| Xuanzang Temple | |
| Native Name: | 玄奘寺 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Map Type: | China Jiangsu |
| Coordinates: | 32.0675°N 118.8125°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Buddhism |
| Location: | Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Sect: | Chan Buddhism |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Architecture Style: | Chinese architecture |
| Established: | 2003 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Materials: | Bricks and cement |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
Xuanzang Temple is a Buddhist temple located within, in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.[1]
In the early winter of 1942, the occupying Imperial Japanese Army dug a stone envelope at the ruins of Sanzang Pagoda at Great Bao'en Temple which contained the Śarīra of the Tang dynasty (618 - 907) eminent monk Xuanzang. In early 1943, the Wang Jingwei government built a brick tower to worship the Śarīra of Xuanzang, which was named Sanzang Pagoda .
Xuanzang Temple was built by the Xuanwu District Government in 2003 in memory of eminent Buddhist monk Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty., a leader of Qixia Temple, was proposed as abbot of the temple.[2]
In 2004, Xuanzang Temple was designated as a National Patriotism Education Demonstration Base by the Nanjing Municipal People's Government.[3]
In July 2022, memorial tablets of war criminals of the Imperial Japanese Army, including, Iwane Matsui, Hisao Tani and, were found in Xuanzang Temple, which caused the dismissal of the abbot and the punishment of local officials.[4] [5] [6]