Wenfeng Temple

Wenfeng temple is located at the foot of Wenbi peak at the southwest end of Lijiang ancient city, 8 kilometers away from Lijiang ancient city. It was built in the 11th year of Yongzheng reign of Qing Dynasty. The Tibetan name is "sannajiazhuolin", which means the Lama Temple of Secret Religious organ and happy paradise. It is a famous Buddhist holy land.

The scenery of Wenfeng temple is recognized as the top of all the monasteries in Lijiang, with the existing main building, main hall and two monasteries. The main hall is a triple eaves pavilion type building, with a width of 22 meters and a total depth of 20.2 meters. The top roof is a square pavilion with four corners. It is located on the top floor of the main hall. The space in the hall is spacious, giving people a sense of elegance.

At the back of Wenfeng temple, there is a spirit cave on the hillside of Wenbi mountain. There is a quiet sitting hall beside the cave. It is the highest school of 13 monasteries of the Red Cross religion in Northwest Yunnan. In those years, all monasteries sent Lamas of a certain level to study here for further study. It lasted for three years, March 3, at 3:03, during which time, they were isolated from outsiders. It is said that the Buddhist keys are stored in a crevice on the side of Lingdong cave. Every time Tibetan believers pay homage to Jizu mountain, they come here first, which is called "borrowing keys". When they return, they put a small stone in the crevice to show their return. Wenfeng temple in Lijiang not only has a great influence on the people who believe in salary Buddhism in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces, but also has a certain influence on the Buddhist circles in India, Nepal, Myanmar and other countries.

Transportation: you can take a taxi to Lijiang County.

Wenfeng Temple

Wenfeng temple is located at the foot of Wenbi peak at the southwest end of Bazi in Lijiang, 8 kilometers away from Lijiang County. It was built in the 11th year of Yongzheng reign in Qing Dynasty, and its Tibetan name is sangnajiazhuolin.

It was originally the site of Lingshou temple. In 1733, gamaba preached scriptures here and built a hut. In 1739, the chieftain of Mu family in Lijiang invited the four treasures of karma Gaju sect to Lijiang to carry forward Buddhism, and asked the great situ Fawang to select the site to build the temple. It was built the next year and expanded in 1828. It was named Wenfeng temple. It is one of the highest schools of karma Gaju Bai religion in Tibetan Buddhism.

Wenfeng temple is a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. It has a history of more than 300 years since the 13th Dongbao Zhongba Hutuktu was appointed by Dabao Fawang and dasitufawang to manage the educational affairs of the thirteen temples in Northwest Yunnan.

Basic introduction

The scenery of Wenfeng temple is recognized as the top of all the monasteries in Lijiang. The existing main building, main hall and two monasteries have been built. The main hall is a triple eaves pavilion type building, with a width of 22 meters and a total depth of 20.2 meters. The top roof is a square pavilion with four corners. It is located at the highest level of the main hall. The first and second floors are covered with special-shaped brackets under the eaves. The space in the hall is spacious and 4 meters high. Six square gold pillars are carved with lotus petals and various patterns, supporting the big sparrow with cirrus patterns. The sparrow pastes gold foil on the whole body of the column, which gives people a sense of grace. The covered bucket caisson is painted with the patterns of eight treasures of Lamaism and Vajra seat, which has strong local characteristics.

At the back of Wenfeng temple, on the hillside of Wenbi mountain, there is a spirit cave. Beside the cave, there is a quiet sitting hall. It is the highest institution of 13 Lama temples of the Gaju sect in Northwest Yunnan. At that time, all the temples sent Lamas of a certain level to study here for further study. It lasted for three years, March 3, 3:03, during which time, they were isolated from outsiders. It is said that the Buddhist keys are stored in a crevice on the side of Lingdong cave. Every time Tibetan believers pay homage to Jizu mountain, they come here first, which is called "borrowing keys". When they return, they put a small stone in the crevice to show their return.

Historical origin

Qing Yongzheng 11 years (1733), fan Seng gelibu knot Mao here. In the fourth year of Qianlong reign (1739), the king of Tibetan magic came to Lijiang to ask the magistrate to administer the school, publicize and advocate the donation for repair, which took five years to complete. The hall was rebuilt in 1828. Later, it was renamed Wenfeng temple.

In the heyday of Wenfeng temple, there were five courtyards and twenty-four small courtyards with hundreds of monks. Later, only the Dharma hall, the side hall and the main hall remained, and they were renovated in 1986. In the center of the main hall, the Lei Gong column is painted with eight trigrams, yin and Yang, and the twelve boards around it are painted with Eight Buddhist treasures, Vajra and Haimu, and the inner and outer eaves are overlapped.

Wenfeng temple is the highest institution of Lamaism in Northwest Yunnan. There is a spirit cave in Sinan mountain. It is said that the king of the great treasure of Tibet once crossed the Jinsha River three times, searched all over Western Yunnan, and finally found this magical and beautiful place in Lijiang. It is known as the first of the twenty-four spiritual caves in nandalibu Prefecture in Buddhist legend, namely "the first spiritual cave in nandalibu Prefecture". There is also a big black stone on its side. It is said that the venerable JIAYE once preached Hongfa here. Before leaving Jizu mountain, he left the key of Huashou gate in this stone. Therefore, all pilgrims from Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan who went to Jizu mountain to worship Buddha would come here to "borrow the key" and put it back here.

Lingwen Pavilion (quiet sitting Hall) is built in Lingdong, which is a place for lamas to sit in meditation and practice, who have obtained the degree of "Gelong" from the thirteen great temples of the Gaju sect in Northwest Yunnan. Buddhism is called "meditation". In August 1956, Sakyamuni's relic (Buddha's tooth) returned to China from Myanmar, and the temple held unprecedented religious activities to welcome Buddha's tooth. On October 19, 1986, Panchen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, inspected Wenfeng temple and proposed the name of the Tibetan temple. In 1982, it was announced as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Lijiang County.

Temple influence

Wenfeng temple is the highest institution of the 13th Tibetan Buddhist temple of the gama Kagyu sect in Northwest Yunnan, China. If a Lama wants to obtain a degree in "Duba", he must sit in a quiet sitting hall not far from the temple day and night for three years, at three o'clock and three minutes on March 3, then he is qualified to preside over rituals. Wenfeng temple is famous not only in Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, but also in India, Nepal, Myanmar and other countries.

Architectural features

Wenfeng temple is a triple eaves pavilion type building. The main body is composed of gatehouse, courtyard and main hall. Its surface is 22 meters wide and its depth is 20 meters. Its roof is a square pavilion with four corners and a sharp roof. It is located at the highest level of the main hall. 1、 Under the eaves of the second floor, special-shaped bucket arches are built. The space in the hall is spacious, up to 4 meters high. Six square pillars are carved with lotus petals and various flower patterns, supporting the big sparrow with cirrus patterns. The bird pastes gold foil for the whole body, giving people a sense of grace. There are eight treasures of Lamaism and the map of Vajra seat in the covered bucket caisson. In the lower part of the hall, there are three Buddha statues against the wall, a red copper censer in the middle, and red round carpets on both sides. It is the place where monks chant sutras. On the second floor is the Sutra collection building, with tens of thousands of sutras stored in camphor boxes and kept by eminent monks. In addition, there is no mildew.

Behind Wenfeng temple is a group of Zen houses, with 30 courtyards scattered on the semicircular hillside behind the main building. The main building is tall and majestic, resplendent and magnificent, and the courtyards around are small and unique, elegant and simple.

Temple highlights

"Anle auspicious forest" is located in the south slope of the temple, about 1 Li high. It is a famous meditation altar of the highest Lamaism institution. There are two courtyards in front of the gate, dining hall and other miscellaneous rooms in the front yard, meditation meditation room in the back yard, and lecturing altar in the south. There are many Buddha statues, which make people respect.

Cultural relics in the temple

There is a bronze drum with a long history in the temple, which is now collected in the County Museum. There is also a volume of Dharma Hall painting, four Zhang long and more than one Zhang wide, which was painted by a famous teacher in the mainland for three years. This painting is only for important festivals or for the time of welcoming and seeing off eminent monks and living Buddhas, lighting incense, singing and showing off. In the north of the hall, a bronze bell of the early Qing Dynasty, weighing more than 400 Jin, hangs from the pillars.

Abbot of the temple

Nengdu monk is from Dongtai, Jiangsu Province. He is now the abbot of Wenfeng temple in Yangzhou. Member of the Provincial Youth Federation, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Youth Federation, member of the Standing Committee of Guangling District Committee of the CPPCC. Director of Jiangsu Buddhist Association and Deputy Secretary General of Jiangsu Buddhist Association. In February 1992, he came to Daming Temple in Yangzhou to become a monk according to the master of shangruixiaxiang; in October 1994, he taught zuzujie in Zhiyuan Temple of Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province; from September 1996 to July 1999, he took part in the junior college of Finance and accounting in Nanjing Agricultural University and graduated; from 1992 to December 1999, he successively served as the deacon of Zhaoke, sengwu, and Deputy Temple of Daming Temple;

In December 1999, he served as the supervisor of Daming Temple;

From October 2001 to September 2003, I took part in the postgraduate course of religion major in Nanjing University and graduated;

In December 2001, he was elected to the Standing Committee of Yangzhou Youth Federation;

Since August 2002, he has been the supervisor of Wenfeng temple;

In November 2003, he served as the fourth member of the Provincial Youth Federation;

In December 2004, he was the director of Jiangsu Buddhist Association;

In January 2006, he was elected Deputy Secretary General of Yangzhou Buddhist Association;

In January 2007, he served as the Secretary to the president of Jianzhen college;

In December 2007, he was elected to the Standing Committee of the CPPCC of Guangling District, Yangzhou;

In February 2008, he served as the governor of Daming Temple.

Address: Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China

Longitude: 100.182616

Latitude: 26.808783

Tel: 0888-5158111

Tour time: half a day

Ticket information: 15 yuan

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Wen Feng Si