Dongya Temple

--Dongya temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is located on the top of "Yunfang" in Dongyan, with an altitude of 871 meters. It is one of the four jungles in Jiuhua Mountain.

--As the temple stands high on the edge of the cliff, it is surrounded by clouds all year round. It is like being in a fairyland. It is the best place for Jiuhua Mountain to view the sea of clouds.

--Temples have been destroyed and built many times. The existing ones were rebuilt in the 1980s and 1990s, including Youming Bell Pavilion, Daxiong hall, Wanfo tower and dizang hall. At night, the lights are brilliant and spectacular.

Dongya Temple

Dongya temple is located at the top of Jiuhua Mountain in Qingyang County, Anhui Province. It is located on the giant rock with an altitude of 871 meters. Here you can overlook the Yangtze River, Jiuhua Town, rooftop and Jiuhua group. A panoramic view of the Buddhist kingdom.

historical background

At the end of Kaiyuan period in Tang Dynasty, Jin qiaojue, Prince of Xinluo state in jindizang, first came to Jiuhua Mountain and lived in Dongya cave. He often sat on the rocks beside the cave to repair. In the second year of Zhide reign of Tang Dynasty (757), several squires, such as Zhuge Festival, traveled to Dongya and were deeply moved by jindizang's hard work. They wanted to build Huacheng temple and asked jindizang to leave the cave. During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a monk Zhou Jing who built "Yan Zuotang" here to worship the gold underground. Wang Yangming, a great master of mind studies, came here twice to talk about the classics and the doctrines of the Zhou Dynasty.

In Wanli period, Yan Zuotang was interpreted as Dongya jingshe, because Shiya is located in the east of Huacheng temple. At the end of Ming Dynasty, the main hall and tiansuxuan were expanded. In the ninth year of Tongzhi reign in the Qing Dynasty, the abbot Ding Hui rebuilt the Mahatma hall, and built the ten thousand Buddha tower, the dizang hall and the Zen hall. In the early years of the Republic of China, Shi Xinzhou presided over the construction of sengliao, which was called "zoumatonglou". It was five stories high and could accommodate hundreds of people. It became one of the four jungles in Jiuhua Mountain. In 1920, Xinjian Abbot Dongya temple built a large temple on the right side of Huacheng temple, Dongya lower temple. The upper court is the master of Buddhism and the congregation of Dharma; the lower court is the host of monks and visitors from all over the world. In 1933, Dongya upper courtyard was destroyed by fire. The monks all moved to the lower courtyard of Dongya. In 1940, the house of Commons suffered another war, and only yunshuifang was preserved. In 1980, the lower house was converted into Dongya hotel.

Famous eminent monks in modern times

The famous monks in Dongya temple include master Yuexia and master Xinjian. In the late Qing Dynasty, master Yuexia applied for the position of Abbot of Dongya temple. At the same time, he set up Huayan Daochang in Cuifeng temple to carry out Sangha education and attach equal importance to study. After master Yuexia, master Xinjian is abbot of Dongya temple. During this period, the master founded Dongya lower house and fahua temple, vigorously carried out Dharma promotion activities, and served as the chairman of Jiuhuashan Buddhist Association and Anhui Buddhist Association for several times.

Scenic spots and historic sites around

There are many places of interest around Dongya temple. To the east of the cliff is an ancient cave, several meters deep and three meters wide. The cave is named "duiyun cave" because it is full of clouds and snow. It is the residence of Jiuhua from the beginning of jindizang. The East Rock on the cave is square, with a large stone hidden in gold. It is often used to chant sutras on the stone for sightseeing, and Yan zuoqingxiu. Therefore, the stone has the name of "Yan Zuoyan".

In 1995, Dongya Shangyuan was rebuilt under the leadership of Shi guoci. The main Buddhist buildings are the main hall, Yuantong hall, Liaofang and so on. The temple is still expanding.

At present, master guoci of Dongya temple is 32 years old from Jiangxi Province. He became a monk in 1991 and studied under master Huixin.

Folktales

There used to be a famous small place called dongchan temple. Although through historical changes, temples were under the wrong leadership of the gang of four during the cultural revolution. This temple with a history of more than 900 years was destroyed by the "breaking the four old" movement. Only the ginkgo tree in front of the temple is a witness of history.

There is also an interesting story about the dongchan temple

It is said that a long time ago, there were two sisters who agreed to build a temple on both sides of the canal. Who built it first in the East and later in the west? Later, the temple in the West was built first, that is, dongchan temple, and the temple in the East was built later, that is, Xizhen temple. Later, when they felt embarrassed, they added a wood to the side of the western character and renamed it Qizhen temple.

tourist resources

Dongya Buddhist temple is one of the four great jungles in Jiuhua. During the Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, monk Zhou Jing built a thatched cottage in Dongya. Wang Shouren, a philosopher of Ming Dynasty, made friends with him when he visited Jiuhua. He sat down in Yantou, talked about scriptures and recited poems. After Wang Shouren, scholars and celebrities vied with each other to follow suit, and Dongyan was the title, leaving many poems and essays. Dongya temple is located on the edge of the cliff. It is close to the deep valley and is surrounded by clouds all year round. It is one of the viewing points to see the sea of clouds in Jiuhua. You can see Tianzhu and Wulao peaks in the East, Tiantai, Shiwang and Boyu peaks in the south, Shenguang ridge and flesh body hall in the west, Jiuhua street and Huacheng temple in the bird's eye. The temple has been destroyed and built many times. The existing buildings were rebuilt in the 1980s and 1990s, including Youming Bell Pavilion, Daxiong hall, Wanfo tower and dizang hall. In the early years of the Republic of China, the abbot monk Xinzhou expanded the zoumatong style five storey Pavilion. At night, the lights are brilliant and the distant view is like a huge ship sailing on the vast sea. Feihong bridge, 22.8 meters long, 2.5 meters wide and 10 meters high, is built on the cliff on the south slope of the main hall. There is a hexagonal pavilion in it, which is connected with the Pinggang in the south of the cliff. It can be called "the natural moat becomes a thoroughfare". There is a clear spring in the northwest valley of Dongyan, which is called "Longnu spring". It is said that the Bodhisattva of dizang first formed the grass, and then went around to choose his residence. He was thirsty. A woman told him to take the spring, and the Bodhisattva of dizang got the spring. This is the origin of the story.

On the West and south sides of the cliff, there are cliff carvings. The "feishenchu" in the south is said to be the place where jindizang goes in and out of Dongya. On the west side, Wang Yangming wrote "Yunshen", "Yunfang" and "songzhoujing monk Ji". When the clouds came, the rock looked like a huge boat, so it was known as "Yunfang". "Dongya Yunfang" is one of the ten scenic spots in Jiuhua Mountain. There is a spring in the northwest of Dongya. At that time, the ground was hidden in the cave and was bitten by poisonous insects. Sometimes a woman came to the cave and said, "children are ignorant. They are willing to go out of the spring to mend their mistakes. They will guide the northwest stone and then run away in a blink of an eye.". The spring is clear and sweet. The wound is washed by the spring and cured immediately. Later, she was helped by Longnu, hence the name "Longnu spring". There is a clear spring in the northwest valley of Dongyan, which is called "Longnu spring". It is said that monk dizang was born in the early days of Mao, and he went around to choose his residence. He was thirsty. There was a woman who told him to take the spring, and dizang got the spring with stone. This is the origin of the story. There is Dongya bell tower beside Dongyan Yunfang, and there are Dongya temple, Guanyin nunnery and other sceneries ahead. Then you can go to the centenary palace and the new 500 arhat hall.

Dongya Yunfang Dongya ridge top, boulders square, its shape, such as boat, it is "Dongya Yunfang" said. In the Ming Dynasty, a temple was built at Jiding, which was named "Dongya jingshe" in the Wanli period. In the early Republic of China, a five story zoumatong building was built, and an Dan was built to connect the public, so it was a ten square jungle. It was destroyed by fire in January 1934. From 1995 to 1996, the temple was rebuilt in the original site by the abbot Seng guoci. It faces south from the north. It has the style of folk houses, including the main hall and the underground hall. There is a "Feihong bridge" built on the cliff in the south of the hall, with a hexagonal pavilion in the middle. A bridge connects the main hall with the cliff, and the "natural moat becomes a thoroughfare". Dongya temple is exquisitely designed with fresh style and majestic at the top of the peak.

Youming Bell Pavilion

Youming Zhongting is located in the northwest of Dongya temple. It was built in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty and restored to its original appearance in 1982. Pavilion 10 meters high, brick and wood structure, two floors. The building area is 20 square meters. A ten thousand jin Youming clock was built in the pavilion. It was cast in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It took two months to transport it from the foot of the mountain to Dongya. Jiuhua Mountain is the "Youming sect leader" of the Tibetan sect. Therefore, hitting the Youming bell shows the characteristics of Foshan, which is of great significance: first, it shows that the bell in the Youming world keeps ringing; second, it reminds the world to pursue the good; third, it welcomes good luck by hearing the bell. In ancient times, there was a saying that "the bell of Dongya sounds like a pestle, and the sound of ninety-nine peaks is heard.". After opening up to the outside world, the Jiuhua Mountain Buddhist Association restored the chime system of the Youming clock. Two monks chimed the clock day and night in turn, all the year round. Chime has become a fashion, and visitors and pilgrims are required to wait in line. Overseas Chinese listen to the chimes of the nether world through mobile phones and program-controlled telephones, praying for fortune and peace. In 1999, Mr. Chen, an overseas Chinese from Singapore, called Zhongting on a seagoing ship going to the United States and asked to hit 108 Youming bells for him. Three days later, Mr. Chen called again and said that the bell had been heard. This time he arrived safely, business was smooth, and he would come back to Jiuhua Mountain to thank Master again. Overseas Chinese living in the United States, Britain, Malaysia, Canada and other places often call the Bell Pavilion in front of the plane or at sea and ask the master to hit the Youming clock for them. Mr. Chen, the chairman of Shenzhen real estate development company, had a stomach operation. Before anesthesia, he listened to the bell of 108 pestle in Jiuhuashan by mobile phone and telephone, and the operation was successful. Is the dark clock so smart? There is a scientific truth to this. Folk cloud: "smell the bell, worry light, wisdom long, Bodhisattva life." When I hear the bell, I feel happy and everything goes well. There is a famous couplet in front of the Zhongting gate: "eight hundred pestle bells awaken the dream, five thousand words of wisdom can break the Zen." The horizontal inscription is "boundless Buddhism". The times have changed and people's ideas have changed. Visitors do not care about and study the meaning of the couplet. Instead, they are keen to explore the ancient world and enjoy the scenery. Ringing and listening to the bell is not only a belief, but also a pleasure. Although the Bell Pavilion is small, it has become a gospel in the hearts of countless believers.

Address: Jiuhua Mountain, Qingyang County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province

Longitude: 117.80442047119

Latitude: 30.500219345093

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Transportation information: located in Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, the transportation mode to Jiuhua Mountain is as follows

1. Railway station: after leaving the railway station, in front of the station

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