Huayan Temple

Huayan Temple is located in dalaoshan, Huayan Township, Jiulongpo District. It is named after a Huayan cave in the south of the temple. There is no historical research on the time when the temple was first built. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Daoguang and Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, they were built and expanded one after another, covering an area of 160000 square meters and a construction area of 16000 square meters. Huayan Temple is 100 Zhang high and shaped like a wat. Inside and outside the temple, the pines and bamboos are luxuriant, very deep, with eight sceneries such as Tianchi night moon and Wanling Songtao. Huayan Temple is divided into big and small temples. The main temple is a traditional garden style brick and wood structure building group; the small temple is Huayan cave, facing the big temple across the lake, which is the ancestral temple of Huayan Temple.

Huayan Temple

Huayan Temple is located in dalaoshan, Huayan Township, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing. It is named after Huayan cave in the south of the temple. There is no historical research on the time when the temple was first built. Huayan Temple is 100 Zhang high and shaped like a wat. Inside and outside the temple, the pines and bamboos are luxuriant, and it is very deep. There are eight sceneries, such as Tianchi night moon and Wanling Songtao. Huayan Temple is divided into big temple and small temple. The main temple is a traditional garden style brick and wood structure building group; it is divided into three halls, namely the main hall, the middle hall and the rear hall, namely the main hall, the holy patriarch hall and the Guanyin hall; on the left side of the temple is the reception hall; the 16 statues of wood reliefs in the main hall are rare in the temple, and there are also Indian Jade Buddha, bronze, jade, stone, wood, clay statues and big pagoda models in the temple; the small temple is Huayan cave, which is similar to the main temple Facing each other across the lake, it is the ancestral temple of Huayan Temple.

brief introduction

Huayan Temple is located in dalaoshan, Huayan Township, Jiulongpo District. It is named after Huayan cave in the south of the temple. It is impossible to find out when Huayan Temple was first built. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Daoguang and Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, it continued to expand.

Huayan Temple is 100 Zhang high and shaped like a wat. Inside and outside the temple, pine and bamboo are luxuriant, and it is very deep. Huayan Temple is divided into big temple and small temple.

The main hall of the temple is a traditional garden style brick and wood structure building complex. It is divided into three halls, namely, the main hall, the middle hall and the back hall, namely, the main hall, the shengkezushi hall and the Guanyin hall. On the left side of the temple is the reception hall. The wood reliefs of the 16 statues in the main hall are rare in the temple. There are Indian Jade Buddha, bronze, jade, stone, wood, clay statues and models of the main Pagoda in the temple.

The small temple is Huayan cave, facing the big temple across the lake, which is the ancestral temple of Huayan Temple.

Temple History

Huayan Temple

It has a long history. It is said that it was built in the Tang and Song Dynasties and expanded from generation to generation. According to the local records, the Ming and Qing dynasties had major restoration, maintaining the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Huayan Temple belongs to Zen Buddhism. It was born in shuangguitang, Liangping County, Chongqing city. It passed on the 32nd law of Linji sect for nearly a hundred years. With the support of the 64th Session, it was sent to Chengdu, Neijiang, Luzhou, Leshan, Baxian (today's Banan District) and Huayan Temple in Beijing. According to the records of Baxian County, Huayan Temple is a tributary of the world. Huayan Temple is well-known. The famous people of all dynasties have visited the temple one after another, leaving behind many precious poems. The believers and tourists at home and abroad come to visit the temple to keep the precious cultural relics. It is amazing that the monks of Huayan Temple have been practicing the Dharma, and the Dharma has never stopped. Since the reform and opening up, we have seen its far-reaching influence and reputation.

origin

Huayan Temple in Chongqing is named after a Huayan cave on the south side of the temple. According to folklore, the ancient cave drips water from the pith, so it is called Huayan. Or in the early Qing Dynasty, the monk can hang tin here, and the night dream of five colored lotus is as big as a wheel, because it has the name of Huayan.

origin

Huayan Temple in Chongqing belongs to Zen Buddhism. It was born in shuangguitang, Liangping County, Chongqing, and passed on the 32nd law of Linji sect. In the past 400 years, he passed the Dharma to Chengdu, Neijiang, Luzhou, Leshan, Baxian and Beijing Huayan Temple after being the 64 term abbot. Therefore, it is recorded in Ba county annals that Huayan Temple lived in the world. The Huayan Temple in Chongqing is famous for its numerous ink poems, which have been visited by celebrities of all ages. The believers and tourists at home and abroad also come to visit the precious cultural relics preserved in the temple. The monks of the temple are as good as the Dharma. They are constantly practicing the Dharma, and the style of Zen is vigorous. In today's reform and opening up, they are increasingly aware of its far-reaching influence and reputation.

scale

There is no historical research on the beginning of Huayan Temple in Chongqing. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Daoguang and Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, they were built and expanded one after another. It covers an area of 160000 square meters and a building area of 16000 square meters.

Chongqing Huayan Temple is divided into big temple and small temple. The temple hall building is a traditional garden style brick and wood structure building group. It is divided into the front, middle and back three halls, namely the main hall, Shengke ancestral hall and Guanyin hall. On the left side of the temple is the reception hall. The 16 statues in the hall of Mahavira are rarely seen in temples. The small temple is Huayan cave, facing the big temple across the lake, which is the ancestral temple of Huayan Temple.

characteristic

humanity

Huayan scenery has been famous since ancient times, lasting for 300 years. It has been presided over for 67 generations and has been one of the top ten Buddhist monks.

Many literati, scholars, dignitaries and celebrities in the past dynasties came here in droves, either to inquire about the past, or to visit monks to talk about Zen, leaving tens of thousands of poems, plaques, couplets, ink and tablet inscriptions, which are very precious.

In ancient times, Yang Jifang, the great benefactor, gave up his land to build a temple; Chen Bangqi, the magistrate of Chongqing, made a statue of Buddha; Gong Jinggao, a famous calligrapher, visited monks and talked about Zen; Zhao Xi, a veteran scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, wrote poems to Ji Sheng.

Recently, Lin Sen and others came to the Association; Dai Chuanxian, the president of the examination, got married to the Zen temple; Ju Zhenglin, the president of the judiciary, built a house in the temple; Zhang Zongxiang, the president of Xiling Seal society, worked together to compile the records; Qiao Dazhuang, an old friend of Lu Xun, avoided the chaos in Huayan.

vegetarian feast

When you visit Huayan Temple, you have to mention Xiangji kitchen. Next to the reception hall of Huayan Temple and in front of Jingxin garden, there is an antique palace style building with red walls and green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings. One floor and one floor, covering an area of more than 700 square meters, is the Xiangji kitchen, a vegetarian restaurant in Huayan Temple.

All the economic snacks, festive vegetarian feasts and high-grade vegetarian feasts provided by the restaurant to the believers are vegetarian without meat and fishiness. Huayan Temple is famous for its vegetarian food. Nowadays, believers over the age of 60 are full of praise for the "sesame oil pot" that Huayan Temple used to treat guests. In order to make a living, the monks who returned to the secular life after liberation created Huayan "sesame oil plain noodles" and became famous for a time.

Huayan Temple vegetarian both Temple vegetarian tradition, but also unique. Features are: fresh and elegant, pay attention to fresh; fine production, variety; rich nutrition, disease treatment and fitness.

Environmental Science

Huayan Temple is a huge and magnificent temple with Tianwang hall, sutra collection building and Guanyin hall. There are more than 700 volumes of Sutras of Sakyamuni Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Bodhisattva Dharma in the temple. Huayan lake, covering an area of 7.5 hectares, is surrounded by luxuriant forests and bamboo trees. The lake is quiet and deep. There is a pavilion in the center of the lake, a hotel, a teahouse and a pleasure boat. There are several lotus ponds, forming "heaven, earth and night moon" and "cypress Lake" Lingsongtao, Qushui Liuxia, Shulin night rain and other eight scenic spots are good places for sightseeing, boating, fishing and leisure.

scenic spot

Huayan Temple, known as "Bashan Lingjing", is a famous tourist attraction Integrating Mountain, water, cave, forest and temple.

Eight views

More than three centuries ago, when master Shengke founded the temple, he invited literati and celebrities to come for sightseeing. He discussed with each other in various exquisite scenic spots, and selected eight landscapes to refine and name them: Tianchi Yeyue, paling Songtao, yuanfanxiao bell, Shulin Yeyu, Shuangfeng shucui, Gudong Yusheng, qushuiliuxia, Hanyan spray snow.

Huayan Temple is an ancient Bayu temple and one of the top ten Zen temples in Southwest China. It has a history of more than 330 years. The lotus palace, a majestic and magnificent temple, is a key cultural relic under protection. The garden in the scenic spot is unique in charm. It has beautiful mountains, winding paths, ancient trees, flowing springs, lake water with smoke, lotus drinking dew, and the scenery is quiet and quiet.

The eight sceneries of Huayan are as beautiful as poetry and painting. The monk of Huayan Temple once gave the eight sceneries to Danqing, and Zen master Shengke, Daozhi master and Zhang Zongxiang also wrote poems for the eight sceneries to record their victory.

Boating in Huayan Lake

Boating on Huayan lake and passing through Huayan Temple is a great enjoyment. The calm water of the lake sets off the temple with red walls and green tiles. The breeze rippled, the bamboos on both sides of the lake sent the wind, and the willows spat green. The sounds of the night bell, wooden fish and chanting sutras from the temple made people feel relaxed and happy.

The old scene remains unchanged, and new victories are added. Since 1993, Chongqing lotus exhibition has gone through eight sessions here. In the past two years, combined with dragon boat race, it has formed an annual "lotus and dragon boat Art Festival". On the Dragon Boat Festival, the colorful water lilies in the lotus pond come down to earth like fairies, the green leaves like auspicious clouds, and the thousands of pots of potted lotus flowers also compete.

Master Daojian

Master Daojian's name is Daojian, and his name is Langman

Gender: male, nationality: Qiang

Native place: Beichuan County, Sichuan Province

Date of becoming a monk: April 28, 1992

Shaver: Master Xinyue

Preceptor: Master miaozhan (received full precepts in Xiamen in 1993)

Permanent residence: Huayan Temple, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing

Born in Siping Village, chenjiaba Township, Beichuan County, Sichuan Province on December 14, 1968.

May 1991 to April 1992: preparing to become a monk in Yinghua mountain, Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province.

From May 1992 to February 1993: he became a monk in Chongqing Huayan Temple, studied in Chongqing Huayan Buddhist College, served as the monitor, achieved outstanding results, won the second prize in the first semester and the first prize in the second semester.

From February 1993 to July 1994: studied in Minnan Buddhist College, close to master miaozhan, excellent in both character and learning after examination, and won many awards in the college for his excellent results in the first three places in three semesters.

From September 1994 to July 1997: graduated from Yunnan Dali Medical College, majoring in clinical medicine

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