Fuhu Temple

--Fuhu temple, one kilometer south of Baoguo temple, is a quiet and clean nunnery. It is also the largest temple in Mount Emei.

--There are five hundred Arhats in the highest Hall of the temple, which is worth seeing. If you don't have time, you can visit the temple hidden in the dense forest.

--There are very few tourists here. They can also provide fast food. It's ten yuan per person. Besides, they are full and delicious.

Fuhu Temple

Fuhu temple, also known as Fuhu temple, Shenlong hall and Huxi jingshe, is located at the foot of Mount Emei in Sichuan Province, adjacent to Baoguo temple. It was a small temple in Jin Dynasty, rebuilt by Zen master yun'an in Tang Dynasty, with dragon temple and pharmacist hall beside it. It was called "Shenlong hall" in Song Dynasty. It was destroyed in Ming Dynasty, rebuilt in Shunzhi eighth year of Qing Dynasty, and changed its name to "Huxi jingshe". Later, due to the tiger trouble nearby, Temple monks built Zunsheng building to suppress and renamed it“ Fuhu temple, which was once inscribed by Emperor Kangxi as "ligui garden", is a typical Chinese Buddhist architectural style. The central axis of the temple is the mountain gate, Maitreya hall, Bodhi hall, Daxiong hall, five hundred arhat hall, imperial library, Zen house, monk house, etc.

Basic introduction

Fuhu temple, located in Mount Emei, Sichuan Province, is a small temple in the Jin Dynasty. It was rebuilt by Zen master Tang yun'an, with Dragon God hall and pharmacist hall beside it.

During the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, xingsengxin nunnery was rebuilt, and the monks built Zunsheng building to control the tiger trouble, which was renamed Fuhu temple. It is said that the mountain behind the temple is like a Fuhu. Also known as Huxi Zen forest. The name of Fuhu temple is still in use today.

During the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, Guanzhi was rebuilt as one of the largest temples in the mountain. Entering the gate of the temple is Maitreya hall, in which there are statues of Maitreya with gold body and clay sculpture, and there are four statues of heavenly kings on both sides. After Maitreya hall is Weituo hall, in which there is Weituo statue.

Inside the hall, there is a golden statue of Puxian, with a niche on the back for the Buddha Amitabha. The main niche in the main hall is for three body Buddha, namely Dharma Buddha, Bodhisattva and Yingshen Buddha. According to Buddhist belief, the three body Buddha is three different incarnations of Sakyamuni. Inside the hall, there are statues of Wenshu in the left niche, Puxian in the right niche, eighteen Arhats on the left and right sides, and Guanyin crossing the sea in the back niche.

Huayan pagoda Pavilion is located in the backyard on the right side of the main hall. In the middle of the pavilion is a red copper Huayan pagoda cast in the Ming Dynasty. The tower is 5.8 meters high and has 14 floors. There are more than 4700 small Buddha statues on the body of the pagoda. The full text of Huayan Sutra is engraved on the body of the pagoda.

Human history

According to the records of Mount Emei, Fuhu temple in Mount Emei was first built by monk Xin'an in Jin Dynasty. Fuhu temple was built at the foot of Fuhu mountain, which is like a crouching tiger. It was rebuilt by Zen master yun'an in the Tang Dynasty, and its scale gradually expanded.

In the Ming Dynasty, Hu Shi'an wrote the book of truth in Mount Emei, which says: "once again, the ancient cypress is dense, the path is high, and the Fuhu temple is across the Huxi river. "It shows that the name of the temple has not been changed from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty and the middle of the Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed pharmacist hall as the lower court of JINGDING Lengyan Pavilion.

In the third year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1133), there was a tiger problem. When the scholar monks expanded, they built a "Zunsheng building" (shaped like a pagoda, engraved with a Buddhist mantra) in front of the Wuliang Buddha Hall by the stream. The tiger problem was absolutely eliminated.

At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, it was destroyed by war. In the eighth year of Shunzhi (1651) of the Qing Dynasty, Guan Zhi monk led Tu Kewen, a Buddhist monk, to play with his disciples. They successively raised money to rebuild the site, covering an area of 10000 square meters. It took 20 years to complete. Hongchang temple, a new bridge pavilion, and renamed "Huxi jingshe.".

At that time, in order to show the scenic spot of the largest temple in the mountain, Jiang chaohuchen, the Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, settled down in luofeng'an and wrote eighteen volumes of records of Mount Emei. He specially erected a simple and tall memorial archway with double eaves and flying horns on the Bank of Huxi River, and wrote "Fuhu Temple" in block letters. Today's Square is a relic of the Qing Dynasty, and shange Fuhu Temple (regular script) was written by Tong Yongqiao, a modern calligrapher.

In the temple, there are Mountain Gate, Maitreya hall, main hall, Guanyin hall, guest hall, Zhaitang, etc. In 1983, XIXIANGCHI was designated as a national key temple in the Han nationality area.

The only "bujinlin" in China, which is related to the environment of the temple, was built by monk Jiwan. According to the number of words in the Mahayana sutra, more than 19000 trees of Zhennan fir and cypress were planted in the temple.

The "bujinlin" running script memorial archway, which has been written by contemporary calligraphers Shen Peng and Li Changlu, is of Ruyi arched wood structure. It is covered in the green cypresses of Cangnan. It is elegant, pleasant and cool.

The whole temple of Fuhu temple is hidden in the dense forest, so it is called "Fu Hu hidden in the dense forest". However, miraculously, there is no withered leaves on the roof of the temple all the year round. Fuhu temple is 1km away from Baoguo temple. It is located at the confluence of Yoga River and Huxi River, with an altitude of 630m. It is the largest bhiksuni temple in Mount Emei.

Here you can also see bujinlin, one of the three gardens in Mount Emei, Huayan tower, the largest copper tower in China, and Luohan hall, the largest one in the whole mountain. "Huayan tower" is an octagonal steel tower with a height of 5.8 meters.

The tower is based on xumizuo, with a long and thin pagoda body, 96 cm high. The front of the tower is equipped with a gate. The front is inscribed with the inscription "Amitabha Buddha's Huayan Pagoda in the South". The couplet on both sides reads: "the emperor's plan is consolidated, the Emperor's way is prosperous, the weather is smooth, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, the Buddha's Day is enhanced, the Dharma Realm is affectionate, and the pure land is born together. "There are two statues of gatekeepers in the couplet. Six rows of statues were cast on the other seven sides.

There are 13 octagonal pavilions with heavy troughs. There are more than 4700 Buddha statues at all levels, among which the Huayan Sutra is cast. The tower brake is gourd shaped. The tower is exquisitely cast and has high artistic value.

In 1995, Mount Emei Buddhist Association allocated more than 2 million yuan for the reconstruction of Luohan hall. Luohan hall is tall and majestic. The 500 Arhats worshipped in the hall are all shaped according to the Buddhist tradition. The statues are vivid, flowing gold and colorful, and the Buddhist atmosphere is very strong.

Architectural features

1、 In Fuhu temple, there are three bridges (Huyu, Huxi, Huxiao) with flowing water, two squares (Fuhu temple, bujinlin) with green forest cages, backed by Fuhu mountain at an altitude of 630 meters, with feifeng mountain on the slope as a green barrier, and the foundation of the Temple House in a narrow Valley. The four seasons flow vigorously, so that the roof of the temple has no dead branches and leaves all the year round Brilliant argument.

2、 The ancient temples are overlapped, and the construction sites form a large courtyard with four courtyards. Surrounded by green mountains and beautiful waters, the air flow in the four seasons is swirling repeatedly, which looks like a tornado. Even animals, birds and insects can hardly stand on the roof, not to mention the branches and leaves of trees.

When Kangxi Xuanye learned of this strange event, he presented the title of "Li Gou yuan", a thousand year old ancient temple, as a pen of admiration for the Buddhist holy land of Mount Emei.

3、 According to the analysis of geography and meteorology, the temple is located in a depression, facing the northeast from the southwest, and the northeast wind is stronger than the southwest wind.

The temple is densely forested, surrounded by mountains and water, and the buildings are of special shape. The environment constitutes a picture of "winding paths leading to secluded places, deep flowers and trees in the Zen house". It was just right that Emperor Kangxi, who believed in Buddhism, gave the book "Li Gou yuan".

4、 The topography of the temple, surrounded by mountains and water, and the buildings of 100 mu are all quadrangles with crisscross and scattered layout. The axis is from low to high, with triple layout of sequential temples, hidden in the dense forest of 100000 trees.

This is the ancient temple Zen forest built by the temple designer according to the Buddhist artistic conception and the construction intention of "pure inaction". The Buddhism of "Li Gou yuan" is profound.

Main attractions

Maitreya Hall

Maitreya hall is the first main hall of Fuhu temple, which is dedicated to the smiling statue of Maitreya Buddha.

On the left and right sides of Maitreya hall are the statues of the four heavenly kings. On the left side of Maitreya hall, the pipa is the eastern Heavenly King holding the kingdom. On the side of Maitreya hall, the sword is the southern Heavenly King holding the kingdom. There is a folk saying that the four heavenly Kings holding the four things symbolize good weather.

In the Maitreya Hall of Fuhu temple, on the right is the king of Guangmu in the west, and the king of Duowen in the north. On the left is the king of Guangmu holding a red umbrella, and on the right is the king of Duowen holding a green dragon.

Bodhisattva Weituo

Fuhu temple also worships Bodhisattva Weituo, who is the Dharma protector of the Buddha. It is said that when Sakyamuni Buddha entered nirvana, evil spirits snatched away the remains of the Buddha. Weituo chased him in time and tried hard to recapture him. Therefore, Buddhism regarded him as the God of heaven to expel evil spirits and protect the Buddha's Dharma.

Lichu Garden

The three big characters on the plaque of ligouyuan in Fuhu temple were inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty when he came here. From ligouyuan, the roof around the courtyard is not withered all year round. The whole temple is dust-free and is regarded as a miracle by the world, so it is called "ligouyuan".

main hall

Daxiong hall was rebuilt in 1651, the eighth year of Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty. There are many long-standing lights in front of the hall, also known as the sea lamp in front of the Buddha. The temple buildings constitute a number of quadrangles, with strong randomness, but there is a very representative point, which completely bears the brand of Western Sichuan residential characteristics. Located in the southwest of the basin, Mt. Emei is greatly influenced by the regional culture. Craftsmen come from the folk. Folk architecture and temple architecture are integrated. Double eaves, single eaves, Xieshan, Xuanshan and hard mountains are used together. Small green tiles, wooden roof, plain ridge, almost courtyard, and the main hall "daxionbao hall" is the main hall.

The main hall is on the central axis of Fuhu temple, and the buildings on the vertical axis have their own merits.

Since the Ming Dynasty, the rules of jungle have become fixed, and the statue design of the main hall has become a law. The Buddha statue in the main hall can be divided into several parts. One is the main Buddha statue in the middle of the main hall. One is the Buddha statue in the middle of the main hall, or Sakyamuni

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