Two Buddhist temples

Two Buddhist temples

Laitan Town, a famous historical and cultural town in Chongqing Province, is located 40 kilometers to the east of Hechuan City. It is adjacent to the beautiful Shuanglong Lake and is one of the ten small scenic spots in Chongqing.

geographical position

Laitan Town, a famous historical and cultural town in Chongqing, is located 40 kilometers to the east of Hechuan City. It is adjacent to the scenic Shuanglong Lake and is one of the ten scenic spots in Chongqing.

Brief introduction to temples

As a result, as early as 1956, it was announced as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Sichuan Province. The two Buddhist temples are divided into upper and lower halls. The upper hall is located on the top of Jiufeng Mountain. The hall is huge and magnificent. It is composed of dashanmen, Yuhuang hall, Daxiong hall, Guanyin hall, left and right side halls and row rooms respectively. It is completely arranged according to the layout of the seven halls of Jialan in Yangzong, forming a closed quadrangle. The whole building not only stresses the symmetrical echo of the whole, but also pursues the individuality of the building It covers an area of 5181 square meters. The lower hall is a hall with two floors and one bottom built on the mountain. Its eaves are arched and its momentum is like flying. According to historical records, in the second year of Guangming (881 A.D.), Tang Monk Zong made envoys to pray in the temple, which shows that it had a large scale in the late Tang Dynasty. By the Song Dynasty, the temple's incense reached its peak, and Buddha statues were excavated in the mountains. There are 42 main niches and caves, with more than 1700 statues engraved in the north of the lower Hall of Er fo temple. On the rocks in the West and South are typical statues of the Shan sect of Buddhism. According to the legend of Beiyan main niche, the picture is the core part of all the statues. The main statue, Sakyamuni Buddha, has a kind-hearted look, smooth clothing lines and a height of 12.50 meters. It is not only the crown of the statues of the whole temple, but also one of the famous Great Buddhas in Chongqing. According to the stele of "rebuilding Qingfeng Buddhist temple" in the 13th year of Zhengde reign of Ming Dynasty in the temple, "there are three great Buddhas in Sichuan, and there are two Buddhas in rijiufeng, Shentan town of Dangqu" At that time, the second largest Buddhist temple in Shu also got its name. Other niches and caves are centered on this, integrating Kaya, Bodhisattvas of Shidi, six paizong ancestors and many arhat like monks, and skillfully constructing a large-scale and magnificent Buddhist temple. As for the Buddha and the sixth patriarch, the feminine Dharma and the arhat group sculpture reflecting the real life, they are the concrete manifestation of the further Sinicization of Buddhist art into the lower society. They not only reflect most of the historical process of Shan sect and the purpose of Chan sect in content, but also can be regarded as a masterpiece in art, worthy of being one of the stone carvings of Bashu era The Pearl of art. Mr. Yin Wenjie, member of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, President of Dunhuang Research Institute and famous stone carving expert, said after inspecting the Motan Stone Carvings: "the cliff carvings in Shentan are the rare gathering points of Zen in China.". He admired the exquisite stone inscription on laet beach, and wrote an inscription in person: "deep beach cliff statue, the essence of stone carving art in Song Dynasty", and "treasure of stone carving art of deep beach and Luo Han statues".

Accessory cultural relics

The affiliated cultural relics of Er fo temple are also very rich, mainly including Ming Dynasty stone archway, Qing Dynasty Huili talin, theater, Ming and Qing Dynasty tombs, and ancient urn. Among them, the ancient urn is the only well preserved ancient defense facility in eastern Sichuan. It is surrounded by city gates on all sides, with rooms and seats connected with eaves and ridges. The two-story Waihui is like a stone urn, which means "catching turtles in a Urn". It is a typical military defense In the city, there are pleasant bluestone streets and alleys, together with Tianhe style residential courtyards on both sides, which are simple and elegant. The significance of the cultural relic group centered on the Laitan cliff statues has gone beyond a single cultural relic, so it has higher cultural relic value and artistic ornamental value.

transportation by land and water

The water and land transportation of Er fo temple is direct, the communication is smooth, the environment is beautiful, and it is convenient to eat, live, travel and buy. It is a good place for tourism. Every year, there are three temple fairs on February 19, June 19 and September 19 in the lunar calendar. They are even more powerful, lively and full of tourists.

Address: Laitan ancient town, Hechuan District, Chongqing

Longitude: 106.487785

Latitude: 30.173458

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