Jueshan Temple

Also known as Puzhao temple, it is located at the foot of Pingshan in Jueshan village, hongshiling Township, 10km southeast of Lingqiu County. It was first built in the seventh year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (483 A.D.), and now it is rebuilt by monk Longcheng, the second generation master of Jueshan temple in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The whole temple covers an area of 8100 square meters, with 134 Buddhist temples The White Pagoda, water well and mountain peak of Jueshan temple are all 13 feet in height, leaving the name of "Qie (QI) of tajing mountain". There is a peach blossom cave near Jueshan temple.

Jueshan Temple

Jueshan temple, also known as Jueshan Tianning Wanshou temple, is located in Nanpo village, Guyue Town, Pingshan County, Hebei Province, 30 kilometers east of the county seat and 55 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang city.

Jueshan temple covers an area of more than 80 mu. Both the back of the temple and the left and right mountain fields are protected areas of the temple, with a total area of more than 700 Mu and more than 500000 square meters.

Brief introduction to temples

Jueshan temple is connected with Taihang and sits on the east side and west side. Behind the temple, the parents' mountain is tall, surrounded by dragon and tiger mountains, and the water mouth is locked. The main peak, jade emperor Nao, opens up a series of peaks, winding out five mountain dragons, embracing a huge and round hill in the center, forming a dragon vein of five dragons playing with pearls.

Layout structure

The temple is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a plain protruding in the middle. It is shaped like a cauldron. The environment here is quiet. There is no wind and sand, no heat, no cold in four seasons. The climate is pleasant. The fields and crops grow luxuriantly regardless of drought and flood. The harvest is good every season and every year. Every evening, the temple is covered with smoke and white as snow. "Jueshan dusk snow" was once known as one of the eight major sceneries of Pingshan. Many geomantic Masters said that Jueshan temple is a geomantic treasure.

From west to East, the central axis of Jueshan temple is as follows: Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, Luohan hall, Great Buddha Hall, Bodhisattva hall, sutra collection building, octagonal glazed well, etc., all of which belong to glazed roof, as well as theater building, bell and Drum Tower, Jialan hall, mountain temple, Dawang temple, Longwang hall, Zen hall, monk's house and 27 brick tombs. "Build a tower on the tower, grow a tree on the tree, have a temple on the hall, a temple in the temple, and a well in the well.". During the war of resistance against Japan, the palace and pavilion were carved and decorated with flying fish kissing animals. Dozens of thousand year old pagodas, precious Scripture buildings and steles were destroyed.

There are three Dragon King temples, five Great Buddha halls and five Bodhisattva halls, which were rebuilt later and have lost their original appearance. Star anise glazed Longjing was changed into edible well. There is also a male white fruit tree, nearly a thousand years, after the vicissitudes of life, but the branches and leaves are luxuriant, the big tree straight into the sky, standing in front of the Bodhisattva hall. There is a well on the east side of the temple called Bajiao Longjing. According to Pingshan County annals, the well leads to the East China Sea, and there are two spirit snakes in the well, one is Daqing, and the other is Xiaoqing. It is said that they are dragon species. They prayed for rain in Song Dynasty, and were granted Funing Marquis and Lize marquis by Zhao Heng, king of Song Dynasty. So far, there are many kinds of scenic spots around the temple Eight kilometers to the East is the provincial hot spring resort, 26 kilometers to the north are the national scenic spots Tiangui mountain and wuwushui, and two kilometers to the south are ganquanguan (one of the eight scenic spots in Pingshan) and guzian putuoan. Jueshan temple is located on the tourism line of Shijiazhuang Xibaipo Tianguishan wuwuwushui hot spring resort, with superior location.

Jueshan temple has convenient transportation, close to 107 national highway. Concrete road in front of the temple through, there are two roads, into a circular situation. It's very convenient for pilgrims to come in and disperse.

Cultural relics protection

Jueshan temple is a very precious historical and cultural heritage in Pingshan County and a key cultural relic protection unit at the county level. It is an open Buddhist activity site approved by the Municipal Bureau of religion, covering an area of more than 80 mu, more than 50000 square meters, with a protection area of more than 700 mu, more than 500000 square meters.

Jueshan temple is surrounded by mountains, precipitous mountains and halls. It has beautiful scenery, magnificent momentum, hidden terrain, quiet environment, no wind and sand, no heat, no cold in four seasons, and pleasant climate. The mountain slopes from east to west. Xunluo has its own place. The main peak, wudinao, is 900 meters above sea level. Strange green, overcast sky, smoke and clouds shrouded in front of the temple, constitute the delicate landscape of Jueshan dusk snow, smoke and cloud lock, which is recorded in the history of Pingshan's ten ancient scenes.

Historical evolution

It is said that Jueshan temple was built in the Han Dynasty, rebuilt in the Tang Dynasty, and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Up to now, it has been more than 2000 years. The emperors and famous officials of the past dynasties have repeatedly taken the actions of worshiping Buddha, adding titles, awarding heavy money, building more halls, and expanding the scale. All the great virtues and eminent monks practiced hard here and made good achievements, which have been passed down from generation to generation. The great modern commander-in-chief Zhu De also visited Jueshan temple, which played an active role in the victory of the war of liberation.

Jueshan temple is one of the earliest Buddhist places in Taihang Mountain.

According to the records of Pingshan County annals, during the Five Dynasties, there was a Buddhist monk named Dajue, who was here for a long time. There were thousands of monks and tourists. The mountain was full of gas and clouds, and Bai Xiaoda was at dusk. In the third year of Yuanfeng of Song Dynasty, master Dajue founded Wanshou temple in Tianning, covering an area of 80 mu in its heyday. The central axis buildings from west to East are Shanmen, tianwangwa, Luohan hall, Great Buddha Hall, Bodhisattva hall and octagonal glazed well.

In addition, there are theater building, Jialan hall, mountain temple, Dragon King Temple, sutra hall, Buddhist chamber, monk's house and brick pagoda of 27zhuang, with more than 800 monks. There have been 80 Dynasty Buddha fights. Seventy two pagoda pavilions, 54 merit steles, 31 ancestral pagodas, and a dragon well. The four wonders of Jueshan temple are that the tower is built on top of the tower and the tree grows on top of the tree. There is a temple in the temple and a well in the well.

in disrepair

Jueshan temple was built in the third year of Yuanfeng of Song Dynasty to 1947. It was famous for its incense. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by the war and the cultural revolution. The only ten remaining Buddhas were beaten up and in disrepair. Only the huge nine branch ginkgo tree still stands in the middle of the temple, remembering the rise and fall of the temple.

Textual research basis

1. It can be seen from the Zhengguo relic unearthed at the bottom of the great pagoda of Jueshan temple in the 1960s.

2. There are the remains of the great monk Benji in Ming Dynasty.

3. The records of the reconstruction of Jueshan Temple by master Jueshan in the annals of Pingshan County in the third year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty can be found.

Related allusions

The story has to start from the beginning: it is said that in AD 25, Wang Mang, the imperial master of the Han Dynasty, usurped the throne. Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was chased and killed by the rebels and fled everywhere. A group of five people passed by Jueshan. One of the five was named Deng Zhonghua, who was born in Xinye, Henan Province. He was omniscient in astronomy and geography and was called "Deng Huoxian".

While walking, watching the scenery of Jueshan, I found that the mountains meet, the steep mountains are surrounded, and the geomantic omen is very strange, forming the vein of five dragons playing with pearls. So I said to Liu Xiu, "Lord, please see, the mountains and waters here form a gathering of five dragons, spitting fog and playing with pearls, and the five dragons will be determined in the future." Liu Xiu asked, "what is the five dragons and which is the Pearl?" Deng Huoxian replied: "these five peaks are five dragons, and the big earth hill in front of them is pearl."

After hearing this, Liu Xiu felt very bad and sighed: "how about my life? It's so bumpy. One Wang Mang made me run for my life everywhere. If there are five more dragons, there will be five more emperors. What can I do?" He clenched his brows, scratched his ears, and asked Mr. Feng Shui how to crack it. Mr. Feng Shui replied, "my Lord, you don't have to worry. There is no water here until the Dragon meets water. When it will come true, I don't know why you should worry."

Liu Xiu asked again, "is there any way to solve this? "Mr. Feng Shui replied," the only way to solve this problem is to build a temple and a pagoda in front of the bead and under the big mound, which is enough to suppress evil and support the right. Your majesty, why worry? " Then he comforted Liu Xiu and said, "the most important thing at present is to quell Wang Mang's rebellion as soon as possible. Later, the temple was built here. Baohan, Jiangshan. "

Address: Jueshan village, hongshiling Township, 10km southeast of Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 114.27452803223

Latitude: 39.31431102932

Traffic information: take a bus from Datong City to Lingqiu County, and then charter a bus from Lingqiu County, along the road

S201 southbound, turn right to the southwest in Taohua Cave Scenic Area and go straight to Xiwan tailongyuchi village.

Ticket information: 20 yuan

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