Yuantong nunnery

Yuantong nunnery

Guanyinfeng temple, formerly known as Yuantong Temple, is a key temple in the province. The temple, built in the Qing Dynasty, is located on a rock mass 1100 meters above sea level. It is a three story building with a residential style. It is close to an ancient road in the front and a cliff in the back. Both the East and the West are cliffs. The unique design and ingenious architecture make visitors marvel.

Yuantong nunnery in Jiuhua Mountain

1. There is a tablet on the front wall of the temple, which records the story of Mr. Wu in Shandong Province who was induced by Bodhisattvas to repair the temple. This is a real story after Jiuhua Mountain opened to the outside world. You can have a look at it. Shi Hongcheng, the abbot of the temple, has been a monk since he was a child. He is a devout Buddhist. He has worked hard for more than ten years and accumulated millions of money to maintain the temple. All year round, he wears a robe and walks up and down the mountain like the wind. It is said that he has unique Zen skills and excellent martial arts. He is imbued with the aura of "Guanyin Bodhisattva". He often goes to Nanjing and other places to spread his stories in Jiuhua Mountain.

Yuantong nunnery, Houxi, Puning, Jieyang, Guangdong

Yuantong nunnery, formerly known as yuantanzi nunnery, is located on Yuantan mountain in Puning City, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province. Houxi mountain range from north to south, overlapping peaks, stretching dozens of miles.

The Houxi waterway along the mountain valley is the dragon

A tributary of the river. In ancient times, there were dense primeval forests in the mountains, where macaques and wild deer lived. Today, the building area is about 3000 square meters. According to the Jianan stele, "Yuantan mountain is high and the people who climb it are like going to Tianzhu in the western regions."

The original nunnery was built in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), known as "Tanzi nunnery", which is located on Yuantan mountain in Houxi.

Houxi mountain range from north to south, overlapping peaks, stretching tens of miles, calendar song, yuan, Ming, Qing hundreds of years.

The site of the nunnery is located at yuantanzishanbu, about 100 meters to the left of Yuantong. It was moved to lumianhu in 1564, the 40th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty. The site still exists.

Before the founding of Huilai County, Houxi mountain belonged to longxidu of Haifeng County (Houxi mountain belonged to Puning County after liberation). In that year, longxidu was from jiazigang in the south, wangtianshi in Danan mountain in the north, Houxi mountain in the West (including yunluobengkan, Meilin, Gaopu, Daping and the whole mountain), and zongpuyang Yuting in the East, bordering Huilai City, stretching more than 100 li.

In 1564, the magistrate of Pingxiang County Chen Yuanqian (the fifth generation grandson of Chen Meifeng, renman returned to Yuantan nunnery) discussed with monks about the reconstruction. The monk told him that he had dreamed that there were deer sleeping in the small lake on the top of the mountain last night. Chen Yuanqian thought that this was a good omen. He chose good fortune to start work near Lumian Lake (that is, on the old nunnery of Yuantan), "Liang Dongmei was made in the mountain, was built, and read the moon.

It is named Yuantong nunnery because it is pure and clear. The appearance of the nunnery is that the mountains are towering green, the clouds are rising, the water is flowing gently, and the green stream is flowing down. The Buddha should be protected by the gods when he sees the Buddha inside, and the human way is xiaoxitianyun. " Soon after, Juye County Magistrate Chen xuepo (Chen Yuanqian from his nephew) invited him to visit the nunnery. The monks told him that they had built the nunnery. The next day, they climbed the mountain together and looked far away. As a result, a group of deer were sleeping by the lake.

Therefore, it is suggested that one hectare and eight mu of land be built up and expanded in the Yuantan area at the foot of the mountain, "worshipping the Buddha, worshiping the ancestors, knocking on the gold and jade, it's magnificent." It can be seen from the magnificent scale of the Yuantong Temple.

Yuantong nunnery was founded by the ancestors of Qishi Chen family and has been abandoned and repaired many times. After 700 years of ups and downs, Houxi mountain area is under the jurisdiction of Puning County after liberation. The former site of Yuantong nunnery is still there. The year before last, Mr. Chen Quanji, a philanthropist of Hong Kong businessmen, the grandson of Chen Meifeng, entrusted 13 people such as Youhe and Xishi to take charge of the reconstruction. Now, Puning City plans to expand and develop tourism. Yuantong nunnery and historic sites are well preserved The scenery nearby will be more beautiful and spectacular.

Yuantong an, Yonghe Town, Jinjiang City, Fujian Province

Yuantong nunnery is located in xujianong village, West foot of jiecao, Yonghe Town, Jinjiang City. Founded in the Sui Dynasty, Jintang worships Guanzi Bodhisattva.

The existing Yuantong nunnery was rebuilt with the donation of master Daojin, the current Abbot in 2001.

In his early years, master Daojin became a monk and lived in the Philippines. He always cared about and supported the public welfare undertakings in his hometown.

In the 1990s, he donated more than 300000 yuan to support the construction of Lishan primary school. In the middle of the roof of Yuantong nunnery, there was a one foot high, bluish black yinggeng tower.

The inscriptions in temples and nunneries left over from ancient times said: "the pagoda on the top of the hall is particularly miraculous.

It is said that in the past, a scholar dug earth in the front of the temple and placed it in the top of the ridge of the hall. The tower was made of magnetism. The date of the tower is unknown.

If fortune and misfortune are approaching in all directions, the pagoda will bend obliquely to its direction, and it will experience a little experience According to the masses in the village, at the beginning of liberation, a destroyer took it off and threw it into the pool in front of the nunnery. Later, he couldn't get it.

From then on, yinggeng pagoda ended, leaving all kinds of mysteries that can't be solved.

The new Yuantong nunnery, covering an area of 1000 square meters, is a three drop antique building with a main stone wood structure. The front is the gate of the mountain, with the couplet of "harmony without hindrance, broad-minded and broad-minded, reaching ten directions, vowing to cross all living beings deeply" and "the evening drum and the morning bell drive away monsters, and the sound of the Buddha's trumpet points to the maze".

On the left side of the mountain gate is the bell tower, on the right is the drum tower, and on the middle is the main hall. There are couplets in the hall, such as "yuanmiao samadhi, connecting with the great Brahma", "pear blossom in pure color, mountain birds carrying auspicious clouds". In the hall, the third emperor was worshipped, and eighteen Arhats were worshipped on both sides. After the fall for the library.

There is a room in the back of the nunnery, which is famous in ancient times, such as Yang Jingchen Xiangguo, Jiang Dequan, Wang Sanyang, etc.

The whole nunnery is carved with beams and painted buildings inside and outside, resplendent in gold and jade, antique and grand in scale, so it becomes one of the famous nunneries in Jinjiang.

Yuantong nunnery, Jintan City, Jiangsu Province

Yuantong Temple is located at the West foot of Gulong mountain (also known as Wulong mountain) in the south of Jintan City, formerly known as Xinxing courtyard.

According to the records of Jintan county annals, it was founded by monk miaogao in the Datong period of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty (535-546), and was settled here by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, during his eastward expedition. Yuantong nunnery was named in 1447, rebuilt in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, destroyed in 1860, and rebuilt in Guangxu period.

During thousands of years, after several changes, until the 1980s, the government reserved the religious sites, and in 1986, it was designated as the cultural relics protection unit of Jintan county. Approved by Jintan Municipal People's Government in March 2003, it was opened as a place for Buddhist activities. The temple now covers an area of 4.1 mu, with a construction area of 1300 square meters. There are more than 30 rooms in the temple, such as Shanmen, Daxiong hall, Weituo hall, Yuantong hall, dizang hall, Xigui hall, Zhaitang, monk's room, etc.

There is a stele left by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, in the stele Pavilion; a pair of longevity turtles, crawling in front of the mountain gate; a number of Vajra sutras, meaningful and vigorous writing, reflecting the style of the ancient temple. In addition, there is an ancient ginkgo tree, which can be called the king of the local trees. The tree path can be surrounded by four to five people. It is said that it was planted by Liu Bowen, the military adviser of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The temple affairs are presided over by master Chang Wen, and there are two permanent nuns.

Yuantong nunnery, Hanshan, Anhui

Yuantong nunnery is located in Yuncao Town, Hanshan county. It was built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. It is said that the Buddhist wisdom master of this nunnery is proficient in medical skills and specializes in pediatric and gynecological diseases. At that time, the son of a wood owner in Shanghai died of a long illness, and was cured after being diagnosed and treated by Zen wise master. The owner donated wood to build the nunnery. Master Yuanying of Shanghai wrote a couplet for the nunnery, which is "the essence of being flexible, the aim is to benefit the people". At its peak, abbot Runhui (from Hexian county) accepted 13 apprentices. In 1958, the nunnery was listed as the protection unit of temples and Taoist temples in Anhui Province. At that time, the nunnery had 22 rooms and 6 residents. During the cultural revolution, the Buddhist statues and inscriptions in the temple were destroyed. After 1978, abbot Cili restored the Buddha statue on the front of the hall and resumed normal Buddhist activities. So far, Buddhist believers in Yuncao area often come to the nunnery to worship.

Yuantong nunnery block faces east and West, with the overall layout of the central axis. The main buildings on the central axis are Weituo hall and Daxiong hall; the left and right sides are supplemented by zushi hall, Yanshou hall, and the back is Liaofang. Yuantong nunnery built six new halls on the right side of the nunnery in 2003. The main structure of the nunnery still retains the courtyard style of the late Qing Dynasty. It is the best preserved nunnery in our county. In 2004, it was listed as a municipal key Temple by the Municipal People's government

Yuantong nunnery, Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou

Suzhou Yuantong nunnery is located in Xiaolou village at the north end of Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District. It was built in 1628, the first year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty. It originally covers an area of more than 10 mu. The nunnery is mainly used for the statue of Yang Jian, which is called Mrs. Yang. Yang Jian is a noble and bumpy nephew of the Jade Emperor. He once fought against the gods to save his mother. Yang Jian is also a famous immortal in Chinese mythology. As the nephew of the Jade Emperor, he is arrogant and unwilling to rely on the reputation of the Jade Emperor. He is a secular God. It is said that he once lived in Taihu Lake, Yangcheng Lake and Dushu Lake (the place name Erlang Lane in Fengmen, Suzhou, which has been kept in memory since now). He usually does not communicate with the heaven, and has the magical skill of chopping Jiaos to control the water. The Jade Emperor granted him the title of "heroic Zhaohui Xiansheng Renyou Wang" and the title of "Qing Yuan Miao Dao Zhen Jun". Usually, the name of Erlang God in legend is the combination of immortals and mortals, with infinite power and boundless magic. In the romance of Fengshen, journey to the West and Erlang Baojuan, they are all the only sons. In the lotus lamp, the third virgin is the sister of Erlang God. He is proficient in eight nine Xuangong (seventy-two changes). Que Ting has a third eye, which can distinguish ghosts and demons. He holds a three pointed and two edged sword, and under his seat is a divine dog named Xiaotian dog.

Every year, June 26 of the lunar calendar is Mrs. Yang's birthday, and the sacrificial offering of Erlang God is sheep (homonym of Yang). Why does Erlang God have the name "Ji"? "Ji" actually means "Ge De Fu", which is a mixture of killing sheep's blood to seek happiness

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