Lingyang Temple

Lingyang Temple

Lingyang temple is located at the foot of Yueya mountain in Lingyang village between Xuanhe and Yongkang townships in Zhongwei County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is said that there are often two antelopes playing in Yueya mountain, hence the name of Lingyang temple. There is antelope cave behind the temple and antelope pier in front of the temple. The temple tower is located on the hillside of antelope pier. Jujube, pear, peach, apricot, sand fruit and other trees are planted in front of the pier. The round forest is in the area, and the surging Yellow River flows slowly down the mountain. When the setting sun shines, the front of the mountain is green and full of vitality. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Huang Enxi, the county magistrate of Zhongwei County, once visited the temple and wrote a poem: "the antelope mountain is strong and the border island is strong. Every time he goes to the setting sun, he wants to flow green. It makes the tourists pay attention to it frequently, throwing books and carrying wine to the building alone.

brief introduction

According to legend, Lingyang temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. Later, Li Yuanhao, the leader of Xixia, sent Zen master Yixin to the temple.

According to Jiajing Ningxia Xinzhi, Lingyang temple was built in front of Lingyang cave. The original temple has been destroyed for a long time. According to the Ming Dynasty ancient bell inscriptions preserved in the temple, Lingyang temple was rebuilt in September of the 27th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. After several wars, it has been destroyed and built for more than 400 years. By the early 1960s, some of the buildings in the temple were still in good condition. The temple is composed of Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, Yuhuangge, Daxiong hall, dongxipeidian, sengliao, zhaifang and other buildings. The whole building is gradually expanded with the relief, with clear layers, forming a complete temple complex. The whole temple occupies more than 30 mu. The Jade Emperor Pavilion rises from the ground, with carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and brackets. The pavilion rises to three levels according to the mountain trend, with extraordinary momentum. It is the commanding height of the whole temple. The main hall is spacious and magnificent. The halls and corridors on both sides set off each other. It is full of fun and the heavenly king hall is magnificent. The temple faces north from the south. There is a big and spacious stage not far from the temple. About 200 meters away from the temple, it is the tomb tower of monks in the temple. Around the temple, the pines and cypresses are evergreen, the gardens are fragrant, and the Yellow River is like a falling ribbon, adding luster and color to the ancient antelope temple. The statues of famous temples in the temple are various and lifelike. The four heavenly kings in the heavenly king's hall are dignified. Maitreya is very kind, with a big ear lobe and shoulders, and a smile on his face. The Bodhisattvas in the dizang hall are kind-hearted and sit on the lotus platform; the Bodhisattvas in the Guanyin hall and other halls are kind-hearted and beautiful; the Sakyamuni Buddha in the Daxiong hall is tall and has a high hair bun with a full face. His eyes are like rivers and water, and his whole body is covered with gold; the Arhats on both sides either stand or sit, or smile, or face each other in anger, or bow their heads and meditate, or look up Looking at the sky, the image is vivid, each with his own mind, lifelike and vivid. The murals around the hall are vivid in plot and smooth in lines, showing a high artistic level of Buddhist statues and paintings.

Cultural Revolution

During the cultural revolution in 1966, this art palace, which integrates architecture, sculpture and painting, was destroyed

Razed to the ground, once destroyed. Two Xu Zhisu grieved, face west remote worship. In 1985, Buddhist believers in Xuanhe and Yongkang townships, with Bao Fu Jushi as the core, spontaneously organized the preparation group for the construction of Lingyang temple and submitted it to Zhongwei county government for approval to restore and rebuild the former Lingyang temple. On the 15th of the first month of 1986, Bingyin broke the ground and started construction while collecting funds. Inspired by the support of the vast number of Zhisu Shanxin, Bao Fu lived in the temple for a long time and worked hard day and night. The believers pooled their wisdom, carefully designed and constructed the temple. They did not fear difficulties and worked closely together. After six years of Huayuan, the abbot and benefactor Shanxin went to the temple to give cash, grain and oil, material objects and work for the temple free of charge, which amounted to more than 3 million yuan. They have successively built the main hall, the East and west side hall, the heavenly king hall, the Mountain Gate, the bell and Drum Tower and other supporting projects, including seven halls, monks' houses, 31 guest rooms and friends There are 13 rooms and halls, and the halls, statues, colored paintings and gilding have been completed one after another. By July 1990, an antique Buddhist temple with reasonable layout and novel structure stood at the foot of crescent mountain with its unique style. In 1995, the tombs of monks of all dynasties were renovated.

host

The current abbot of Xiangyang temple is master Yuantao, 30 years old, from Wuwei, Gansu Province. In 1987, master Wan Heng of Bao'an temple, Gaomiao, Zhongwei county was shaved. In 1989, he was under the seat of old monk Jingyan of Baima temple in Luoyang. In 1990, he was invited to xilingyang Temple by four disciples of Zhongwei county. He is now vice president of Zhongwei Buddhist Association.

Temple scenery

The main building of Lingyang Temple includes the main hall, the heavenly king hall, the accompanying hall, the gate tower, etc., which gradually unfolds along a central axis. The main hall is the central building of the temple. It is majestic and magnificent, with corridors on both sides. In addition, the tall heavenly king hall on the opposite side echoes with it, making it tall but not isolated. In the old days, there was a pine tree under the steps of the temple, which was the only one in Zhongwei. In front of the temple, there are jujubes, pears, apricots and peaches. When the wind blows in the forest, there is a sound in the forest, corresponding to the sound of pines in front of the temple, which makes people feel free from worldliness. Therefore, it is named "antelope pines wind".

Antelope temple is close to mountains and rivers, surrounded by antelope horn, antelope hall and antelope clip. The people who live here have gardens and fragrance, as if they live in a peach blossom land. April 20 of the ancient calendar is the temple fair, just when the jujube flowers are in full bloom. The mountain is not intoxicating because of the fragrance of ten li flowers, and the water is not flowing because of several big canals. Combined with the beautiful legend of "antelope playing horn", the scenery here is more charming. There is a poem in the old county annals: "the spring suburb election is better than the antelope, and Su Song Tao has a long rhyme. All the gardens are painted, and there is a rest in the shade. "

Green mountains in the south, Yellow River in the north, green waves in the middle, beautiful scenery in Yueya Bay, four Li fragrance in the beautiful paintings, people are intoxicated with nature; the first four dynasties and the later hundred dynasties are twinkling and fleeting, ups and downs are full of vicissitudes, antelope cave reappears, the setting sun is shining, the land is strong, the water is flowing, the trees are evergreen, and the skills are numerous.

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Address: Xuanhe Town, Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Longitude: 105.43666169952

Latitude: 37.47143151227

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