shijing temple

shijing temple

Shijing temple is one of the five Buddhist jungles in Western Sichuan. Master zongkaba, the king of Tibetan and Yellow Sect, was passed down by the emperor. The first Tantric Taoist temple in Han District is located here. Shijing temple is located in Tiancheng mountain, the east foot of Longquan spring, in Shijing village, Chadian Town, Longquanyi District, Chengdu. It is 18 km to Longquan street and 37 km to the downtown area of Chengdu. It is 4 km to Longquan Lake and 21 km to Sancha lake. It is close to Chengdu Chongqing Expressway, and the old Chengdu Chongqing highway runs through the gate of Bensi mountain.

In the East, West, North and south of Longquanyi District, Changsong summer resort, WanMu Huaguo Mountain, baigongyan, Baoshi lake, Longquan Lake, zhangjiaya lake and Sancha Lake in Jianyang constitute famous scenic spots. In 1981, Shijing temple was listed as a municipal key cultural relic protection unit by Chengdu Municipal People's government.

Historical evolution

Initial construction

Shijing temple was built around the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (220). At the beginning, it was an official family temple.

In the period of Shu Han (221-263), Zhao Zilong, a general of Shu, inherited the property and lived in the world in the name of "Lingyin".

The main hall was built in the Tang Dynasty.

repair

During the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty (1436-1449), master Chushan, a famous monk from Hubei Province, was invited by the king of Shu to stay in xilingyin temple and built a temple, which made the main hall and other buildings magnificent and resplendent. He also built the Luohan hall, Dongyue hall, Guanyin hall, dengdeng hall, Niangniang hall and other upper and lower halls, which were also called Tiancheng temple. During his stay in xitiancheng temple, master Chushan once went boating on Jinjiang River and traveled to Chu, Wu and other places in xiayun. He was honored by King Jing, King Jiang and King Xia. Chen Ji became an eminent monk and was canonized as the Zen master of Jingbi. Tiancheng temple also became famous in Bashu and enjoyed a good reputation in the world. Chushan himself was respected as the founder of Tiancheng temple. In the strange tales of Liaozhai, a famous classical Chinese scholar, and in the stagnant water of Weilan, a great modern writer, Li Jieren, the reputation and grand occasion of Shijing temple are described. After the death of master Chushan, he built the ancestral hall on the Danya in the back of the temple, where "Bodhisattvas of the body" were worshipped.

In the 32nd year of Qianlong (1767) of the Qing Dynasty, Sima Ren of Song Dynasty in Jianzhou city visited the temple and presented a stone inscription "Vajra Sutra", which changed the name of Tiancheng temple to Shijing temple. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong and Jiaqing, the temple was renovated several times, forming its present scale.

In 1949, there was no monk abbot, and the incense was interrupted for more than 30 years.

In 1985, it was reopened.

In 1981, Shijing temple was listed as a municipal key cultural relic protection unit by Chengdu Municipal People's government.

In 1983, Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association and vice chairman of the Eighth National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visited the Shijing Temple twice in person. According to the wishes of eyudni kejijianzan of the Panchen Lama, he returned the first Ximi fundamental Daoism founded by master Nenghai in Huihan district after he learned from Tibet to Jinci temple and set up a secret altar here.

Scale structure

scale

Shijing temple is one of the five Buddhist forests in Western Sichuan. Master zongkaba, the king of Tibetan and Yellow Sect, was passed down by the emperor. The first Tantric Taoist temple in Han District is located here. Shijing temple has experienced changes from generation to generation and now covers an area of more than 200 mu. Chaoyu building sits from west to East and rises from east to west according to the mountain. The main buildings are Zhaobi Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, Tuo hall, talin, Daxiong hall, Sansheng hall, Kunling hall, zushi hall, Abbot's courtyard, master hall, sutra collection building and Wuguan hall.

Temple Landscape

Body Bodhisattva

After the death of master Chushan, he built the ancestral hall on the Danya in the back of the temple, where "Bodhisattvas of the body" were worshipped. In 1767, the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty gave a stone inscription "Vajra Sutra" to Sima Renyou temple in Jianzhou, which changed the name of Tiancheng temple to Shijing temple. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong and Jiaqing, the temple was renovated several times, forming its present scale.

Ancient ginkgo

The Shijing temple is built on the mountain, and the courtyard is shaded by trees. It is known as the magical landscape of "ten thousand trees cover the sky" and "looking at the Shijing half a day purple". In front of daxiongbao hall, there is a luohansong plant in wunian, which was planted in the Later Zhou Xiande period (954-959). In the north of dayoulin hall, there are two ancient ginkgo trees, which were planted in the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627-649). Up to now, they are luxuriant and fruity.

The Chinese Tripitaka

There is a collection of one hundred volumes donated by master Ming San, a famous monk in Taiwan, and his disciples of Sanbao, which has become the treasure of the temple.

legend

Shijing temple was not a temple at first. It was a hunting villa for officials. It was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (189-214 A.D.). It was built by Liu Yan, a descendant of Liu Yu, the fifth son of emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, who was a herdsman in Yizhou. During the Shu and Han Dynasties, Zhao Yun inherited the property and guarded Longquan Mountain, the east gate of Chengdu. After the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, the villa was rebuilt into a temple by the local people, named Lingyin Temple. By the Tang Dynasty, temples were built on the mountain and began to take shape. During the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty (1436-1449), master Chushan, a famous monk from Hubei Province, was invited by the king of Shu to stay in xilingyin temple, where he added gold to the temple's appearance, making the main hall and other buildings resplendent, and renamed Tiancheng temple. Tiancheng temple was renamed Shijing temple, which was related to a Vajra Sutra in the Qing Dynasty.

It is said that in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, song siren, a senior official in the capital, was framed by treacherous officials and demoted to Jianzhou (now Jianyang) as a state herdsman. In a fit of anger, song siren was bedridden. One day, he dreamt that black and white, impermanence two ghosts hook him down to hell and walk to Jianzhou North Gate Bridge. A kind-hearted monk stops him. The monk asked, "isn't it a pity to die like this?" Song replied, "the upper class can't serve the country, and the lower class can't be filial to their parents. Is it safe to die? " The monk danced the dust in his hand. Song siren was fanned into the air and went down. He exclaimed: "help! Help The monk said with a smile: "it seems that the world still has your unfinished fate!" With that, the monk disappeared. When song siren woke up, his illness gradually improved, and he began to do some good things in the treatment. At the same time, he also offended some local dignitaries. One day, he was recognized by the villain, who was ready to give him a poisonous hand. At this time, the monk in the dream came to him again, threw the dust and knocked down the evil migration, saving song siren's life again. In order to repay the monk for saving his life, song siren searched for many times and never saw the monk. Later, he visited Jianzhou temple and finally saw master Chushan in Tiancheng temple. It turned out that it was Bodhisattva, the founder of Tiancheng temple, who saved him twice. In order to be grateful, song siren spent a lot of money to renovate the temple. After completion, he carved another stone "Vajra Sutra" with a total of 32 pieces, sent them to the temple, and wrote "white moon and clear wind" on the top of zushi cave. From then on, it was called chengshijing temple.

Traffic information

At Longquan bus terminal, take bus 870 or 882c to shijingsi directly.

Address: Shijing temple, Shijing village, Chadian town

Longitude: 104.347996

Latitude: 30.50227

Tel: 028-84810242

Chinese PinYin : Shi Jing Si