main hall

main hall

In Buddhist temples, the main hall is the main hall, also known as the main hall. The main hall is the core building of the whole temple, and it is also the place where the monks practice intensively. The statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is worshipped in the main hall. Daxiong is the name of Buddha. The big one means to contain all things; the male one means to subdue the demons

. Because Sakyamuni Buddha has the wisdom of full realization and can be powerful in the world, so his disciples call him Daxiong. The treasures in the hall refer to the three treasures of Buddhism and Buddhism.

The origin of the name

Interpretation of Daxiong

In the hall of Mahatma, Sakyamuni is generally worshipped, and Sakyamuni's name is "Mahatma", so it is called the hall of Mahatma. The main hall of Mahavira is the main hall for worshiping Buddha statues in Buddhist temples. "Daxiong" is the name of Buddha. Why is it called Daxiong? It is because the Buddha has great strength and can subdue the four demons. The four demons refer to: first, worry demons, greed and other troubles, which can annoy the body and mind, so they are called demons; second, Yin demons, which can also cloud the five demons; new translation of Yun Yun Yun demons, color and other five Yin, which can produce all kinds of distress, so they are called demons; third, death demons, which can break the root of life, so they are called demons; fourth, he transformed from the devil of heaven, and new translation of Yun Yun Yun Yun Yun Yun Yun Yun Yun demons, which can create all kinds of distress, so they are called demons The demon king of the sixth day (that is, he transformed himself into a God) is a good thing that can harm others, so it is called demon. Among them, the fourth is the basic method of demons. All the three demons are of the same kind, so they are called demons. Therefore, the main statue worshipped in the main hall of a temple must be a Buddha, not a Bodhisattva or Dharma protector.

Mahatma is called Mahatma by virtue of Buddha's wisdom and ability to break through micro and deep sorrow. The Mahatma contains all things; the Mahatma subdues the demons; the treasure belongs to the three treasures. All of them belong to this hall to preach the Dharma. The power of our Buddha is powerful and powerful.

Related Legends

It's said that four people were talking big when they met, but the Sutra of the Tathagata was out of date. A man named yaobie tree said, "I'm not afraid of the hot weather. If it's too hot in the dog days, I'll pull a tree and put it in my waist to enjoy the cool." he beat a well and said, "it doesn't matter if I'm thirsty. If I punch down the well, I can drink water to quench my thirst." Lu Zha said, "I'm not afraid of walking far away. I can pull two ends of the road with two hands, and then I can take a shortcut." Ba SHANZHUAN said, "walking." You don't need to pull it straight, you can turn it around.

When they were blowing their strength, the Tathagata Buddha turned into an old man and said, "you can lift up an old man with your strength." These four forces are not satisfied. When the old man sat down, the four forces came to lift him. The old man sat there motionless, and they couldn't lift him with great strength. And give them all the pressure of bending back, white eyes. Since ancient times, the Tathagata Buddha has placed them under the throne of Mahatma for tourists to worship.

Practical information

Opening Hours

7:30-17:00

Ticket information

Free Admission

Best season

All seasons

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1 hour

Traffic information

1. Zhengzhou Bus Center Station, every day between 6:30-11:40, there is a bus to Shaolin Temple, departure interval: about half an hour. It's two hours. 2. Take a bus from Luoyang long-distance passenger station to Dengfeng or Xuchang (running train), and get to Shaolin temple crossing in 1.5 hours. After getting off, you can buy a ticket to enter the scenic spot. The whole journey takes about 2 hours. 3. Take bus No.8 (Dengfeng Shaolin Temple) at Dengfeng West bus station to Shaolin Temple. It's about 30 minutes.

Written record

"Bai Xue Yi Yin · Jade Dragonfly · visiting nunnery" says: "walking on the hall of Da Xiong, Jie Yuan worships the Tathagata without hesitation." Chapter 20 of the history of pain: "at this time, Jin Kui has changed the hall of the" meeting of foreigners "into the" Hall of Mahatma "for the three Buddhas of the Tathagata." AI Wu's Ronggui: "on the open space in front of the main hall, there are scattered Podocarpus, Pinus massoniana and Platycladus orientalis."

Features of the statue

The statue design of the main hall can be divided into three parts: the first is the main Buddha statue in the center of the hall, the second is the eighteen Arhats on both sides of the hall, and the third is the three great scholars or island Avalokitesvara statue behind the Buddha altar in the center. Buddhist temples in different places are not exactly the same.

Buddha statue

Buddha statue of Sakyamuni

There are three main postures of Sakyamuni Buddha in the main hall

The first one is to sit on the left foot with his left hand horizontally, which is called Dingyin, which means meditation; the right hand is straight and drooping, which is called "touchdown seal", which means that Sakyamuni sacrificed everything for all living beings in his past life before becoming Tao, which can only be proved by the earth, because these things are done on the earth. This kind of statue is called chengdaoxiang.

The second one is to sit with the left hand horizontally on the left foot and bend the fingers on the right hand to make a ring, which is called "Shuo Yin". This is "Shuo Xiang", which means the posture of Buddhism.

There is another kind of standing Buddha, with the left hand drooping and the right hand bending upward. This is called "sandalwood Buddha". It is said that the king of India used sandalwood to make it according to the Buddha's appearance and body shape when the Buddha was alive. His name is "Yu Yuan Yin", which means he can fulfill the wishes of all living beings; his name is "Shi Wuwei Yin", which means he can get rid of the sufferings of all living beings. Later, it was also called "sandalwood Buddha".

The third is the reclining figure. Sakyamuni lies on his right side, which is his posture of entering nirvana. On his deathbed, Sakyamuni instructed the disciples around him to practice Dharma. Therefore, most of the statues are surrounded by statues of Sakyamuni Buddha's disciples.

In general, there are two statues of bhikkhu beside the Buddha statue of Sakyamuni in the main hall. One is old (left of Buddha) and the other is middle-aged (right of Buddha). These are the two disciples of Buddha. The old one is called "chayezun" (mahagaye, yeyinshe, the first ancestor of Zen), and the middle-aged one is called "ananzun" (the second ancestor of Zen). After the nirvana of Buddha, the venerable Kasyapa led the disciples and later generations called them the second ancestors. This group of statues in the main hall is generally called "one Buddha and two disciples".

Buddha III

Some of the main hall is not a Buddha, but three, representing the different worlds of China, East and West. In the middle is Sakyamuni Buddha in our world; on the left is liuliguang Buddha, a pharmacist in the Oriental pure glass world, who sits with his hands folded on his feet, holding a bowl in his left hand to show nectar and pills in his right hand; on the right is Amitabha Buddha in the Western Paradise, who sits with his hands folded on his feet, and has a lotus stand in his palm to show the meaning of attracting all living beings. Together, these three Buddhas are called "Wang Sanshi Buddha".

There are two standing and sitting statues of Bodhisattvas beside the three Buddhas. Next to Sakyamuni Buddha are Manjusri Bodhisattva and Puxian Bodhisattva; next to pharmacist Buddha are sunlight Bodhisattva and moonlight Bodhisattva; next to Amitabha Buddha are Guanyin Bodhisattva and dashizhi Bodhisattva. Each of the six Bodhisattvas is the first disciple of the three Buddhas (see Huayan Sutra, pharmacist's original wish Sutra and guanwuliangshou Sutra).

The third Buddha is named after the past life, the present life and the future life. In the center is the modern Buddha, that is, Sakyamuni Buddha; in the East is the past light Buddha; in the west is the future Maitreya Buddha. However, the main hall of the common is "horizontal three Buddha", "vertical three Buddha" rarely set.

Eighteen Arhats

On both sides of the hall, there are 18 Arhats. It is said that before nirvana, the Buddha told the sixteen Arhats not to Nirvana, but to live in the world and cultivate good fortune for all living beings. These 16 Arhats are: 1 bindurabharatuja, 2 kanokavasa, 3 kanokabharatuja, 4 supindra, 5 nojura, 6 Batura, 7 karica, 8 vajraphdora, 9 shubojia, 10.5 Tora, 11 lhurra, 12 najiasina, 13 yingjietuo, 14 varnabas, 15 ashdodo, 16 notes of dhabantora (see fazhuji) And the sixteen Arhats. After the Five Dynasties, or with the addition of the author of FA Zhu Ji, N. Timothy, and the author of song of knowledge of cause and effect, monardo, they became the eighteen Arhats. Or it may be wrong to divide the first pendulura into two and add natimidora (Qingyou) as the eighteen Arhats. (according to Zhou Shujia)

Portrait of the three great men

Behind the Buddha statues in the main hall, there are often Bodhisattvas sitting South and North. Generally, it is the image of Manjusri, Puxian and Guanyin. Manjusri rides a lion, Puxian rides a white elephant with six teeth, and Guanyin rides a dragon. Some temples build an island behind the main hall. Facing the north, they set up a statue of Avalokitesvara, standing on the island. The right hand of Avalokitesvara is close to the willow, and the left hand holds the bottle. Around the island, the statue of "Guanyin rescuing eight difficulties" was made according to the book of Dharma Sutra. On both sides of the statue of Guanyin, there are statues of shancai boy (out of the Huayan Sutra, entering the Dharma world) and Dragon Girl (out of the Dharma Sutra, entering the Dharma world) as escorts.

main hall in a Buddhist temple

The "three treasures hall" originated from Buddhism. "Three treasures" refers to the Buddha, Dharma and monk in Buddhism, and "three treasures hall" is the three main activity places of Buddha, Dharma and monk in Buddhist temples. "Buddha" is the place where Buddhists "take the stage to collect (CH ǎ n) things, such as" Mahavira hall ";" Dharma "is the place where Buddhists collect classics, such as" Sutra library "; and" monk "refers to the Buddhist monk's" Yan Xi "(sleeping) meditation room, also known as sengliao.

Buddhism refers to Buddhism, Dharma and monk as three treasures. The Buddhist preaches the Dharma, but the monk keeps it. The three have a sacred relationship with each other. Generally speaking, Buddhism refers to people who have great knowledge and awareness; Dharma refers to the doctrines of Buddhism; monk refers to people who inherit and preach doctrines. The hall where the three treasures are located is of course the hall of the three treasures, which is the place where the Buddhists come to the stage to do things;

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