Litang Temple

Litang temple, also known as changqingchun Keer temple, is located on the northern slope of the county town. It was originally a black religion temple. In the Ming Dynasty, when the third Dalai Lama passed through the place in the Wanli period, it was changed into a yellow religion and enlightened it. Litang Temple (also known as changqingchun Keer Temple), a famous Gelug temple in Kangqu District, is on the hillside of zhongmoraka mountain, about 1km north of the county town. The temple was built by the third Dalai Lama sonanjatso in Kaiguang in 1580 ad, covering an area of more than 900 square meters. It has more than 4300 monks and 800 permanent residents. It is the largest Gelug Sect (yellow Religion) Temple in Kangnan District, known as the "Buddhist holy land in Kangnan".

Changqingchun Keer Temple

synonym

Litang Temple generally refers to changqingchun Keer temple

Changqingchun Keri temple, also known as Litang temple, was founded in 1580 by the third Dalai Lama sonangjiacuo. It is the oldest and largest yellow religion temple of Tibetan Buddhism in Kham district. Chang Qing Chun Ke Er means Maitreya Buddha (future Buddha), "Chun Ke Er" means Falun, and "Chang Qing Chun Ke Er" means Falun of Maitreya Buddha.

Litang temple, also known as changqingchun Keer temple, is located on the northern slope of the county town. It was originally a black religion temple. In the Ming Dynasty, when the third Dalai Lama passed through the place in the Wanli period, it was changed into a yellow religion and enlightened it. Litang Temple (also known as changqingchun Keer Temple), a famous Gelug temple in Kangqu District, is on the hillside of zhongmoraka mountain, about 1km north of the county town. The temple was built by the third Dalai Lama sonanjatso in 1580 ad. it covers an area of more than 500 mu, with more than 4300 monks and about 800 permanent residents. It is the largest Gelug Sect (yellow Religion) Temple in Kangnan District, known as the "Buddhist holy land in Kangnan".

architectural composition

The temple covers an area of more than 500 mu, facing south from the north, with its back on bengre mountain and duowenzheng mountain. It is said that when the third Dalai Lama sonanjaco passed the Scriptures back to Tibet in Anduo area (Qinghai), he saw a wonderland here according to many auspicious signs on the way. The mountain on the back (North) was very high, like a god of wealth sitting cross legged, holding treasures; the mountain on the right (West) was very spectacular, like a giant ROC spreading its wings; the mountain on the left (East) was very wonderful, like a giant ROC flying A giant elephant lies on its back with its long nose straight from north to south. The clear springs on its cheeks are like two white hADAS, flowing from both sides of the elephant trunk. On the left side is wuliangshouganlu, and on the right side is lianhuashengganlu. On the other side (south side), the mountains are undulating, and the strange peaks stand up. Naturally, a picture of ten phases is formed on the mountainside of the main peak. The surging Litang river at the foot of the mountain is like a green dragon circling around, and the wide grassland in the middle is fragrant. It is said that the Bodhi White Pagoda, which Princess Wencheng ordered to build when she went to Tibet, is very beautiful. It is the same as the prediction made by the Indian master adixia more than 900 years ago. Rejoicing, sonan Gyatso built the temple in the mountains that looked like the bridge of a giant elephant's nose. Because of the legend of changqingchun Keer temple, the temple has a great reputation. In Tibetan areas, there are three major temples in Lhasa on the top, andotar temple on the bottom, and changqingchun Keer temple in Litang on the middle

”That's what I said.

Temple History

When the temple was first built, there were more than 100 lamas with few houses and weak economic capacity. With the help and support of qikearden, the king of Mongolia, and the Naxi chieftain in Lijiang, Yunnan, the Dazhao hall and the Wu King Hall were built. With the increasing development and prosperity of the temple, the top hall was built when aza living Buddha was in Kanbu, and the temple began to take shape. Born in the 18th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1838), Jicheng was one of the reincarnated Lingtong of the 11th Dalai Lama. He was defeated by the Golden Vase system and was canonized as the "Xianggen" living Buddha in Litang. After obtaining the gexi degree in Drepung temple, he served as the 51st term of Khenpo in changqingchun Keri temple. Before his death, he was canonized as the highest living Buddha in Kangnan by the 13th Dalai tudengjiacuo and authorized to unify He is in charge of the educational administration of Kangnan. At this time, the name of Xianggen living Buddha shocked Kangnan, and the name of Xianggen was also used in the temple. In 1931, the second Xianggen angwang Luo Rongdeng came to Jiacuo to build a large-scale building. He preached everywhere to raise funds, and at the same time obtained the economic support of the local government of Tibet. He expanded the top hall, and repaired the Wu palace and the public houses except Dazhao hall. In order to consolidate and expand the power of Litang temple in Kangnan, Xianggen II took a series of measures in politics, economy and culture. Especially in politics, it adopted the policy of "Guo good neighborly, pro Han and close to Tibet", which made Litang Temple develop rapidly in all aspects. Even Liu Wenhui, chairman of Xikang province of the national government, once sent 500 packs of tea. In 1941, Zeng Yanshu reported to the Xikang provincial government for approval and set up a "mediation committee" in the temple, which enabled the temple to legally exercise its judicial power. In 1944, he and his subordinate Shi Jianhou established a Han monastery in the temple.

To quell the Rebellion: the entry said, "in 1956, the Tibetan war, the PLA sent planes to bomb Litang temple, the temple suffered the greatest damage in 400 years."

Dafatai in Litang Temple

Zangxia Renbo is now reincarnated into the sixth generation. The former five generations of zangxia Renbo are rich in knowledge and profound in evidence. They respectively served as the general Kanbu of Drepung temple in Lhasa and dafatai of Litang temple. This generation of zangxia Renbo was born in tsosangjiawa area, Litang County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province. He loved to hear Buddhist dharma since childhood and obtained extraordinary supernatural powers through practicing Buddhism.

scenic spot

The temple building is located in the center and high place of the temple. It is majestic. It rises to the top of the mountain, giving people a sense of extreme vision and returning to God. There are various types of gold-plated bronze statues of Sakyamuni, Buddhist classics, saddles used by the third Dalai Lama, murals of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and other precious cultural relics in the temple. The annual butter sculpture Flower Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the temple is known as "a unique in Kangqu".

The Baita Park in the county is the only park in Kangnan area, and it is unique in the world with the theme of the supreme Baita in the hearts of Tibetan compatriots. The main tower is 33 meters high, surrounded by 119 2.5-meter-high towers, forming a unique Tallinn.

After years of expansion, the temple has more than 20 main buildings such as Buddha Hall and Sutra hall, more than 20 living Buddha palaces and more than 400 monk houses, forming a unique, rigorous and gorgeous architectural community with nearly 4000 monks. It has a high reputation in the whole Tibetan area and has become the Holy Land of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Kangba area.

After the cultural revolution, the temple was approved by the provincial government as a key open temple, and the provincial and state governments repeatedly funded the maintenance of the temple. After more than ten years of reconstruction, the temple has restored Maitreya hall, sutra hall, thousand Buddha Hall, FA Xiang Yuan, Xianggen dormitory, jindinghong Palace and other temple buildings; the 19 meter high Maitreya Buddha statue and 3000 Buddha statues in thousand Buddha Hall have been donated and molded by monks; jindinghong palace Besides, the pagodas of the first and second Xianggen Living Buddhas have been set up, and the footprints of the third and fifth Dalai Lamas are the treasures of the temple.

When you walk into the sacred hall, there are pieces of Scripture around the corner, which tells the history of the temple for more than 400 years. The golden saddle, the copper hoop on the unicorn horn, the bed of the 10th Panchen Lama, the ancient stereotypes of ganzhur and danzhur that the monks are turning over, and the devout believers are turning the Scriptures. All these are reminiscent of the old story of the long youth Kor temple. Today, several main buildings of the temple have been renovated, with more than 2000 monks. The system of learning scriptures, monthly rituals and annual Dafa meetings (such as Tiaoshen, debating scriptures, Zhuanshan, exhibiting Buddha and butter flower meeting) have also been restored. With its magnificent architecture, a wide range of magic tools, various kinds of Buddha statues, exquisite sculptures and vast collection of literature, changqingchun Keer temple has become a treasure house of Tibetan religion, culture and art.

Major festivals

In June of the Tibetan calendar (now set at 7.10 of the Gregorian calendar), when all flowers are in full bloom and the grass is green, as a national traditional festival in Litang, the Keer Temple of changqingchun takes the lead to hold the largest and most ceremonious "Zhu Bi RI Xiao" (turning to the mountain in June) to worship the holy mountain according to the ancient customs. "Zhu Bi RI Xiao" is held to commemorate the birthday of the seventh Dalai Lama gesangjiacuo. It has a history of more than 300 years. During the activity, Litang temple will display the saddle used by the third Dalai Lama sorangjiacuo for worshippers.

Address: Litang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 100.269818

Latitude: 29.996049

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Li Tang Si