Chaotian Temple

Chaotian Temple

The first Chaotian temple in the south of the Yangtze River is located on the ridge of Baogai mountain in Shishi City, beside the aunt tower. It is a temple integrating Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It was built in 1980. Although it has a short history, it has a grand scale and momentum. The temple covers an area of more than 60 mu and is the largest temple in Shishi.

Temple layout

Chaotian temple has lofty buildings and steep pavilions. It stretches along the mountain ridge and has a vast landscape. In Xijian Village section of Shiyong highway, you can see Chaotian temple gate standing on the roadside. From the concrete road along the foot of the mountain, the Chaotian temple complex in front of us is the earth temple, the mountain gate, the Tianwang hall, the middle hall, the back hall, the Guandi temple, the Sansheng hall, the Zhenwu hall and the Yuhuang Pavilion. There are many statues in the temple, both Buddhism and Taoism. Tianwang hall is dedicated to the four heavenly kings, Maitreya Buddha and Weituo; the middle hall is dedicated to the eighteen immortals of two families (namely eight southern immortals and nine northern immortals, which are eighteen immortals together with Guansheng emperor); the back hall is dedicated to the three Buddhas of Sakyamuni, Amitabha Buddha, pharmacist Tathagata, thousand handed Guanyin, dizang King Bodhisattva, Shiba arhat and Jigong Zen master; the middle hall of Guandi temple is dedicated to Guansheng, Zhoucang, and the side hall is dedicated to Lingguan Dadi The three saints hall is dedicated to the three saints of the west, namely Amitabha, Guanyin Bodhisattva and dashizhi Bodhisattva. On the upper floor, yuantongbao hall is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva and shancai Longnu, with five hundred Arhats on the two sides; Zhenwu hall is dedicated to the Arctic Xuantian God; Yuhuangge, namely Lingxiao hall, is dedicated to the Jade Emperor, with Wenqu, Wuqu, Tuota Tianwang, Erlang, Fengshen, Yushen, Leishen and dianshen on both sides. Buddha statues are gilded, dignified, gentle and charitable; God statues are decorated with colors, with solemn appearance; Dharma protectors are majestic; arhat attends to gods, with various manners. There are so many statues, so many Buddhas and gods, and so on

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Surrounded by mountains, there is shandun reservoir in the East and Longxue reservoir in the West. The sun of the two reservoirs is shining like crane wings. The temple in the middle is on the back of the ridge, like peiweng riding a crane to heaven. It is named Chaotian temple for some reasons. The main buildings include Tianwang palace, Xiangong Pavilion, Daxiong palace, guanshengdi palace, Yuantong palace, Xuantian god palace, Yuhuang palace, etc.

Huxiu temple in Xishan Mountain, along the Baogai mountain tourist highway, can reach Chaotian temple, which is known as "the first in Jiangnan". The temple was built in 1981. Although it is not as long as Huxiu temple, it stands out because it is backed by Baogai famous mountain, and because of its large-scale architecture and the coexistence of multi religious culture.

Historical origin

Chaotian temple was built in the late 1970s and completed in the 1980s. The temple was built on the basis of Shishi Shanxin. Five people went to visit Jiuli Lake in Xianyou to pray for their souls and dreams. So they combined the emperor Guan Sheng and the 17 real people from the north and South families into 18 immortal ancestors and established Chaotian temple in Baogai mountain. The tenet of the temple is "to say that the way to pass people is to open the maze, to save the world, to drive away strange diseases, and to return to spring." It is said that at the beginning of the site, there were pilgrims praying for God to cure diseases. The news spread and became famous. Pilgrims arrived, and the call to build the temple echoed. Xijian village made great efforts to support and offer mountains and land; all good faith gathered together to contribute money and services. Cai Youyu, Hong Shupei, Shi quansen, he Tianfu, and CAI wurui, Wang Peikun of the Qing Zang temple in Hong Kong contributed generously. After the layout and careful design, the ground was set in 1981. The project is huge, and the craftsman's service is abundant. After years of hard work, it has become a grand occasion today. However, the Bagua garden in front of Guandi temple and the Sanqing Palace on the left side of Yuhuang pavilion are still missing. Today's Chaotian temple has not been fully built, the scenery has not been set up, and the gods have not finished gathering. In time, it should be perfected.

Temple characteristics

The architectural design of Chaotian Temple group is novel and the layout is ingenious. According to the high and low trend of the shape of the mountain, the temple is located in a proper position, so it is well arranged and elegant, and it is loose and spacious, looking forward to many things. Where the temple was built, the ridge is slightly high, the gentle slopes on both sides extend far away, and the area is open, just like the wings of a crane; the tip of the wing just extends out of xidun and Longxue West reservoirs, so that the sweet spring moistens and doubles the aura; the top of the ridge is towering, like the neck of a crane; the top of the peak is high, like the head of a crane. People praise it: the spirit of Zhong Baogai, the beauty of Yuhe cave. On the left side of Zhenwu hall, there is a rock with a square circle of several feet, which is shaped like a turtle; on the right side, there is a stone standing on the ground, with a slightly flat top and a triangular shape, which looks like a snake. The Xuantian God hall, the second general of the foot treading tortoise and snake, was built in this place, which made the visitors clap their hands and exclaim. The design is ingenious and the ingenuity is wonderful!

Chaotian temple is known as "No.1 in the south of the Yangtze River". It covers an area of more than 200 mu with a construction area of tens of thousands of square meters. The scale is grand and the view is magnificent. There are few in Jiangnan. He has fine carving and gorgeous decoration. The arch of the bridge is magnificent; the glazed tiles are dazzling; the long and flat porch pillars are full of clouds and rain; the lion is standing by the door. There are many plaques and couplets with exquisite calligraphy, rich connotation, skillful explanation of Buddhism, wonderful metaphor of Zen, adding luster to the temple. Around the temple, it is high and quiet, with jagged rocks, lush ancient trees, beautiful streams and wild flowers. When you enter the temple, you will feel the circuitous aura and the sound of Sanskrit, and the worldly thoughts will disappear in your heart. It is like being in the immortal realm of "forgetting the things and the people, and enjoying the heaven and the people together".

Through the joint efforts of Wang Huabin, Wang Zhiqing, Wu Wumei, Cai Suzhi, Gong piyong and other Shanxin, Chaotian temple has gradually become a religious tourist destination of Shishi.

Temple construction

Chaotian Temple (yuhuangguan) is located 20 kilometers north of the science and Technology City in Western China, close to the exit of the science city of national highway 108. At the foot of the mountain, there is Baocheng double line passing through. "Chaotian Temple" is located on the top of the famous Jiulong Mountain.

Chaotian temple is surrounded by rolling mountains. On the left side of Chaotian temple is Jigong Mountain, which looks like a cock singing high. On the right side is the majestic Liujia mountain. About 2000 meters in front of Chaotian temple are Shizi mountain, Qinglong mountain, Yuanbao mountain and Baiyan mountain. According to historical records, Chaotian temple was built during the reign of Li Yuan in the Tang Dynasty and completed in 626 ad. There are 109 stone steps in the front of Chaotian temple until Lingguan hall. Nine and a half steps up, you can enter the core area of Chaotian temple - "Jade Emperor" main hall. Then there are Guanyin hall, Manjusri Bodhisattva hall, Luohan hall, Queen Mother hall, earth mother hall, Maitreya Buddha Hall and other places to undertake various large-scale Buddhist events. At that time, Chaotian temple was also equipped with full-featured facilities, such as martial monks' instruments for practicing martial arts. There are stone pillars and inscriptions in the relevant halls, which represent all kinds of allegory of blessing and auspiciousness. The tripod used to hold incense in each hall is made of stone, and there is more time to express it. There are more than 500 stone Buddha statues in the hall. There were thousands of monks at that time. As time goes on, Chaotian temple has become an important place to spread Buddhist culture to the north of Mianyang. Later, the second volume of Mianyang county annals was established. The sixth line of the temple has a clear record that "Chaotian Temple governs baozhuchuan 30 Li North".

After liberation, due to historical reasons, "Chaotian Temple" could not be spared the cultural revolution, and was wiped out overnight by the then ignorant people. All the good men and women are distressed. With the advent of reform and opening up, the national constitution also stipulates that citizens have the freedom to believe in religion and not to believe in religion. Therefore, many religious believers spontaneously raise funds to rebuild their present "Jade Emperor view", making the magnificent appearance of "Chaotian Temple" reappear at that time.

Temple details

Chaotian temple is located in the north gate of China's science and technology city. The 108 National Highway and Baocheng line pass by like the Pohu river. It has a superior geographical location and convenient transportation. The economy of the science and technology city is developing rapidly, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the rural population has been properly resettled. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the CPC, the religious policy has been further implemented, with Chaotian temple as the center since 1995 There are more than 3000 Buddhist disciples in the surrounding areas, who jointly contributed to participate in the construction of various temples. In terms of objective and material conditions, they successfully completed and promoted the transition and rapid transformation from the elderly activity center to the Buddhist activity place. In order to declare Chaotian temple as a place for Buddhist activities, we have created conditions and made full preparations for various Buddhist activities in the past three years. In particular, in the past three years, monks in Chengdu Manjusri temple, Zhaojue temple, Shengshui temple, Mianyang and the counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, and monks from other provinces and cities hang up their bills or live here for a long time With the combination of mass basis and legal economic sources, such as water and milk, Chaotian temple will be gradually formed, which can establish corresponding monk groups according to the ten directions forest plan and carry out various Buddhist activities under the leadership. For example, in the past three years, Chaotian temple has been carrying out Buddhist activities for a long time, such as morning and evening recitation, daily performance and Buddhist activities, selecting the precepts, worshiping Buddha, conversion, Buddhist Bodhisattva Precepts, rufa Ruyi, and monks' groups. It has also been concerned about national affairs, patriotism and religion, persisting in opposing all kinds of heresies and feudal superstitions, and maintaining social stability and unity.

Address: Chaotian Avenue

Longitude: 118.677511

Latitude: 24.709658

Chinese PinYin : Chao Tian Si