 pieces of works by famous artists such as Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing paintings and contemporary Yu Youren, Zhang Daqian, Pu Ru, Huang Junbi, etc. The master’s works are exquisite, and many stone tablets and door couplets in the temple are his works. It is worth savoring.

Jinglu Temple Buddhist Cemetery, also known as "Leshan Cemetery", is located on the hillside behind Jiajinglu Temple in Shulin Mountain. It is Taiwan’s first private Buddhist cemetery. It was opened in 1970 and covers an area of ​​about 3,000 square meters with nearly 200 seats. grave. As the founder of Jinglu Temple, Guangyuan, the old monk, had close contacts with cultural figures in the early years of the government’s arrival in Taiwan, many famous representatives of art, culture, and literature were buried here, such as the former chairman of the Taiwan Commercial Press and the famous educator Wang Yun 5. The famous Peking Opera female veteran actor, known as the Laosheng Emperor, was the only female disciple of Yu Shuyan, Meng Xiaodong (known as the Winter Emperor), the poet Zhou Mengdie, and the photographer Lang Jingshan are also buried here. Many tombstones are signed by Jiang Jingguo. The inscriptions by Yan Jiagan and others are full of contemporary history and legends. A visit here can be called a cultural journey.