Temple is an important carrier of Buddhism. The study of temple is significant for understanding and evaluating Buddhism completely and correctly, and for deepening the historical research of Chinese society. However, few efforts have been devoted to the studies of ancient Chinese temples so far----if any, they are only limited to temple economy. In particular, there are fewer studies about the temples of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), and no insightful study about the temples of Ming Dynasty in Nanking. Thi...
