Guangzong Temple

Next door to Yuanzhao Temple

Guangzong Temple

Guangzong temple is called danjileng, commonly known as Nansi.

Guangzong temple is located in a valley at the West foot of Helan Mountain in the territory of Barun bieli, Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is about 23 kilometers southeast of BAYANHOT town. The temple has six subordinate temples, which is the largest and most famous one among the original eight temples in Alxa.

Historical origin

Guangzong temple is called danjileng, commonly known as Nansi. It is located in a valley at the West foot of Helan Mountain in the territory of Barun bieli, Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, about 23 kilometers southeast of BAYANHOT town. The temple has 6 subordinate temples, which is the largest and most famous one among the original eight temples in Alxa. It is composed of more than 20 buildings.

Layout structure

Guangzong temple, the whole building momentum grand, magnificent. The main buildings are Daxiong hall, Dajing hall, Huanglou temple, etc. Among them, the main hall dedicated to the remains of the Sixth Dalai Lama in Tibet is called "Huanglou Temple". Huanglou temple is a two-story building with 81 rooms in the front and 49 rooms in the back, all of which are made of yellow and green glazed tiles.

Folklore

It is said that in addition to the remains of Dalai VI in Tibet, there are also precious historical relics, such as the flying portrait fossil, the Golden Buddha left by Sakyamuni Buddha, and the sword of Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. Guangzong temple was built in 1757 A.D. in the 22nd year of Qianlong reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty. It was built by awandorji, the son of banzi'erzhabtaiji, in accordance with the will of his master, the Sixth Dalai Lama. There are 15 temples and more than 2000 temples in the temple.

Between the temples, there is a Jisa (warehouse) monk's room. There are more than 1 ton bronze pots in the kitchen, which can hold more than 4 tons of water. After the completion of the temple, the body of the Sixth Dalai Lama was invited from chaogetu hure Temple (Zhaohua Temple) to be worshipped in the temple as the first generation of Gegen (living Buddha), named dedinggegen. In the 25th year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1760 AD), the third generation king of Alxa, Lobsang Dorji, reported to the Li Fan yuan of the Qing Dynasty and granted the plaque of "Guangzong Temple" (named gadandan jarlin in Tibetan) written in Mongolian, Han, Manchu and Tibetan, thus replacing the original name of adaximaidri temple.

During the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, it was expanded and the coffin of the sixth generation of Alashan King Nang dobsulong was consecrated in the temple. In 1869, the temple was burned in the war and restored in Guangxu. As the largest temple in the whole banner and a place for believers to yearn for and believe in, Nansi has gathered a large number of valuable historical Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist cultural relics and Buddhist works of art, as well as eminent monks and great virtues who are proficient in the two canons of Buddhism. Of course, there are also a large number of magic vessels and sacrificial vessels made of gold, silver and jewelry that can not be estimated. For example, the three inch high Buddha statue of wuliangshou lost in the cultural revolution and the three-dimensional altar of the great mercy Avalokitesvara made of 500 taels of silver in the early 1950s.

Related allusions

Before 1949, Gegen and miaocang also owned a large number of livestock, land, real estate and belongings. At the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", the rebels from BAYANHOT broke into the Nansi temple and first destroyed the Sixth Dalai Lama's pagoda. They forced the monks to destroy the Sixth Dalai Lama's body and burn it. A large number of Buddhist statues and Sutras were destroyed. They also held a small number of lamas in charge of the temple as ghosts and gods and then drove them out of the temple. Some homeless monks were driven to nearby communes. In 1981, some monks of Nansi temple came to the original site of the temple to build a Mongolian bag and tent, and held a summer prayer meeting. With the contribution of Lobsang Ningwu, Shangba dandar, and Danbi Ningwu, five flat topped Buddhist halls were built on the site of the original Gegen cangfang, and the ashes of the Sixth Dalai Lama collected by sangjibutan were carefully rebuilt into pagodas for worship. In addition, three clay statues of zongkaba teachers and disciples were made. For darginomen Khan, windur Gegen, sangija musu lamatan, build a spiritual pagoda. According to the latest statistics, there are more than 100 registered monks and nearly 20 permanent monks in the temple.

In addition to the main hall, there are zankang, SANZU Buddha Hall, temple warehouse, benefactor and tourist reception. There are dozens of monasteries. In the process of development and expansion, Nansi has received strong support from qizasak and a large number of benefactor believers. Their contributions to Nansi and the labor of skilled craftsmen are incalculable. In 1760, Nansi had only 197 monasteries, but in 1869, it had reached 2800 It is said that the number of monks has also increased to 1500.

Temple affairs management

The three small temples around Nansi, Zhanmao mountain, erdenizhao and daobujilin, are managed by Nansi. There are Zhaohua Temple (chaoketukuere), Chengqing Temple (menjilin), Miaohua Temple (tukemu), shaerzi temple, chagangaole temple and Shimen Temple (jiagelong) in Tianzhu, Gansu Province. Their Khenpo (fatai) is either appointed by the Nansi Lama or nominated by the temple. The main monks, such as the great Lama and the zhangtangshi, were nominated by the temple and approved by the South Temple. The two gegens of Nansi were handed down in the form of Gegen reincarnation from the Sixth Dalai Lama who chose to build the temple and the avatar of Diba sangjiejiacuo who built the temple himself.

The first generation of Gegen was the Sixth Dalai rosang Renqin Cangyangjiacuo (translated as shanhuibao fanyinhai), who used to use the pseudonym of Awang quzajiacuo (named Hai in Zizi). His biography includes "Miaoyin Tianjie Pipa sound" written by awandorji in Tibetan. Cangyang Gyatso has left many beautiful poems, which are treasures of Tibetan literature. Housi's works include "great compassion Guanyin's petition", "praying for Alashan God" and "records of bailianmiaoshu Temple" written for Liancheng temple. The first two works are printed in Nansi. The latter work has been published by Gansu Nationalities Publishing House. The time of his life is from March 1, 1683 to May 8, 1764. However, the Nansi temple is determined to hold a meeting in front of his pagoda on November 25 to celebrate his birthday. The second generation of Pueraria lobata is rosantu Budan jiamusu, commonly known as wenduer Pueraria. The third generation of Gegen is qaidar jamusu. The fourth generation of Gegen is isichuletumdarjijiamusu. The fifth generation of Gegen is Gonzalez yongchabu.

Nansi Gegen is the largest Gegen in Alxa. Its reincarnation in different generations is mostly awarded by Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama with the titles of "iraguksan bandigongzhuonomenhan" and "dagebuhutuktu" by Chaoyan, as well as the honorary title of "kaleselai" Gegen.

Gegen, another master of Nansi temple, is diesilderhutuktu, commonly known as lamatan. The first generation of Gegen was awandor, who was confirmed by the Sixth Dalai Lama as the reincarnated spiritual child of di basangjiejiacuo. Awandorji was born in zabusuerwusu, Xianggen dalaibaga, Alxa banner in 1715. As a monk, he followed cangyang Jiacuo to become a monk and went to Tibet to study Scriptures for several years. Hearing the rumor that awandoerji was reciting the mantra Sutra, the king arrested him and imprisoned him. Because he was too old to bear the cold and hunger, he meditated in prison to show his silence. In 1780, the second generation Lama Tan was born in 1784. He was unable to welcome him to the Nansi temple and died at the age of nine.

Cultural transmission

The third generation lamatan is danzengzhongnaidarji. In Nansi, he set up shennizacang, namely the Dharma monastery, which laid the foundation of the Buddhist Scripture system in Nansi. He has some scattered scriptures written in Tibetan, which have been handed down to this day. It passed away in about 1856.

The fourth lamatan is awan Badar jijiamusu.

The fifth generation Lama Tan was a great Buddhist in modern history of Alashan. He entered Tibet at the age of 29 and was proficient in Tibetan language and Buddhism. He had close contacts with famous living Buddhas in Tibetan areas, especially with the 13th Dalai Lama. A bundle of his correspondence was kept in Nansi. Among them, the contents of Dalai's reply to lamatan in 1907 are listed in the chronicle of the 13th Dalai Lama. He also enlisted Dalai's consent and included the book "thousands of offerings and rituals in zongkaba" written by the 13th Dalai Lama in the first part of his anthology, GA, which records the reasons for doing so. He asked the Dalai Lama to re enact the rules of Nansi temple. Both Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama awarded him the title of "ariluksan bandida erdnino Khan". Dalai Lama also granted him the degree of quanzede in ranjzhacang, the top of Potala Palace, and gave him Kanbu costumes and other precious gifts.

Born in the 22nd year of Kangxi reign, the Sixth Dalai Lama cangyang Gyatso entered the Potala Palace at the age of 14 and became the leader of the Yellow religion. Ten years later (1706), he was dethroned by the Qing government and sent to the north. When he passed through the lake Namtso in Qinghai, he fled in the middle of the night and was at a loss. Cangyang Gyatso has left many beautiful poems, which are treasures of Tibetan literature. As a matter of fact, it is said that cangyang Gyatso, who escaped from his body, changed his name to Awang quzagyatso. After traveling in India, Tibet, Sichuan and other places for ten years, he came to Alxa in 1716 and was believed by the local people to be a guru. In 1746, before the Nansi temple was built, it passed away.

He was born in Tianzhu County, Gansu Province in 1946. His father's name is Bama cairang and his mother's name is Yunji. After the identification of Panchen Lama, it was named Awang Dan bijianshen. When he was three years old, he was invited to Alashan. When he was five years old, he began to learn Tibetan and recite scriptures. When he was twelve, he entered primary school. I have been studying in Japan since I graduated from graduate school. present

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