According to historical records, Tang Tian Temple is one of the five ancient temples in the north of the Yellow River in history. At its peak, there were more than 800 monks living there, and it was called "Eight Hundred Monks' Heaven". At its peak, Tang Tian Temple had 10 Buddhist temples, 40 Buddhist temples, 17 living Buddha houses, more than 600 manor houses and more than 4,000 temples. The temple area is 1 1,000 mu, and there are more than 1 1,000 monks at most. It has always been an important place for Buddhist activities in northwest China. There are Xianzong Academy, namely Shenni Zhacang Academy and Shilun Academy, which have set up five departments, namely, Prajna, Meditation, Interpretation, Law and Discipline, and Tantric Law and Discipline, with a complete system of study, upgrading, assessment and professional titles.
Tang Tian Temple is an academic temple that studies the Five Classics and Four Books. There are 13 Buddhist temples in the temple, including Siddhartha Gautama with an ancient Kaya Buddha bone as big as a red date and Bodhi Pagoda with Todo Loki's phalanx, as well as many other rare cultural relics and tens of thousands of classic letters.
According to the Records of Tianzhu County, there were many eminent monks in Tang Tian Temple in history, such as Zhang Jiaruo Bedoji and Tuguan Kejinima, monks in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, who all received enlightenment education in this temple. Historically, most Tibetan Buddhist temples in Gan Qing were destroyed by war. However, due to its dangerous geographical location and the direct protection of Master Zhang Jia and Living Buddha of Dongke in the Four Dynasties of Qing Dynasty, Tang Tian Temple is one of the only ancient temples that have not been robbed by soldiers and destroyed by earthquakes for more than 300 years.
In the historical disasters from the late 1950s to the 1970s, temples were completely destroyed and turned into ruins. After the reform and opening-up, 198 1 was allowed to reopen, and the Tang Tian Temple gradually resumed its former liveliness.