Dafazhuang Temple

Dafazhuang Temple

Dafa temple is located two kilometers north of Suzhou City, the North Bank of Wutong Bay on the river of Lai River, covering one hundred and ten mu. The temple is located north to south, and the Qilian snow peak is full of views. All around the lush trees, gurgling water, beautiful scenery, pleasant scenery, a myriad of meteorology.

History and culture of dafazhuang Temple

Dafachuang temple was originally named lifesaving temple. Because there is an ancient bell tower in the temple, it is also called bell tower temple (originally located in today's Jiuquan middle school). It is impossible to know when the temple was founded. However, according to the records of Su town compiled in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the temple existed in the Yuan Dynasty, and the schematic diagram of Jiuquan City in the Ming Dynasty was also indicated. In the 18th year of Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Li Yuzhan, the Deputy envoy, advocated repairing. In the 9th and 48th years of Kangxi reign, it was renovated. The Jiege Pavilion can be seen in the clouds, and you can have a broad view when you climb it "(Suzhou county annals · ancestral temple). It is one of the important monasteries where the local monks in Hexi gathered to chant Buddhism since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the largest religious activity center in Jiuquan City at that time, so it is called" monk Temple ". There is an ancient bell hanging in the temple, which weighs about 5000 Jin. Its sound is thick, long, mellow and loud. It is heard for more than ten li. According to the county annals, its sound is clear in the morning and clear in the late Qing Dynasty, which is also called "late bell" and "monk Temple". When combined, it becomes one of the eight scenic spots in Suzhou.

In 1935, Jiuquan Zhonglou Temple organized the establishment of "jiugaoandon yujinding seven County Joint Branch of Chinese Buddhist Association" (formerly known as "Suzhou seven County Buddhist Association"), including Jiuquan, Gaotai, Anxi, Dunhuang, Yumen, Jinta and Dingxin seven counties. In 1946, it was reorganized into "Jiuquan branch of Chinese Buddhist Association in Gansu Province". At the same time, we sincerely invite the famous contemporary monk Xindao (the founder of fachuang sect) to Jiuquan to promote Buddhism and preach precepts, which is unprecedented. For the purpose of audio-visual correction, the temple was renamed "dafazhuang Temple".

The building of the bell tower temple is divided into three layers, with the block in the north and the block in the south. In the middle of the mountain gate, there is a plaque hanging on it, with blue characters on the red background and three characters of "lifesaving Temple". At every grand meeting, the temple "knocks the bell and blows the conch to worship the utensils, and the Beiye Sanskrit is back in the morning and evening". There are many visitors, old and young people blocking the road, cigarettes, and an endless stream of officialdom worshippers. The bell is clear and the Sanskrit voice is silent. It is a gathering place of Buddhist culture in Jiuquan.

Dafachuang Temple scenic spot

The palace is a Tang style building. The statues are dignified and simple, and come down in one continuous line with the art of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. In 2001, the second phase of the expansion project began. At the end of 2003, the main works of the pagoda and the hall of reclining Buddha were completed by the famous sculptor he E. The pagoda is a nine story octagonal building, 40.8 meters high, known as the first tower in the West. The Sleeping Buddha Hall is a double eaves hall with nine rooms from east to west. The reclining Buddha, 36 meters long and 8 meters high, is the largest indoor Reclining Buddha in China and even in the world. It is a national AA scenic spot.

The temple is also the former executive director of China Buddhist Association, vice president of Gansu Buddhist Association and Abbot of dafazhuang temple. By the end of 2007, the project of reclining Buddha shaping, hall decoration and gold painting of Buddha statues will be completed. The murals of Sakyamuni Buddha story will be painted on the four walls, and the thousand Buddha Pavilion will be set on the second floor. After completion, the reclining Buddha Hall will become the largest indoor Golden Reclining Buddha in China and even in the world. The whole Reclining Buddha Hall is magnificent and resplendent.

Wutong leaves, green willows against the wind, Temple Temples are covered inside, the bell is clear, the Sanskrit is silent, and incense visitors are lingering in it, which is a great sight for Jiuquan. Since the temple was built, there have been many visitors and worshippers. Every festival, especially the annual large-scale Spring Festival Lantern Festival, the temple fair on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the blue basin fair on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month and other Grand Buddha fairs, within hundreds of miles of Jiuquan, the worshippers of all ethnic groups in counties, cities and towns, the workers, peasants, businessmen and scholars come to the fairs to worship, burn incense and pray for Buddha, and there are a huge crowd of people and cigarettes, so the merchants and merchants trade also gather here. The natural terrain becomes a grand exchange of materials The integration of the market and Youtong's folk cultural and recreational gatherings with Buddhist activities has not only enriched people's cultural life, but also activated the market economy.

（1） Sanmen Hall

Because the main gate of a temple is usually three doors standing side by side, one in the middle and one on each side, it is called the three gate hall. There are also some writing about the Mountain Gate hall. In ancient times, there are many courtyards in the temple, among which the house is called Tang or Liao. Since the second year of Chongning in Song Dynasty (1103), Confucius Temple was used as Dacheng hall, so the main part of the temple is also called so and so hall. Inside the Sanmen hall, there are two statues of Vajra on both sides of the door. This is the God of Yasha who guards the Buddha with Vajra pestle (the strongest weapon in ancient India), also known as "zhivajra". It is said that the Buddha often has 500 Vajra followers, whose main name is "Vajra in secret". According to the joke in the novel Fengshen Yanyi, this statue is called "two generals of hem ha". There is no such name in the Buddhist classics. There are eight Dharma protectors painted on the walls on both sides. Tianlong Babu, also known as "Dragon God Babu", is short for "babuzhong". According to the Buddhist scriptures such as the Sutra of seliver, the eight parts of Tianlong are: Tianzhong, Longzhong, yecha, qiankupo (also known as "xiangshen" or "Yueshen"), Asura, kaluro (also known as "golden winged bird"), jinnara (also known as "human non-human", "songshen") and moyaloka (also known as "Python God"), among which "Tianzhong" and "Longzhong" are most believed by Buddhists . Each of these eight gods has a huge team. They often form groups to protect all living beings and maintain Buddhism.

（2） Tianwang Hall

This is the first hall in the three gates, with Maitreya in the middle. The statue of Maitreya is for Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, facing north. There are four statues of heavenly kings on both sides of the East and the West. The four heavenly kings of the East are named "tidorozha". This cloud holding kingdom can protect the territory, and lead the general of viseja (the cloud crazy ghost) and qiankupo (the cloud fragrant Yin). It is the main music God of the emperor to release the sky. Therefore, this heavenly king holds a Pipa as the flag to protect the people of the East futiva (the cloud victory). The name of the southern heavenly king is "piliuli" (the cloud grows), which can make others grow up. So he holds a sword in his hand, leads the gods of jiupanda (the cloud Yongxing ghost) and Xueli (the cloud hungry ghost), and protects the people of yanfuti (the cloud wins gold, also the cloud zhanbu). The name of the Western heavenly king is "piliubocha". This cloud has a wide range of eyes. It can observe and protect the people with its pure eyes, and lead the dragons and fudana (the cloud stinks and starves). Therefore, it twines a dragon in its hand to protect the people of xiquyeni (the cloud Niuhe). The name of the heavenly king in the north is "Pishan". This cloud is very popular and has great fortune. It protects people's wealth. Holding an umbrella in the right hand is a symbol of good fortune. It protects the northern Yu Shan Yue (the place where the clouds win, also known as the place where the clouds are all Lu) Zhou people (see Chang a Han Jing, Vol. 12, General Assembly Jing). They are called the four great vajras in the secular world, which is also a joke in the romance of the gods. Vajras and the heavenly king can not be confused.

（3） Da Xiong Hall

The main hall is the main hall, or the main hall. Daxiong means to praise Sakyamuni's Buddha virtue. Sakyamuni Buddha is the leader of Buddhism. Two thousand and five hundred years ago, a prince of the Sakyamuni tribe in India became a monk and established Buddhism, so he is called Sakyamuni Buddha. There are different postures of Sakyamuni Buddha. There are two main postures: one is to sit in the knot, the left hand is placed horizontally on the left foot, which is called "Dingyin", which means meditation; the other is to stretch the right hand, which is called "touchdown seal", which means that Sakyamuni sacrificed his leader's brain for the sake of others in his past life before becoming Tao. Only the earth can prove this, because these are all in the great heaven What is done on earth. This kind of statue is called chengdaoxiang. One is to sit on the left foot horizontally with the left hand, and bend the finger upward with the right hand to make a ring, which is called "saying seal". This is the saying phase and represents the posture of Buddha's saying. There is another standing statue, with the left hand drooping and the right hand bending upward. It is called zhantan Buddha statue. It is said that the king of India used zhantan wood to describe the Buddha when the Buddha was alive. If you hang down the name "Yu Yuan Yin", it will show that you can fulfill the wishes of all living beings; if you hang up the name "Shi Wu Wei Yin", it will show that you can get rid of the sufferings of all living beings. Later, it was also called zhantan Buddha.

（4） Jialan Hall

The east side hall is usually the Jialan hall. Kalan is the provincial name of sanghalammo, Yiyun Zhongyuan. When Sakyamuni Buddha was alive, there was an old man named xudaduo in shewei state who could give alms to the poor. People called him a lonely old man. It is said that he wanted to invite the Buddha to Shewei kingdom to preach enlightenment, so he chose a place for the Buddha and his disciples to live with him. After much consideration, he chose only a few gardens for the prince of shewei. But the prince had no intention of selling the garden, so he said to the lonely elder, "if you can fill my garden with gold, I will sell it to you." For the lonely elderly, I really did. The crown prince was so moved that he asked for less of his gold to buy back the trees. They invited Buddha to live together. This is the famous tree only garden in India. Later, King bosni, the king of Shawei, also believed in Buddhism and made a lot of contributions to the establishment of Buddhism. Therefore, in the middle of the Galan Hall of the temple for future generations is the king of Persia, on the left is the crown prince, and on the right is for the lonely elders, in memory of their merits in protecting Buddhism.

（5） Dizang Hall

The side hall in the west is dizang hall. Dizang Bodhisattva is also a Bodhisattva in the other world mentioned in the Mahayana sutra. The image is generally sitting in the knot, holding a staff in the right hand to show love for all living beings, and also to show the strictness of discipline; holding a pearl in the right hand to show the wish of all living beings. There are also some standing images. And there stood on both sides a bhikkhu and an image of an elder. This is because in the Tang Dynasty, a prince of Silla (Korea) became a monk and came to Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province, where he was supported by the local min elders. Min elder's son became a monk from him, and his name was Daoming. Later generations will call him the incarnation of Bodhisattva, min elder father

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