Longquan Temple

Longquan Temple

Longquan Temple is located in Fenghuangling natural scenic area, northwest of Haidian District, Beijing. It is located at the foot of Fenghuangling mountain in the west mountain of Beijing. It is a Chinese Buddhist temple, which was built in the early years of Yingli in Liao Dynasty. In front of the mountain gate, there are two vigorous green cypresses for more than 600 years. In the temple, there are two tall and strong ginkgo trees and two ancient cypresses. By 2015, they are more than 1000 years old. The original site of Longquan Temple faces east from the West. An ancient stone bridge with one hole in it is still well preserved. One hundred meters to the east of Longquan Temple is Jisheng tower. It is said that on the day of master Jisheng's death, monks chanted sutras on the 49th. The smell of sandalwood from the tower lasts for three years.

Longquan Temple is the first Buddhist temple with three treasures in Haidian District since the founding of the people's Republic of China.

Historical evolution

Longquan Temple was built in the early years of Yingli in the Liao Dynasty. At that time, Shi Jisheng was envied by his elder martial brother for his outstanding understanding of Buddhism. He was expelled from Baima temple. Guided by his only property, Vajra Sutra, he went northward to Fenghuangling and founded Longquan Temple.

The biqiunishelan bahashi of Miaoshan temple in Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty (the "bahashi" means the master) retreated to Miaoshan temple outside the palace. The temple was built with the imperial gifts from the palace over the years. After she retired to Miaoshan temple, she rebuilt Longquan Temple in Xishan and built a pavilion in Lianchi

In 1332 (the third year from Yuan Dynasty to shun Dynasty), the bhiksunishelan bahashi of Miaoshan temple in Dadu of Yuan Dynasty passed away.

In 1564 (the 43rd year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty), Cui Xuelu, a native of Changping, wrote a poem "jade gushing from Longquan" for Longquan Temple in Fenghuangling: "jade gushing from Longquan never stops. Taoist to clear, Wanderer Yang Qingleng

In 1659 (the 16th year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty), Gu Tinglin entered the capital from Shandong Province. In the landscape of Changping, he recorded "Longquan Temple, 50 Li southwest of Changping Prefecture".

In 1884 (the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), Li Hongzhang, governor of Zhili, hired Huang Pengnian, the lecturer of Lianchi academy, to compile the general annals of Jifu. Based on the landscape of Changping, he described the geographical location and water flow of Longquan Temple.

In 1895 (the 21st year of Guangxu), Ma Zhaoqing recorded Longquan Temple in Changping WaiZhi.

In 1889 (the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), Shi Yinguang came to Longquan Temple to serve as a walking hall. In the future, I will leave a book in the east courtyard of Longquan Temple with the words "Amitabha Buddha in the South".

During the period of the Republic of China, temple fairs flourished. In 1938 (the 27th year of the Republic of China), pilgrims from Guangdong raised money to build Wanyuan tea shed in the east courtyard south of jinlongqiao to serve tea and porridge. In 1939 (the 28th year of the Republic of China), Wanyuan teahouse stele was established, which has no existence now. During the Anti Japanese War, it gradually became silent.

In the early days of the people's Republic of China, there were only dozens of houses in Longquan Temple. During the cultural revolution, Longquan Temple was changed into a folk house or other use.

In 1995, with the opening of Fenghuangling natural scenic spot, the local government and Zhu Shanxin led by Cai Qun began to gradually restore the original appearance of the temple.

In 2004, Shi Xuecheng led a group of eight disciples to live in Longquan Temple.

On April 11, 2005, with the approval of Beijing Municipal Bureau of religious affairs, Longquan Temple was officially opened to the outside world as a place for Buddhist activities, and invited vice president and Secretary General of China Buddhist Association, monk Xuecheng, abbot temple.

architectural composition

Longquan Temple used to sit on the West and face the East. In the late Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, Changping Prefecture was on the east side of the original temple. Taking Jinlong bridge as the central axis, the temple was transformed into a three entrance temple with north facing south, which was built with the hall of hem ha, the hall of heavenly king, the hall of master Wei and the tea shed.

The old temple building base, which faces east from the west, remains today.

Longquan Temple is divided into three courtyards from west to East.

West courtyard: there is a green stone base of Longquan Temple built in Liao Dynasty.

Courtyard: the Jinlong bridge in the courtyard is a single hole stone bridge, which is said to be built by Shi Jisheng, the abbot of Longquan Temple in Liao Dynasty. Each hall is restored according to the ancient architectural style of the Qing Dynasty, and is dedicated to the Tibetan king Bodhisattva, Guanyin Bodhisattva, etc.

East courtyard: on the edge of the cliff. Inside, there are antique buildings such as Jianxing hall and Wuguan hall.

Main attractions

Shenbai

In front of the mountain gate, two vigorous green cypresses were planted at the beginning of the 14th century. In the temple, there are two strong and straight ginkgo trees and two ancient cypresses, which are thousands of years old.

Jinlong Bridge

Entering the mountain gate, there is an ancient stone bridge, which is 26.5 meters long and 4 meters wide. It is an old one hole ancient stone bridge in Beijing. It was built by Jisheng monk, the first generation of abbot, who was called Jinlong bridge.

Dragon King Hall

The Dragon King is worshipped in the Dragon King Hall. On the plaque: "smart universe", there is a couplet on both sides: "the towering foot of Buddhism and Taoism, the high sun in the sky; the gentle wind, the spring thunder shaking the earth.". Beside the fashion king are Lei Gong and Lei mu. The cliff behind the hall is a flowing spring, and there are many bamboos beside the hall. The woyou Pavilion in the North back hall and the "Tingquan Pavilion" on the left of the pool are built on the mountain. The buildings and Buddha statues of the Dragon King Hall are works of the Qing Dynasty.

Eminent monks of all ages

Jisheng monk (Liao Dynasty): the first generation of abbot. It is said that Jisheng monks often practice in Jisheng tower and see the red chain Golden Snake accompanying them many times. Therefore, Longquan Temple gets its name.

She Lanlan (Yuan Dynasty): from Gaochang, rebuilt Longquan Temple.

Master Yinguang (Qing Dynasty): the name of Dharma is Shengliang, another name is often shamed monk. In 1890 (the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu), when he was 30 years old, he transferred to Beijing Longquan Temple to be a hall. He practiced asceticism to cultivate good fortune, practiced secret certificate and raised holy fetus. Master Yin Guang is one of the most influential figures in modern Chinese Buddhism.

Buddhist activities

Since the opening of Longquan Temple in 2005, it has been positioned as a place for the public to learn and practice Buddhism. Under the arrangement of Shi Xuecheng, Longquan Temple has held various Dharma meetings since the beginning of its opening up. Since the first Dharma meeting "Buddha Bathing Dharma meeting" was held in 2005, the number of believers who came to participate in the meeting has increased day by day, and the monk group has also developed to nearly 100 people in the early 2010's.

On May 5, 2006 (the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the day of Sakyamuni's birth), Beijing Longquan Temple held a large Buddhist sutra meeting.

On May 5, 2006 (the eighth day of April), Longquan Temple held the Buddha Bathing Festival. The vice president and Secretary General of China Buddhist Association and the abbot of Longquan Temple went to school. Monk Cheng taught three conversions, five precepts and eight fastings, and compassionately led the public to learn Buddhism.

On June 5, 2006, Longquan Temple in Beijing held a Dharma meeting to teach three converts and eight fasts. Master jingkuan taught the believers the rituals of conversion and eight fast; master Xianyong taught the believers the Department of conversion.

On August 1-3, 2015 (June 17-19 of the lunar calendar), Longquan Temple held Mengshan chaodu Dharma meeting.

On October 13, 2015, Beijing Longquan Temple held a Dharma Assembly, which was presided over by master Xianjia. Monks and Buddhists chant the classics with reverence.

Internal organization

On October 8, 2009, in order to implement the idea of orderly management of Longquan Temple, five departments were set up

1、 Engineering Department (in charge of the construction of the temple);

2、 The Ministry of culture (it has three groups: DVD production center, translation center and Beijing Renaissance Culture Foundation);

3、 Charity Department (Beijing Charity Foundation for benevolence);

4、 Hongxuan Department (Longquan voice of traditional culture network);

5、 Education Department (law society department, study and study department, study and study department).

Cultural Activity

After Longquan Temple was restored as a place for religious activities, a series of innovations were carried out. In the construction of education, we should weaken the sects, strengthen the organization, and build up the cultivation system of Chinese Buddhism. In terms of cultivating monks, we should cultivate monks with "ambition, Taoism, morality, talent and learning" and build a pure and harmonious monk group. In the promotion, we should pay attention to the use of modern media means and the way of life suitable for modern people. Longquan Temple has formed a mode in which the inner part of the monk Group operates according to the Deacon system and the cause of spreading the Dharma operates according to the organizational structure. With the assistance of Longquan Temple's science and technology team, we update our microblog and blog every day, and spread the Dharma on the Internet in more than ten languages, including Chinese, English, French and so on. Longquan Temple has established a website, opened microblog, wechat and other public platforms, used network management in temple management, and even used fingerprint identification system in Longquan Temple access control system.

Longquan animation production center of Longquan Temple was established in November 2011. Under the guidance of the mage, he drew comics, published books, made still frame animations, 3D animations, and flash short films, and constantly explored the popular ways for modern people to spread Buddhism and traditional culture, and absorbed new knowledge and ideas in the process. In June 2014, the animation "the story of two lawyers" produced by Longquan Temple animation production center was released.

Travel Tips

admission ticket

The admission fee is 25 yuan (the temple is in Fenghuangling scenic area, and 25 yuan is the admission fee of Fenghuangling scenic area).

traffic

bus line

1. Beigongmen station of Metro Line 4 - transfer to bus No.346 and get off at FengHuangLing Station - go to the gate of Fenghuangling Park and go to Rio 300 meters to Longquan Temple.

2. From the railway station / Airport, you can take the subway to beigongmen station and transfer to bus No.346.

346 bus stop (E)

Chinese PinYin : Long Quan Si