Light Buddha relic tower

Light tower

synonym

The lighthouse is generally referred to as the lighthouse

Burning lamp pagoda (full name burning lamp Buddha relic pagoda) is a cultural relic protection unit in Beijing. Located in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The tower was first built in the Northern Zhou Yuwen period of the northern and Southern Dynasties, and was rebuilt many times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

brief introduction

It is a solid brick Pagoda with octagonal 13 levels of dense eaves, about 45 meters high. Xumizuo's double waist is decorated with exquisite brick carvings on each side. Due to the south of the pagoda, the cave is used for lighting Buddha, so it is called lighting tower. The other three facades have false doors and four inclined planes have false windows. Above the tower is the dense eaves of the 13th floor. To the south of the 13th floor, there is a brick inscription "eternal fragrance". There are 2224 wind bells and 415 carved Buddha statues on the whole tower. The pagoda is an octagonal xumizuo, bearing Yanglian on top and Xianglun, Yangyue and Baozhu on top. At the top of the tower, there used to be an elm tree, several meters high, with thick shade and canopy, which can be called a wonder. In order to protect the ancient tower, it has been transplanted under the tower. Boyata, the famous campus building of Peking University, was built on its prototype.

geographical position

The lighting tower is located in the northern part of Tongzhou District, on the West Bank of the north end of the Grand Canal. According to the county records, the tower was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and was maintained in the Tang, yuan and Ming Dynasties.

Address: No.1 Dacheng street, Tongzhou District

Route: take Jingtong Expressway to Xinhua Street, drive north on Jixiang road to TongZhou cinema, continue to drive north for 500 meters, turn right for 50 meters

structure

The lamp tower is of brick and wood structure, with solid eaves and octagonal shape. It has 13 storeys and gains a little. Originally 48 meters in height and 44 meters in circumference, xumizuo has a double waist. Each side is inlaid with exquisite brick carvings. At the lower waist, there are two dragons playing with pearls. At the upper waist, there are three pots of doors, inlaid with immortals, and each corner is carved with a warrior's armor and helmet. This tower is hundreds of meters away from the Luhe River, but its shadow is reflected in the river. Therefore, Emperor Qianlong wrote a poem "the tower in the county city falls on the wave tip".

Kangxi 18 years (1679) earthquake, its body collapsed, found a Buddha's tooth and hundreds of relics; in 1900, the Eight Allied forces occupied Tongzhou, the tower was damaged; in 1976, Tangshan earthquake damaged. In September 1985, the pagoda was rebuilt. The height of the pagoda was increased by 5 meters. Phase wheel 2, Yuanguang 1, Yangyue 1 and Baozhu 4 were added. Lightning rod was added. The lotus seat on the top of the pagoda and the eaves of each layer were rebuilt. Copper bells were cast and oil decorations were made according to the original color.

Lamp relic tower, commonly known as "TongZhou tower", is located on the Bank of Beiyun River in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The construction date of the pagoda is still controversial in the domestic academic circles. One is that it was built in 557, the second year of Liang Taiping in the Northern Dynasty, and the other is that it was built in 633, the seventh year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty. The difference between the two theories is 76 years. However, no matter what is said, it means that the tower has been built for more than 1300 years. The tower was damaged in 1679 and rebuilt in 1696. The pagoda is of brick structure, octagonal in plane, 53 meters high, and 13 stories of dense eaves Baoxin pagoda. The lower part of the tower is a tall xumizuo base, and the waist part is finely carved. The first tower is very high, with doors on all sides, and the rest with false windows. There are 2224 bronze wind bells hanging on every eaves and corner of each floor, which makes it the most popular one among ancient pagodas in China. Besides, the name of "Xin Nan Xin NV" is engraved on each surface. The calligraphy styles of Zhen, Xing and Li are different. There is also a bronze mirror on the top of the tower, which is also the largest one found in the ancient tower so far. "Lingyun pagoda" was one of the eight scenic spots in Tongzhou.

The lamp relic pagoda has been listed as a key cultural relic in Beijing. The pagoda is adjacent to youshengjiao temple, which is a scenic spot at the north end of the Grand Canal and a symbol of the ancient city of Tongzhou.

Seven wonders of ancient pagodas

1、 There are many wind clocks. More than 2000 wind clocks are hung in the tower, each of which is engraved with the name of the donor and has various shapes.

2、 There are many gods. There are more than 400 brick and gray statues inlaid in the whole tower, which are rich in connotation and different in shape.

3、 The bronze mirror at the top of the Tasha is large and weighs 5000 grams. The bronze mirror has a circular arc surface, and the concave arc surface is scratched by bullets (it was the destruction of the ancient pagoda by the Allied forces of eight countries).

4、 In the south of the 13th floor, a stone tablet with seven temperament poems is placed. The content of the poem is: the towering pagoda town Luling, layers of towering clouds. It is clear that the light and shadow river is in the middle, and the sound of the bell is ringing in the air. It was founded by the people of Zhou and Tang Dynasties, and the Qing Dynasty was reorganized again. Forever protect the frontier for thousands of years, ten thousand surnames enjoy peace.

5、 The core column of the tower is long, the center of the brick building. There is a huge forged iron tower core column, 9.5 meters long, which ensures its stability.

6、 There is an elm tree on the top of the tower, which has strong vitality.

7、 Tower shadow can be reflected in the North Canal hundreds of meters, is a rare spectacle.

History and legend

Dengdeng pagoda (full name dengdeng Buddha relic pagoda, also known as TongZhou pagoda) is located in Tongzhou District, Beijing, on the Bank of the source of the North Canal. Burning lamp Buddha relic tower is one of the eight ancient TongZhou scenic spots. It is located on the West Bank of the canal at the north end of Tongzhou District. It has high artistic value and is also a symbol of Tongzhou. The pagoda has 13 octagonal stories and is about 49 meters high. The base of the pagoda is shaped like a lotus. Inside the pagoda, there is a stone statue of burning lamp Buddha. The original tower is 48 meters high, with a base of 44 meters. It is of brick and wood structure, with solid eaves, octagonal shape, 13 stories, xumizuo, double girdle. All sides are inlaid with brick carvings. There are 104 Buddha statues carved in each corner of the tower. Each rafter is hung with a wind Duo (copper bell), a total of 2248 pieces. The outer wall of each piece is engraved with the name of the faithful man and woman. On the south side of the 13th floor, there is a brick poem stele, which is composed and engraved by the monk. There is an elm tree on the top of the tower, 17 cm in diameter, 3.7 m in height and more than 200 years old. It is rare to see a long tree on the top of the tower. Now the tree has been transplanted to the Bank of Hulu lake. The relic pagoda of burning lamp Buddha has a history of more than 1300 years. Its architectural structure has high artistic value and is called Lingyun ancient pagoda. According to legend, the relic pagoda of burning lamp Buddha was built to collect the relic of burning lamp Buddha. The relic of burning lamp Buddha is worshipped in the pagoda, and the relic of Buddha is collected. According to reports, the tower was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and has been maintained in the later dynasties. The lamp tower is of brick and wood structure, with solid eaves, octagonal shape and 13 stories. It is a xumizuo tower with double waist. Each side is inlaid with exquisite brick carvings. There are two dragons playing with pearls at the lower waist, three pot doors at the upper waist, immortals inlaid inside, and swords and helmets carved at each corner. Because the pagoda is hundreds of meters away from the Lu River, its shadow is reflected in the river. It is recorded in ancient books as a relic of the Liao Dynasty, but new evidence was found during the construction in 1987. On the brick carving of the kitchen door on the 13th floor, there is an ancient poem: "Luling, a towering ancient pagoda town, was built by the people of the Zhou and Tang Dynasties". Experts confirmed it as the building of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In 1979, it became the cultural protection unit of Beijing. This ancient pagoda has 2248 hanging bells, and the number of hanging copper bells is the largest in the world. In particular, the beautiful shadow of the ancient pagoda is reflected on the Grand Canal 200 meters away, with clouds flying, water flowing and green trees encircling it. It has left countless beautiful legends for ancient literati to come to Tongzhou to sing poems and dance ink. There is an elm tree on the 13th floor of the tower. It must be a bird carrying seeds. It takes root and sprouts in Lingyun and grows vigorously. In order to protect the ancient pagoda, the elm tree was moved to the park under the pagoda. Now it is luxuriant and magnificent, and is regarded as a spiritual symbol by TongZhou people.

It is said that a long time ago, a white evil dragon lived in Luhe River in the north of Tongzhou city. Every spring, it dries up all the river water, causing the crops on both sides to dry up and die. In summer, it spits out its stomach full of bad water, causing flooding and inundating the whole village and farmland. In order to fight against the white dragon, the people dug wells in spring and built dikes in summer. Bailong filled the well with sand and washed down the bank with more raging flood. But the common people are indomitable, digging wells and building dikes, fighting with Bailong to protect their homes. Finally, he moved the Jade Emperor and sent the gods down to build the pagoda for the common people. He built the white dragon under the pagoda with the power of lighting Buddha. The lamp burning Buddha also sent two bright messengers, the tower eagle and the golden rooster, to guard the pagoda. Later, taying was called back to the west by the Buddha, and the golden rooster was reluctant to part with it. When we parted, the Golden Rooster said sadly to the tower eagle, "after you leave, I'll be alone. I don't even have anyone to cover me from the sun." Hearing this, the tower Eagle took a jade coin. Soon a magical elm tree grew on the ancient pagoda. After the Tangshan earthquake, the pagoda was affected. When the government funded the repair, the elm on the pagoda was transplanted to the East flat of the pagoda. Nowadays, this branch is luxuriant and beautiful, which attracts many tourists to stop and enjoy.

According to the county records, the tower was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and was maintained in the Tang, yuan and Ming Dynasties. Brick and wood structure, dense eaves solid, octagonal 13 layers, a slight gain. Originally 48 meters in height and 44 meters in circumference, xumizuo has a double waist. Each side is inlaid with exquisite brick carvings. At the lower waist, there are two dragons playing with pearls. At the upper waist, there are three pots of doors, inlaid with immortals, and each corner is carved with a warrior's armor and helmet. This tower is hundreds of meters away from the Luhe River, but its shadow is reflected in the river. Therefore, Emperor Qianlong wrote a poem "the tower in the county city falls on the wave tip". Kangxi 18 years (1679) earthquake, its body collapsed, found a Buddha's tooth and hundreds of relics; in 1900, the Eight Allied forces occupied Tongzhou, the tower was damaged; in 1976, Tangshan earthquake damaged. In September 1985, the pagoda was rebuilt. The height of the pagoda was increased by 5 meters. Phase wheel 2, Yuanguang 1, Yangyue 1 and Baozhu 4 were added. Lightning rod was added. The lotus seat on the top of the pagoda and the eaves of each layer were rebuilt. Copper bells were cast and oil decorations were made according to the original color.

There are many legends about the lighting tower, one of which is where the relic was placed? It has always been a mystery. In the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 in Tongzhou, and the lighthouse also fell to the ground. According to county records, at that time

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