Dasheng Temple

Dasheng Temple

Dasheng temple is as famous as Xiannu temple. It is a famous ancient temple in Jiangdu. It was built in the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1300 years. During this period, there were many large-scale constructions: Qizhong construction tomorrow, reconstruction in the 35th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, overhaul in Tongzhi and Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, and reconstruction of the temple in 1916 to install gold for the Buddha statues. On the eve of liberation.

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Historical evolution -- the ancient appearance of Dasheng Temple

The original site of the temple is located in the north of Yunyan, Xiannu town. It is close to Xiannu temple. The temple is large-scale and majestic. It is surrounded by water, old trees and quiet environment. The mountain gate is straight to the long bridge on the Yudai River in the north. On the top of the mountain gate is the gate forehead "ancient Great Sage Temple" inscribed by the great historian Gu tuhe. Entering the mountain gate is the temple of heavenly kings. In a mahogany niche, Maitreya Buddha is worshipped, smiling to welcome the pilgrims. In the back of the niche, Weituo stands in the north, holding a magic pestle, with powerful spirit. In front of the East and west walls, the four heavenly kings stand separately, with a tall Buddha body, twice as tall as ordinary people, and with colorful wood carvings.

Behind the Tianwang hall is a courtyard, one mu square, with green brick floors. There are buildings on both sides. On the east side are Zhaitang and Zen hall, where the monk Youyun sleeps. On the west side are the memorial tablets of Buddha.

Through the courtyard, the second entrance is the main hall, which is spacious and can accommodate hundreds of people. Buddha Sakyamuni is worshipped in the center, Ananda on the left and JIAYE on the right; the statue of Buddha is solemn and resplendent. A glass lamp is hung high in the hall, which is bright day and night. There are eighteen Arhats on both sides of the East and the West. The gilded statues are lifelike with different postures. Facing north at the back of the hall is Qianfo Mountain, with a statue of Guanyin holding a Guanyin bottle standing on the head of a fish. Behind them are colorful clay sculptures, including the waves of the sea, the majestic mountains of Xianshan, the Dragon Palace, the monkey king's cave and the Buddha statues of various sizes. In addition to the living room, monk's room and dining hall in the east of the hall, there are also attractive garden buildings, such as the room around the blue mountain, two couplets and a box. Yan Shaozeng, the head of the Qing Dynasty's Ministry of rites, inscribed his forehead. This is one of the gathering places for poets of yechunhou society, such as Jiang Shixi, Lin Xiaopu, Ling Renshan, Yan Shaozeng, Wang Jingqi. In the west of the hall is the Buddhist Chanting hall, where nuns and monks listen to the master's sermons.

There is a large courtyard behind the main hall. In the East, there is an old cypress tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. In the west, there is a ginkgo tree. Every early autumn, the fruit is abundant, and the monks hold a "fruit feast". At that time, the local literati were invited to taste and recite poems. The courtyard goes north to the Sutra library. There are five rooms upstairs and five downstairs, three of which are reception halls, one in the East is eminent monk's room, and one in the west is Abbot's room. Upstairs is the place where the Scriptures are stored. Visitors stop.

Monk of Dasheng Temple

The abbot is well-known for his erudition and talent. After the Republic of China, Zhenyuan, Renshan, Hongmo, Mingxiang, and Qishan were abbots successively. Zhenyuan is good at both classics and poetry and painting, and has a close relationship with the famous people in the town; Renshan is proficient in Buddhism, one of the three famous masters in China at that time, and has lectured many times at home and abroad; Hongmo has a deep study of Buddhism, and later he was the abbot of Lu Temple in Nanjing; Mingxiang is also a monk and a Confucian, and later he was the abbot of Qixia Temple in Nanjing and Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou; Qishan is proficient in Buddhism, and is also a chess player, and liberated himself Later, he served as a member of the first to fourth Standing Committee of the CPPCC.

There are many living rooms in the temple. The Qing army, the Beiyang army, the puppet army, the Kuomintang army and so on have all been stationed here, which is very destructive to the temple, causing the pure Buddha land no longer quiet. On the eve of liberation, the courtyard was desolate and overgrown with weeds. The temple was ruined, the incense was left out in the cold, and all the monks were scattered. Only the abbot of the temple and a few monks were left. After liberation, the County Food Bureau was set up in the temple, and the houses were transformed, so the ancient Dasheng Temple no longer existed.

present situation

In November 1993, the people's Government of Jiangdu county changed the Jinlong four great kings temple in Jiangdu town into today's Dasheng temple. On May 1, 1999, the opening ceremony of Buddha statue and the ascending sitting ceremony of Abbot zuyong was held in Dasheng temple. Yangzhou Buddhist Association presented "lotus GuanShiYin" (middle hall). Master Xuesong, a famous monk, wrote a couplet and a Book: "if you can be content with things, you will always feel comfortable, and if you go to a place where you don't want to be good, you will become better." Buddhist celebrities gathered here, and master Xuesong presided over Kaiguang. The restoration of Dasheng temple is basically completed.

New Dasheng Temple

There are Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, South Corridor room, etc. The plaque of Shanmen temple was inscribed by Bangyan, Taishigong and Datuhe, who were appointed by Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and inscribed by master Mingshan, vice president of the National Buddhist Association. At the entrance to the mountain, there is a golden Maitreya Buddha in the middle, a Dharma protector on the back, and four heavenly kings on both sides. In the middle of Danlong, there is a censer tripod with three floors and 18 corners. The iron bell hangs, and the wind blows, making the sound of wearing rings.

The main hall is big and grand, with great momentum. The central hall is for Sakyamuni Buddha, the left for Ananda and the right for JIAYE; the two sides (North and South) of the hall are for two generals, eighteen Arhats and hem ha, and the couplets of the two pillars of the hall are hanging separately: "the great daze is magnificent, the dragon is hidden in the wonderful scene of si'en, and the saints are helping the river flow to Huizhen source." The antithetical couplet is the name of the ancient "Dasheng Temple" with the word "Longchuan" in it. After Sakyamuni Buddha, there are statues of master Guanyin standing on the top and well-designed colorful clay sculptures. There are waves of the sea, majestic mountains of fairy mountains, fairy que of Dragon Palace, Monkey King cave, and countless statues of Buddha of different sizes. They are exquisitely carved and vivid. In the back hall, there are many Buddhas. There is a door to the outside. On the door, there is a plaque of "four king temples of Jinlong", which still has the style of the old temple. Inside the temple, there is a large white marble Reclining Buddha, which is rare in China. It weighs 18 tons and is 6 meters long. It is made of fine material, white as jade, beautiful in shape and exquisite in carving. It was donated to the abbot Juezhong of chengjingshe, a Singaporean apprentice entrusted by master Xuesong

Address: Xianan Road, Xinfeng Town, Dantu District, Zhenjiang City

Longitude: 119.56692504883

Latitude: 32.110000610352

Tel: 0511-3324216

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