Baiyu Temple

Baiyu temple is located in the north slope of Baiyu County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is one of the three largest Ningma Lama temples in kangzang area (the other two are gantuo temple in Baiyu county and Zhuqing temple in dege county). It is one of the five major temples supported by dege chieftain.

Baiyu Temple

Baiyu temple, located in Baiyu mountain, southwest of Baiyu County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is one of the three largest Ningma temples in kangzang area (the other two are gantuo temple in Baiyu county and Zhuqing temple in dege county). It is one of the five major temples supported by dege chieftain.

The golden roof of Baiyu temple was built according to the appearance of the altar in religion.

Brief introduction to temples

Baiyu temple, located in Baiyu mountain, southwest of Baiyu County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is one of the three largest Ningma temples in kangzang area (the other two are gantuo temple in Baiyu county and Zhuqing temple in dege county).

Baiyu temple is one of the five temples supported by dege chieftain.

Baiyu temple, built on the mountain, began in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It has the reputation of "lingjiu lotus garden, human mirror platform". Baiyu temple was selected in 1675. Founded by master Genrong xierao, it has been presided over by 12 generations of living Buddhas.

Baiyu temple is surrounded by auspicious terrain, so it is named 'auspicious Zunsheng putizhou'. In Tibetan, it is called 'Baiyu langjiejiang Qiulin'. It is generally called Baiyu temple, in which 'Baiyu' means' auspicious place '. Monasteries.

Cultural heritage

Baiyu has a profound tourism culture. It is famous both at home and abroad, well-known and skilled in the production base of Gesar weapons. It also has the living fossil of paternal culture mountain rock. It has the largest red cross sect in Kangqu, gatuo temple, which has a history of more than 840 years. It is also known as the second steel block in the world. It has beautiful scenery all the year round, and the National Nature Reserve, white lips Deer Nature Reserve.

The teaching method of Baiyu temple is a combination of the Ningma sect and the Machang branch of pazhugeju, which is different from other teaching methods of Ningma sect in Xianmi teaching method. The master of the temple inherited his reincarnation and was called gemayangsai. All the masters of the temple went to bamang temple, the main temple of gemayangju situ in dege.

Architectural style

The golden roof of Baiyu temple was built according to the appearance of the altar in the religion, with a total of three floors above. The bottom layer is lianhuasheng, the middle layer is Sibi Guanyin, and the third layer is Sakyamuni. Religious culture, Tibetan architectural painting, will come into contact with this term - Mandala.

In Mandala, the Tibetan word "jiee Kuo" is the center, and "Kuo" is the surrounding. Therefore, the mandala is the pure land of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Dharma seat and residence of the surrounding Buddha and his family members.

In Buddhism, it is called the pure land, while in esoteric Buddhism, it is called the mandala. In Tibetan Buddhism, mandala is everywhere, flat and three-dimensional. Circular cycle, no beginning and no end.

on a large scale

Since its opening in 1980, Baiyu temple has become a famous tourist attraction. The temple is grand in scale, unique in architectural style, exquisite in shape and magnificent. The main buildings include seven Sutra halls, three Buddha halls, three pagodas, eight large Sutra rooms and monk houses, with more than 1000 monks. The large Sutra hall can accommodate more than 2000 monks to meditate and chant sutras at the same time, while the small Sutra hall is dedicated to preaching sutras, meditation, debating sutras, calendar calculation, medicine, etc.

There are statues of master lianhuasheng, Gongbao, Animaqing, Nianbaoyuze and so on. On the walls of the Buddha Hall are frescoes by Regong artists. The pagodas are the pagodas of the living Buddha Baiyu Qiaozhi, the eminent monk Agong kanbao and Dongyu kanbao. The pagoda of Baiyu Qiaozhi is the most magnificent: the height of the pagoda is 5 meters and the bottom is 3 meters. The main body of the pagoda is made of copper. It is inlaid with silver and gold. It is decorated with coral and agate. There is a right-handed white snail embedded in it. There is a silver niche on the top of the pagoda and a Buddha Tooth hidden in it. The decoration is extremely gorgeous.

Buddhist activities

Baiyu temple holds eight Buddhist activities every year. The scale and scene of the activities are the "Baiyu 10th" from March 1st to March 10th of the Tibetan calendar. There are activities such as basking in the Buddha, Tiaowei and performing Tibetan opera. At that time, the masses and tourists from Qinghai, Western Sichuan and Gannan Tibetan areas gather. The scene is grand, solemn, heavy and warm.

Baiyu county is rich in forest resources, but due to less tourists to Baiyu area, all scenic spots except Baiyu Temple need to be chartered. The road condition from Ganzi to Baiyu is poor, and landslides often occur in the mountains. When you enter, you should make full preparations. Looking up, you can see the golden roof of Baiyu Temple shining. Baiyu temple is located on the hillside in the north of the county. It is a red cross temple.

In 1675, it was founded by master Genrong xierao. The full name of Baiyu Temple means "auspicious shengzunsheng Bodhi Dharma hall". It is said that the Buddha of Tathagata and the Bodhisattva of Avalokitesvara preached Dharma under the fragrant tree. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the fourth generation of the main temple, the living Buddha of gamazasi, came to Beijing on the imperial edict and was awarded the title of imperial master. Finally close to the Jinding of Baiyu temple. It is said that under the stone ladder on the top of Jinding, there was an immortal with high magic power flying in the wind.

Master of the temple

In the 1950s, like many famous mountains and historic sites, Baiyu temple was also devastated. Baiyu temple, once resplendent in history, has become a deserted orchard. When religious policy opens up again. The tenth generation presider of Baiyu temple has passed away in prison. The 11th generation of temple owners also left their hometown.

The twelfth generation of the master of Baiyu temple is the Bodhisattva Rinpoche (Tulong living Buddha). He is a great Bodhisattva; he is a big class wise man who is proficient in many cultures; he is a kind old man with noble personality; he is the fourth reincarnation of living Buddha Rinpoche to Baiyu temple. In 1936, Rinpoche was born in Baiwa area of dege county. After he was born, Boden Lama named him cichen Huadan.

When he was three years old, he was certified as the reincarnated living Buddha of juekang living Buddha by egewangbo, the great achiever of the reincarnation of dabumamizha. He also converted to egwangbo Rinpoche and gave him the name of cichenhuarong. When he was six years old, according to the instructions of egwangbo Rinpoche, all the monks and believers of the temple solemnly welcomed little Rinpoche to Baiyu temple.

In the process of greeting, Bai Zong, the Dharma protector of Baiyu temple, defeated the enemy King Kong, and the rider in white appeared to greet him. The people who saw it with their own eyes still marvel and marvel!

Related allusions

Rinpoche, the living Buddha of Tulong, showed his extraordinary wisdom from his childhood. He only needs to learn all the knowledge once, or just see and hear it. His teacher said, "how many times before he died, he was as willing as sagabanchin Rinpoche, the living Buddha of Dunbar rongtulong, is very diligent and studious. He once worshipped jidawa, katuo kanbujuedan, kanbulidan, Baiyu kanbusi langdengzong, Baiyu kanbugenzhe and other dazhiming and Daban Zhida to study Xianmi Buddhism. Become a doctor of Buddhism.

Later, he converted to longdor Rinpoche roju shachou NIMA, who was predestined to him for generations, as the fundamental teacher. From his seat, he heard all the Enlightenment of the supreme secret Dharma, and realized the natural light heart. He became the Dharma Master of all Mandala. Rondo Rinpoche authorized him to be the Dharma Master of the Da Yuan Xin Di sect and the core of the inheritance.

His inheritance is also recorded in the book "Da Yuanman inherits sapphire". Today, he is 70 years old, and he often hears about the Buddha Dharma in front of other teachers. As long as Rinpoche meets those who sincerely seek Dharma, no matter what is the inheritance of the four major sects of Xianmi, he will impart it to his disciples. He is a real successor to the Buddha.

Baiyu temple, located in Baiyu mountain, southwest of Baiyu County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, is one of the three largest Ningma temples in kangzang area (the other two are gantuo temple in Baiyu county and Zhuqing temple in dege county). Backed by the shrubby Stone Mountain, facing the clear and quiet Oko river. Because the inheritance of Baiyu temple is pure, the practice is strict, and there are many achievers. Therefore, his Dharma pulse quickly spread to many areas. According to ancient records, Baiyu has 108 Dafen temples and more than 2000 Xiaofen temples. Although there is no exact number of statistics, but with the development of today's regional situation, we can know that Baiyu temple's Dharma vein has been circulated to many countries in the world, which is no doubt. These include Lhasa, Kham and Anduo in Tibet. Overseas, India, Bhutan, Nepal, the United States, Canada, Greece, Germany, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and the Philippines all have white jade temples and temples. The pure inheritance of white jade shines like the sun on different countries and nationalities.

Zhu Baima, the seventh generation of the main temple, captured andanzhen, lesongche and langwa. His father Peng Da was a minister of the Qing Dynasty. He practiced martial arts with his father when he was young. He was able to walk barefoot on the blade and was famous for his excellent martial arts skills. When he was in charge of the temple, he built a 20 pillar high Linggu pagoda hall in the temple, molded gold-plated Buddha with a height of 3.5 meters, purchased more than 1000 gold-plated Buddhas from the Han Dynasty, and drew more than 45 meters high Vajrayana Buddha and Buddha statues, making more than 400 Buddhist Scriptures for the Sutra building. Due to the achievements of the master, Baiyu temple had become a famous temple with a certain scale of architectural groups and Buddhist culture in Kangqu district at that time.

It is said that Buddha and Avalokitesvara preached Dharma under the fragrant tree. The sea that makes the upper three Buddhas become Buddhas; the white lotus that makes the middle four Buddhas become Buddhas

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