Xi lituzhao

Xi'an is Mongolian, which means "chief" or "Dharma seat". Xi Litu called it "Yanshou Temple" in Han Dynasty, which was given by Kangxi. It is located in the north end of shitouxiang, Yuquan District, the old city of Hohhot. According to historical records, in the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1582 AD), after the death of Altan Khan, his son, Seng geduling, inherited the Khan position. After he came to power, he followed his father's example and decided to invite the third Dalai Lama sonanjenzuo to spread religion in Inner Mongolia. The third Dalai accepted his invitation. In order to welcome the arrival of the third Dalai Lama, Seng geduling built this small lama temple for him in 1585. Later, during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Emperor Yongzheng, Emperor Xianfeng and Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, after continuous expansion and renovation, it became the largest Lamaism temple in Hohhot and held the power of the Yellow religion in this area. The architecture of Zhao Temple is magnificent and unique. Although it has experienced 400 years of wind, rain and turmoil, it is still relatively complete. Today, the buildings in xilituzhao adopt the traditional layout of the Central Plains, that is, form a central axis from the mountain gate to the main hall. The side hall, warehouse, stele Pavilion, bell and drum tower are symmetrically arranged on both sides. There are five buildings in the temple, and a wooden archway in front of the mountain gate. The main hall, composed of Sutra hall and Buddha Hall, is the main building in the temple. The Buddha Hall was destroyed by fire before liberation. The Sutra hall is a nine room wooden structure with a Xieshan roof and green glazed tiles. The ridge is decorated with gilt steel pagoda, Xianglun, Feilong and ruilu. The four walls are of Tibetan structure and are built into thick walls with small windows. The walls are inlaid with blue glazed bricks, and the wells are sandwiched with yellow glazed bricks to form various patterns, which are gorgeous and full of strong artistic effect. This is the most magnificent classical art building in our district.

Xi lituzhao

The name of the temple is "Yanshou Temple" in Chinese. The temple was named after the first living Buddha, the teacher of the fourth Dalai Lama, who presided over the temple for a long time. It was built during the reign of Longqing and Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1567-1619) and was granted by Kangxi. It is located at the north end of shitouxiang, Yuquan District, the old city of Hohhot. It is one of the seven largest temples in Hohhot, and the largest temple in Hohhot. The building area of the temple is 5000 square meters.

The buildings that make up the central axis are archways, mountain gates, passing halls, Scripture halls and main halls. The main hall is of Tibetan structure. Its four walls are inlaid with colored glazed bricks. The bronze gilt vase, flying dragon, auspicious deer in front of the hall are reflected with the colored paintings of Zhumen, which has a strong artistic effect. "Pingding geerdan Jigong stele" made by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty stands in the front of the hall. Jingtang Guangxia 7 Ying, resplendent. In the southeast corner of the temple, there is a white stone pagoda with a height of 15 meters. There are also bell tower, Drum Tower, pavilion, storehouse and house on both sides of the central axis. The temple facilities are basically complete.

In February 2020, in order to express gratitude and respect to medical workers, the free admission policy will be implemented for all medical workers in the country from the date of the resumption of operation of xilituzhao scenic spot to December 31, 2020.

Layout

The traditional layout of the Central Plains is adopted in the building complex of xilituzhao, which forms a central axis from the mountain gate to the main hall. The side hall, warehouse, stele Pavilion, bell and drum tower are symmetrically arranged on both sides. There are five buildings in the temple, and a wooden archway in front of the mountain gate. The main hall, composed of Sutra hall and Buddha Hall, is the main building in the temple. The Buddha Hall was destroyed by fire before liberation. The Sutra hall is a nine room wooden structure with a Xieshan roof and green glazed tiles. The ridge is decorated with gilt steel pagoda, Xianglun, Feilong and ruilu. The four walls are of Tibetan structure and are built into thick walls with small windows. The walls are inlaid with blue glazed bricks, and the wells are sandwiched with yellow glazed bricks to form various patterns, which are full of strong artistic effect. This is the most magnificent classical art building in the area. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the autonomous region appropriated funds to rebuild the silituzhao, and repaved the mountain gate, Bodhisattva hall, ancient Buddha Hall and Dharma hall with glazed tiles, which made the ancient temple have new vitality. In addition, the Buddhist Hall of the Sutra hall, which was burned down during the period of the Republic of China, and the back cover building were rebuilt.

Main buildings

White marble pagoda

On the east side of the main hall of the temple, the white marble pagoda on the east side of the drum tower and the square is the most complete one of the pagodas in Inner Mongolia. It is all carved and built with white stone. It is about 15 meters high. The base of the pagoda is built with stone bars to form a square altar, and there are stairs on all sides. On the top of the square altar is a square waist seat. The waist part is carved with flame, golden pestle, lion and other patterns. The four corners are upright columns. The upper part is a ladder shaped seat body, which is divided into five levels and gradually retracted. The lowest level is carved with patterns, and the above levels are engraved with Sanskrit six character mantra. The covering bowl is wide shouldered and decorated with tassels. A flame shaped niche is built in the middle of the south. On the pagoda above the bowl, thirteen phase wheels were carved out of stone, and then covered with Bronze Stars and moon and a treasure cover. The white stone tower is decorated with multicolored patterns, with distinct contrast. It is a valuable object of northern China's architectural art and a representative work of the covered bowl tower in the Qing Dynasty.

In the northeast corner of the pagoda, there used to be a spring temple with a large scale. Unfortunately, it was burned in 1887.

Tianwang Hall

If you enter the mountain gate, you will find the heavenly king hall. The four heavenly kings are divided into the East and the West. They live on the hillside of Xumi mountain. Their duty is to protect one side of the world, so they are also called "four heavenly kings of protecting the world". At the same time, they protect the good weather in the world. Their feet are raised. One of the reasons for this is to step on the four evils. The other is that Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was once a little monk in the temple before he became emperor. One day, he came here to sweep the floor of the temple and muttered to himself, "if the four heavenly kings raise their feet, I can sweep more cleanly. Zhu Yuanzhang was the real emperor, so the four heavenly kings obediently raise their feet." After sweeping, Zhu Yuanzhang forgot to put down his feet, so up to now, the feet of the four heavenly kings are still carried. But in some temples, the feet of the four heavenly kings are put on the ground, which depends on the time when the temple was built. If it was built before the Ming Dynasty, then the feet of the four heavenly kings are put down. In temples built after the Ming Dynasty, the feet of the four heavenly kings are carried.

Bell tower, Drum Tower

The front yard of Xi lituzhao is broad and spacious. The bell tower is in the East and the drum tower is in the West. According to the ancient system, all temples are "left bell and right drum". The temple rings the bell first in the morning and then the drum, and then the drum in the evening. Therefore, there is a saying of "morning bell and evening drum". The bell and drum are used to gather the crowd and tell the time. In addition, they beat the drum to welcome the guests and ring the bell to get rid of worries. Buddhists believe that worries hurt the body and mind, so in the Buddhist scriptures, worries are called demons. Knocking on the bell 108 times in the morning and evening means that all living beings can get rid of 108 kinds of worries. At the same time, singing and reciting the percussion verse, one by one, can make troubles light, wisdom long and Bodhisattva living.

The two flagpoles in front are used to hang the Buddha on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Hanging the Buddha is to hang the Tangka of Sakyamuni, the largest Buddha in the temple. One is to make the light of the Buddha shine on the people of Qingcheng, and the other is to prevent the Tangka from being eaten by insects.

Bodhisattva Hall

Bodhisattva hall is divided into two halls, the East and the West. The West Hall is dedicated to master zongluoba and his two disciples, kezhujie and jiacaojie, also known as "three masters and disciples". The East Hall is dedicated to Sakyamuni and eight pharmacists. "Yanshou Temple" is the name given by Emperor Kangxi to Xi Liru. Therefore, there are also pharmacist Buddhas in the ancient Buddha Hall of Xi lituzhao. It is very effective for the pharmacist Buddha to be in charge of health and longevity. In the middle is the rotating tube, which is wrapped with countless layers of Guanyin's scriptures along the rotating axis. Every time you turn it, it is equivalent to reading the six character mantra of the great mantra scriptures thousands of times. Guanyin will bless you with peace and happiness in your life.

main hall

Daxiong hall is the largest and most central hall of xilituzhao. It is the only Grand Hall of Tibetan and Han Hebi in Hohhot. It is the treasure of Oriental architectural art and is known as "a unique Oriental Art". The front part of the hall is nine rooms wide, with a total of 981 rooms. It can accommodate thousands of people to cultivate sutras. The rear part is the Great Buddha Hall.

The front of Dajing hall is a Tibetan style flat roof, small windows and trapezoidal wall. The back part is skillfully connected with the Han style Xieshan mountain top. The front part is flat, and the center is equipped with a 3-meter-diameter gilt Falun, with "Jiao Rui" standing at both ends, commonly known as unicorn. At the back of the mountain, there is a gilded top in the center. The walls of the Sutra hall are inlaid with blue and white glazed bricks. Matching with the yellow and green glazed tiles on the top of the hall, the Sutra hall appears solemn and solemn.

The three gold characters of "Yanshou Temple" on the door plaque of Dajing hall were written by Emperor Kangxi. Emperor Kangxi had great achievements in military strategy and culture. He granted Xi Li Tu Zhao the title of "Yanshou Temple". Entering the great Sutra hall, there are 72 bright pillars in the hall, which is the witness of family practice from generation to generation.

The unicorn is the mount of the Bodhisattva of Tibet, and the white elephant is the mount of the Bodhisattva of Puxian. The sedan chair and umbrella cover are used by the sixth living Buddha of Benzhao when they travel. It has a history of more than 200 years. These scriptures are the great works of Buddhist scriptures, the ganzhur Scripture and the danzhur Scripture, which are all recorded in Tibetan and brought from Tibet by Benzhao I living Buddha.

Living Buddha Mansion

Living Buddha's residence is a place where living Buddhas live, eat, worship and meet guests. "The living Buddhas of Benzhao have been in bed one after another for eleven generations, and Calvin, the eleventh living Buddha, lives in the present residence

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