fayu temple

fayu temple

Fayu temple, also known as housi temple, is one of the three major temples in Putuo Mountain, 2.8 kilometers away from Puji temple, at the left of baihuading and under Guangxi peak.

Architecture

Fayu temple covers an area of 33408 square meters, and there are 294 existing temples. According to the mountain, it has six floors on the platform. The entrance to the mountain is upgraded in turn. On the central axis, there is the heavenly king hall, followed by the Jade Buddha Hall. Between the two halls, there is the bell and Drum Tower, followed by the Guanyin hall, the imperial tablet hall, the Daxiong hall, the Sutra library, and the Abbot hall. Guanyin hall, also known as Jiulong hall, is exquisitely and vividly carved. The Jiulong caisson and some glazed tiles in Jiulong hall were demolished from the Ming Dynasty palace in Nanjing, which is known as one of the three treasures of Mount Putuo. The whole temple is grand and lofty, with extraordinary weather; the Qianbu Jinsha nearby is open and comfortable, with the sound of waves roaring day and night; Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty once praised it as "the color of trees, the holding of books in autumn, and the response of bells and waves".

Jiulong Guanyin Hall (dayuantong Hall) is the most splendid building in the temple. It was built in April of the 38th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It is the highest Buddhist hall in China. The hall is divided into seven rooms, 22 meters high, 35.35 meters wide, 20.31 meters deep, covering an area of 957.96 square meters. With 48 columns, all of them are inlaid with double eaves, glazed roof, nine Dougong on the upper eaves, five Dougong on the lower eaves, Jiulong caisson in the inner groove, one dragon plate top, eight dragon rings and eight columns, the shape is beautiful, simple and elegant. Inside the hall is a 6.6-meter-high statue of avalokitesvara of Pilu. On the back wall are the statues of Guanyin and shancai, with 18 Arhats on both sides. All the pillars in the hall are carved with dragons. The knife technique is rough, and it was carved in Wanli of Ming Dynasty. Jiulong hall is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province.

On the front platform of Jiulong hall, there are 24 bluestone balustrades, each of which is 127 cm wide and 65.5 cm high. They are embossed into the story picture of twenty four filial piety. The composition of the picture is complete, the knife technique is concise, and the lines are smooth. They are high artistic value for the Ming Dynasty stone carvings. The 24 filial sons in the stone carvings are both extensive and representative.

In terms of social status, from emperors and ministers to common people; in terms of age, there are old people, middle-aged people and young people; there are people who have always been filial to their relatives; there are also people who have worked hard to save their relatives in times of crisis, which embodies the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and supporting their relatives of the Chinese nation. Their deeds are vivid and moving, and their influence can be said to spread throughout the government and the public.

On the photo wall opposite the Tianwang hall, there is the nine dragon wall built in 1987. This wall is different from the nine dragon walls made of pottery in the Forbidden City, Beihai and Datong. Instead, it is made of 60 pieces of 70 cm square blue stones, which are exquisitely carved and inlaid without any cracks, just like a whole block of stone. The whole wall is 2 meters high, 12 meters long, and the relief is 16 cm deep, which is full of three-dimensional feeling. The footwall is a Qing style xumizuo, with cornices at the top of the four sides, and the upper part is made of stone beams and tiles. There are 17 dragons with different shapes carved between the beams. In the middle of the wall, nine dragons hold their heads high and dance their claws. They soar between the cloud mountain and the blue sea, competing for the dragon ball with vivid shape. The wall was donated by Hong Kong compatriots. The Putuo Buddhist Association invited Liang zongtao, a folk stone Carver in Changyu Town, Wenling, Zhejiang Province, to imitate the Beijing Dragon Wall.

The dragon, Phoenix, cypress, LIANLI, luohansong, ancient ginkgo and other fine wood in Fayu temple are of high ornamental value, as well as the stone reliefs such as the painting of twenty four filial piety, carved dragon fence board, and Yunlong Youtian. The beautiful Jinping Mountain behind the temple, the huge camphor group in front of the temple, the towering maple trees on the right side of the temple, and the strange pines and rocks on Gongde ridge on the left side of the temple are all good places for tourists to seek elegance and to enjoy their feelings. Today's "Fayu Temple" is inscribed by Hu Juewen, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese people's Congress.

history

Fayu temple was founded in the eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. Because of its beautiful spring and stone, it was named Haichao temple after the meaning of "Fahai Chaoyin"; in the 22nd year of Wanli, it was renamed Haichao temple. It was destroyed by war in the 26th year of Wanli. The following year, the emperor granted scriptures to Tibet. In the 33rd year of Wanli, monks such as rushou and Ruguang built more temples. Thirty four years (1606) the court extended the grant to change "Huguo Zhenhai Temple". After that, after several wars, the temple was destroyed. In 1687, the abbot of biean temple was renovated and expanded again, and the temple was built successively, such as zangjing Pavilion, dongchan hall, Sansheng hall, Sansheng hall, GONGTING hall, yinliao, etc. In the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Puji and Fayu temples were built at the same time with money from the imperial court. Later, the Buddhist monk Mingyi of Fayu Temple went to Fujian alone to raise money. After three years, he used the money to build Yuantong hall for the statue of Guanyin Buddha. Two years later, he built Daxiong hall for all Bodhisattvas. In the 38th year of Kangxi (1699), the emperor granted Jin Xiu temple and the main hall to repair, and the title of "Tianhua Fayu" and "Fayu Temple" to the emperor. In 1731, the ninth year of Yongzheng reign, the Royal Court of Fayu temple was built again. From then on, the halls and pavilions of Fayu temple were neat and perfect, and the Puji temple was shining on the sea mountain. In the 19th year of Guangxu (1893), monk Huawen, the abbot of Fayu temple, came to the capital to collect Buddhist scriptures. As an assistant, Yinguang came down to Fayu temple with Huawen. After living in Fayu temple, Yinguang stayed at home and studied Buddhist scriptures behind closed doors for 37 years. In his later years, he was known as the "often ashamed rice porridge monk" and devoted himself to the promotion of the pure land and the interpretation of cause and effect. He wrote a book, such as "pure land decisionism", etc. after his death, the disciples compiled four volumes of "Yinguang master Wenchao", which was put into practice. At that time, he was regarded as the 13th generation patriarch of the Pure Land Sect (lianzong). During the reign of Tongzhi and Guangxu, temples were built one after another, becoming a famous temple in Jiangnan.

Jiulong caisson

The architectural layout of Fayu temple is based on the mountain, rising in groups, grand and lofty, with extraordinary weather. Among them, Jiulong hall is the most splendid. It was moved from the Ming Palace Museum in Nanjing as a whole. It is the highest Buddhist hall in China. Inside the hall is Jiulong caisson, one of the three treasures of Putuo Mountain. It is a national cultural relic with exquisite workmanship, lifelike and high artistic value.

visit

The visiting sequence of Fayu Temple: Haihui bridge (rilianchi) - Mountain Gate (inscription of "Tianhua Fayu" and Jiulongbi) - Tianwang Hall - Jade Buddha Hall - Jiulong Hall (Jiulong Caijing) - Yubei Hall - Abbot's courtyard

Transportation: get off at "Fayu Temple" on line 2.

Admission: 5 yuan

Address: no.299, Hongshan New Street (southwest of Hongshan Town People's Government)

Longitude: 118.748500001

Latitude: 24.743969000009

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