Taipingyan Temple

Taipingyan temple in the embrace of the mountains is well arranged according to the situation. The overall layout of the temple is rigorous. From the outside, it is the mountain gate, bell and Drum Tower, Yuantong hall, Daxiong hall, monks' houses on the left and right sides, Scripture building, dizang hall, Dharma Hall, Shangke hall and Fangsheng pool on the right. The Buddha statues in the temple are solemn and beautiful. The Qinglong River and youbaihu River on the left of the temple form a double dragon temple for worshiping Buddha Potential flows to the front of the mountain gate, and there is a green bamboo forest in front of and behind the hall, which shows the world that this is a rare pure and elegant place for self-cultivation.

The ancient temple is dignified, simple and magnificent. It has the solemnity of Buddhist culture and the spirit of primitive ecology. A garden, a tower, a temple, a Buddha, a mountain and a water are all shining like spiritual things. The Dharma hall and the sound of Dharma are constant. The movement and the stillness depend on each other and complement each other, moistening people's hearts. The temple naturally integrates with the surrounding scenery, attracting a collection of pilgrims from ten places to worship Buddha, adding spirit to the picturesque landscape In the prosperous times, everything is prosperous, politics and people are in harmony, law and fate are unique, good news is spread from all directions, the light of taipingyan temple is shining, the future is bright, and the hearts of all are united, which will add new life to the promotion of Chinese Buddhist culture and happiness.

Taipingyan Temple

Taipingyan temple is located in the southwest of Wanshi Botanical Park, Siming District, Xiamen city. It was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1620). It was dedicated to the Jade Emperor and was called "Taiping Temple".

Historical evolution

In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong conquered Jin and Xia islands to resist the Qing Dynasty. He used taipingyan as a place for reading in his spare time. Zheng Chenggong's eastward voyage destroyed him.

In the early years of Emperor Qianlong (1736-1745), monk Ruyuan, the abbot of Nanputuo temple, raised money to rebuild it. It was turned into a lotus Taoist temple, a Buddhist temple, and rafters. In addition, it engraved the word "extreme happiness" on the stone in front of the rock, changed the Taiping temple to "taipingyan", and retained the "Temple of heaven" in the side hall to worship the Jade Emperor.

During the reign of Jiaqing (1796-1820), Lin Yunqing advocated it.

In the first month of the first year of tongzhi (1862), there was a fire in the Buddhist hall, and several cases in the building were all ashes. The board of directors and staff of Yansi Temple advocated the completion of the renovation. Ten years later, Li Yongren, Kang Chaoying and ye Ruheng were invited to raise funds for restoration. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Siyan was abandoned again.

In the early 1920s, the abbot of Nanputuo Temple turned to monk Feng and went south to Xingzhou to raise funds for renovation.

In 1934, Jiang Yide, a wealthy businessman and resident, built a large hall on the left side of the temple.

In the early 1940s, Shi zhuanan, the deacon of Nanputuo temple, became the abbot. Because of going abroad to raise money, the affairs of the temple were presided over by ruimenggu, a female disciple. Soon after, Li Hongsi, a female disciple of master Wan Shiyan Huiquan, took over the agency. Shiyan temple has one monk and three vegu. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, master zhuanan returned overseas and continued to repair. In the 37th year of the Republic of China, Chinese monks living in the Philippines donated money to establish the juehua women's Buddhist Academy, which was presided over by disciple Chen Zhenzhen (after the founding of the people's Republic of China, the Buddhist Academy was relocated to Quanzhou). After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Cai Gu Li Hongsi presided over the affairs of the temple.

In the mid-1950s, taipingyan and Miaoqing Temple women jointly founded Lianyou cotton textile factory to help themselves.

In 1958, Siyan was taken over by the garrison.

At the end of 1965, the garrison was withdrawn, rebuilt and handed over to the Xiamen Buddhist Association, who appointed caigu to live in. One year later, the "Cultural Revolution" broke out, the vegetable girl who lived in the temple was expelled from the temple, and the rock temple suffered serious damage.

In 1975, Siyan was taken over by the city's garden management office and changed into a "tea man's home" for business.

In August 2000, with the support of monk Shenghui, master Shicheng raised funds by himself and reached an agreement with the Landscape Management Bureau to officially resume the right to use taipingyan temple. Sangha officially moved in and held a grand ceremony for the entrance of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Yuantong hall is located on the mountain, and it sits in the north to the south. On both sides of the corridor, the east side of the corridor is used as a squatter house. At the front is the old foyer of "tea man's house", which is on the upper and lower floors. It used to be a business hall, but now it is still a place for tourists to rest and taste tea. The temple has an elegant environment, overlapping huge rocks, luxuriant trees, high mountain paths and narrow cliffs. The four boulders in front of the rock are naturally superimposed, which looks like a big smile with the word "Shi Xiao" engraved on it. Side peak complex several square rock, the shape of the elephant worship. Cliff stone in the mountain, many celebrity inscriptions.

The plan for the construction of the rock temple was formulated in 2001 and is being implemented. At present, there are six Sangha, and Shi Shicheng is the abbot.

Address: Wanshi botanical garden, No.2 Huyuan Road, Xiamen City, Fujian Province

Longitude: 118.09414057978

Latitude: 24.4539178832

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