Jin'e Temple

Jin'e Temple

Jin'e temple is located at the foot of Jin'e mountain in the southern suburb of Ningbo, 35 kilometers away from Ningbo City, that is, shan'ao, Jin'e village, Hengxi Town, Yinzhou District. It was founded in the first year of Dali (766) of Tang Dynasty and has a long history of more than 1200 years.

essential information

According to the records of Jin'e temple, when Baizhang Huaihai was in Jin'e mountain, Lu Dongbin, one of the eight immortals, went up the mountain to look for him. Because he had no chance to meet him, he left a poem saying, "is the master an ordinary person? I can't see him when I come here?". Therefore, there was a "Liuji hall" in the old Jin'e temple, and now there are some historic sites related to LV Dongbin, such as "Yingxian bridge" and "Yinxian bridge".

Jin'e mountain is a famous mountain in Yinnan with an altitude of 633 meters, which is the afterblood of Tiantai Mountain. The two wings of the mountain are divided, and its head is held high, which is similar to the swans who want to fly. Therefore, it was named Jin'e mountain before the Song Dynasty. The founder of Jin'e temple, Baizhang Huaihai (720-814), was born in Changle, Fujian Province. His common surname is Wang, and his teacher is mazudaoyi, the eighth generation of Dongtu Zen ancestor. In the first year of the Dali Period of the Tang Dynasty, a hundred Zhangs traveled in the sea in the four Ming Dynasties, and saw the clear water of Mt. Jin'e, so they cut through the thorns and built the Luohan courtyard under tuanpiao peak. It is also the ninth generation of Chinese Buddhist temples.

history

In the first year of Yuanhe (806) of the Tang Dynasty, Zen master Luo Hanche, the founder of Huaihai, became the master of Luohan temple, which expanded the temple and made it solemn. In the second year of Baoli (826), Buddhist master Luo Hanchen opened up wasteland and planted trees at the foot of Jin'e mountain, vigorously promoted Linji, revitalized the Zen style, and made the Zen rules solemn, which is known as "xiaobaizhang" in the world.

In 1064, the first year of Zhiping in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was presided over by Zen master Jingmin, and Jin'e mountain was written as Jin'e mountain.

In the late Southern Song Dynasty, the famous Linji monk Xutang Zhiyu was born in jin'e.

In the 15th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1382), the emperor ordered a list of the world's famous temples and ancient temples, among which Jin'e was also listed, and changed the name of "Jin'e mountain truth Temple" to "Jin'e Temple".

After entering the Qing Dynasty, Jin'e mountain was revived again, and the scale of the temple continued to expand. It can be described as magnificent, unique architecture and exquisite sculpture.

During the period of the Republic of China, Mrs. Kerry, a German (i.e. the wife of the chairman of Kerry hotel in Shanghai), Ms. Bai Keni, an American (i.e. the founder of Huamei hospital in Ningbo), etc. came to Jin'e Buddhist temple one after another to practice sex and good health, and some lived for as long as 30 years, thus forming a deep Buddhist bond.

From the Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China, for more than 1000 years, Jin'e Chan temple has accumulated rich and profound religious and cultural deposits. Scholars and politicians of all dynasties have worshipped Buddha and nansanbao in this mountain. This famous temple in eastern Zhejiang has been widely known in the world and abroad.

Jin'e temple was first built in the Dali Period of Tang Dynasty, and its incense has lasted for thousands of years. The gurgling streams and towering ancient trees around the temple are indeed a rare place for Buddhism. However, due to historical reasons, the original buildings in the temple have been destroyed. Today, in order to reproduce the style of the ancient temple in the past, the elders and relevant experts have repeatedly demonstrated that the architectural style of the temple is determined to be based on the Tang Dynasty, and can be integrated with the quiet geographical environment and long history of the temple.

The temple now has a usable land area of more than 50 mu, with a total construction budget of about 50 million yuan. In order to successfully complete the grand and solemn temple, we sincerely pray for the help of tanyue from ten directions and the generous help of sages from all over the world, so as to revive Jin'e and Fuhui ancient temple.

An article about Jin'e temple from the Internet is as follows:

Documentation

In a brief account of the revival of Jin'e temple, Lin Shi, a famous scholar in Ningbo in the Qing Dynasty, wrote: "the forest of honesty and morality has a long history, and its rise and fall is changeable. If you want to be a winner for thousands of years, can you have almost any chance?" Obviously, the literati who read the history books not only praised the rich and profound religious culture of Jin'e temple, but also described the rise and fall of Jin'e temple for more than a thousand years with an open mind. Every time I stand on the site of Jin'e temple, I always have a feeling that the rise and fall of a thousand years is like a dream.

Jin'e temple, a famous temple in eastern Zhejiang, was built in the first year of the Tang Dynasty (766 AD), and has a splendid history. Jin'e temple was founded by Baizhang Huaihai, a Zen monk, at the foot of tuanpiao peak in Jin'e mountain, Yinzhou. It was repaired by Luo Hanchen, Xutang Zhiyu, kunshibao, riyigubin, Weizai, Yongqing and Zhuo fan during the period of the Republic of China. The scale of the temple expanded and the architecture improved continuously. After entering the Qing Dynasty, it entered the heyday. At that time, there were six large halls with unique architecture There are 376 corridors and pavilions with magnificent momentum and exquisite sculptures. In the annals of Jin'e temple, it was once described as follows: "the road is built with colored glaze, the flowers are in five colors, the palace is decorated with agate, the trees are arranged in seven layers, the bell rock is melodious, and the incense is blazing in the air." In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1008) in the Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty granted "truth Zen Temple of Jin'e mountain". In the first year of Zhiping of the Northern Song Dynasty (1064), Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty granted "truth Zen Temple of Jin'e mountain". In the 15th year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1382), Jin'e temple was one of the famous temples in the world, and was renamed "Jin'e Temple". Jin'e temple is famous both at home and abroad for its rich Zen style and unique "ten scenes of Jin'e". Many high-ranking officials and scholars in the past dynasties went to pay homage to the Buddha, recite poems and write compositions, and praised each other. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, Nanpu Shaoming, a Japanese eminent monk, studied Buddhism in the temple. During the period of the Republic of China, Mrs. Kerry of Germany, Ms. baikney of the United States and Mao Fumei, Chiang Kai Shek's original wife, lived in the temple for a long time. Over the years, Buddhist cultural delegation from Japan and South Korea came to pay homage to Jin'e temple.

However, over the past 1000 years, Jin'e temple has suffered several disasters. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there were two alternations of prosperity and abolishment. In Xuande (1426-1435) of Ming Dynasty, it was abandoned and rebuilt. In Chenghua (1465-1487) of Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt in Zhengde (1506-1521), Jiajing (1523) of Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen (1628-1644) of Ming Dynasty. Thirty years ago, a cultural catastrophe destroyed the Ying Hall of Jin'e temple, and the last sky fire made the ancient temple even worse. Finally, only a few Ying rooms were left, leaning in the evening wind and setting sun.

In the golden age, the rescue and protection of cultural heritage are receiving unprecedented attention and investment. In June 2003, the 50 million yuan "reconstruction of Jin'e Temple" project was officially launched, and a new page in the history of Jin'e temple was opened. Today, two simple rooms, majestic hall and other buildings have stood on the ruins of the ancient temple. Daxiong hall is rebuilt on the high platform cornerstone in the center of the central axis of the ancient temple site, with a construction area of about 1400 square meters and a height of about 22.5 meters. The hall is seven rooms wide and five rooms deep. This building scale is also in the forefront of domestic temples. The main hall imitates the architectural style of Jin'e temple in Tang Dynasty, with double eaves and mountain structure. The overall design is exquisite, neat and magnificent. The top of the hall is covered with Dai WA, with far-reaching arches, exquisite eaves and inlaid side walls with blue bricks. In the middle of the hall, there are three Buddha statues with gold foil. From a distance, they are all shining. In the middle of the hall is the statue of Sakyamuni, which is about 12.5 meters high. It is dignified, dignified and kind-hearted. On the left and right sides are statues of Manjusri and Puxian. They are plump, mellow and in high spirits. Daxiong hall is surrounded by towering ancient trees, verdant bamboos and murmuring double streams, which adds a few simple and quiet to it. The completion of Daxiong hall marks a magnificent and wonderful stroke for the reconstruction of the ancient temple. Now, reconstruction projects such as Shanmen and Tianwang hall are about to start, and the spring of Jin'e temple's resurgence has really come!

The river of history can be described as bubbling. I think the rise and fall of Jin'e temple for thousands of years is just like what Mr. Yu Qiuyu wrote in the title of "fragments of civilization": "every fight, civilization may not be able to overcome, but the history and culture of real civilization will continue, even if it has become a" fragment. "

Address: foot of Jin'e mountain, Hengxi Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo

Longitude: 121.580479

Latitude: 29.641457

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