Liangqing (monk)

Liangqing (良卿法师)
Title	Abbot
Personal life
Born	1896 Yanshi County, Henan, Qing dynasty (today China)
Died	12 July 1966(1966-07-12) (aged 69–70) Famen Temple, Famen town, Fufeng County, Shaanxi, China
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Monk
Religious life
Religion	Buddhism

Liangqing (良卿法师) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and abbot of Famen Temple (Chinese: 法门寺; pinyin: Fǎmén Sì).

At the beginning of the Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1966, a campaign was introduced to destroy the Four Olds. As Buddhist sites and temples were widely targeted during this campaign, Liangqing's Famen Temple was a major target for destruction. Hundreds of Red Guards were sent to destroy the Famen Temple. Due to this imposing threat, Liangqing, the temple's Abbot, chose an act of self-immolation to protect the temple and contents from destruction. Although the contents of the temple were all smashed by the Red Guard, Liangqing's self-sacrifice was successful as the temple's True Relic Pagoda and its relic of the Buddha were both saved from destruction.