禅寺建筑是我国古建筑文化中的重要组成部分。本书作者尝试把建筑、宗教、文化三方面结合起来，把禅寺的存在与特点放在禅宗的历史发展脉络之中，再通过对建筑、法器等相关内容的详细解说呈现出禅寺建筑和文化的整体面貌。本书可供中国传统文化爱好者、旅游爱好者、中国古建筑爱好者以及佛教建筑设计者阅读。

The building of the Buddhist monastery is an important component of Chinese ancient architectural culture. Its architectural location,architectural layout, architectural method and architectural decoration all bear the deep stamp of Chinese traditional culture and ideology. This book, combining architecture with religion and culture, displays the existence and characteristics of the Buddhist monastery on the background of the development history of Chan, and then represents the whole look of the architecture and culture of the Buddhist monastery by a detailed explanation of buildings, religious ritual implements, associated contents and etc.

This book is especially for those who areinterested in Chinese traditional culture, Chineseancient architecture and design of the Buddhistbuilding, and for the tourists as well.

Introduction: Buddhist Monastery.Chan

Chapter Ⅰ: Buddhist Monastery·History /1

1.The South of the Yangtze/3

2.Prehistory/7

3.Patriarch/11

4.Huangmei/16

5.Caoxi Spring/23

6.Ox-head/26

7.Green Plain/29

8.Two Mahasattvas/36

9.Baizhang/43

Chapter Ⅱ : Buddhist Monastery·Five Mountains /51

1.Mount Jing Monastery/53

2.Lingyin Monastery/60

3.Tiantong Monastery/73

4.Jingci Monastery/86

5.King Ashoka Monastery/102

6.Five Mountains.The Mountain Forest Realm /119

Chapter Ⅲ: Buddhist Monastery·Building/125

1.Buddhist Temple/127

2.Decoration/140

3.The Architectural Component of the Temple/147

4.The Characteristics of the Ancient Building of the Monastery/160

Chapter Ⅳ Buddhist Monastery·Culture/169

1.Living in Clouds/171

2.Religious Ritual Implement/176

3.Ancient Tree/184

4.Pure Land/190

5.Vinaya Garden/194

6.Imagination/199

7.Tea Ceremony/202

Chapter Ⅴ : Buddhist Monastery·Nature/209

1.Nature/211

2.Location/215

3.Mood/223

4.Garden/226

Index /238