Duobao glass pagoda

Duobao glass pagoda

Duobao glazed pagoda, also known as "Duobao pagoda". It is 16 meters high and has seven stories on eight sides. It was built in 1751 to celebrate the Empress Dowager's 60th birthday. It is a tower with Pavilion style and dense eaves style. The tower is octagonal with unequal sides. The top and bottom are divided into seven levels, with a height of 16 meters. The whole tower is inlaid with yellow, green, green, blue and purple glazed tiles. The body of the tower sits south to north. There is a red wall around the tower. The gate of the courtyard faces north. At the gate, there is a memorial archway with wooden structure and glazed tile top.

brief introduction

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[name]: Duobao glazed pagoda

Category: Ancient Architecture

[year]: it was built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795)

[cultural relic origin]: it is a relic of Qingyi Garden period

[status quo of cultural relics]: it is now the architectural landscape of Wanshou mountain in the summer palace

scenery

The Buddha statues on the three-story pagodas are all inlaid with golden glass bricks, and the back of the Buddha statues in the niches is green. The first layer of the corner column of the tower is golden yellow, the second layer is purple, and the third layer is blue, all of which are made of glazed tiles. On the top of the tower body, there is a glass brick imitation wooden bucket arch, supporting the eaves of the tower. The colors of the eaves of each layer are different, the first layer is golden yellow; the second layer is green; the third layer is purple; the fourth layer is cyan; the fifth layer is blue; the sixth layer is cyan; the top layer is golden yellow, and a copper bell is hung under the corner of the eaves. Around the body of the pavilion style tower, there is a guardrail composed of hollowed out glass.

There is a throne on the top of the tower, and there is a circle of copper bells hanging around. On the top is the bell duo type brake body, and on the top is the brake top. The whole tower brake is made of copper and plated with gold.

Emperor Qianlong named Duobao pagoda "Duobao pagoda" after it was built. And personally wrote "Royal longevity mountain Duobao pagoda ode", and engraved on the stone tablet, set up in front of Duobao glass tower.

seal cutting

Wanshou mountain Yinhua chengge West, five color glass synthesis pagoda, eight sides and seven layers, more than five Zhang high, yellow and green color green, scattered and alternating. The eaves of Baoduo are decorated in layers. We should not build a house without any trees. Gold is the top and jade is the platform. The Thousand Buddhas are full of each other. Sitting in the lotus seat, now in the pagoda. Wheel phase solemn, lingxu mark victory. It is called Duobao pagoda. Chant it. He said

The seven pagodas in front of Buddha are five hundred in height. Out of the void, there are all kinds of treasures, schools, tamaraba incense, Datura flower, and so on. Praise Buddha's wonderful method, human and nature are billions. It's strange. The Buddha told Da le that it was in the East in the past. The limitless Buddha only robbed. There were many treasures in the Buddha's name, and he made a big vow at that time. I will take it as proof for those who speak the Chinese classics. If you are everywhere, there is a saying that the pagodas of all the Chinese are pouring out, and they are divided into limitless Buddhas, such as the constant flow of sand. According to the Buddha, this tower can be seen everywhere. The land of Ganges sand is full of hundreds of millions of Bodhisattvas. Today, Sakyamuni Buddha, who comes here for half a seat, is willing to work with God. All the people are in the void. It's so wonderful. It's a mountain that stands tall, pure and peaceful. As soon as Baihao light shines, pagodas emerge. When the pagoda is not present, where is Duobao Buddha? The pagoda suddenly appeared, and the whole body was in it. One Buddha and one pagoda, three thousand realms of light. A tower of 100 billion Buddhas is as wonderful as this. I saw ten directions, treasure tree and treasure clothes. There are hundreds of millions of treasures in it. In order to support Buddha, and get great happiness. Today, all living beings enjoy the common interests. The body of Prajna Vajra has a life span of billions. Plant all kinds of good fortune, be merciful and willing. Achievement is merit. Now this pagoda is a treasure.

summary

The base of the whole tower is a layer of white jade carved xumizuo, on which exquisite patterns are carved. In the middle of xumizuo is the tower. The first, third, and fifth floors of the tower are tall, and they are Pavilion style, while the second, fourth, sixth, and seventh floors of the tower are short, like double eaves pavilions. In the north, East, South and west of the pavilion style pagoda body, there are two arched niches in the center, in which there are the glass Buddha statues of sitting in a knot. Around the large niche and the other four sides of the tower, there are rows of small niches, in which there are 580 sitting Buddha statues.

Comments

The overall shape of Duobao glass tower is beautiful, and the proportion of each layer is even, especially the five color glass brick inlaid on the tower body, which makes the tower body present rich colors. In the sunshine, the inlaid gold pagoda and the glazed pagoda are dazzling. In the breeze, the bells under the eaves are jingling. The whole tower in the surrounding green pines and cypresses, even more elegant, tall and straight.

Duobao glass pagoda is the most beautiful and colorful one among the existing glass pagodas in Beijing. It is the best one in Qing Dynasty and has high ornamental value.

legend

It is said that Duobao pagoda can be divided into thousands of pagodas. As soon as you hear someone saying the Dharma Sutra, it will immediately gush out from the ground in front of him. In the eulogy, "Ganges sand" is used to compare the number of duobaofo's separate bodies. Ganges River is the most famous river in India, and there is a lot of sand at the bottom of the river. Sakyamuni used to preach in the Ganges River Valley. Therefore, the number of Duobao pagodas gushing out is just like the sand in the Ganges River. Emperor Qianlong built the Duobao pagoda to pray for his mother, the empress dowager, and to wish her health and longevity.

Historical data

The Duobao Buddha mentioned by Emperor Qianlong in his "Ode to the Duobao pagoda of Wanshou mountain". According to the records in "miaoha Lotus Sutra. Jianbaotapin", he was the leader of the Oriental Baojing world in the past. He came to the Sava world from the far away Baojing kingdom in order to listen to Sakyamuni's sermons. It is said that he once vowed to put his whole body's relic in the pagoda after he died. If there is a Buddha saying the Dharma Sutra in later generations, the pagoda temple will appear in front of him as proof. When Sakyamuni Buddha was talking about the Dharma Sutra, suddenly, a pagoda was pouring out from the ground, where the whole body of Duobao Buddha was placed, and it rose in the air. The pagoda is decorated with gold, silver, glass, Tridacna, agate and coral. Its body is colorful and dazzling. And from the pagoda there was a great voice of praise. Dobao Buddha said, "good, good, Sakyamuni Buddha can teach Bodhisattva Dharma with equal wisdom, which is the common saying of the Buddha and the wonderful Dharma Sutra. Buddha Sakyamuni, as he said, is true. " So Sakyamuni told the audience that he was talking about Duobao Buddha, and his whole body was in the pagoda. He was the Buddha of Baojing land in the eastern world in the past, and his name was Duobao. When they heard this, they were very surprised, so they begged Sakyamuni to open the door of the pagoda and let them see the Buddha. So Sakyamuni opened the door of the pagoda and revealed the Buddha Duobao sitting in it. At this time, Duobao Buddha gave up half of his seat in the pagoda and said to Sakyamuni, "Sakyamuni Buddha, this is the seat." So Sakyamuni went into the pagoda and sat down on the right side of Duobao Buddha, and continued to preach to the public. At this time, people saw the two Tathagata sitting on a lotus seat together. They knew that Duobao Buddha saw that Sakyamuni spared no effort to preach sutras for the people in the secular world, so as to influence and educate all living beings. Therefore, out of admiration and admiration for Sakyamuni, he gave up half of the lotus seat and asked Sakyamuni to sit with him.

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