Miyin Temple

Miyin temple in Hunan

synonym

Miyin Temple (temple in Ningxiang County, Hunan Province) generally refers to Hunan miyin temple

Hunan miyin temple is located in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, at the foot of Pilu peak and on the hillside of Mount Fei. It is the birthplace of Fuyang sect, one of the five major southern Zen Buddhism in China.

There is a saying of "one flower and five leaves" in Zen, and Fuyang sect is the first of the five leaves. In the second year of Yuanhe (807) of emperor Xianzong of Tang Dynasty, Lingyou Zen master came to Jishan to open the temple. In 847, Pei Xiu, who was then Tanzhou observation envoy and later Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty, invited the imperial court, and Li Chen, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, wrote a letter to the gate of "miyin Zen Temple" and established the temple.

architectural composition

Miyin temple was founded more than one thousand years ago. After the change of dynasties, miyin temple was repeatedly attacked and rebuilt. The existing buildings include Mountain Gate, main hall (ten thousand Buddha Hall), jingce hall, xuanfo hall, Zen hall, ancestral hall, etc., covering an area of more than 9000 square meters. The gate is tall and solemn. It is a red three arch brick structure with yellow glazed tiles and arched gate in the middle. The ten thousand Buddha Hall is the most famous building in miyin temple. It is nine feet high, with double eaves and thirty-eight columns inside and outside. It is all white, granite and golden glazed tile top. The wall brick is more than feet high. Each brick is molded with 12988 gold-plated Buddha statues, which are inlaid on the four walls. The Buddha statues look solemn and the golden light in the hall is dazzling. It is really a wonder of China's temples.

History and culture

The origin of temple name

The name of miyin temple comes from jiupinyin. Jiupin seal refers to the nine kinds of impressions from the top to the bottom. This is according to the view of Jiupin's death in guanwuliangshoujing, which is divided into nine classes according to the Buddhist's sin and practice. There are nine grades of reincarnation in life, and there are nine grades of pure land and nine grades of Buddha chanting in paradise. Therefore, Amitabha Buddha also has the difference of nine grades of Buddha, and the specific performance is the nine grades of seal of reincarnation.

character

Secret seal comes from the word "secret heart seal" in Buddhism. The founder of miyin temple was Lingyou Zen master of Tang Dynasty. Lingyou Zen master inherited the line of Nanyue huairang under the door of Zen. His disciple Huiji Zen master went to Yangshan of Jiangxi Province to preach Buddhism. Later generations are collectively known as Fuyang sect. Therefore, the couplet of the temple gate said: "the law of rain comes to balance the mountains; the wind lifts the mountains." According to historical records, during the Tang and Song Dynasties, miyin Temple covered a vast area with magnificent temples. It is said that there were more than 3000 monks in its heyday. There were thousands of casseroles and thousands of bells in the temple, which shocked the mountains.

The most famous abbots in history are Pei Xiu, Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty, Pei Xiu's wife, Mrs. Chen, famous thinker of Song Dynasty and Zhang Jun, famous anti Jin general .

status

The inheritance law system of miyin temple is the birthplace of Jiyang sect, which is unique in the history of Chinese Buddhism and has a long history.

The jingce hall behind the main hall is named after "Jishan jingce" written by Zen master Lingyou, the founder of Kaishan. It is now the three Buddhist scriptures, together with "Buddhist relic scripture" and "forty two chapters scripture", and is a compulsory course for beginners.

Main attractions

Oil salt stone

Inside and outside miyin temple, there are many scenes with stories and legends. It is said that when miyin temple was founded, Pei Xiu often came to live with his family from Changsha. One evening, an old lady came to visit Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen is Mrs. Peixiu. She also believes in Buddhism and is intelligent and virtuous. She introduced Lao Ni into the room. Although she was a new acquaintance, she seemed to have known each other before. Don't talk about the Buddhist scriptures and codes, life customs and etiquettes, all over the world. Sleep in the same bed all night and talk until dawn. In order to pay for the night, Mrs. Chen asked her what she was worried about. Mrs. Chen replied, "I don't have to worry about it. I only worry about the temple's large population, insufficient oil and salt supply, malnutrition, mental fatigue and delay in building the temple.

”Old Ni said, "what's the difficulty? I'll get rid of it for you." They came to a big rock in the courtyard. Lao Ni climbed up to the rock, drew two bowls of circles, and recited words. In an instant, she heard a loud bang, and two columns of gravel and ashes were like fountains in the sky. Two stone holes of the same size were formed on the rock, and the oil and salt also overflowed. Lao Ni said to Mrs. Chen, "this oil and salt is inexhaustible and can be enjoyed by the temple forever."

Mrs. Chen was about to thank her, but Lao Ni disappeared. The lady realized that it was the Bodhisattva who helped to build the temple. Since then, the temple has no worries about oil and salt. I don't know when, a chef in the temple stole oil and salt to his lover. After that, the bottom of the hole was closed and there was no oil and salt. The magic "oil salt stone" is still in the hospital, intact. The poem "oil salt stone" written by Gu Mei, an eminent monk in the Qing Dynasty, says:

The flavor of living in the mountain is clear and strict, and the unique label of oak and millet is still in the past.

Wood hole for soup iron for filling, stone who believe in oil and salt

Laimujing

The construction of Jishan miyin Temple needs a lot of wood, and the useful trees around are almost cut down, which worries the host. At this time, a kutoutuo came and volunteered to help him. The host was overjoyed, so he asked his disciple Hui to accompany him. After the third watch, kutoutuo awakened xiaotoutuo, covered his eyes with cloth, told him, and took him into the air.

Small head Tuo suddenly feel light as a swallow, two ears wind. Before dawn, it comes to a big manor by the Jialin River in Sichuan. When I came to Dezhuang, I saw a whole family. The only daughter of the rich man was suffering from a bad disease. She went to all directions for medical treatment. Her condition became more and more serious, and now she is dying. The bitter monk comforted and said, "why is this disease so difficult? I have a glass of water! It can be cured in three days The rich man kowtowed his thanks. Afterwards, the old monk said to the rich man, "I've come here to ask for something.". Then I told you about the construction of the temple. The rich man is a small man. Read his daughter's life-saving grace, to a point of blood also have to give up, promised to mountain interrupted the sharp tree to send. It was night, and the tornado of only one hour had blown off the tree tips in the mountains.

The rich man's opinion is painful, but he has nothing to do with it. Kutoutuo threw the wood into the river. When Huitong saw that the wood was washed away by the river, he began to cry. The old monk said, "it doesn't matter." In the morning of the seventh day, kutoutuo sent Huitong back to miyin temple and left. Hui and xiaotoutuo told Shifu about their relationship. Kutoutuo led Lingyou and the monks to a well in front of the temple. If wood came out from the bottom of the well, they quickly picked it up, and then another one came out. This continued until the temple was built. The abbot said, "enough wood, no more." The wood stopped floating, and the last one stuck in the middle of the well. It could be seen and felt, but it could not be taken out. It had been trapped in the well for thousands of years. Later generations called this well Laimu well, also known as Shenmu well. This well is located in today's Jijiang village, Jishan Township, and remains are still there. Tao Ru Nai, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, wrote a poem "Lai Mu Jing"

It is clear that the ancient wood depends on the Jiaogong palace, who believes that the mountain and Shu are connected.

Go to Longtan, Fang guangche, and stay in the void.

Laizhiao

There is a small hill named laizhiao in the chating formation of Qingxi village, Jishan township (now Jishan community). At that time, Lingyou Zen master built the miyin temple. Li Chen, the emperor of Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, sent his ministers to hand in plaques. The abbot and other monks knelt down on the top of the mountain to receive the imperial edict. As soon as the plaque of the imperial "miyin Temple" arrived, the drums and music sang together, the mountains thundered and the prayer flags fluttered. The whole mountain is full of Royal wind and purple atmosphere. In order to thank the emperor for his kindness, the monks set up a stone tablet beside the main pedestrian road at the top of the mountain, which was engraved with the four characters "miyin Temple" and named this place laizhi'ao. Gu Mei, an eminent monk in the Qing Dynasty, wrote a poem called laizhiao

Several times, Wang Xiang went down to the Suzhou tower, and the mountain light was straight through the jiuchongyou.

Tongyun color fog was day and night, long with royal grace in the top.

Huixinqiao

It is said that Lingyou, the founder of miyin temple, came to develop the Buddhist land and carry forward the Buddhist dharma. He lived alone in the grottoes, lying on firewood, drinking fresh springs and eating wild fruits. He was associated with the apes on the day and the mountains and the moon on the night. If you look at the Yang of Pilu peak, it is actually the land of the king of law. But here is a mire abyss, and the temple construction project is huge. He has been here for seven years, and his career is progressing very hard. So he thought to himself: I am incompetent, and I have no chance to build this great cause. Why don't I go back to Yangshan, Jiangxi Province, and report to my master as soon as possible, so as not to delay the time. After staying for several days, he left mount Jishan with his luggage. He walked out of the Venetian slope and just entered the boundary of the ancestral pagoda. On the stream, there was a stone bridge built by someone who didn't know when. Under the bridge, there was an old woman, holding an iron bar, rubbing on the stones. Lingyou asked, "what's the use of this old woman rubbing this thing?" While grinding, Granny replied: "grind it into an embroidery needle for sewing and embroidery." Lingyou was shocked: "it's not easy! Amitabha The old lady replied, "nothing is difficult in the world, just for those who want to do it. As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle. " Lingyou meditation: what's the face of honoring teachers, setting up a Taoist temple and promoting Buddhism? I'm a Buddhist monk. I'm not ashamed of my perseverance. Then he turned his mind and went back. Looking back at the old lady, there was no sign of her. She suddenly realized that it was the Bodhisattva who enlightened her and strengthened her confidence. Back at the foot of Pilu peak, I saw countless bees, covering the sky and the sun, coming and going to fill the pool with earth, and for a moment filled the abyss.

After the completion of the temple, later generations transformed Lingyou's stone slab bridge into a stone arch bridge, and named it "Huixin bridge". This bridge is located in Shanghui village of Zuta township. It was originally built with green stones. It is an ancient arched bridge, two battles high and three Zhang long. In 1995, Zuxi highway was built, and the bridge was rebuilt into a highway bridge.

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