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| − | The Da huguo renwang si was built during the years 1270 to 1274 on the Gaoliang [[river]] outside of {{Wiki|Beijing}}. The [[temple]] owed its founding to the {{Wiki|Empress}} Zhaorui shun-sheng ({{Wiki|Mongolian}} Cabi or Cabui), the [[principal]] wife of Qubilai and mother of his chosen heir, Jinggim. Because of the generous {{Wiki|patronage}} of the {{Wiki|imperial}} family, the [[temple]] was extremely wealthy. In the {{Wiki|Beijing}} metropolitan area it owned 28,633 qing 51 [[mou]] of irrigated fields and 34,414 qing 23 [[mou]] of dry fields, as well as the rights for forests, fisheries, moorings, {{Wiki|bamboo}} and firewood in twenty-nine places. In also owned land in fifteen places around {{Wiki|Beijing}} where [[jade]], {{Wiki|silver}}, {{Wiki|iron}}, {{Wiki|copper}}, [[salt]] and coal were produced, in addition to 19,061 chestnut [[trees]] and a wine-shop. In the Xiangyang region the [[temple]] owned 13,651 qing of irrigated and 29,805 qing 68 [[mou]] of dry fields. In Jianghuai it owned at least 140 wine shops. The [[temple]] also owned many houses and halls, and had a total of 37,059 tenant families as well as 17,988 families providing corvée labor. This list of property is drawn from an inscription written by Cheng Jufu, available in the Cheng Xuelou ji (see Franke 1984 for full reference). | + | The [[Da huguo renwang si]] was built during the years 1270 to 1274 on the Gaoliang [[river]] outside of {{Wiki|Beijing}}. The [[temple]] owed its founding to the {{Wiki|Empress}} [[Zhaorui shun-sheng]] ({{Wiki|Mongolian}} [[Cabi]] or [[Cabui]]), the [[principal]] wife of [[Qubilai]] and mother of his chosen heir, [[Jinggim]]. Because of the generous {{Wiki|patronage}} of the {{Wiki|imperial}} family, the [[temple]] was extremely wealthy. In the {{Wiki|Beijing}} metropolitan area it owned 28,633 qing 51 [[mou]] of irrigated fields and 34,414 qing 23 [[mou]] of dry fields, as well as the rights for forests, fisheries, moorings, {{Wiki|bamboo}} and firewood in twenty-nine places. In also owned land in fifteen places around {{Wiki|Beijing}} where [[jade]], {{Wiki|silver}}, {{Wiki|iron}}, {{Wiki|copper}}, [[salt]] and coal were produced, in addition to 19,061 chestnut [[trees]] and a wine-shop. In the [[Xiangyang]] region the [[temple]] owned 13,651 qing of irrigated and 29,805 qing 68 [[mou]] of dry fields. In [[Jianghuai]] it owned at least 140 wine shops. The [[temple]] also owned many houses and halls, and had a total of 37,059 tenant families as well as 17,988 families providing corvée labor. This list of property is drawn from an inscription written by [[Cheng Jufu]], available in the [[Cheng Xuelou ji]] (see Franke 1984 for full reference). |
| − | In the fourth month of the Yuanzhen reign year yi-wei (1295), the [[Tibetan]] cleric (and posthumously declared {{Wiki|Imperial}} [[Preceptor]]) Sga A | + | In the fourth month of the [[Yuanzhen]] reign year yi-wei (1295), the [[Tibetan]] cleric (and posthumously declared {{Wiki|Imperial}} [[Preceptor]]) [[Sga A gnyan]] [[dam pa]] [[kun dga’]] grags]] (Ch. [[Gongjia ge la si or Dan pa]] [[膽巴]]) received an {{Wiki|imperial}} summons to become [[abbot]] in the [[Da huguo renwang]] [[temple]]. The [[Treasury]] ([[tai fu]]) was ordered to prepare an elaborate welcome {{Wiki|ceremony}} on par with those prepared for the [[emperor]] himself, and many officials escorted Dan pa to the [[temple]]. Later [[Dan pa]] was also buried there in the [[Qing-an]] [[stupa]]. His [[relics]] were taken to the [[stupa]] by the mayor of [[Da du]] [{{Wiki|Beijing}}], along with a retinue of servants and musicians, by order of the [[emperor]] [[Chengzong]]. |
| − | In 1311, An pu, son of the disgraced [[Yang]], became commissioner of the Huifu yuan (會福院), the [[name]] by which Da huguo renwang si was known by between the years of 1310 and 1316. At the same [[time]] he was ennobled as the Duke of Qin and he was also once again holding the post of commissioner of the Bureau of [[Buddhist]] and [[Tibetan]] Affairs (Xuanzheng yuan 宣政院). An pu had been dismissed from this post in 1291 because of widespread [[resentment]] against his father, who had destroyed the tombs of the | + | In 1311, [[An pu]], son of the disgraced [[Yang]], became commissioner of the [[Huifu yuan]] ([[會福院]]), the [[name]] by which [[Da huguo renwang si]] was known by between the years of 1310 and 1316. At the same [[time]] he was ennobled as the Duke of Qin and he was also once again holding the post of commissioner of the Bureau of [[Buddhist]] and [[Tibetan]] Affairs ([[Xuanzheng yuan]] [[宣政院]]). An pu had been dismissed from this post in 1291 because of widespread [[resentment]] against his father, who had destroyed the tombs of the [[Song emperors]] during a zealous campaign to convert sites in [[Jiangnan]] into [[Buddhist]] [[temples]]. |
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Da Huguo Renwang Si 大護國仁王寺
The Da huguo renwang si was built during the years 1270 to 1274 on the Gaoliang river outside of Beijing. The temple owed its founding to the Empress Zhaorui shun-sheng (Mongolian Cabi or Cabui), the principal wife of Qubilai and mother of his chosen heir, Jinggim. Because of the generous patronage of the imperial family, the temple was extremely wealthy. In the Beijing metropolitan area it owned 28,633 qing 51 mou of irrigated fields and 34,414 qing 23 mou of dry fields, as well as the rights for forests, fisheries, moorings, bamboo and firewood in twenty-nine places. In also owned land in fifteen places around Beijing where jade, silver, iron, copper, salt and coal were produced, in addition to 19,061 chestnut trees and a wine-shop. In the Xiangyang region the temple owned 13,651 qing of irrigated and 29,805 qing 68 mou of dry fields. In Jianghuai it owned at least 140 wine shops. The temple also owned many houses and halls, and had a total of 37,059 tenant families as well as 17,988 families providing corvée labor. This list of property is drawn from an inscription written by Cheng Jufu, available in the Cheng Xuelou ji (see Franke 1984 for full reference).
In the fourth month of the Yuanzhen reign year yi-wei (1295), the Tibetan cleric (and posthumously declared Imperial Preceptor) Sga A gnyan dam pa kun dga’ grags]] (Ch. Gongjia ge la si or Dan pa 膽巴) received an imperial summons to become abbot in the Da huguo renwang temple. The Treasury (tai fu) was ordered to prepare an elaborate welcome ceremony on par with those prepared for the emperor himself, and many officials escorted Dan pa to the temple. Later Dan pa was also buried there in the Qing-an stupa. His relics were taken to the stupa by the mayor of Da du [[[Wikipedia:Beijing|Beijing]]], along with a retinue of servants and musicians, by order of the emperor Chengzong.
In 1311, An pu, son of the disgraced Yang, became commissioner of the Huifu yuan (會福院), the name by which Da huguo renwang si was known by between the years of 1310 and 1316. At the same time he was ennobled as the Duke of Qin and he was also once again holding the post of commissioner of the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs (Xuanzheng yuan 宣政院). An pu had been dismissed from this post in 1291 because of widespread resentment against his father, who had destroyed the tombs of the Song emperors during a zealous campaign to convert sites in Jiangnan into Buddhist temples.
Sources:
Franke, Herbert. 1984. “Tan-pa, a Tibetan lama at the court of the Great Khans,” Orientalia Venetiana, Volume in onore di Leonello Lanciotti. Firenze: Leo s. Olschiki Editore. pp. 157-180.
Franke, Herbert. 1983. “Tibetans in Yuan China,” in China among equals: the Middle Kingdom and its neighbors, 10th-14th centuries. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Sperling, Elliot. 1991. “Some Remarks on Sga A-gnyan dam-pa and the Origins of the Hor-pa Lineage of the Dkar-mdzes Region,” in Ernst Steinkellner, ed., Tibetan History and Language: Studies Dedicated to Uray Gyeaza on his Seventieth Birthday, Vienna. pp. 455-465.
Entry by Stacey Van Vleet, 2/4/07
