Hongfu Temple

Hongfu temple is located in Qianling park. It was founded by monk Chisong in 1672 and has a history of more than 300 years. The temple is majestic with rigorous layout. The magnificent ancient buildings are hidden in the shade of green trees, which are magnificent and solemn.

Hongfu Temple

Hongfu temple is located in the center of Qianling mountain in Guiyang City, about 1.5km away from the city. It is a forest of ten directions. It is the first temple in Guizhou and is known as "the first mountain in Southern Guizhou".

Hongfu temple was founded by monk Chisong in 1672 (the 11th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty). The word "Hongfu" is "Hongfu's great wish to save people and the world; it means to bless all living beings and to have a good beginning and a good ending". Chisong is the founder of the temple, and the Buddhism is the orthodox of Linji school, which is one of the five schools of Zen.

Historical evolution

Hongfu temple is located in Qianling mountain, northwest of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, about 1.5 kilometers away from the city center.

Hongfu temple was founded in 1672 by monk Chisong (1634-1706). There are Shanmen hall, Tianwang hall, Guanyin hall, Daxiong hall and Sutra collection building on the central axis of the original temple; there are fangzhangyuan, zunkeliao, ruyiliao, Chucang, Zen hall, Yunshui hall and Jietang on both sides, covering an area of about 12000 square meters, with pavilions and pavilions, solemnity and solemnity, prosperous Daochang, great Zen wind, and more than 100 permanent monks. Chisong's "eight rules of jungle clearance" was designated as a ten square jungle, the first brake in Guizhou.

Chisong started a temple. The land was "given away" by the believer Luo miaodee and others. He built a thatched hut and lived in it. His professionalism moved the local officials. With their support, he built a monk's hut, a great hall and a mountain gate. Soon after, he bought hundreds of pieces of land, collected 1200 stones a year, and lived with 30 monks. Temples and monks are very rich, incense is prosperous, there is "Jin Fangzhang, silver Zhike" said.

Chisong made "eight rules of jungle clearance" by himself, which was designated as the ten sided jungle and the first brake in Guizhou. In accordance with the rules of Buddhist jungle, Chisong set up "two orders", established "pure rules", continued "legalism, hanging lists, preaching precepts", collected Buddhist classics, and soon became the top temple in Guizhou.

Folklore

In 1706, after the death of Chisong, he was buried in Qianling mountain. The inscription on the pagoda is "the pagoda of Qianling mountain Daoling monks of 33 generations in Linji." Chizu had compiled twelve volumes of Qianling mountain records: Xingye, shenggai, temple, golden statue, French, Dharma protector, temple, origin, Qinggui, Ta long, art and culture (upper and lower), which was determined by he suru from Guiyang and published in 1705.

In the early years of the Republic of China, it was supplemented by Guiyang yuzhiqing and published by Wentong publishing house. In 1996, it was revised and published in hardcover. Disciple Zhai Mai succeeded the abbot of Hongfu temple. After the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Hongfu temple was repaired and rebuilt for many times, with 15 buildings including Sanmen, Guanyin hall, Daxiong hall, sutra collection building and Fatang. Together with Qixia Temple (Dongshan) in Guiyang, it is called "east west two wins".

In 1739, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty presented a copy of the Tripitaka to Hongfu temple. Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty granted permission to preach the precepts. During the period of the Republic of China, it was the site of Guizhou Buddhist club. In 1929, master Guoyao founded Guizhou Buddhist College here. He once served as the Secretary of Sun Yat Sen. Ping Gang once gave lectures here. He learned more than 80 monks and cultivated a group of intellectual monks for Guizhou. From 1905 to 1946, Hongfu Temple preached precepts 18 times. By 1949, Chisong's "legal system" had been passed on for 12 generations, with more than 100 permanent monks and more than 30 young monks.

After the birth of the people's Republic of China, master Huaiyi presided over the Dharma chair, cultivated himself and practiced Buddhism. During the cultural revolution, monks scattered everywhere, and the temple was managed by Qianling park. In 1983, Hongfu temple was listed as one of the 142 national key temples announced by the State Council and designated as a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

On July 28, 1987, it was returned to the Buddhist circles and managed by master Hui Hai, President of Guizhou Buddhist Association.

The scale

Hongfu temple was built in 1672, the 11th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty. In 1739, the Qing government presented more than 7000 copies of the Tripitaka. Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty granted permission to preach precepts. During the period of the Republic of China, it was the site of Guizhou Buddhist Association.

In 1929, master Guoyao founded Guizhou Buddhist College here. He once served as the Secretary of Sun Yat Sen. Ping Gang gave lectures and taught more than 80 monks. He trained a group of intellectual monks for Guizhou. After 1949, master Huaiyi presided over the Dharma chair, cultivated his own food and practiced Buddhism. During the cultural revolution, monks scattered everywhere, and the temple was managed by Qianling park. In 1983, it was listed as one of the national key open temples announced by the State Council. At the same time, it was designated as the provincial key cultural relics protection unit. In July 1987, master Huihai took the position of abbot, reviving Qianling Zen. After more than 10 years of hard work, Hongfu Temple has become a Buddhist activity center and a characteristic tourist attraction in Guizhou Province.

At present, there are nearly 200 permanent residents in Hongfu temple, including 95 monks (77 males and 18 nuns), 110 service residents, thousands of monks during the preaching period, and tens of thousands of believers and pilgrims during the large-scale Dharma Assembly.

Architectural pattern

Hongfu temple has three buildings: the main hall, Guanyin hall, Maitreya hall, plus the Sutra building and Pilu Pavilion. The halls and pavilions are majestic with red walls and green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, and winding corridors. In addition, there are stone lions, stone buildings, bronze tripods, iron tripods, bells and drums, banners and pagodas, gold plaques and couplets. There are many new buildings in Guizhou, such as the first fahua tower, Kaishan founder's Sutra reading tower, Jiulong Buddha's stone wall, bell and Drum Tower, Tianwang hall, sutra building, dizang hall, Zen hall, Zhaitang, sengliao, zunkeliao, Abbot's garden, stele Gallery, etc.

The "Jiuqu path" of Panshan ancient road was opened by the patriarch of Chisong in 1688, and renovated twice in 1789 and 1855. After the founding of new China, it was widened and reinforced. Along the route, there are "ancient Buddha cave", "Xibo pool", "Lingguan Pavilion" and other historic sites; there are "many good deeds, widely accumulate Yin Gong", "tiger", "the first mountain in Southern Guizhou", "Zhengfa yanzang" and other cliff stone carvings.

Ancient and modern status

On the gate of the mountain, Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, inscribed "Hongfu Temple" and "Amitabha Buddha in the South"; and Dong Biwu, the late vice president, inscribed "the first mountain in Southern Guizhou". There are bell and drum towers on both sides of the entrance. The bronze bell weighs more than 3000 Jin. It was cast in 1469, the fifth year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty. It was originally built in Daxing temple in the city and moved here in 1980.

The Dharma Sutra pagoda stands at the right front of qianshanmen gate, with a height of 15 meters and seven levels of tafan. It collects the miaofe Lotus Sutra, with 36 Buddhas and Buddhist Scripture excerpts carved in six directions. Behind the pagoda is a monument of merit and virtue. Facing the gate is the stone wall of Jiulong bathing Buddha. It is said that when Sakyamuni Buddha was born, Jiulong vomited water to bathe it.

The first hall is the heavenly king hall, which is for Maitreya Buddha and Dharma protector. On the south side of the hall, there are inscriptions of scriptures and huge paintings on the two outer walls of the hall. The second hall is the Guanyin hall, which holds 32 arms of Guanyin, 32 watches of Bodhisattva, 32 responding to the body, showing great mercy and seeking sound to save the suffering. Later, there is the Weituo Bodhisattva, golden and angry, holding a pestle. The third hall is the Mahatma hall, which holds Sakyamuni, Sakyamuni Ananda, Kaya, Manjusri, Puxian and the eighteen Arhats are all pasted with real gold, and there are pictures of Buddha on the wall.

Cliff inscriptions

The Jade Buddha in the Jade Buddha Hall is a Burmese Buddhist monk named Honghui. Please come from Yangon. The sitting statue of Sakyamuni is 1.5 meters high, 1.2 meters wide and weighs 900 kg. The jade is of high quality and solemn. There are more than 10 jade carvings such as Maitreya and Guanyin. Beside the "release pool", there are "Quchi Pavilion" and long corridor. In front of the pavilion, there are cherry blossoms. In spring, there are many flowers and beautiful scenery. In front of the "Shuanggui building", the osmanthus flowers are covered with green shade. In autumn, the osmanthus fragrance is overflowing, which makes people linger and forget to return. In front of the building, there is a couplet saying: "the osmanthus shade in the first courtyard is suspicious of rain, and the flower shadow in the fourth chamber wants to climb the building.".

There is a high platform behind the main hall, and two steles are erected in front of it. They are the steles of Zhu De and Dong Biwu's poems in Qianling mountain. There are many inscriptions on the stone wall behind the steles, written by Wu Dapu, governor of Yunnan and Guizhou in the early years of Qianlong, Liu Zao, governor of Guizhou, monk Chisong, etc. Hongfu temple not only has many halls and buildings, but also has "Fengchi Pavilion" Gallery, "Yueming pool", "Shengsheng spring" and "Wangcheng platform". At the back of the temple, there is a Pagoda Forest under Pilu peak. It is the spiritual bone storage place for the ancestors, monks and residents of Hongfu temple. The famous examiners include Chisong, Qumai, Shenzhi, Xinghui, guangcan, Fuyun, zhanran, Baiqing, Xinyue, Zhiming, Ciyun and juechong.

The front of Hongfu temple is a steep cliff, which is called "Jiuqu path". It is a shortcut to ascend the temple. There are more than 380 steps of stone steps. It was built in 1688 and rebuilt in Qianlong and Xianfeng. There are countless cliff carvings along the path, and pavilions and halls are built in them. Natural wonders such as "ancient Buddha cave", "conch Pavilion", "Xiangshi cave" and "Xibo pool" make people enjoy themselves in the shade of green. Xu Xiake, a geographer of the Ming Dynasty, also visited the ancient Buddha cave in Guizhou Province on April 11, 1638

Prosperous period

It goes down the "Jiuqu path" and goes northward, which is called "Qilin cave". The milk in the cave is hanging, and there are many different forms. One of them falls to the ground and looks like a Qilin, so it is named. The cave is spacious and has a spring in front of it, which has been more than 400 years. Chiang Kai Shek imprisoned two patriotic generals, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, in 1942-1948,

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