Mingguang Temple

Mingguang Temple

Mingguang Temple scenic area is located in the northwest of guimengding, the main peak of Mengshan tourist area. The history of the temple is more than 800 years. Mingguang temple was first built in the Yuan Dynasty and expanded in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It was originally called "Shangyuan nunnery", also known as "Luyeyuan". After the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed "Mingguang Temple" in memory of Mingguang monks and nuns, and later called "Mingguang Temple". The main building is divided into Daxiong hall, Guanyin hall, and God of wealth hall. It has a profound Buddhist culture and a long history.

Mingguang Temple scenic area is full of natural vegetation, light bamboo, flowing clouds, waterfall and jade. There are more than 500 years of ginkgo trees, more than 300 years of ancient locust trees, more than 200 years of chestnut king in the scenic area, as well as a dry and thick white magnolia, which blooms like snow in early spring. The scenic spots include the great man peak and sleeping beauty, which look like Shenxiao and make people marvel. There are also Longtan waterfall, Niujiao mountain, shimenguan, Maoershan ancient well, Longquan and other scenic spots.

history

Mingguang temple, which has been closed for nearly a thousand years, was officially opened to tourists in 2000. The main scenic spots of Mingguang temple are Yuan Dynasty main hall, Yuan Dynasty light bamboo group, and there are great man peak, sleeping beauty, Longtan cloth, a line of sky, Maotou mountain and other strange scenery. Mingguang temple tourism area has more than 40000 mu of forest, including 72.6% of wild forest coverage, more than 400 kinds of famous trees (categories), 320 ancient trees more than one thousand years old, clear and sweet spring, moist and fresh air, up to 2.2 million negative ions per cubic centimeter in the air, and the average oxygen content is 20.98%. It is a natural "oxygen bar". According to relevant sources, the daily reception number of the center can reach hundreds of people, which is a good place for summer tourism.

Folklore

According to folklore, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was reincarnated by master Jixing of Mingguang temple in Mengshan.

Master Jixing is a famous monk. He is not only outstanding in talent, noble in morality, profound in knowledge and outstanding in martial arts, but also open-minded in seeking advice, knowing astronomy, geography and medicine. He teaches Buddhist scriptures everywhere, and has won the respect and love of Buddhist disciples. All his life, he worked hard in Buddhism and read scriptures. As he studied Buddhism for many years, he became weaker and weaker. In his later years, he became ill and was bedridden. Although the disciples were accompanied all day long, cooking medicine and serving tea and rice, they were summoned to arrange affairs in the Buddhist temple and made a will when the illness disappeared: Master Huineng, the fateful disciple, was the leader of the 18th generation of the temple. He handed down the secret book of Jueming's martial arts, a magic sword and a gold bag to his disciples. All the disciples waited in front of the bed with tears in their eyes. Seeing that the master was going to die, the hands of the masters and disciples held tightly together. The master fainted and slightly opened his eyes to see the disciples. They were so affectionate that tears came into their eyes. The little apprentice knelt down to the master and asked: if you can still see each other after you "leave". The master calmed down and said slowly: when the bells and drums are singing together, the sun and the moon are moving together, it's time for the master and the disciples to meet. After that, he closed his eyes and left the world.

In 1668, Emperor Kangxi left Beijing for Jiangnan in the seventh year, passing through Mengshan. The imperial leader's army was mighty, with banners and banners flaunting. He climbed Mengshan to Mingguang temple. Huineng, a mage who had been closed for many years, was flustered when he heard the bells and drums and saw the crescent apricot yellow flag in the sky. It is said that Emperor Kangxi himself went to cangjing pavilion to collect the relics of the gold bag and took away many books and secret collections. From then on, he devoted himself to studying and became proficient in literature and martial arts. We should have a clear understanding of the principles of governing the country, such as rejuvenating the country and the country, promoting science and technology, carrying forward culture, developing economy, developing agriculture, loving neighbors, and benefiting the people. During the period of being in power, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful.

It is said that Emperor Kangxi went to Mengshan for many times. In his early years in power, he appropriated special funds to build Mengshan and repair Mingguang temple.

Mingguang Temple industry

Relying on its unique natural resources, Mingguang temple has developed and constructed natural mineral water manufacturing industry, hotel service industry, fruit planting industry, animal husbandry, forest industry, etc. It has led the local people to become rich.

Stone tablet of Mingguang Temple

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The construction workers excavated the stone tablet of Mingguang temple near Mingguang Village. Yesterday, Liu Weidong, an expert at Beijing stone carving art museum, confirmed that the inscription recorded the construction history of Mingguang temple. Since there is no historical record of the construction age and evolution of Mingguang temple, this discovery also fills a gap in Beijing Local Chronicles.

History of Mingguang temple stone tablet

Liu Weidong, a stone carving expert, came to Dahui temple, where the stone tablet was temporarily stored, to study the stone tablet. Although it is heavily weathered, the inscription can still be seen clearly. According to the inscriptions, Mingguang Village, formerly known as Fujiazhuang in the Ming Dynasty, was just a place for monks to practice in Jielu named Juewen. In 1444 ad, Jin Bao, the eunuch of the current Dynasty, built a temple here. In 1445, the emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty visited the temple and saw that the temple was "towering and magnificent" and was very fond of "giving Ming Guang". With the prosperity of the temple, the local area also changed its name to Mingguang Village.

Liu Weidong said that the stone of the stele was Cao white jade, which had been placed on the ground for a long time. It may have been moved several times before it was buried underground. The stele had been weathered before it was buried, and the weathering became more serious after it was deeply buried. "Fortunately, it was discovered in time, otherwise in a few years, I'm afraid this period of history will never be known by later generations."

Wang, director of Haidian District Historical Records Office, confirmed that there had never been a detailed record of Mingguang temple in historical materials before. Although Beijing still has the place name of Mingguang Village, no one knows where the place name comes from and when Mingguang temple was built. He said that in 1992, there was an unprecedented activity to write gazetteers all over the country, but in the records of Mingguang Village, it can only be written: "Mingguang Village was originally named Mingguang temple, and there is no research on the construction and destruction of Mingguang temple."

Aunt Zhao, a resident of Mingguang Village, said that she has lived here for nearly 50 years. She only knows that there is a Mingguang temple. It is not clear where and when the temple was built. "I didn't expect that there are so many stories in it.".

Village or temple first

History led by stone tablet

The reporter called the police and contacted the cultural relics department. Half an hour later, the police of Beitaipingzhuang police station arrived to protect the scene. At about 12:20 noon, the staff of Haidian cultural relics management office rushed to the scene for investigation.

Mr. Gao, director of the Haidian District Office of cultural administration, said that this is a stone tablet in the Ming Dynasty. Due to the serious weathering of the inscription, the specific age of the tablet remains to be further studied. The inscription was given by the emperor when Mingguang temple was first established. It records the reasons for the construction, the scope of the construction and the facilities of the temple, which is of great help to the research of Mingguang temple. This kind of stone tablet is usually placed in front of the main hall of the temple and must have been moved. The stone tablet will be transported to the nearby Dahui temple for further research, and whether to explore the area will be decided according to the research results.

Mr. Gao also said that there is a Mingguang temple nearby in the history of Ming Dynasty, but whether it is because of the existence of Mingguang temple that this place is called Mingguang Village still needs further research.

The evaluation of stone tablet

Liu Weidong, a researcher at the Beijing Museum of stone carving art, said that among the steles built in the temple, the value of the first built stele was the highest, and the value of the first built stele was also higher than that of the imperial gift. The height of the stele was 3 meters, and the tortoise shell would reach 4 meters, indicating that the status and specifications of the temple were relatively high at that time.

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