GAOTANG Temple

GAOTANG Temple

GAOTANG temple is located in Jinyuan street, Dayi County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 15 Li west of the city. It was built in the Taiyuan period of emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (376-396 A.D.), more than 1600 years ago. Shibadaogou in the East, Lishan Mountain in the south, Gaoshan mountain in the West and Ligang in the North stretch for about five or six li. Looking at the top of the mountain from a distance, it looks like a reclining Buddha. Looking at the back of the mountain from a distance, it looks like a Buddha in Luohan Dynasty.

On the screen in front of the gate of Gaotang temple, there are three big characters "Gaotang Temple" inscribed by Zhao Puchu, President of China Buddhist Association. The characters are big and powerful. Along the stone steps, there are Jiefeng hall, Guanyin hall, weituoting, Daxiong hall, Xiannv hall, and Sutra collection building. Outside the hall, the ancient cypresses are towering, Zhennan is dripping green, the white clouds are elegant, and the green mountains are quiet and hazy.

history

Start to build

GAOTANG temple is located on Gaotang mountain, 10 kilometers west of Dayi County. It was built on the mountain during the reign of emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (376-396 A.D.). Its original name was Fuqing temple, which was changed to Douli temple in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Gaotang temple in the Southern Song Dynasty.

reconstruction

Although the scale of Gaotang temple was small in the early years, it was full of incense, and many famous sayings and aphorisms were left by the local literati. After the Republic of China, Gaotang Temple gradually went into a low ebb. During the ten years of Cultural Revolution, the temples of Gaotang temple were destroyed and flattened, and all the Buddha statues were abandoned in the forest and grass of Gaotang mountain. Since the reform and opening up in 1978, the religious cause has flourished, and the incense of Gaotang temple has flourished. On March 26, 1983, with the approval of Wenjiang District Administrative Office of Sichuan Province, Gaotang temple was an open temple. Appoint master Ruxi as the abbot. On January 3, 1984, the construction of Gaotang temple was broken and completed in the early summer of the next year. Zhao Puchu, the former president of China Buddhist Association, inscribed the name of Gaotang temple in person, which made Gaotang Temple shine again.

In 2003, master Ruxi was destined to turn to the west, and master bhikhuni Jizhong took over as the abbot and continued to build the Gaotang temple. After two generations of abbots, two orders of public fundraising and ten good faith sponsorship, the Gaotang temple was magnificent, with pavilions and cornices, stele forest, pagoda garden, corridor monk's house, guest room, canteen, tea garden, etc. The concrete road goes up the mountain, and the 286 stone ladder goes straight from the main hall to Yinghua hall, just like the sky. There are more than 3000 hundred year old rare trees in the temple, which makes the whole Gaotang Temple more quiet and majestic.

The magic of Gaotang temple is that when you look at it from ten miles away, the whole mountain temple looks like a giant Buddha lying on his back. When you look west from yinghuading, you can see the mountains rolling up and down, like thousands of Arhats, which is very spectacular. The "sunset high hall magic lamp flying" is one of the eight ancient scenes in Dayi. Sichuan Tongzhi historic sites and Dayi County annals of Qing Dynasty. When the sky is clear and the moon is clear, there are innumerable golden pots shining on the mountains. It's a fine day. At night, you can see the holy lamp and dance in the forest. It's a wonder of all ages. In addition to the legend of Yinghua (founder Bodhisattva) fairy pool, locking the dragon bridge, chopping the dragon sword and Dragon Cave, we can feel the magic of Gaotang temple.

At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, the great Wenchuan earthquake damaged the Gaotang temple. Four people worked together to repair and build it. Today, the post disaster reconstruction of Gaotang temple is even more magnificent. The changed Yinghua hall is resplendent, with three white marble Buddha statues standing more solemnly; the temple of fire is more dazzling and magnificent, with hundreds of meters of corridors, reliefs, and color engravings, which is completely new, and receives millions of believer tourists.

folk custom

Shanhui

During the month long Yinghua festival in June every year, tourists and believers from more than 20 counties such as Meishan, Pengshan, Qionglai and Pujiang come to Gaotang temple in an endless stream. At that time, tens of thousands of people went up to the mountain to worship the mist, cigarettes curled around, and the chime was heard everywhere. He temple monks chanted, prayed for all, and wished the world peace and happiness.

Scenery

Climb the 158 level hanging stone steps to the spirit palace, then climb the 187 level stone steps to the Fuhu hall, and then climb the 55 level stone steps to the famous Yinghua Hall of Gaotang temple. The founder of Yinghua, who was granted by Emperor Wanli of Shenzong of Ming Dynasty, was buried in the main hall of Yinghua in Gaotang mountain. Gaotang mountain, Yinghua top, Yinghua hall and Yinghua statue in Dayi were all built to commemorate master Yinghua.

Through the dense forest of about one Li is the fairy pool. The pool is about seven or eight meters deep. The water is clear and endless all the year round. In front of Guanyinyan and Longdong, there are springs trickling along the mountain stream, cool and delicious, refreshing.

Standing on the top of Gaotang mountain, you can have a bird's-eye view of the mountains. The mountains are winding, with dragons and snakes, temples and a forest of steles. GAOTANG mountain, a wonderful place for leisure, seeking poetry and painting, has attracted many pilgrims, especially during the "mountain fair" from May 28 to June 28 of the lunar calendar. They rub their shoulders and heels together. Wen Tong, a litterateur of the Northern Song Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "if you are afraid of staying in a room, you can lie down and watch the lamp in a niche.".

Address: Dunyi Township, Dayi County, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 103.4663030282

Latitude: 30.582885587419

Tel: 028-88204797

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