Yuhua Temple

Yuhua Temple

Yuhua temple in Fangzhou in Tang Dynasty is famous for master Xuanzang of Sanzang in Tang Dynasty. The site is now located in the Tang Yuhua mountain scenic spot, 42 kilometers north of Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province. It is now the Yuhua palace forest park. In May of the seventh year of Wude of Tang Dynasty (624), Li Yuan, the supreme ancestor, built Renzhi palace in Fenghuang valley of Yuhua mountain for the first time.

Master Xuanzang spent his summer in Yuhua Temple translating many works, such as preface to the three Tibetan holy teachings of the Tang Dynasty and Daban ruojing, which opened a new era in the history of Chinese classics translation. In 1993, president Zhao Puchu wrote "Yuhua Palace" and "suchengyuan" for Tongchuan

In May 1998, master Zhengli, President of Tongchuan Buddhist Association, presided over a grand foundation laying ceremony for the restoration of the Yuhua Temple scriptures at the Yuhua Temple site. According to the plan, the restoration plan of Yuhua temple will be gradually completed.

brief introduction

Yuhua temple in Fangzhou in Tang Dynasty is famous for master Xuanzang of Sanzang in Tang Dynasty. The site is now located in the Tang Yuhua mountain scenic spot, 42 kilometers north of Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province. Now it is yuhuagong forest park.

In May 624, the seventh year of Wude of Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, the great ancestor, built Renzhi palace in Fenghuang valley of Yuhua mountain for the first time. Benevolent people enjoy mountains and wise people enjoy water; benevolent and wise people enjoy mountains and water; benevolent and wise people live in a beautiful place. Yuhua mountain is famous for its beautiful scenery. In addition to summer, it also has military significance. In the 21st year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin expanded Renzhi palace and renamed it Yuhua palace. At this time, the scale of Yuhua palace was "ten halls and five gates", which was used by the high-level people in the palace to spend the summer. Only three years old, there are rich historical facts: the king of Tang Dynasty was lucky in the Yuhua palace; the Tianzhu alchemists made wonderful medicine; Xuanzang came to spend the summer by imperial edict and was given cassock razor; the emperor personally wrote the preface of Shengjiao and made the Yuhua palace inscription again; the prince made the preface by imperial edict and made the inscription and Fu by imperial edict; Taizong feibai was in Yuhua, and the prime minister was ill and died. Yuhua palace ranked first among the four imperial palaces in China. In May of the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty died, and his son succeeded him as Emperor Gaozong. When the whole country suffered disaster, Emperor Gaozong announced to the world that the disaster was caused by his "immorality", so he left the "poor relief loan". In September of the first year of Yonghui (650), Yuhua palace was abolished and changed into Yuhua temple. Later, at the request of master Xuanzang, Yuhua temple was granted to master Xuanzang to translate Buddhist scriptures in 659. The most magnificent and beautiful Imperial Palace in Shaanxi was transformed into a Buddhist temple.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, he ordered master Xuanzang to spend the summer in Yuhua temple, and wrote a preface for master Xuanzang's translation of "on the earth of Yogi" in Yuhua temple, which is the famous preface to the three Tibetan holy teachings of Tang Dynasty. In 659 ad, master Xuanzang led his disciples to Yuhua temple and retranslated the Daban ruojing, which was completed in 663 ad. It is the largest of the fourteen scriptures translated by master Xuanzang in Yuhua temple. Daban ruojing is not only a Dharma Sutra, but also a fundamental canon of Buddhism. Master Xuanzang's translation of Daban ruojing is succinct in writing and precise in language. It also corrects many errors in the old translation, "one word is as firm as a rock, one meaning is as bright as the morning star", which opens up a new era in the history of Chinese classics translation. In the 19 years after his return to China, master Xuanzang translated 75 classics, totaling 1335 volumes, with an average of 70 volumes per year. In the four years of his stay in Yuhua temple, he translated 682 volumes, with an average of 170 volumes per year. In order to commemorate the great achievements of the master in translating scriptures in Yuhua temple, people call him "master Yuhua". On February 5, the first year of Linde (664), master Xuanzang passed away in suchengyuan of Yuhua temple.

present situation

Historical changes and disasters make: the mountains and rivers are still there, the ruins are still there, the past is long, but the ancient temple does not exist. The main palace, the East Palace and the West Palace of Yuhua temple are still visible today. The diamond seat and the footprints of Buddha are unearthed here. With the gradual implementation of various religious policies, governments at all levels have done a lot of work for the restoration of Yuhua temple. In 1993, president Zhao Puchu wrote "Yuhua Palace" and "suchengyuan" for Tongchuan. On December 28, 1997, president Zhao delivered an important talk on the restoration of Yuhua temple when he met with relevant people in Tongchuan. In May 1998, master Zhengli, President of Tongchuan Buddhist Association, presided over a grand foundation laying ceremony for the restoration of the Yuhua Temple scriptures at the Yuhua Temple site. The ceremony was attended by dozens of eminent monks from all over the country and hundreds of residents from all over the country. According to the plan, the restoration plan of Yuhua temple will be gradually completed.

Yuhua Temple

Yuhua temple in Wutai Mountain, also known as Yuhua pool, is located at the southeast foot of the top of the middle platform of Wutai Mountain. It was first built in 770, the fifth year of Dali Period in Tang Dynasty (Shanxi Temple assembly), and was renamed Wanshou temple in Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. The temple sits in the north and south. The present site is about 200 meters long from north to South and 500 meters wide from east to west. The wall of the site is 1.2 meters to 3.1 meters high, with broken bricks and tiles scattered among it.

Jingsheng

According to the records of Qingliang mountain records, in the early years of the Sui Dynasty, there were five hundred people who lived here. The Dragon God made offerings, and there were dozens of mules. They were able to transport grain into the market without being driven by people. They went to the market in the morning and came back in the evening. They were frank and hidden in the summer. When the white lotus was born, it was as firm as jade. On the seventh day, it was as bright as jade. Jue Xuan's poem: "he Daichi has white jade flowers, and the fragrant wind blows all over the world. Cloud line venerable fly to the sky, eternal Fang voice does not wave boast From then on, there was a saying that the abbot of five hundred Arhats was cool. Yuhuachi became famous and became popular in the dynasty.

Yuhua temple was built by Bukong monk, one of the three great masters of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty. Bukong monk is one of the four great translators of Buddhism in China. In 767, monk Bukong sent his disciples Han Guang, Xing man, and Chun Tuo to build Jingge temple and Yuhua temple in Wutai Mountain, and invited the imperial court. Five temples (Qingliang temple, Huayan Temple, and fahua Temple) were designated as the national Taoist temple. Yuhua temple was abandoned and prospered in Tang, song, and Yuan Dynasties, and only the base site was left in Jingtai period of Ming Dynasty In the first year of Tianshun (1457), master Yugong of Jingshan came to Yuhua temple to build more than 100 halls and houses, including the main hall, Shuilu hall, Tianwang hall, Jialan hall, zushi hall, sutra collection building, Fatang Wutan, Zhonggu tower, abbot, gallery, kitchen, etc., together with master Yungong Yian. Five hundred Arhats were built and a Buddhist relic tower was built. Later, master Tangong Jixing was founded In 1481, the emperor built Manjusri Golden Buddha with all kinds of utensils. He sent Liang and Li two supervisors to send him to the Yuhua temple for placement and support, and gave him the money "Wanshou Temple" (inscription on the restoration of the Yuhua lake to Wanshou Temple). Naoji Jianshen, the great master of HongJue guanding, who is a disciple of Da Ci'en Temple, practiced Fu FA for a long time in Yuhua temple. In the third year of Hongzhi, the national master passed away in Yuhua temple, and the tower was in front of the main mountain of Yuhua temple. Therefore, Yuhua temple is a model for Tibetan and Han monks to live in the same temple and practice together. In the Qing Dynasty, Yuhua temple was changed into Huang Temple in the 23rd year of Kangxi. It was one of the top ten Huang temples in Wutai Mountain. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, it was also one of the five Zhangjia temples. Emperor Kangxi, Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing visited Yuhua Temple several times, leaving couplets and poems. The temple was demolished in the late period of the Cultural Revolution (1978). Today, there are only ruins, pagodas and stone inscriptions. It can be seen that since the Tang Dynasty, Yuhua temple has been worshipped by the royal family, with a large number of eminent monks and a flourishing Famer. It is a famous temple in Mount Wutai and plays an important role in the history of Buddhism in Mount Wutai. The temple is now under the leadership of master Xinxing. It is in the process of restoration and reconstruction. In order to learn from the Dharma on the sea, the temple is generally like a patriarchal temple. Yuhua temple is mainly composed of five hundred Arhats. There are many beautiful legends about five hundred Arhats, which are not only fascinating. According to the local old people, during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, when Tiezhu 500 Arhats came from Yuxian County, Shanxi Province to Liuyuan, Wutai Mountain, one of them left behind and stayed in Sigou village. The Arhats went to Taihuai Town, entered Fenglin Valley, and came to the foot of the mountain of Yuhua temple. They went up the mountain for one Li and then came to the ridge of Yuhua temple. Because they had been waiting for a long time, they leveled the ridge, which was Luohanping. At the foot of the mountain, the place where Luohan had a rest was later known as "Shengliyuan", that is, the lower courtyard of Yuhua temple. Later, Baolin temple, built by Gudeng Zen master in Jiajing period, was once occupied by laymen (Huochang Village) after the lower courtyard was abandoned. Now it has been returned as a Buddhist temple.

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Yuhua temple remains in Ming and Qing Dynasties: Luohanping, Guanguan room, memorial archway, Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, sutra collection building, dongxipeidian, Manjusri courtyard, Yuhua pool (Sui Dynasty ancient well), zangshen talin (about 20), Hanshen talin (more than 30), Longwang temple, Luohan footprints, more than 10 bluestone tablets, Guoshi pagoda, Mingzhu Luohan statue and many other religious relics. There are only 260 statues of 500 Arhats cast in Ming Dynasty, which are deposited in Xiantong Temple of Wutai Mountain.

Since 2003, the provincial Religious Bureau approved the restoration and reconstruction of Yuhua temple on the original site, master Xinxing led his disciples (eight monks in the upper house and five nuns in the lower house) to do the work of protecting and sorting out the historical sites and the preparatory work of rebuilding the temple.)

Address: Yuhua village, Yuhua Township, Yintai District, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province

Longitude: 108.928059

Latitude: 35.334037

Tel: 0591-26107814

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