Yunfeng Temple

Yunfeng Temple

Yunfeng Temple

Taihu temple, also known as Taihu temple, is located in Yingjing County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, 4 kilometers southeast of the county, covering an area of more than 80 mu. It is a scenic spot supported by religious culture. The total area of the scenic spot is 15 square kilometers, the average annual temperature is 15 ℃, the lowest altitude is 1010 meters, and the highest altitude is 2628 meters.

The scenic area consists of three parts: religious and cultural area, agricultural ecological area and natural ecological sightseeing area.

In 1990, Yunfeng Temple (then known as Taihu Temple) was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Sichuan Province. In March 1995, it was officially approved to be restored as a place for religious activities.

geographical position

Yunfeng Temple

Yingjing County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, covering an area of more than 80 mu, is a scenic spot supported by religious culture. It is 4 km away from Yingjing County, with a total area of 15 square kilometers. The average annual temperature is 15 ℃, the lowest altitude is 1010 meters, and the highest altitude is 2628 meters. The scenic area consists of three parts: religious and cultural area, agricultural ecological area, natural ecological sightseeing area. According to legend, Nuwa took a stone from Taihu Lake to mend the sky, and accidentally fell a stone into the temple. It is called "flying stone from Taihu Lake", so it is also called "Taihu Lake Temple".

Landscape features

Ya'an Yunfeng temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty, granted in the Song Dynasty, destroyed in the Yuan Dynasty, restored in the Ming Dynasty, and renewed in the Qing Dynasty. There are three wonders in the temple: Gu Nan, Shen Shui and Taihu stone; there are three wonders: pagoda, wind tunnel and shaking Pavilion. It has attracted a lot of literati, such as Zhang Daqian, Xu Shiyou, Liu Wenhui and other celebrities who once wrote poems, painted and splashed ink here. Zhennan, gingko and ancient Chinese fir are towering in the temple for thousands of years, which form a natural "oxygen bar" and become a tourist resort. In the vicissitudes of life, Yunfeng temple has been restored by the modern monk Qingde, and the nine heavy and eighteen hall has finally regained its splendor. The morning bell awakens the world, the tomb drum police person, the Buddha sound is winding, the fragrant fire salary spreads. During the meeting, there are a lot of good men and women.

Historical evolution

Yunfeng temple was first built in Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in Ming Dynasty and renewed in Qing Dynasty. It flourished for more than 600 years. In the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, because Sichuan residents firmly resisted the invasion of the yuan army, Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, hated the Sichuan people. After entering Sichuan, he burned and killed them, resulting in the burning of Yunfeng temple and the exile of monks and customs. In the Ming Dynasty, the war gradually subsided, and the few poor monks in Yunfeng Temple began to repair the temple. There were two climaxes in the temple expansion project, one in the middle of Ming Dynasty, and the other in the period from Qianlong to Daoguang of Qing Dynasty. The second renovation and expansion lasted for more than 110 years, and the scale of the expansion was particularly grand, with more momentum than any other in history. Yunfeng temple's famous "shaking Pavilion stele" records the restoration and expansion. Looking at the history of Yunfeng temple for thousands of years, it can be said that it was built in Tang Dynasty, destroyed in Yuan Dynasty, rebuilt in Ming Dynasty and renewed in Qing Dynasty.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with the gradual implementation of the policy of freedom of religious belief, although Yunfeng temple has been destroyed by ten years of turmoil, it still has an indelible complex in the hearts of Yingjing people. In 1990, Yunfeng Temple (then known as Taihu Temple) was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Sichuan Province. In March 1995, it was approved to be restored as a place for religious activities, and it has been continuously repaired and improved.

In 2001, Qingde monk, a well-known monk in China, was invited to preside over Buddhist activities in the temple according to religious policy and began to rebuild Yunfeng temple in a real sense. After three years, he successively raised more than 6 million yuan to rebuild a series of projects, such as Daxiong hall, Guanyin hall, Shanmen hall, western three saints hall, chanting hall, Zen hall, commandment hall and pagoda. In July of the same year, in order to respect history and protect ancient culture, the Taihu Temple Management Committee and its chair proposed to restore Taihu temple to Yunfeng temple.

In December 2011, master Dashan Fayuan, the abbot of Yunfeng temple, with the help of Jushi Xu Yuan, welcomed the Buddha's brain relic, blood relic, Ananda relic, Luoluo relic, Longjun relic, youboli relic, shilikaye bhikkhu relic, Alou Tuo relic, shibhara relic, qiaochenru bhikkhu relic, Masheng bhikkhu relic from Yangon, Myanmar The Buddhist relics, such as the Buddhist relics of analu, Mahanan bhikkhu, Xiaoxian bhikkhu, muqianlian, sariver, and five hundred Arhats, are permanently provided to the Yunfeng Buddhist temple in Ya'an.

In 2002, Yunfeng Temple successfully held a grand water and land Buddhist dharma meeting, and in 2004, a grand ceremony was held for Qingde monk to be the abbot of Yunfeng temple. It is the first abbot of Buddhism in Ya'an City in the past 100 years, which further enhances the influence of Yunfeng temple in the Buddhist community and its popularity in the society. Under the auspices of Qingde monk, Yunfeng temple will be a great success for thousands of years.

By 2004, Yunfeng temple had become the largest and most influential place for religious activities in quanya'an city. It had basically restored the scale of the historic Jiuchong and 18dian temples, formed a perfect Buddhist Zen jungle, and became a veritable "famous temple of Xishu".

Temple structure

Yunfeng temple is located in the East and West, surrounded by mountains on three sides, close to ma'er mountain (formerly known as Yunfeng mountain) in the north, qinglonggang on the left, baihugang on the right, and jiulongxi spring on the side. Facing the natural "Four Heavenly Kings" boulders, the temple is just located on the geomantic treasure land which is just like a seat.

The original ancient building complex is divided into left and right long corridors and wing rooms, pavilions and dining halls, and six main halls of heavenly king, Maitreya, Vajra, Pilu, Daxiong and Guanyin, plus more than ten small halls, such as Manjusri, Puxian, dizang, Dragon God, Niuwang, Zhuxian, Yuqing and Shangqing.

The ancient buildings are carved with beams and painted buildings, which are exquisite and magnificent. It is said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty granted a plaque to the monks of the temple not to eat vegetarian food, adding mystery to the ancient temple. With the change of time, there are still three main halls, namely, Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall and Guanyin hall. The main hall is arranged vertically from north to south according to the central axis, and the hall is elevated one by one. The architectural style of the temple is simple and elegant, full of the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Woodcut relief, exquisite. The architectural features of the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have another taste. There are statues of Buddha in the three main halls, which are lifelike and have always been popular with worshippers.

The religious and cultural area covers an area of more than 100 mu, which is a thousand year old temple Yunfeng temple and a provincial cultural relics protection unit. This huge temple covers an area of more than 100 mu, all of which are hidden in the dense ancient Phoebe and ginkgo trees, forming a very unique microclimate environment. The first couplet of the original couplet of Shanmen is "not deep into the mountain for more than ten miles, and every time you visit the hall, you will feel the red world cut off", which conveys people's psychological feelings of coming here. Yunfeng temple was formerly known as "Taihu shiyunfeng Temple".

Legal activities

Yunfeng temple is also the center of Bizhi Buddhist temple. From Kaishan temple in the county to Yunfeng temple, and then to Washan, along the way, Shiziping, leidongping, Guangxiang temple and other dozens of temples are the monasteries. Bizhi culture has a long history, which adds a lot of mystery to the ancient temples. Every year, temple fairs are held on the ninth day of the first lunar month, the 19th of February, and the 19th of June. Pilgrims from all over the country gather in Yunfeng temple, creating a prosperous scene.

In more than one thousand years of historical changes, the development of Yunfeng temple has been prosperous most of the time, except that it was interrupted and declined in a very short period of time by the disaster of war. Its survival and development has become a microcosm of society. It can be said that the history of Yunfeng Temple reflects the thousands of years of Yingjing history. Up to now, Yunfeng temple still has a wide influence in the whole western Sichuan Buddhist circle and the social life of Yingjing, and also plays an important role in the whole history of Yingjing. Every year, the traditional temple fair on the ninth day of the first month and the 19th day of June in Yunfeng temple has become an important part of Yingjing people's life. Many famous scholars and scholars in history also left their footprints here, including Huang Yunhu, painter Zhang Daqian, Red Army General Luo Binghui, Xu Shiyou and former chairman of Xikang Province Liu Wenhui. In particular, after the national famous monk Qingde was awarded the abbot of Yunfeng temple, Yunfeng Temple became famous in the Buddhist circles of the whole province.

The abbots of the past dynasties

Master Qingde

In 2001, master Qingde was appointed the first abbot of Yunfeng temple.

Master Zhideng

In October 2012, master Zhideng officially took over as the second generation abbot of Yunfeng temple. Master Zhideng became a monk in Shengshui Temple of Neijiang in 1996. In 1997, he was admitted to Fujian Buddhist College for further study. From 2001 to 2008, he studied in China Buddhist College with a master's degree. In 2009, he taught in China Buddhist College and served as the president of Ya'an Buddhist Association.

Main attractions

Terauchi

On the left side of the temple, there are exquisite and peculiar stones, more than Zhang high, rising from the ground. It is said that Nu Wa made stones to mend the sky from the edge of Taihu Lake and accidentally lost a stone in Yunfeng temple, so she called this stone "flying stone from Taihu Lake". Therefore, the temple was also named "Taihu shiyunfeng Temple", which was later renamed Yunfeng temple. This stone is naturally exquisitely carved. It is a natural wonder to see it from afar and enjoy it near. What's more strange is that no stone with similar texture can be found around. No wonder some people speculate that it is an extraterrestrial meteorite. On its origin, the original couplet of Maitreya hall wrote: "ask where the stone fruit of Taihu Lake comes from, Maitreya has no words to touch his belly and smile. "Since Maitreya can't explain the reason, this eternal mystery is still for people to reverie.

The ancient temple is magnificent and the environment is quiet. When I come here, I suddenly feel that I have no desire for anything. It seems that I have been transformed into the boundless and illusory nature. There are "three wonders, three wonders". The three wonders are: Ancient Nan, Shenshui and Taihu stone; the three wonders are: pagoda, wind tunnel and shaking Pavilion. Zhennan, ginkgo and other valuable trees grow in and around the temple. These rare ancient trees are mainly Zhennan, with thick trunk and high height

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