廬山東林寺簡介：

　　東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)位于廬山(shan)(shan)西(xi)(xi)麓，是我國佛教凈(jing)土(tu)(tu)宗發(fa)源地。東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)晉太元十一年(nian)（386），名(ming)僧(seng)慧遠在此建(jian)寺(si)(si)(si)講學，倡導“彌陀凈(jing)土(tu)(tu)法門”，并(bing)創設蓮(lian)社。東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)在唐時達到極盛，有殿、廂、塔、室共三(san)百一十余間(jian)。揚(yang)州(zhou)高借鑒真東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)渡(du)日本之(zhi)前，曾(ceng)來過(guo)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)，后(hou)偕東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)僧(seng)智恩同渡(du)日本，慧遠和東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)凈(jing)土(tu)(tu)宗的(de)教義也隨之(zhi)傳(chuan)人(ren)(ren)日本，至今日本東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)教仍以(yi)廬山(shan)(shan)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)慧遠為(wei)始(shi)祖。 　　東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)建(jian)寺(si)(si)(si)者為(wei)名(ming)僧(seng)慧遠(334～416年(nian))，俗姓賈，山(shan)(shan)西(xi)(xi)雁門樓煩(今山(shan)(shan)西(xi)(xi)寧(ning)武附(fu)近)人(ren)(ren)。他(ta)先在西(xi)(xi)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)以(yi)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)結“龍泉精舍(she)”，后(hou)得江(jiang)州(zhou)刺史(shi)桓伊之(zhi)助，籌建(jian)東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)。慧遠在東(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)林(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)主持30余年(nian)，集(ji)聚沙門上千人(ren)(ren)，羅致中外學問僧(seng)123人(ren)(ren)結白蓮(lian)社，譯佛經、著(zhu)教義、同修凈(jing)土(tu)(tu)之(zhi)業，成(cheng)為(wei)佛門凈(jing)土(tu)(tu)宗的(de)始(shi)祖。晚(wan)年(nian)南游荊(jing)州(zhou)，歷住江(jiang)陵五(wu)層(ceng)寺(si)(si)(si)、琵琶(pa)寺(si)(si)(si)。