Prajna Valley

The layout of Prajna Valley is wonderful and the metaphor is profound. It is a model of contemporary new scenic spots, and has the reputation of "Jiangnan Dunhuang" and "underground Buddhist kingdom".

Prajna (Bo re), transliterated from Sanskrit, means great wisdom and wisdom. The name of the scene "Prajna Valley" is inscribed by he Jingzhi.

Prajna valley was originally a quarry in Ming Dynasty. It took Shidang deep grottoes, streams and ponds, mountains and trees as the carrier, and Hanbai jade Scripture building as the symbol. It added waterfalls, Dichi, stone steps, plank road, tunnel and underground palace to form a whole. On the stone walls, it carved the stories of Buddha, four Bodhisattvas and many Buddhas in early Xinchang with line carving, relief carving, deep carving, round carving (cave carving) and color painting Teach allusions.

Prajna Valley

Prajna valley scenic spot was built in February 2001. It was originally a quarry in the Ming Dynasty. Through the ingenious conception, design and construction, taking Shidang deep caves, streams, mountains, flowers and plants as the carrier, and taking Hanbai stone Sutra building as the symbol, add waterfalls, Dichi, stone steps, plank road, tunnel and underground palace to form a whole. On the stone walls, line carving, relief carving, deep carving, round carving (cave carving) and color painting are respectively used to carve the stories of Buddha Bensheng, the four Bodhisattvas and early Xinchang Many Buddhist allusions.

Introduction to Prajna Valley

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Location of Prajna Valley

Prajna Valley is located in Xinchang Dafosi scenic area. From the Chenjia ancient well in the Buddha's heart square, you can enter along the original six Mu mountain bend, which is today's Prajna valley. On the left side are dashiguping and xiaoshiguping mountains, and on the right side are Fenghuang mountain. There are luxuriant forests and bamboos on the hillside, small bridges in the valley, flowing water, and rolling streams and rocks. Two stone bridges, 18 meters long and 8 meters long, divide a stream into three small lakes of different sizes and shapes. From a distance, the lake is sparkling and the trees are dancing. There is a mound in the lake, which is called "little peach blossom island". Because there are several peach trees on it, the peach blossom on the lake is very red in the beautiful spring. It's very pleasant to watch from the small bridge. Along the stone road, the river is full of flowers. Pay attention to the stones in the river. They look like lions, tigers, rabbits and turtles. They are very strange. However, it is not a "native" thing. The builders of Prajna Valley picked it from the sand beaches of Shaxi and jingling towns, and used large cranes to transport it. It's a good place to settle down in this valley. Water from the hills and down, the impact of thousands of rocks, white waves splash, clatter, quite some of the momentum of galloping horses..

Further inside, in front of it is a dazzling white marble Sutra building, 9 meters high. The tower body is engraved with "Prajna paramita Sutra", which is the landmark of Prajna valley scenic area. Prajna is a transliteration of Sanskrit, which means great wisdom. According to legend, during the Six Dynasties, the Great Buddha Temple was a gathering place for eminent monks. At that time, Buddhism was divided into two schools: Zen and Prajna. Among them, there were six schools and seven schools of Prajna, and five of them were active in this area. Therefore, the scenic spot was named "Prajna Valley" to commemorate the great virtues of these ancient eminent monks.

Characteristics of Prajna Valley

In the scenic spot, there is a Buddha Sakyamuni's birth statue, with feet on lotus, one hand pointing to the sky and the other to the earth, implying that "between heaven and earth, I am the only one.". The birth of Sakyamuni symbolizes the origin of Buddhism. On the right is a line carving of Sakyamuni's Daoism under the bodhi tree, which symbolizes the development of Buddhism in India. Walking up the steps, there are steep cliffs and ravines, which means the hardships experienced by the disseminators of Buddhist culture in China. Just in front of the second waterfall is a 12 meter high and 25 meter wide stone relief statue. The scene shows a large number of eminent monks and celebrities gathered in Shanzhong (jinxinchang) during the Southern Dynasties to study Buddhism Prajna, as well as allusions such as the opening of tanguang mountain, the relic of Zhizhu, the creation of Prajna, the miracles of Sansheng and the death of the wise, as well as Wang Xizhi mentioned by Bai Juyi in the records of the Buddhist Academy of Wozhou mountain And sun Chuo and other 18 scholars who stopped in Xinchang. This is a huge historical picture of the Sinicization of Buddhism, which indicates the foothold of Buddhism in China, and also reflects Xinchang's position in the history of Buddhism. The waterfall falls one after another, arousing a huge roar, implying that Chinese traditional culture and Indian Buddhism contain Buddhism in the agitation, and finally become a great Chinese culture with far-reaching influence. There is a stone chamber in the middle of the tunnel, which is called "Guanghua world". In the middle, there are two piluzana Buddhas, surrounded by mirrors, which are resplendent and resplendent. "Guanghua world" indicates the development of Buddhism in China. Out of the tunnel, there is a 20 meter high statue of Aoyu Guanyin and Manjusri Bodhisattva. In the future, there will be a carving of Puxian Bodhisattva and dizang Bodhisattva. There are four famous Buddhist mountains in our country, which are the Taoist temples of the four Bodhisattvas. These four Bodhisattvas symbolize the popularization of Buddhism in our country.

The layout of Prajna Valley is wonderful and the metaphor is profound. It is a model of contemporary new scenic spots, and has the reputation of "Jiangnan Dunhuang" and "underground Buddhist kingdom".

Scenery of Prajna Valley

Many reputations

The scenery of Prajna Valley is elegant and extensive. The lake, bridge, stream, bamboo forest, Jingchuang, Qiji waterfall, stone carving, brick carving, cave palace, Shimenkan and other scenery form a unique landscape line, especially the exquisite grotto art, showing rich Buddhist culture for tourists to appreciate and interpret objectively. Since its opening on October 1, 2001, it has won the favor of tourists. Many people clap their hands and say it is a masterpiece of "turning waste into treasure" and "turning stone into gold". It is regarded as a model for the development of contemporary new scenic spots. It is also known as "Jiangnan Dunhuang", "Jiangnan Yijue" and "underground Buddhist kingdom".

Prajna Valley waterfall

Prajna Valley waterfall gushes out from the rock mountain more than 30 meters high and hangs down. After twists and turns, it goes deep into the underground Grottoes more than 20 meters. The number of "seven levels" coincides with the Buddhist saying "seven levels of putu". Tourists are on the scene, full of pride and mystery. "Where does the water come from and go? How can the underground Grottoes accumulate water?" In doubt, it makes people understand that Buddhism is profound and the universe is infinite. Only in this way can the limited life be meaningful. The waterfall divides the main scene of Shidang into two areas, representing the two periods of Buddhist Culture: the birth of Indian Buddhism and the Sinicization of Buddhism. Entering the grotto world from the hanbaiyu Sutra building, you can only see the second level of the waterfall. On both sides of the stone road, which is more than one meter wide, are deep pools. On the screen like stone wall at the left entrance, there are deep sculptures of Jiulong spray bath, lotus flowers in the pool and bronze statues of children, reflecting the story of the birth of Sakyamuni. On the right side, in the convex gully, there are large line carvings of Sakyamuni under the bodhi tree. Two exquisite and concise stone carvings reflect the birth of Buddhism in India. Climbing the steep cliff plank road in the inner rock gully and entering into another world, it means the hard journey of Buddhist culture to our country. Up to the highest point, the second waterfall is hung outside the "water curtain cave", across the stone bridge on the pool, to the head like rock platform of the giant ship, which can be viewed from a high position; through the water curtain, down the stone steps, to the viewing platform of "three gentlemen" planted with pine, bamboo and plum trees, looking down, a nearly 500 square meter relief of color painted Grottoes is presented in front of us. This is a huge historical picture of Buddhism in China, which embodies the Chinese characteristics of Buddhism Shancheng Xinchang's position in the history of Buddhism. The waterfall falls one after another, arousing a huge roar. It means that China's traditional culture, which has a long history, embraces Buddhism in the land of Xinchang and the agitation of Indian Buddhism, and finally becomes a great Chinese culture with far-reaching influence. On the left side of the viewing platform, on the right side of the three-level waterfall, which is close to the rock, there is the word "Zen source" written by Mr. Pu Chu. Visitors will be puzzled. In fact, Tan Guang, the founder of the great Buddhist temple, discovered this treasure land in 345 AD and lived in seclusion in the grottoes. He practiced Zen for 60 years and lived 110 years. He is one of the most famous Zen masters in the biography of eminent monks. He arrived at Shaoshi mountain "facing the wall" only more than 100 years earlier than Dharma. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the great Buddhist temple in Xinchang paid equal attention to "Prajna" and "Zen". Today, it is worthy of being engraved with the word "Zen source". Along the stone steps down to the bottom of the stone, on the right side of the giant relief grottoes, you enter the underground tunnel, the illusory infinite hall in the cave palace, which illustrates the meaning of the idiom "boundless Buddhism". As soon as you come out of the tunnel, you will find another cave. First, the 20 meter high Aoyu Guanyin grottoes. Next to them, there are statues of four famous Buddhist mountains, including Manjusri and Puxian. This is the further development of Buddhism in China after Its Sinicization. After visiting Prajna Valley and interpreting Prajna Valley, people will understand that this valley and this stone block have engraved the mountain city Xinchang and carried a cultural peak of our country - the history of Chinese Buddhism.

Address: right side of Dafosi Mountain Gate, Xinchang County, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 120.891062

Latitude: 29.501752

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