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The Wuzu Temple, originally named Dongshan Temple or Dongchan Temple, was later renamed Wuzu Temple. It is located on Dongshan in Wuzu Town, Huangmei County, Hubei Province, situated along the southern edge of the eastern end of the Dabie Mountains, overlooking Jiujiang across the river. Founded in the fifth year of the Tang Dynasty's Yonghui era (654 AD), it is the site of the fifth patriarch of Chinese Zen Buddhism, Master Hongren, and the sacred place where the sixth patriarch, Master Huineng, received the Dharma and the monk's robe. Wuzu Temple holds an extremely important position in the history of Buddhism in China. Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty once inscribed the temple's plaque with 'Ancestral Court under Heaven', and Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty inscribed it with 'Zen Forest under Heaven'. Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty bestowed the name 'Dongshan Wuzu Temple', which has been used to this day. The entire temple complex is built on the mountain in three sections: upper, middle, and lower, resembling ancient palace architecture with a symmetrical layout and clear hierarchy. The temple covers an area of nearly 50,000 square meters. The four main halls, the Heavenly Kings Hall, the Mahavira Hall, the Vairocana Hall, and the True Body Hall, are built along the central axis according to the elevation of the mountain. The architecture of the halls features interlocking bracket sets. Records indicate that at its peak, Wuzu Temple had over a thousand buildings, including halls, nunnery cottages, pavilions, towers, and pagodas.