North Tower Falun Temple

Falun temple, North Tower, Shenyang

synonym

North Tower Falun Temple generally refers to Shenyang North Tower Falun temple

The North Tower Falun temple was built in the eighth year of Chongde (1643 AD) of the Qing Dynasty in the mid spring of Guiwei, and completed in the second year of Shunzhi (1645 AD) in the mid summer of Yiyou. It was one of the four towers around the East, West, South and north of Shengjing city at that time. According to the inscriptions in the temple, "there are solemn temples on all sides of Shengjing, each with one giant Buddha, two left and right Buddhas, eight Bodhisattvas, four heavenly kings, and a floating picture. In the East is the bright lamp, which is called Yongguang temple; in the south is Pu'an Zhongshu, which is called Guangci temple; in the west is Qianzhu Shengshou, which is called Yanshou temple; in the north is liuzhengfa, which is called Falun temple." The four Pagoda Temple symbolizes the four vajras, which are powerful in all directions, protecting the country and the people, protecting "the country from disasters" and "five blessings come together". Now it is located in the middle of Chongshan East Road in Shenyang City, No. 27, Beita street, Yuhong District. It was built in 1643 and completed in 1645. It is one of the four pagodas and four temples in the East, West, South and north of Shenyang outside the city built by Emperor Taizong of Qing Dynasty. It is managed by Beita Beilin cultural relics management office and subordinate to Shenyang Cultural Relics Management Office.

Tower location

The North Tower Falun temple was built in the eighth year of Chongde (1643 AD) of the Qing Dynasty in the mid spring of Guiwei, and completed in the second year of Shunzhi (1645 AD) in the mid summer of Yiyou. It was one of the four towers around the East, West, South and north of Shengjing city at that time. According to the inscriptions in the temple, "there are solemn temples on all sides of Shengjing, each with one giant Buddha, two left and right Buddhas, eight Bodhisattvas, four heavenly kings, and a floating picture. In the East is the bright lamp, which is called Yongguang temple; in the south is Pu'an Zhongshu, which is called Guangci temple; in the west is Qianzhu Shengshou, which is called Yanshou temple; in the north is liuzhengfa, which is called Falun temple." The four Pagoda Temple symbolizes the four vajras, which are powerful in all directions, protecting the country and the people, protecting "the country from disaster" and "the five blessings come together".

The North Tower Falun temple, which belongs to the Qing Dynasty, soon became the most popular one among the four pagodas as a holy land for Lamaism. In 1778, Emperor Qianlong came to Falun temple to pay homage to the Buddha, wrote a plaque of "golden mirror circle" and wrote a poem: "Shengjian Sidu, the north corner of Siwei city. If you want to show Mongolia, you can stop things. He is a relative of Japan and a model of Myanmar. "Falun plays Mandarin, and you'll never forget the old Kyoto." According to historical records, Emperor Qianlong once again visited the Falun temple in the North Tower after five years. Later, Emperor Jiaqing and Emperor Daoguang all came here to visit. The North Tower Falun temple, bathed in the grace of the Qing Dynasty, is the most complete temple among the existing four towers.

Scale of Temple site

The North Tower of Falun temple is three li outside the dizai gate, with five main halls, two stele pavilions, three East and west auxiliary halls, three Heavenly King halls, two bell and drum towers, one north pagoda, three mountain gates, one hanging Sutra tower, and 24 Buddhist rooms. At the beginning of the state, the Lama Xiangdi method was used to build a white pagoda in each temple, and the cloud should be unified. According to legend, it is a stele with a university scholar. In the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong, there was a tablet hanging on the main hall around the golden mirror. In the forty third year, there was a poem titled Falun Temple written by the emperor. In the forty eighth year, there was a poem written by the emperor about Falun temple. (Imperial Sikuquanshu · Shengjing Tongzhi · volume 97 · ancestral temple · Beita Falun Temple)

The temple was originally the lower house of Shisheng temple in Shenyang. In 1962, the Municipal People's government announced it as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. In 1984, the Municipal People's government appropriated money to renovate and re announced it as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. It was officially opened to the outside world in October 1987. Now it covers an area of 13000 square meters.

Historical evolution

In 1642, in the seventh year of Chongde, iraguk sanhutuktu and Dai qingchuoji led the Tibetan mission to Shengjing.

In 1643, in the eighth year of Chongde, the temple was built in February and spring. In the same year, Emperor Taiji collapsed and Emperor Shunzhi succeeded to the throne.

In 1644, it was under construction in the first year of Shunzhi. In the same year, the Qing Dynasty entered the pass.

In the second year of Shunzhi in 1645, the end of Yiyou was in the midsummer of June.

In 1743, in the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong wrote the plaque of "Jin Jing Zhou Yuan" (lost today)

In 1778, in the 43rd year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong visited Falun temple in person to worship the Buddha and left behind the imperial poems.

In 1783, in the 48th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong visited Falun temple in person to worship the Buddha, and left behind the imperial poetry, which was granted the title of "Manchu Lama Temple".

In 1805, in the 10th year of Jiaqing, Emperor Jiaqing visited Shengjing to Falun temple and left his poems.

In 1818, in the 23rd year of Jiaqing, Emperor Jiaqing visited Shengjing to Falun temple and left his poems.

In 1829, at the request of kaiyinbu, the Minister of rites, the Falun temple was renovated. He visited Shengjing in the east to Falun temple and left his poems.

The rebellion of gengzi in 1900.

When the Russo Japanese war broke out in 1905, the Falun temple in the North Tower was destroyed by the war, and hundreds of scriptures, Buddhist niches and magic weapons collected in the temple were seriously damaged. The main hall fan and table, the main Scripture cabinet and 108 scriptures in the cabinet were all burned.

In 1921, as the Falun temple in the North Tower became more and more dilapidated, the temple became a place for Shenyang Citizens to park their coffins spontaneously. This situation lasted until liberation.

In 1937, it was rebuilt in the fourth year of Kant.

After the founding of new China in 1949, Shenyang Civil Affairs Department cremated the bones in the Falun temple in the North Tower, which also restored some of its religious functions. But at that time, the North Tower Falun temple was in ruins.

In 1959, the Falun temple in Beita was under the jurisdiction of Shenyang Civil Affairs Bureau, and the remaining bell and drum towers were soon removed,

In January 1962, it was announced as a municipal cultural relics protection unit by Shenyang Municipal People's Committee. After ten years of turmoil, the Buddha statues in the hall were pulled down and the function of storing ashes was restored again.

In 1984, Li Changchun, then mayor of the city, called for the development of cultural relics. The state funded the maintenance of the North Tower, restored the original site, and rebuilt some Buddha statues.

It was officially opened to the outside world in October 1987.

In July 2002, with the approval of Liaoning Provincial Bureau of religious affairs, Falun temple was officially restored as a place for religious activities, and the 93rd generation abbot of changqingchun Keer temple in Litang County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province, the fourth Xiaba living Buddha, was invited to be the abbot, and many outstanding rituals and Dharma treasures were brought to the North Tower, so that the North Tower Falun Temple regained its vitality and style.

Temple Landscape

1. Da Xiong Hall

Before 2002, the walls around the main hall were painted in the form of blue sketches, such as the Vajra Mandala. In July of that year, after the restoration and reconstruction of Shaba Rinpoche, Buddha statues began to be built in Daxiong Hall: in the center is Sakyamuni Buddha and his two bodyguards; in his left hand is the twin statues of dense Vajra, Shengle Vajra and Daweide Vajra; in his right hand is the father and son statues of master zongkaba, Jia Caojie and Ke Zhujie. Ten years later, in 2012, the Mahavira hall was renovated and the Buddha statue was rebuilt, which has been worshipped to this day.

The hall as a whole is in the style of Chinese Buddhism. In addition to the solemn Buddha statues, the hall also worships the Tripitaka in Chinese, Tibetan and Pali languages. In Tibetan style, there are eight auspicious stone carvings carved on the wall, but the carvings are made in Han Dynasty. There is a group of exquisite eight auspicious patterns carved on the Danbi stone in front of the hall. There are a pair of stone animals on the stone steps before and after the main hall, which is the Southern Buddhism craft of Sri Lanka. The whole hall harmoniously integrates the three Buddhist systems, which is the unique architectural style of temples in China so far.

2. Dharma Hall

One of the characteristics of Vajrayana in Tibetan Buddhism is that there are many worshippers and Dharma protectors. Among many Dharma protectors, geluba is generally recognized as the most law like one. There are four Dharma protectors, namely six armed mahagala, Yama Dharma protectors, vaisham heavenly king and auspicious Heavenly Mother. This dharma hall is dedicated to the six armed mahagala, the yama Dharma and the auspicious Heavenly Mother.

1. Six armed mahagala

It is also called "big black sky", and it is the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The difficulty of Bodhisattva's thinking of all living beings is entwined by various demons, so it turns into mahagala's master of Voldemort, with no great sorrow in his heart and anger in his face. If the benefactor can repent in front of him, offer widely and pray wholeheartedly, he will be able to get rid of the disaster and increase his fortune.

Six armed mahagalanai is the Dharma protector of the staff way. Because the master Taoist mainly practices Bodhisattva, he mainly protects and assists the practitioner to eliminate all kinds of obstacles in the process of Bodhisattva and help him to develop Bodhisattva quickly.

2. Yama Dharma protector

Also known as the king of magic, also known as the king of magic. Its image is one side and two arms, feet on Buffalo, arms holding the corpse mother, right hand holding the skeleton stick, left hand holding the magic rope. The Dharma protector of Yama is actually the embodiment of Manjusri Bodhisattva. If you can offer and pray for him, you can eliminate the three demons, eliminate diseases and disasters, remove obstacles and increase happiness, and achieve your career.

The magic king of Yan is the protector of the law. Because of their thoughts of impermanence of death, evil interests, bitterness and karma, and the principle of return, they mainly protect and assist them to eliminate all kinds of obstacles in the way of leaving bitterness and make them happy.

3. Auspicious mother of heaven

Auspicious Heavenly Mother is the angry manifestation of Miaoyin Buddha mother, so it shows the image of female Dharma protector riding a mule, which is actually the Dharma protector of career achievement.

Auspicious Tianmu guatai is a major feature of the temple. It was set up for the purpose of benefiting the people with feelings and according to the rules of Tibetan Buddhism. More than ten years of practice has proved that as long as

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