Cooling platform

The Qingliang platform is located at the waist of Lion Peak. Standing on the platform, you can see many skillful stones, such as "Zhu Bajie eating watermelon", "Eighteen Arhats in the South China Sea", "Guanyin floating in the sea", etc. There are many and concentrated scenic spots in this area, and tourists from all walks of life are gathering and distributing here. As a folk saying goes, "if you don't get to Lion Peak, you can't see Huangshan Mountain.". Near the fengyaoqing terrace, there are inscriptions of such giant characters as "cool world", "deep and safe valleys", "fantastic and beautiful spirit", "fantastic and dangerous" and "natural pictures".

Cooling platform

Qingliangtai used to be the place where Emperor Han and Ming read and enjoyed the cool when he was young. Later, it was the place where Indian eminent monks took photos of sutras translated by moteng and zhufalan. The last Hall of Baima temple, Pilu hall, is in qingliangtai, a group of courtyard buildings. The two eminent monks had been practicing in qingliangtai until their death. In the East and west sides of the gate of Baima temple, there are tombs of zhemoteng and zhufalan respectively to commemorate them.

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Qingliangtai, also known as the scenic window of Beihai, is the first one in Huangshan. It is an ideal place to view the sea of clouds. Tourists living in Beihai usually watch the sunrise here.

The Qingliang terrace is about thirty meters in length, protruding on the three empty dangerous rocks. It is surrounded by concrete railings, so that visitors can have a distant view from the railings. In front of the platform is Houhai, where the peaks and clouds are changing. Under the platform are eighteen curved stone steps circling upward. On the upper right side are canines like stalagmites. From a distance, you can see the lifelike "Eighteen Arhats in the South China Sea". In addition, there are "pig eight quit eating watermelon" and other strange stones.

During the Yongping reign of the Ming emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Indian missionaries zhemoteng and zhufalan came to China and lived in the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, which was built for them by the Ming emperor outside Xiyong gate of Luoyang at that time. Since then, Buddhism has been widely spread in China, which has caused great controversy in ideology. However, through the efforts of many scholars, it has finally merged into the great stream of Chinese culture, enriched the content of Chinese culture, and had a significant impact on China's economy and society.

In the cool platform of Baima temple, this is a special place, which is the starting point of Chinese Buddhist culture. The cooling platform is a high brick platform. It seems that there is nothing special about this place, which has a lot of connotations. It condenses the important historical content of the translated classics here. According to legend, qingliangtai used to be a summer resort and a place for reading when Emperor Liu Zhuang was a child. Later, two Indian monks photographed moteng and zhufalan came to Luoyang, where they were arranged to live and translate scriptures and preach. The first Chinese Buddhist sutra forty two chapters was translated on the Qingliang platform. The translation work of two Indian monks on the Qingliang platform established the position of Baima temple as the first Buddhist Scripture Translation Center in China.

The Indian Hall of eminent monks is located on the East and west sides in front of Pilu Pavilion on the cool platform. The east side is the hall of shemoteng, and the west side is the hall of zhufalan. It is used to photograph clay statues of moteng and zhufalan. These two masters have remained in the history of Chinese Buddhism forever. One thousand and nine hundred years later, inside the gate of Baima temple and under the walls of the East and West chambers, there are two round tombs surrounded by arc-shaped bluestones in the verdant cypress forest. The tombstone of the eastern round tomb is engraved with "Han Qidao Yuantong moteng master tomb", and the tombstone of the Western round tomb is engraved with "Han KaiJiao master Zhufa master tomb". "Enlightenment" and "Enlightenment" are the evaluation of the two eminent monks by later generations.

Meeting at qingliangtai

After the Eastern Han Dynasty, qingliangtai became the scripture collection place of Baima temple. Among the "six sceneries" of Baima temple, qingliangtai ranks first. The center of qingliangtai is Pilu Pavilion. Around piluge, there are accessory halls, monk rooms and verandahs. Qingliangtai has its own pattern in the whole ancient building complex of Baima temple, which is known as "air courtyard". Piluge is the last Hall of Baima temple, which was rebuilt in Ming Dynasty. In the middle of the Buddhist altar in piluge, Maha piluzana Buddha, which means "big sun Buddha", symbolizes the light and boundless Buddhism. Pilufa is the highest god worshipped by one of the important sects of Buddhism - Tantrism (also known as zhenyanzong). On the left is Manjusri Bodhisattva and on the right is Puxian Bodhisattva. These two Bodhisattvas, collectively known as the "three saints of Huayan", are clay statues of the Qing Dynasty. Since Buddhism was introduced into China in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has gradually become prosperous. With the development of Buddhism in China, various Buddhist sects have been formed. These sects are interrelated and influence each other. Among these sects, Zen, Pure Land Sect, Tantric sect, and law sect are more important. As the "source of Buddhism" and "ancestral court", Baima temple has obvious reflection on this historical phenomenon of Buddhism. After the song and Yuan Dynasties, although Baima temple was a Zen temple, the reception hall and Amitabha Buddha in the temple were mainly the contents of Pure Land Buddhism, while Pilu Pavilion and Pilu Buddha were mainly the contents of Esoteric Buddhism. On the East and west sides of qingliangtai, a new Sutra Pavilion and a new magic pavilion are built respectively, in which the ancient Chinese Buddha presented by Thai Buddhist circles to Baima temple and the bronze statue of Sakyamuni presented by former Indian Prime Minister Rao are worshipped.

Buddhist culture

After taking photos of moteng and zhufalan, an Shigao came to Baima temple in Luoyang during the reign of emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty. In Baima temple, an Shigao translated 95 Buddhist scriptures and 150 volumes. According to Kaiyuan Shijiao Lu, there were 34 translators from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Western Jin Dynasty, who translated more than 700 classics and 1400 volumes. These achievements are basically achieved in Luoyang Baima temple. From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, many people joined in the translation of Buddhist classics. The number and categories of Buddhist classics translated into Chinese are rare in the world. And all this, all began in Luoyang white horse temple. In the second year of Cao Wei Jiaping in the Three Kingdoms (AD 250), a very important event happened in the Buddhist circle. In this year, the Indian monk tankogaro translated the volume of "monk's vigilance" in Baima temple. According to the content of this sutra, tankegaro advocated that monks should abide by the Buddhist system and observe the precepts. He also asked the Buddhist monk to set up an altar in Baima temple to preach the precepts, which was the first time in China to preach the precepts. Shortly after that, Sabbath monk Tandi came to Luoyang, translated tanwude Jiemo, and held a preaching ceremony according to the commandments. Today, such a preaching conference is still held in Baima temple. In 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1996, Baima Temple taught three thousand Buddha precepts five times. At the preaching conference in 1993, there were more than 1800 people on record. According to statistics, these inmates come from all over the country and Japan, the United States, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries. Some people say that Chinese monks began with Yan Fodiao (an Shigao's disciple) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but others say that Yan was just a hermit, not a monk. If the latter is accurate, then the earliest celebrity to become a monk should be Zhu Shixing in the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. Zhu was not only the first to become a monk, he also went west to seek Dharma. Zhu Shixing studied Prajna, but the Chinese classics were limited, so at the end of Wei Dynasty (260 AD), he went to the western regions to seek Buddhism. In the western regions, he received hundreds of thousands of words of "Daping Prajna" and ordered his disciples to return to Luoyang in the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. It is said that by the time of the Western Jin Dynasty, there were 3000 or 4000 monks and nuns. At that time, there were nearly 200 monasteries in Luoyang and Chang'an alone. During this period, many people went west to seek Dharma. The famous ones were Song Yun and Huisheng. They went to many places in the western regions, collected many classics, and wrote books to record their journey to the West. Later, the Chinese Buddhism spread from China to Korea, Baiji, Silla and Japan. Many monks from these countries come to Chang'an to study Buddhism. When we look at history or unofficial romance, we can't help but favor Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the economy and culture were very developed, and Buddhism was in its heyday. Xuanzang is the most famous Buddhist figure in Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang in history is definitely not as cowardly and cowardly as in movies and TV. He is a person who has made great contributions to Buddhism. In the third year of Zhenguan reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang traveled to India through the western regions. After 17 years, he took back 150 Buddhist relics, 657 sutras and 7 golden sandalwood statues. Xuanzang was the first monk of his time in terms of learning and translating scriptures, and in terms of Buddhist achievements. In fact, Xuanzang was just one of the many western scholars in Tang Dynasty. According to the biography of eminent monks seeking Dharma in the Tang Dynasty, there were 60 people seeking Dharma in the early Tang Dynasty alone. The Buddhist scripture translation, which started with the 42 chapter Scripture of Baima temple and represented by Luoyang of Tang Dynasty, became an important part of the profound culture of Tang Dynasty. With the spread of the culture of Tang Dynasty, these Chinese translated Buddhist classics reached as far as Japan and Korea, which played an important role in the spread of Buddhist culture in East Asia.

Huangshan qingliangtai

Qingliangtai, also known as "faheshi", is located at the waist of Lion Peak in Beihai scenic area of Huangshan scenic area. About 200 meters westward from Shuguang pavilion to a fork in the road, and more than 20 steps westward, you will find Qingliang terrace.

Topographical features

Qingliangtai square flat cut, vertical and horizontal Zhang Xu, prominent in the three faces of empty dangerous rock. In 1954, the original site was rebuilt and reinforced with cement. It is 3 meters wide and 5 meters long. It is surrounded by concrete railings. Visitors can view from afar by the railings. In front of Qingliang platform is Houhai, where the peaks and clouds are changing. Under the platform are eighteen curved stone steps circling upward. On the top right side are stalagmites like canines. On the top right side are the lifelike "Eighteen Arhats facing the South China Sea". You can have a panoramic view of Qingliang platform.

Qingliangtai, also known as the scenic window of Beihai, is an ideal place to watch the sea of clouds and sunrise. clear

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