During the Song Dynasty, Jiuhua Buddhism developed slightly. In addition to restoring the Buddhist temples built in the Tang Dynasty, six temples including Jingju Temple and Shengquan Temple were built, increasing the number of temples in Jiuhua Mountain to 25.
During the short 90 years in the Yuan Dynasty, Buddhism in Jiuhua Mountain did not develop greatly, because the founder Chiwo Wenbilie believed in Lamaism in Buddhism and worshipped Tibet as his teacher.
In the 24th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (139 1), the imperial court gave money to build Huacheng Temple, and gave money to repair it in the 2nd year of Xuande (1427), 11th year of Wanli (1583) and 31st year (1603). In the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 30 temples, including Tiantai Temple, Temple, Deyun Temple, Shinnyoji Temple, Huayun Temple, Changsheng Temple, Dragon Temple and Zhaoxing Temple.
Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Jiangnan many times, repaired Huacheng Temple many times with heavy money, and gave "Imperial Pen" plaques. Since then, Jiuhua Buddhism has further developed. There are many temples and sangha;
In the eighth year of Xianfeng (1858), the Taiping Army and the Qing Army fought fiercely in Jiuhua, and many Buddhist temples were destroyed by the war. After the war, the Qing court authorities supported the restoration of Buddhist temples for political needs;
During the Guangxu period, temples such as Kanluoji and Baisui Palace were given a copy of Longji (Tibetan Classics) three times;
After the Revolution of 1911, monasteries came one after another, still maintaining the situation of famous Buddhist mountains; By the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, there were 170 original Buddhist temples (except for small temples), and there were 1 17 except for 53 abandoned ones.
When War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out, many ancient temples were set on fire, and the Buddhist temples and temples such as Xuegong, Jiulian Temple, Buddhist Calendar and East Asia Temple were reduced to ashes, resulting in heavy losses.
After liberation, the religious beliefs of religious believers were respected, temples and historical sites were protected, historical relics collected by Buddhist temples were properly kept, and religious activities were carried out normally;
1966 During the ten years of the "Cultural Revolution", Buddhism in Jiuhuashan was also greatly impacted, temples, Buddha statues and historical relics were destroyed, and religious activities were forced to stop.
2 1 century, Jiuhua Mountain was opened to the outside world, and tourists from home and abroad and Buddhist believers in Jiuhua Mountain visited the scenic spot in an endless stream. Places of interest have been restored and protected. There are 78 existing ancient temple buildings, and the main halls have been renovated. The whole Buddhist temple is dedicated to more than 1500 carved Buddha statues.