Lushan Huiyuan, meaning "Huiyuan of Mount Lu", was a Chinese Buddhist teacher who founded Donglin Temple at the foot of Mount Lu in Jiujiang province and wrote the text On Why Monks Do Not Bow Down Before Kings in 404 AD. He was born in Shanxi province but moved to Jiujiang, where he died in 416. Although he was born in the north, he moved south to live within the bounds of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Huiyuan
Donglin Temple at Mount Lu
"The Three Laughers of Tiger Ravine" – Huiyuan, Tao Yuanming, and Lu Xiujing – Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781).
Donglin Temple (Jiujiang)
Donglin Temple is a Buddhist temple approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Jiujiang, in the north of Jiangxi province, China. Built in 386 CE at the foot of Mount Lu by Huiyuan, founder of the Pure Land Buddhism, it is well known for how long it has stood without collapsing.
Mahavira Hall at Donglin Temple.
Amitābha (left), The Buddha (center), and Bhaisajyaguru (right)
Buddhist texts library of Donglin Temple
Statue of Guanyin at the Temple