Guangyan Temple

Guangyan Temple

Guangyan temple, also known as "ancient temple", is located in Fengqi mountain, Jiezi Town, Chongzhou, Sichuan Province, 63km away from Chengdu and 1100m above sea level. Guangyan Buddhist temple is hidden in an ancient forest, surrounded by nearly 1000 mu of towering ancient cypress, ancient Nan, ancient fir, ancient ginkgo and other rare trees. The daily average temperature in summer is 4-5 degrees lower than Pingba, which is the nearest forest to Chengdu.

The origin of the name

The ancient temple was first built in the Jin Dynasty. Emperor Wen of the Jin Dynasty granted 36 nunneries to Qingcheng. The ancient temple is the largest one of them, formerly known as Changle nunnery. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty granted Guangda Yanming plaque. It was destroyed by Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the fifth year of Xiantong of emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty (864 AD), it was rebuilt by monk Shansi and renamed Changle temple. It was named Cuiwei temple in Song Dynasty. During the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of the word "Yue", Zhu chunzo, king of Shu, asked him to grant the temple the name of "Guangyan Temple", so it is also called Guangyan temple. At that time, there were more than 1000 monks, who could be regarded as Buddhas and sentient beings. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi specially inscribed the plaque of "Guangyan Temple", which was the banner hanging on the gate. The temple has been damaged several times and rebuilt many times in the past dynasties. Because the temple is so old, later generations commonly call it an ancient temple, which has been changed for a long time. On the contrary, the name of Guangyan temple is rarely mentioned.

characteristic

The plum blossom village leisure resort under the temple, in winter, all kinds of red plum and black plum are in full bloom, which makes the ancient temple in the deep of plum fragrance more dignified and spiritual. In the temple, the double eaves flying Pavilion is simple and elegant, and the plaque "Guangyan Chan yuan" on the temple gate is given by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty; the Zen couplet of Sichuan governor jiuchangheng and the cursive "Sutra collection building" of Mr. Yu Youren are well preserved. The temple is famous for its three treasures of nanzang, Beiye Sanskrit and imperial gifts, so it is called "the first day of Xichuan".

recent developments

Guangyan temple was destroyed during the cultural revolution, and XiaGu Temple became its main scenic spot. However, the main hall of the ancient temple has been rebuilt by the current abbot shiyongyi. The ancient temple has a new look, and sincerely welcomes the arrival of Buddhists and tourists from all over the world.

Address: fengqishan scenic spot, Jiezi ancient town, Chongzhou, Chengdu

Longitude: 103.55986785889

Latitude: 30.815000534058

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