辽、金、元、明时期,今北京西城区西南部曾存在过一个弘法寺。它的历史可以分为前后两段:即辽金元时期和明代中期及以后。在前一阶段,弘法寺为官方刻印大藏经的机构,金代还作为政府机构秘书省。到了元代末期,曾经盛极一时的弘法寺骤然变得湮没无闻。这种情况一直持续到明代天顺年间,开始了弘法寺发展的第二阶段。该寺在宦官的努力下重建,后作为宦官的义会之所,集中收葬故去的宦官。 Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming period, now Beijing’s Xicheng District, southwestern region there had been a Hongfa Temple. Its history can be divided into two parts: the Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties and the mid Ming Dynasty and beyond. In the previous stage, the Kham Fah Temple was the official institution for the carving of the Tripitaka, and the Gimhae also served as the secretary of the government agencies. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the once flourishing Buddhist temple suddenly became obsolete. This situation continued until the Tianshun Ming Dynasty, began the second phase of the development of Hongfa Temple. The temple was rebuilt under the efforts of the eunuchs and later served as the eunuch of the eunuch, concentrating on the eunuchs that had taken place.