Yushu Jiegu Temple

Jiegu Temple

synonym

Yushu Jiegu Temple generally refers to Jiegu temple

Located in the east of Jiegu Town, Jiegu temple is famous for its magnificent buildings, numerous monks, rich cultural relics and many monks and disciples in China's Tibetan areas. In Tibetan, "Jiegu Dunzhu Gong" means "Jiegu yichengzhou". Located in Mt. mutamema, North Jiegu Town, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, it is a Sakya Monastery of the original zawu tribe.

brief introduction

It is said that a long time ago, there was a local temple. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the local temple no longer existed. Instead, there were two small temples belonging to the gama Gaju sect (one of which was a nun Temple), and the Red Palace of zawutou people. In 1398, the great Lama of Sakya sect in Tibet was dangqinwa jiaangxiraojianzan (1376 -?) With the support of zawutou, the monks and nuns of the original Kaju sect were forced to move to other places, and dangqinwa built Jiegu temple on the basis of qulai building. The more famous ones are Lama nangga, who has written five books, such as Prajna paramita interpretation. Lama Caijiang is a famous doctor in Yushu; Lama rihuo, who is good at history, has written records of dari Tathagata Buddha Hall and records of cultural relics in Tibetan areas.

He has created more than 100 kinds of dances, which are called Yan's "striving for excellence with many tops.",

Citation: Pu Wencheng, Buddhist temples in Gansu and Qinghai Tibet, Xining, 1990, pp. 302-303

On April 14, 2010, Yushu County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1. Jiegu Temple basically collapsed, the situation is very serious. The Qinghai Provincial Bureau of cultural relics organizes experts to evaluate. After the evaluation, it depends on the situation. If reconstruction is needed, it should be done.

The origin of the temple

Located on the East Jiegu mountain of Jiegu ancient town in Yushu, the Tibetan name "Jiegu dunzhuleng" means "Jiegu yichengzhou". It is the main temple of Sakya sect in Qinghai Province. The main buildings are: 2 sutras halls, 220 monk houses, and the main building "Duwen zhoujiacuo" can accommodate 100 sutras. The temple of preaching scriptures, the hall of Jokhang, the hall of Maitreya, the hall of Jiana and the hall of Wenbao living Buddha all have their own characteristics. There is "the largest manidui in the world". Manidui is made of Mani stone with six characters "ah Mani Bami moo", which is translated into Chinese "ah! Buddha on the rosette! Oh Some mani stones are also carved with Scriptures or Buddha statues, and countless mani stones are arranged together to form a series of stone walls. There are 260 million mani stones, forming a Mani stone city. Stone walls and alleys are decorated with colorful Sutra sails printed with scriptures and Buddha statues, and a red pagoda is erected in the center of the stone city. Located in the east of Jiegu Town, Jiegu temple is famous for its magnificent buildings, numerous monks, rich cultural relics, and many monks and disciples. The temples are well arranged and towering over the hills. The Mani stone mound of Jiegu temple is famous all over the world. In his later years, the first living Buddha of Jiana settled in Xinzhai village in Zhendong and built mani mound here, which is called "Jiana mani mound" and "Xinzhai mani mound". With the passage of time, the volume of Mani mound here has become larger and larger. More than 2.5 billion mani stones have been accumulated in more than 200 years, which can be called "the largest mani mound in the world" and has become an excellent representative of Tibetan religious culture.

The temple is built on the mountain, with scattered halls and monasteries. Historically, it has been the main temple of Sakya sect in the northern area of Yushu. On December 1, 1937, the ninth Panchen Lama died here. Jiana Buddha is the largest living Buddha in the temple. It has a close relationship with the mainland, so it is called "Jiana Zhugu" (the meaning of Han living Buddha). Jiana Buddha created more than 100 kinds of dances called "seeking excellence from many tops", which makes Yushu a hometown of singing and dancing.

Architectural features

There were yaks from gaanidanba, Sakyamuni Thangka from basiba, Dharma mask and sandalwood Tara, ancient Indian bell and pestle, Chai cymbals used by Gesar and precious knives brought by zawu tribe from former residence of Xiangxiong.

There were three living Buddhas in Jiegu Temple: zawumaigen songjiedanzeng, a native of Batang Township in Yushu County, who was forced to return to the secular life at home in 1954,

Memorabilia

Historically, Jiegu temple is the main temple of Sakya sect in the northern area of Yushu. It is famous for its magnificent architecture, numerous monks, rich cultural relics and scholars. The whole temple is built according to the mountain. The temples and monasteries are well arranged. From a distance, they look like multi-storey pavilions. The main building "Dawen Sangzhou Jiacuo" Sutra hall is designed by the great khenbubad Qiujun of Sakya temple and a number of songquepavin of the first living Buddha of Jana. At its peak, there are 780 adults in Zawa and more than 400 people in Wande. He once came out of many learned bhikkhs and served as the Khenpo of the Sutra Academy. He was respected as a "Lama" (guru). The more famous ones are Lama nangga, who has written five books, such as Prajna paramita interpretation. Lama Caijiang is a famous doctor in Yushu; Lama rihuo, who is good at history, has written records of dari Tathagata Buddha Hall and records of cultural relics in Tibetan areas. There were yaks from gaanidanba, Sakyamuni Thangka from basiba, Dharma mask and sandalwood Tara, ancient Indian bell and pestle, Chai cymbals used by Gesar and precious knives brought by zawu tribe from former residence of Xiangxiong. Because Jiegu temple is famous and located in Jiegu Town, many famous people came to Jiegu temple. On December 1, 1937, the ninth group of Panchen lamas, CHO jinima, died in Jiegu temple on his way back to Tibet.

There are three living Buddha systems in jieji temple, namely zhabumaigen, wenhejianzan and Jiana. The reincarnated Living Buddhas of zhabumaigen and wenhejianzan all live in India. Approved to open in 1980, the temple was renovated and the Dharma lamp was shining again. At present, the main temple buildings are Sutra hall, xiezha, Lam Buddha Hall and gatang pagoda. There are three Buddha statues and other cultural relics in the temple, and tens of thousands of Buddhist scriptures such as ganzhur and danzhur.

The living Buddha of Jiana in the first generation of this temple, many songque pavins, are proficient in Tibetan and Han culture, and have many talents and skills. They created more than 100 kinds of dances called "seeking excellence in many aspects", which is the origin of the famous Zhuo dance in Yushu area. The mani pile is made of Mani carved with six words of truth. It has been piled up over the years. Up to now, it has more than 2.5 billion pieces. It is called "the first mani pile in the world". It is amazing and is a Buddhist treasure.

There were three living Buddhas in Jiegu Temple: zawumaigen songjiedanzeng, a native of Batang Township in Yushu County, who was forced to return to the secular life at home in 1954, He died in 1958 and now lives in India. Wenbao Jiangong also died in 1958. He lived in Jiegu temple, a living Buddha of Jiana, which was built by hundreds of zawu families in India. His first name was Duoduo songquepavin. His father was Danzheng and his mother was Aji. He lived in Mount Emei and mount Wutai for more than 20 years in his youth. He was fluent in Chinese and dressed like a monk, so he was called "Jiana Zhugu" (living Buddha of Han Dynasty). He is versatile and has created more than 100 kinds of dances, which are called Yan's "seeking excellence from many tops", and the famous Zhuo dance in Yushu area originates from this. In his later years, he settled on the East hillside of dongxinzhai village, Jiegu Town, and built manidui in Xinzhai village, known as "jianamani". The mani mound is made of Mani stone with six words of truth. With the addition of Mani stone over the years, the volume of Mani stone became larger and larger. By 1955, Mani stone had reached 2.5 billion pieces, known as "the first mani mound in the world". Gengga jianzan, the living Buddha of Jiana, was born in 1950.

Jiegu temple was opened on October 30, 1980. At present, there are 2 Scripture halls, 220 monk houses, 136 monks (1 inner living Buddha), 239 cattle and 6 horses. Genggajiang is in charge of temple affairs. The temple is now a key cultural relics protection unit at the provincial level.

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Jiegu temple is the main temple of Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Yushu area.

introduce

Jiegu temple is called "Jiegu Dunzhu" in Tibetan, which means "Jiegu yichengzhou". Jiegu temple is famous for its magnificent architecture, numerous monks, rich cultural relics and many monks and disciples in Tibetan areas of China. The whole temple is built according to the mountain situation. The halls and monasteries are well arranged and look like multi-storey pavilions in the distance. The main building "Dawen Sangzhou Jiacuo" Sutra hall is designed by the great khenbubad Qiujun of Sabian temple and several songque pavilions of the first living Buddha of Jiana.

In the Sutra hall and hall, there are more than 3400 bronze and high-quality wooden Buddha statues, such as Sakyamuni Buddha, lianhuasheng master, auspicious heavenly daughter, baozhanghuzhu, zhantan wood Tara and Sakya five ancestors in Tibet. There are nearly ten thousand volumes of various classics such as ganjul and danjul. There are also many precious cultural relics, such as Sakyamuni Thangka, zhantan Tara and the ancestral sword of zawu.

But at first, Jiegu temple was originally a bon temple, and later changed to the Kaju sect. During the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan's national teacher, basiba, passed through Jiegu area and began to convert local temples gradually. In the Ming Dynasty, Jiegu Temple finally became a Sakya temple.

There have been many eminent monks in the history of Jiegu temple, the most famous of which is probably the living Buddha of Jiana. When he was young, the living Buddha had traveled and practiced in India, Sikkim, Tibet, as well as Mount Emei, Mount Wutai, dajianlu and other places in China. He was proficient in Chinese and other languages. It also laid the foundation for Xinzhai mani city to become "the largest mani pile in the world". Jiana is also versatile, and has created more than 100 kinds of dances, which are called "seeking excellence through multiple roofs". This is the origin of Yushu's becoming a famous hometown of Tibetan songs and dances. In addition, the ninth Panchen Lama, quejinima, died in this temple on his way back to Tibet in 1937.

admission ticket

The ticket is 10 yuan.

traffic

Jiegu temple is located on the hillside to the north of Jiegu town. It costs about 10 yuan to take a taxi from Jiegu town.

Address: Jiegu Town, Yushu County, Qinghai Province

Longitude: 97.01562186

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