Haizhou Temple

Haizhou Temple

Haizhou temple in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province, formerly known as Maitreya Bodhisattva achievement hall, was founded during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It is the only existing ancient Tibetan Buddhist temple complex in Fuxin city. The temple is built close to the mountain. The word "hillside" in Mongolian is used to call Haizhou. Therefore, the temple gets this name. Because it is located in the prosperous commercial center of the city, it adds a great landscape to the urban area, and has great social, political, economic, cultural and tourism development value.

Temple scale

In the heyday of Haizhou temple in the past, there were 300 lamas and many pavilions. There were more than 10 magnificent buildings, such as FA Xiang monastery, Shi Lun monastery, Guan Di temple, front hall, back hall and Da Xiong hall. There were more than 600 houses, covering an area of more than 20 mu. The surrounding area was four Li. The ancient trees were towering. The music of Jing Xiang in the courtyard made people feel like entering a fairyland. According to historical records, in the past, regardless of the Han, Mongolian, Manchu and Xibo nationalities, they all went to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. Every festival, people come and go, it is lively.

Historical changes

Temple renovation

Since the first restoration in 1748, the temple has been renovated for many times in history. Due to various reasons, especially the cultural revolution, the temple and ancient relics were seriously damaged, the site was embezzled, illegal temporary buildings around it were everywhere, the second floor of the main building was demolished, and the lower floor was turned into a storehouse, which made the old structure more beautiful Is a broken wall, beyond recognition, become a dangerous house. Since 1995, under the care of Fuxin Municipal Party committee and government, the policy has been implemented and some properties have been returned. It was approved as a Buddhist activity site in 1997. In August 1999, it was discussed and approved by the executive meeting of Fuxin Municipal government, and the restoration of the main hall was agreed. With the support of relevant departments, government funding and self financing, the original restoration project started in October 1999. The temple was completed in October 2000 with an investment of 2.6 million yuan, which made the appearance of the temple initially restored and welcomed by Buddhist residents and the masses. The number of monks and administrators has increased from 2-3 to 15. There is an endless stream of people who come to engage in Buddhist activities and visit every day. Every holiday and large-scale Buddhist activity day, there are thousands of people in the hospital, crowded and bustling.

During the cultural revolution, the temple was seriously damaged. It was not in the same appearance. What was more serious was that dozens of houses were built around the original main hall, which still exists today. After the reform and opening up, under the guidance of the party's ethnic and religious policies, with the attention and support of leaders at all levels, and with the efforts of all monks and believers, 1.3 million yuan was raised for the reconstruction of the main hall (covering an area of 280 m2) in 2000. In the front yard of tiandian, there is a public hall, a five story tripod, an iron incense burner and a stone incense burner. In the center of the main hall, there are statues of Wang III Buddha (wood carving with gold), Maitreya Buddha, Bodhisattva dizang, Guanyin Bodhisattva, zongkaba, Manjusri Bodhisattva, thousand handed Buddha, eighteen Arhats and other Buddha statues in their places. At present, Haizhou temple covers an area of 1300m2. Due to its good geographical location, it is located in the center of the city, where incense is very strong. There are an endless stream of people who come here to burn incense and worship Buddha every day. There are 1000-2000 people on the first day, the fifteenth day and major Buddha days. Especially foreign businessmen and well-known people who come to Fuxin often visit here. Haizhou temple has become not only a historic site in Fuxin, but also a tourist attraction It is an important place to implement the party's ethnic and religious policies, and also contributes to the economic development and social stability of Fuxin and the safety of one side.

Modern development

The municipal government attaches great importance to the development of Haizhou temple. In 2002, Cao Yuan, executive vice mayor, personally presided over the on-site office meeting to clarify the areas west of Haizhou street, east of the old wall site of Haizhou Temple (east wall of auto trading company), north of Xinhua Road, and South of the East-West access road to the TV station. He returned Haizhou temple and issued documents. According to the above documents, the usable area of Haizhou temple should be 7200 square meters, which needs to be developed and used gradually. At present, we have carried out a comprehensive planning for Haizhou temple, gradually moved and cleaned up, and recovered the property rights. The temple of heavenly king is built 17 meters to the south of the main hall. The bell tower and Drum Tower with an area of 16 square meters are built on the East and west sides of the temple. The living Buddha palace with two floors, monks' dormitory, office and Zhaitang are built on the west side of the main hall. On the east side of the two-story residence, 28 meters behind the main hall, Maitreya Hall of 432 square meters is built. On the west side of Maitreya hall, dizang Hall of 112 square meters is built. On the east side of Maitreya hall, Guangong Hall of 112 square meters is built. Sixteen meters in front of dizang hall, Caishen Hall of 56 square meters is built. Sixteen meters in front of Guangong hall, Guanyin Hall of 56 square meters is built. It is estimated that 16 million yuan will be spent on the above project. Due to the shortage of funds, there are still many difficulties in the implementation of the above planning and construction. In line with the principle of gradual implementation, it is urgent to build the heavenly king hall and the living Buddha palace with two floors of 420 m2, monks' dormitory, office and Zhaitang on the west side of the main hall. First of all, the relocation of the six families in front of the temple and the three families in the west of the temple has been approved by the municipal government and approved by the Municipal Bureau of public utilities and real estate. But now it is very difficult. The relocation fund needs 1 million yuan, the self raised fund of Haizhou temple is 500000 yuan, the relocation fee gap is 500000 yuan, and the construction cost is 800000 yuan. In order to do things well, we adopt the policy of walking on two legs. On the one hand, it can be implemented by attracting investment; on the other hand, it can raise funds by itself. In a word, expanding the development of Haizhou temple is a top priority. I hope that eminent monks and Buddhists at home and abroad can make donations, plant a wide range of Futian, and make good connections! It's famous on the stele, and it's eternal. Namo Amitabha!

Temple revival

(selected manuscript of charming Fuxin)

January 26, 2009 is the first day of the year of the ox. In the early morning, the resplendent Haizhou temple is bathed in the brilliant glow, and the melodious and resonant bell and solemn chanting sound reverberate over the temple. Inside and outside the grand hall, there are thousands of pilgrims, all of whom are full of spring. Some of them wait in long lines to pray for the bell; some rush to donate money for the expansion of the temple; some reverently worship the Buddha; some humbly ask the great Lama for blessing. The towering hall is filled with green smoke; the fire in the tall incense burner is red, and the whole temple is full of happy and peaceful festival atmosphere. The ancient Haizhou temple is finally full of youth and brilliance! (1) on the southeast slope of Xishan Mountain, Haizhou District, Fuxin City, there is a magnificent temple, which is Haizhou temple. Haizhou temple was built in 1662, which has a history of more than 300 years. At that time, Haizhou temple, covering an area of about 4000 square meters, was grand in scale. It was divided into upper and lower temples, backed by the green west mountain, facing a wide river, surrounded by towering pines and cypresses, with beautiful scenery and magnificent temples. Haizhou temple, also known as "qingzhuyuan" during the puppet Manchu period, has a Guandi temple in the northeast corner, surrounded by several small monasteries with more than 20 lamas. It is said that in the heyday of Haizhou temple, there were more than 500 hectares of land, and the land rent was used to support the temple. In the main hall of the lower courtyard, there are bronze statues of the Tathagata Buddha and 18 Arhats on both sides. In the front hall of Xiasi temple, there are four vajras, which are gorgeous and lifelike; the surrounding walls are made of stone, which is more than Zhang high; there are stone lions on both sides of the gate, which are powerful and vigorous. In the front hall, there is a soul dance hall. Every June 15 of the lunar calendar is the meeting time. Temple chasers come from all over the world to watch the lamas wearing all kinds of costumes and special masks such as ox, deer, eagle, sheep, ghost face, butterfly and black-and-white impermanence perform the Chama dance, expel ghosts and pray for blessings. The temple fair is very lively. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty wrote an inscription for this temple: "Maitreya Buddha salvation hall", and gave it a gold plaque. The plaque is about 1.4 meters high and 80 cm wide. It is engraved with Mongolian, Han, Manchu and Tibetan characters. The blue gold characters are carved on both sides with Erlong Xizhu, which is hung in the middle of the main hall of the lower temple. On September 22, 1939, when Puyi, the puppet emperor of Manchuria, came to Fuxin to "inspect", he once went to Haizhou temple and watched a monument on the top of the western mountain, which was engraved with the words "yuwangyuanshuo". First there was Haizhou temple, then Fuxin city. The origin of place names in Haizhou District is closely related to Haizhou temple. Mongolian called the hillside "Haizhou", so later people used to call the Mongolian Lama Temple on the south slope of the West Mountain Haizhou temple. At that time, around the temple, there were more than 20 families, both Mongolian and Han. People call it Haizhou temple. After the late Qing Dynasty, it evolved into Haizhou temple village. In March 1936, Fuxin street was set up in this area, which belongs to Fuxin County. On January 1, 1940, the Japanese puppet regime divided 25 villages and counties from Fuxin County, established Fuxin City, and changed Fuxin Street into Haizhou District. After liberation, it was the first district of Fuxin City, but later it was still changed to Haizhou District. There is also a beautiful legend about the construction of Haizhou temple. More than 300 years ago, Fuxin County was called tumetzuoqi, belonging to zhuosootu League. One summer, the weather was dry and hot. There is a group of people and horses from Beijing, surrounded by eight lift sedan from south to north. They came to the south slope of the Western Hills of Haizhou in Tumet Left Banner. A senior official in the sedan chair was sweating and panting and hissing. He passed on the message to live in the sedan chair. He got out of the sedan chair and sat under a pine tree to enjoy the cool. He looked up and looked around. The hill was beautiful. Mountain pine, cypress

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