Zhiyun Temple

Zhiyun temple is located at the foot of lashiba, 18 kilometers west of Lijiang ancient city. Built in 1727, it is one of the five major temples in Lijiang. There are 13 original Zen halls. The main courtyard is east-west, with two entrances, including the gate tower, the hall, the wing room and the main hall. The main hall is a triple eaves Pavilion. In the center of the pavilion is a square pavilion with a tender spire and six gold pillars, each 12 meters high. There are 12 carved dragon eaves on the third floor. The hall is majestic and majestic. The main trees are lush, and the lake in front of the temple is clear and sparkling. The existing compound and five small Zen homes. The origin of the name of the temple was built in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. The temple is famous for its mysterious color. Li Xiang, a native of Shuhe in Lijiang, originally made a living by weaving bamboo utensils, but later became a monk in Fuguo temple. One year, Tibetan Dharma King Dabao came to Lijiang and summoned all the monks to assess their Kung Fu. Because of his deep Kung Fu, he took him to Tibet to further study Buddhism. Li Xiangxue returned to Lijiang to promote Buddhism. He was choosing the site to build the temple. According to legend, a strange man pointed to a colorful cloud in the West sky and said, "this can build a temple." Li Xiang then built a temple under this cloud, named Zhiyun temple.

Zhiyun Temple

Zhiyun temple is located at the foot of lashiba, 18 kilometers west of Lijiang ancient city. Built in 1727, it is one of the five major temples in Lijiang. There are 13 courtyards in the temple, including one large courtyard and five small courtyards. The main courtyard is a two-way courtyard, with Mountain Gate, Buddha Hall, accessory hall, monk hall, kitchen, bathroom and Xijing. The plan of the Buddha Hall is rectangular, five rooms wide, triple eaves pavilion type building, and the center is a square diamond spire Pavilion. The ground floor is the Dharma hall, and the upper two were the Sutra collection buildings. There are six 12 meter high pillars in the sky, and the twelve corners in the southeast and northwest are carved with dragons and painted with phoenixes, and the eaves are flying for nine days. The interior and exterior eaves are decorated with exquisite carving and color painting. The base is 2.8 meters high. The palace is majestic, magnificent and magnificent.

brief introduction

Zhiyun temple, the holy land of Lijiang ancient temple, is located in the southwest of Lashihai like a mirror on the plateau. Zhiyun temple is surrounded by green mountains and forests. The footprints of the lotus patriarch in Luoshuidong add a bit of mystery. Sanskrit left in the cone like rocks beside the temple gives people a sense of mystery. The 14th Dongbao living Buddha of Zhiyun temple, the abbot, won the position of the director of Liwei 13th temple, and the 15th Dongbao living Buddha (muda Lama) entered One step in the dege babang Temple acting as the four treasures of the throne, to the cloud temple added a lot of glory.

If the 16th Dongbao living Buddha (Lama Zhang Da) died prematurely due to well-known reasons, the extraordinary experience and devout heart of the 17th Dongbao living Buddha (baimataqing) will make Lijiang's Buddhist sacraments develop with the times. Although after nearly 300 years of historical vicissitudes, Zhiyun temple is bound to flash out a strange light of Buddha!

history

With all kinds of financial support and the painstaking efforts of monk Luo, Zhiyun temple was finally built in 1727, and the great Naxi Lama of Fuguo temple was invited to be the abbot of Zhiyun temple. After the confirmation of the Dharma King Dabao, he became the 14th Dongbao living Buddha and the manager of the 13th Liwei temple. In this way, Zhiyun Temple welcomed many eminent monks and believers of all nationalities. Two years later, how could monk Luo forget the benefactor of the Tibetan guest in Jianchuan and go to Jianchuan to return the money to the Tibetan guest. But I heard that the Tibetan guest died in the earthquake, and no one accepted the money. He went back to Lijiang and Zhiyun temple in Lashi, and bought the temple farm with money for a long-term plan. In order to remember the benefactor Jianchuan who contributed to the construction of Zhiyun temple, every July, the temple holds a ritual to surpass the benefactor's soul.

More than two hundred years later, Zhiyun Temple disappeared in the national war of "18 years of troubled times" in the Xianhe and Tongzhi periods of the Qing Dynasty, which is deeply regretted. In 1879, Zhiyun Temple stood on the seashore of Lashi city again. It is said that the former gate block faces north in the West. There are two cypress trees at the gate, and now there is one.

The rebuilt temple is of extraordinary momentum. The gate and the main hall face east in the West. A green plaque is hung on the top of the gate, with three gold characters of "Zhiyun Temple". It is dignified and powerful. It is the first official of Xueshan academy after the reform of Lijiang in the first year of Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty. It was written by Wan Xianyan, a scholar from Shiping, Yunnan Province. It must be the plaque that survived the war. Another horizontal plaque was presented to the abbot of Zhiyun temple and the 15th Dongbao living Buddha (1860-1925) by Yunnan governor Tang Jiyao, who was brought by Duan Chengxian, the general of Zhengxi. It was written in the official script of "enthusiasm and patriotism". The living Buddha, who is proficient in Tibetan and Chinese, is a descendant of Mu family, a chieftain of Lijiang in Ming Dynasty, and an authentic successor of tutongyuan in Qing Dynasty. He is commonly known as "muda Lama". He is a social activist with the spirit of reform and innovation. He once went to Tibet with the army to fight against the rebellion and made a great achievement. He awarded this plaque and a fifth class Wen Hu Zhang. When you climb the stone level and stand at the gate, you can have a panoramic view of Lashihai with the same color of water and sky through the ancient trees with luxuriant branches and leaves. You can feel the beauty of ecological harmony of nature with a broad mind.

After the hard work of several generations of lamas, there are 24 monasteries in Zhiyun temple, more than 100 lamas and 59 on the eve of liberation. The temple buildings with scattered high bottoms are like a mountain city. They are located among the green mountains and trees, on the shore of the blue sea and silver waves. They have become the largest number of monk houses among the five major temples in Lijiang. The Dougong of the Mountain Gate carved with Phoenix is a superb craft of Lijiang in Qing Dynasty. When you enter the mountain gate, you can see the magnificent hall. Four big black characters on a white background are hung on the second floor of the hall. They are written by Li Shengqing, a 70 year old magistrate of Lijiang in the late Qing Dynasty. The strokes are powerful and popular.

The origin of the temple name

Built in Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty, the temple is famous for its mysterious color.

"The finger of Buddha is the pure land, the mind of Zen is the evidence of Bodhi"

Li Xiang, a native of Shuhe in Lijiang, originally made a living by weaving bamboo utensils, and later became a monk in Fuguo temple. One year, Tibetan Dharma King Dabao came to Lijiang and summoned all the monks to assess their Kung Fu. Because of his deep Kung Fu, he took him to Tibet to further study Buddhism. Li Xiangxue returned to Lijiang to promote Buddhism. He was choosing the site to build the temple. According to legend, a strange man pointed to a colorful cloud in the West sky and said, "this can build a temple." Li Xiang then built a temple under this cloud, named Zhiyun temple.

Related Legends

Pointing to the cloud temple, pointing to the name of the cloud temple, gives people a magical feeling, let people go to the bottom. It is said that the four treasures King (situ living Buddha), who lives in xifuguo temple, went to Jizu mountain to worship. He passed through Lashi and pointed to the flowing colored clouds on the mountain of Madu in the west of the sea. He told the Buddhist monk Luo of Fuguo temple that in the cave of Luoshui cave there are the footprints of the lotus grandmaster. In order to protect the people here, a temple should be built, and he suggested that seven hundred taels of silver be used as the cost of building the temple.

Monk Luo accepted the arduous task. Luo Seng is a native of Shuhe Zhonghai Puji village in Lijiang. His surname is he. He works in bamboo weaving. He often goes to Yulong mountain to cut bamboo. One day, he went out to chop bamboo. On the way, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to bring a machete and came back. Unexpectedly, at home, my wife and other men are doing irregular behavior. Luo Seng was so angry that he immediately went to Fuguo temple to cut off his hair and become a monk. He has never changed his mind. He studies the classics hard and is proficient in Sanzang. In addition, he is sincere and diligent. He is highly appreciated by Laili's four treasures

After returning from Jizu mountain, monk Luo followed the four treasures to Tibetan areas for further study and raised funds, but the funds collected were far from enough to meet the needs of temple construction. When he was worried, a Buddhist Tibetan in Jianchuan was willing to lend him a load of silver. However, he went to Lijiang to ask yuan Zhancheng, the magistrate of Lijiang, to donate money and ask him to name it "Zhiyun Temple" and ask Wan Xianyan to write a plaque.

Introduction to scenic spots

The grand hall can accommodate more than 100 lamas and hundreds of lamas chanting scriptures. It is the largest one with the largest number of pillars and the largest area in the 13th Liwei temple. The hall is more than 13 meters high, with seven doors wide and 12.85 meters long. The doors and windows are exquisitely carved, skillful and three-story, which is one of the best in Lijiang ancient buildings.

In the center of the hall is the statue of Sakyamuni, on both sides are several statues of Buddha, and on the left is the pagoda of the 15th Dongbao living Buddha. There are 12 eaves on the first and second floors. Each corner is hung with a wind chime. The wind chime rings. It is crisp and pleasant. The front eaves are decorated with arc-shaped shed. In addition to the front eaves, the other eaves columns are treated with double column bases, that is, the stone column base is then made into wood lotus column base. This technique is rare in the construction of historic sites all over the country. Its function is that the eaves and column bases, which are easily eroded by wind and rain, are easy to be replaced once they decay. It shows that the craftsmen are no better than the ordinary architectural talents. In the center of the temple, there is a big five colored stone censer. The sand holes on the censer are inlaid with gold, which are often polished by special incense burners. The bright light can also be regarded as a rare treasure.

In the northeast corner of the main hall, there is a "dangrou", that is, the courtyard where the lamas live. In the living room of the courtyard, there is a clay statue of monk Luo, the founder of the mountain, who burns incense every month. In the courtyard, there are a stable, a big kitchen and a big pond with water drawn from a wooden trough on the mountain. Every time we hit wagoro (December of the lunar calendar) and Sanmei jiuriduo (July of the lunar calendar), we eat in "dangrou" during the activities of chanting sutras.

To the southwest of the hall is a Dharma hall with three squares and one screen wall. There are Dharma gods and many Thangka paintings in the hall. There is a highly respected Lama who has been reading Dharma sutras there for many years,

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