Yuntai Temple

Yuntai Temple

Yuntai temple, also known as Yuntai nunnery, is located in the south of Baifang village, Ningjin County. It was founded by Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty Liu Xiu, and has a history of nearly 2000 years. Yuntai temple was built in kaihuang period of Jianyuan Dynasty (518-600 A.D.), and it has been recorded in Ningjin County annals during Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty. With the development of history, Yuntai nunnery has become an activity base for worshiping incense and Buddha for hundreds of miles around. It is said that Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, once worshipped Buddha and took refuge in Yuntai nunnery. Tang Xuanzang visited Yuntai nunnery and practiced Buddhism. Yuntai temple is famous for its high popularity. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the warlords were fighting and the people were in dire straits. The incense of Yuntai temple was on and off. Until the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, the last monk left Yuntai temple. During the Anti Japanese War, song renqiong and Chen zaidao, the generals of the Southern Hebei army, came to Yuntai temple for the night to command the Anti Japanese war.

brief introduction

Yuntai temple is located 600 meters south of Baifang village, beihezhuang Town, Ningjin County, Hebei Province.

Ningjin County: in the spring and Autumn period and the Jin Dynasty, Yang's family was in the city, and in the Han Dynasty, luotao county was in the county. It was called Ningjin in the Tang Dynasty. It belonged to Zhaozhou in Hebei Province in the Qing Dynasty, and Daming Dao in Hebei Province in the early Republic of China. Baifang village is a village built by the people in Hongdong County of Shanxi Province in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. There are a lot of cypress trees in the village, and the houses in the village are built next to the cypress trees, so it is named as Baifang village. There are more than 2000 people in the village, with 180 hectares of arable land. The main sideline is incense making.

Yuntai Temple originally covers an area of about 15-16 hectares. Originally known as Puzhao nunnery, it was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty during the kaihuang reign of Jianzhi (581-600 AD). A temple was built on Yuntai and monks lived there. Name: Yuntai temple, changed to Yuntai temple in Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty (713-741). In 622, the 5th year of Gaozu, Xuanzang traveled to the East. From then on, he discussed the theory of "Chengshi". At that time, Yuntai temple was magnificent and the project was huge. It has the Nantianmen, the main hall, the second hall, the third hall, the Sutra collection building, the second floor of the bell and drum, 72 corridor rooms and more than 30 Buddha statues. Up to now, there are still "Yuntai temple, Xiezi mountain (its platform base looks like a scorpion), seventy-two porches on the two sides", and "cypress trees are always green to pierce the clouds, and there are three halls in Qianshan green water. It attracted tens of millions of people and spread the ballad of "seeking medical treatment, worshiping Buddha and asking for peace". Yuntai temple is a famous temple in the Tang Dynasty. At its peak, there were more than 200 monks and nuns. When the king of Yan returned to the north, it was destroyed by the war.

In the Song Dynasty, temples were widely built, and 17 temples were built in Ningjin County. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the red scarf army uprising broke out and Yuntai temple was destroyed. In Yongle of Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt again. In the seventh year of Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, a strong earthquake occurred in Ningjin County, and all Yuntai Temple collapsed.

In 1931-1940, the villagers of Baifang paid for the construction of a hall to serve incense. During the Anti Japanese War, song renqiong, Chen zaidao and others led the Eighth Route Army to pass by here and stayed in the temple at night. Yuntai temple was demolished in 1956 and Buddhism resumed in 1988.

About the Abbot

In 2010, master Xiayuan of Shangjiao went to Yuntai temple in Xingtai City, Hebei Province as Abbot (person in charge of the venue and legal representative). Master Jiaoyuan's tenet is: "to take precepts as teachers, to follow the precepts." Monks are the emissaries of the Abbot's Dharma. The long stay of Dharma can only be realized by the peaceful and pure monk group. It emphasizes that "Six Harmonies and respect" is the basis of all merits and virtues. If the monks do not agree with each other, there will be no merits and virtues for all living beings. It requires that any contradiction should not stay overnight and repent that night. Buddha's teachings show that everyone has the Buddha's nature. The monk group pursues the Buddha's teachings and takes Shaolong as its mission to cultivate and educate all living beings. Because there are monks living in the world to promote Buddhism, they can "continue the wisdom of Buddha.". Nowadays, the monks in the temple practice every day and never slacken. They take precepts as their teachers, classics as their teachers, listen to thoughts and practice, and practice Buddhism on the basis of the behavior before great fulfillment. Today, the number of monks in the temple has increased from four when they first came to nearly 30, and the focus is on cultivating young monks. The abbot of Jiaoyuan has strict management, the monks have forbidden cell phones, hold the money commandment, and the monks are in harmony with each other. They are practicing hard, and their Daoism is growing day by day. Master Jiaoyuan gave up the opportunity to study in the world-famous Buddhist Academy and vowed to continue to build the temple, so that the temple would not only benefit the ten believers, burn incense and pray, plant good roots, but also build a jungle of seven believers. May the country and the people be peaceful, the weather be smooth and the people be happy. Master Jiaoyuan is under strict management. Since her arrival, the Buddha in the temple has been showing auspicious signs, and the western three saints have also appeared in the Dharma Assembly. Yuntai temple is becoming more and more famous. When master Jiaoyuan arrived at the temple, he first started to build a circulation place, a Dharma hall and a 500 meter courtyard wall. Later, it took two years to build the East and West four side halls, bell and Drum Tower, Xiliao room, etc. Nowadays, the buildings are becoming more and more perfect, the temples are scattered and colorful, which makes people feel calm and pure.

Master Jiaoyuan worked day and night for the development of the temple and the liberation of the disciples. In a short period of time, the temple has undergone earth shaking changes. Many people marvel at the incredible speed of the development of Yuntai temple. Because of the extraordinary determination and the existence of Dharma, he has been blessed by all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in all directions!

Historical allusions

When it comes to Yuntai temple, the legend can be traced back to Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty (6-57 BC), who was born in Caiyang, Nanyang (now southwest of Zaoyang, Hubei). Liu Bang, the ninth grandson of emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, is a direct descendant of Liu Fa, the king of Changsha. His father was a nandunling. He was in power from 25 to 57 A.D. The founding emperor of the later Han Dynasty (also known as the Eastern Han Dynasty). In the last years of Xinmang, the sea broke up and the world was in chaos. Liu Xiu and his elder brother, who were cloth clothes but had the blood of the former dynasty, took advantage of the situation in their hometown and annihilated the main force of Xinmang Dynasty in Kunyang. In 24 A.D., Liu Xiu came here to complete the great cause of unifying the world in order to observe the stars and worship the heaven, and laid the foundation for this Yuntai, which was called Yuntai nunnery by the ancients. In A.D. 25, Liu Xiu broke with the green forest army. In June, Liu Xiu ascended the throne and became emperor in he (now Beihao village, Baixiang County, Hebei Province), establishing the later Han Dynasty. After more than ten years' War of reunification, Liu Xiu successively eliminated many separatist regimes, such as the reformer, Jianshi, Longshu and so on, which made the land of China, which had been in strife and war for more than 20 years since the end of Xinmang, reunite again. After the world was settled, Liu Xiu carried out the national policy of "Yan Wu Xiu Wen", developed production and prospered Confucianism, thus laying the foundation for nearly two hundred years in the later Han Dynasty. At that time, in order to unify the world, Liu Xiu built a platform here. He did things and watched the stars. He also had 28 generals of Yuntai, also known as 28 generals of Yuntai. Some of them were from today's Handan and Julu areas in Hebei Province. "Ten li north of the city, two Mu wide and several feet high. Every time the water overflows. It's said to be Guangwu camp. " ——It is quoted from the records of Raoyang County, Hebei Province, P. 682.

The earliest Yuntai was founded by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty. It has a history of nearly two thousand years. In October of 23 ad, the Emperor gave Liu Xiu a few soldiers and horses to go to Hebei Province to appease the counties and counties of Hebei Province. When he was in Luoyang, he often went to the cloud platform of Luonan palace to observe the sun, the moon, the stars and the stars, and to observe the wind, the clouds, the rain and the snow. By worshiping the God of heaven and the God of the sun on the stage, he made the soldiers establish the belief of invulnerability, encouraged the soldiers to fight bravely, and achieved his goal of unifying the world and becoming emperor as soon as possible. Therefore, the construction of Yuntai was a major measure for him to implement military Politics in Hebei Province. Liu Xiu is also proficient in geomantic omen. He saw that a Yuntai Mountain was built in the west of "Anshang village". In front of it is an east-west river. In the East is a lake. It's really a rare geomantic omen treasure land. So in the spring of 24 A.D., he camped in "Anshang village", mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to lay the foundation for Yuntai in the west of "Anshang village".

The height of a platform is one foot and one foot, that is, 110 inches. 110 is a concept of limit, which means the highest. The total height is three feet and three feet

When today's eight meters or so), really through the sky, towering into the clouds, so the foundation of the earth platform is called Yuntai. After the completion of Yuntai, the generals and soldiers obtained the blessing and protection of the gods. Liu Xiu soon calmed down the armed forces of the great powers and the peasant uprising army. In June of A.D. Wei and Yuntai are only more than 20 Li apart from each other in the East and West. There is a big river connecting them in the East and west direction, and there is also a main road connecting them. On the road in front of Yuntai, it is also a place for Han Army to practice martial arts. Liu Jiadao got its name from it and has been used in today's times.

In January of A.D. 27, Liu Xiu unified the Central Plains and a large area of Hebei. He established his capital in Luoyang and later moved to Chang'an. Therefore, the PTZ was abandoned again. Liu Xiu returned from Hebei to Luoyang to establish the capital. Liu Xiu brought his wisdom and ability into full play to achieve his goal of unifying the country. People think that this is the retribution from Yuntai and the blessing from the gods. In the theory of heaven and man induction, the reputation of Yuntai spread quickly, and thousands of people came from all over the world to pray for God to burn incense. Yuntai'an is named after this, which means that the gods on Yuntai will bless you all your life. Buddhism was first introduced into China in the reign of Emperor Ming of Han Dynasty (AD 67). In the southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism became a great force in the whole country. In the Southern Dynasty, Emperor Liang Wu defined Buddhism as "national religion". Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty advocated Buddhism, the government set up monks and officials, and the Buddhist power was supported by the rulers, which grew rapidly in more than 30 years of the Sui Dynasty. During the reign of emperor kaihuang of Jianyuan (581-600 AD), temples were built and monks lived in Anshang of Yuntai. The reign of Empress Wu Zetian was the golden age in the history of Chinese Buddhism. Temples were widely built all over the country, big Buddhas were shaped and nine tripods were cast. The number of monks in Anshang of Yuntai was gradually increasing

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