Baolin Temple

Baolin Temple

Baolin temple is located in the west corner of the spring and autumn Yancheng site in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is located at No. 98, Hongxi Road, Yancheng middle road. It was built in 527 AD and is a royal temple built by Xiao Yanying, the emperor of Liang Dynasty. The name of "Baolin" is derived from the Buddhist scripture "forest of pure land, seven treasures into a journey". In 557, Emperor Xiaomin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty rebuilt Baolin temple and renamed it "fahua Temple" with the help of the Dharma Sutra.

The current Abbot

Master Huiwen, commonly known as Xu Qiyou, was born in Dongtai, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. He was admitted to the Physics Department of Nanjing University in 1990 and converted to Buddhism after graduation. He became a monk in Dalin temple in 1995. In 2005, he was elected president of Wujin Buddhist Association, vice president of Changzhou Buddhist Association and President of Wujin Buddhist Culture Research Association. In 2007, he was promoted to the abbot of Baolin temple in Yancheng. In 2008, he took part in the "Jiangsu Province Chinese Buddhism preaching exchange" competition and won the first prize. He was honored as "Buddha dragon elephant" and "today's outstanding young monk talent".

Historical evolution

Baolin Temple

Located about 1 km west of the Chunqiu Yancheng site in Wujin District, Changzhou City. It was first built in 527 A.D. when Emperor Liangwu of the Southern Dynasty was in power. In 557, Emperor Xiaomin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty rebuilt it and renamed it "fahua Temple". Song Chongning destroyed it and rebuilt it in the Ming Dynasty and renamed it "Baolin Temple". At its peak, there were thousands of temples, which were magnificent. By 1949, there were still more than 100 temples. It was demolished in 1958, leaving only three Temple houses as warehouses. In December 1995, Baolin temple was reopened, with a total area of 9000 square meters, including Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, Luohan hall, Wanfo hall, lecture hall, Zhaitang hall, etc., and new statues of Buddha with solemn and unique features were created.

Location of scenic spots

Baolin temple, located at 98 Hongxi Road, HUTANG Town, Wujin District, is about 1 km away from the spring and autumn Yancheng site.

Scale system

After the approval of the opening in December 1995, the three remaining Temple houses were expanded to 432 square meters for worshippers to chant Buddhism, and the old site 100 meters east was rebuilt in strict accordance with temple regulations. The main architectural layout is: the east side of the gate is engraved with the history of the founding of Baolin temple, and the west side is engraved with the brief notes on the reconstruction of Baolin temple. The western part of the temple is the hall area, with five 280 square meter mountain gates and Tianwang hall at the head and 1500 square meter marble field at the back. Two into 450 square meters, imitation of Qing Dynasty double eaves Xieshan style main hall. 1、 There are seven two-story buildings with an area of 700 square meters in the East. The upper floor is 500 Luohan hall, and the bottom floor is pharmacist hall and Guanyin hall. The west side is symmetrical with the east side, and the upper floor is ten thousand Buddha Hall, which worships 11101 Yixing purple sand Buddha statues. They are dry and wet in cold and heat, and decorated with gold plating. The lower floor is dizang hall and Sansheng hall. On the west side of the main hall is the great mercy hall, which has six rooms with three floors, 24 meters wide and 14 meters deep, covering an area of 1008 square meters. The top floor is the chanting hall, and the middle three rooms of the first and second floors are connected. It is dedicated to the eight meter high Avalokitesvara with thousand hands on all sides, and the 84 Buddhas in the great mercy mantra are on all sides. The eastern part of the temple is the living area. There are 24 two-story, 1344 square meter quadrangle complex buildings, with offices, conference rooms, guest halls and Zhaitang. In the northeast corner of the courtyard, there are nine three story, 1296 square meter Jushi buildings. On the east side of the side gate are three 60 square meters of French logistics offices, and on the west side are only round pavilions, with Ashoka pillars with a diameter of 1.2 meters and a height of 16.08 meters. In addition to Ten Thousand Buddhas and Arhats, there are more than 100 Buddha statues over 1.5 meters. It covers an area of nearly 20 mu with a construction area of 6338 square meters.

Introduction to Baolin Temple

In A.D. 527, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty founded Baolin temple in the southern and Northern Dynasties. As the basic Taoist temple of Guanyin, Baolin temple has been well-known all over the world.

In 1995, at the request of the Party committee, the government and the four disciples, monk Huiwen was stationed at the Guanyin Bodhisattva Taoist center of xibaolin temple. Since then, Baolin temple has entered a new period of resurgence of the French movement. In 2007, it happened that the national movement was prosperous and the government was in harmony with the people. It was inspired by the legend that the Bodhisattva Guanyin of Baolin Temple stepped on the West Taihu Lake. All the Dharma followers of Baolin temple are willing to prepare for the construction of the Guanyin Cultural Park of Baolin temple and the "Baolin Guanyin tower" with a height of 91.9 meters. It is dedicated to the 39.9-meter-high Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva on three sides and ten directions. Guanyin Bodhisattva is the great Bodhisattva of Mahayana Buddhism. He has a compassionate mind, can hear the sound to save the suffering, lead the Saha beings, get rid of the suffering and evil in the world, and pursue the wisdom of life. Over the past two thousand years, Guanyin belief has spread all over Asia and even reached the western world. It has become the most brilliant flower in the world of human religion. Especially in India, Southeast Asia, Tibet and other regions of China, it has shown a unique culture of Guanyin belief. Our goal is to restore Baolin temple to be the basic Taoist center of Guanyin, the belief and practice center of Guanyin.

Baolin Zen

Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, sang in his poem Jiangnanchun: "the warbler crows in a thousand li, the green reflects the red, and the drinking flag is popular in Shuicun and shanguo. In the 480 temples of the Southern Dynasties, there are many buildings in the misty rain. " Baolin temple is one of the great jungles.

Baolin temple is located in the west corner of the spring and autumn Yancheng site in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is located at No. 98, Hongxi Road, Yancheng middle road. It was built in 527 AD and is a royal temple built by Xiao Yanying, the emperor of Liang Dynasty. The name of "Baolin" is derived from the Buddhist scripture "forest of pure land, seven treasures into a journey". In 557, Emperor Xiaomin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty rebuilt Baolin temple and renamed it "fahua Temple" with the help of the Dharma Sutra.

Baolin temple in Changzhou (7 pieces)

History of Baolin Temple

During the reign of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1102-1106), it was destroyed in the war. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was rebuilt and renamed Baolin temple. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was destroyed in the chaos of war. In the Ming Dynasty, it was renovated and expanded three times in the years of Hongwu, Yongle and Zhengde. At its heyday, there were 1408 halls, which were famous in the middle of Wu Dynasty And "temple hidden east forest" stone path oblique, the bell is separated from the haze. If the world of mortals does not reach the depths of the clouds, it will knock down the trees and flowers of the pines. " Waiting for praise

During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Huai army and the Taiping army fought a decisive battle in Changzhou, and the Baolin Temple suffered a lot. During the Guangxu period (1875-1908), it was restored 12 out of 10. During the Japanese invasion of China in the last century, more than 100 towering ancient trees were cut down. By 1949, there were only more than 30 temples left. In 1958, the base of the temple was changed into a mulberry field. In the end, only two rooms and one compartment were left as warehouses for the production team. As a result, the bhikkhu disappeared and the Dharma lamp disappeared.

At the end of the cultural revolution, the temple ban was gradually opened. In 1995, Baolin temple was approved as a place for Buddhist activities by the people's Government of Wujin County. The abbot Huiwen devotes himself to Baolin. He has been renovating the temple for ten years. The sound of Sanskrit revives and the light of Buddha reappears, which is the beginning of the Renaissance.

In 2009, Baolin temple was listed as a key cultural relic unit in the city and district, belonging to the spring and autumn Yancheng tourist area in China. The main building is "Baolin religious and Cultural Park". It took five years. The first phase project of a magnificent Tangfeng jungle covering an area of more than 200 Mu was completed in the former site of the temple. On June 19, 2013 (September 12, 2013), the gate was opened to welcome Chinese and foreign tourists.

The ancient and young Baolin Buddhist temple has a water scenery. The Baolin river is surrounded by clear water. Only through the five white jade bridges of Baolin, Ford, great kindness, great compassion and wisdom can people enter the ten directions of harmony.

There are many green trees and white walls in the courtyard, forming a beautiful picture of Buddhism. On the central axis, there are Zhaobi, pailou, zhengshanmen, Tianwang hall, bell tower, Drum Tower, Jialan hall, Zushi Hall Among them, the main hall is more than 20 meters high, 40 meters wide, 30 meters deep from north to south, resplendent and majestic, with a Lingshan style; the Guanyin Pavilion is about 100 meters high, five Mu away from the base, just like a pure lotus in bud. The outer Pavilion is composed of 108 lotus petal shaped niches, each of which sits a golden Buddha arhat. In the center of the pavilion, there is a 39 meter high Avalokitesvara on three sides and ten directions, surrounded by 9999 miniature Avalokitesvara. Miaozhuang is peaceful, the light of Buddha falls day and night, and the Miaoyin is light. There are also stairs and elevators in the tower for visitors to visit Guanyin. The Mahavira hall and the Guanyin Pavilion present the spirit of compassion of Sakyamuni and Guanyin Bodhisattva. On the East axis, Dongshan gate, Zhike hall, Xingyuan hall, fanyin Pavilion, promenade, Baolin lecture hall and Buddhist Academy show the great wish complex of Buddha and Guanyin to all living beings. On the Western axis, Xishan gate, Liang Dixuan, God of wealth hall, Wenchang hall, Golden Buddha Hall, Abbot's building and Sutra pavilion are full of the wisdom of "supreme Prajna" and the wonderful principles of human Buddhism. Baolin religious and Cultural Park's architectural complex integrates Buddhism, culture, art, science and technology. It is an innovative version in the history of Chinese temple architecture.

Abbot Huiwen, commonly known as Xu Qiyou, is from Dongtai, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. He was admitted to the Physics Department of Nanjing University in 1990 and converted to Buddhism after graduation. In 1995, he became a monk in Dalin temple under the guidance of master Jinghai. Since then, he has studied Buddhism and devoted himself to Sutra. He has won the mastery of samadhi Buddhism and is determined to prosper Baolin. In 2005, he was elected president of Wujin Buddhist Association, vice president of Changzhou Buddhist Association and President of Wujin Buddhist Culture Research Association. In 2007, he was promoted to the abbot of Baolin temple in Yancheng. In 2008, he took part in the "Jiangsu Province Chinese Buddhism preaching exchange" competition and won the first prize. He was honored as "Buddha dragon elephant" and "today's outstanding young monk talent".

Baolin temple, a thousand year old temple, has a new look, with four people gathered. It will become a place of meditation, sightseeing, pilgrimage and Buddhism

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