Woyun nunnery

Woyun nunnery

Woyun nunnery is located at the top of Mount Emei, Sichuan Province, at an altitude of 3065 meters. It is named because it is located on the Bank of shishenyan, where white clouds rise and the temple is like woyun. Woyun temple is the highest Buddhist temple in China.

brief introduction

It was built for Xingtian monk in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. Later, it was burned down by fire. In the early Qing Dynasty, it can be heard that Zen master rebuilt it. Beside the nunnery is Jingluo spring. In the past, the spring water could be used for drinking by thousands of people. Later, it dried up. It is said that after monks chanted sutras for it, the spring water flowed out again. In the Qing Dynasty, a monk Dejian once wrote a poem jingluoquan

"The misty rain moistens the empty mountain, and the sound of the vast spring leaves the white stone.

He has made great contributions to the world, from teaching all things to moistening them. "

Enter the mountain gate, namely Guanyin hall, step past Guanyin hall, namely Jade Buddha Hall. There is a jade Buddha in the hall, about 1.2 meters high. It was presented by Myanmar Buddhists in July 1989.

history

The nunnery was first built in the Tang Dynasty, which can be proved by the poem "seeing off the monk woyun nunnery" written by poet Jia Dao. The poem says, "when you look at the white clouds, the mountain houses are covered with bark. The hanging branch is loose and the crane on the side is playing chess. 」

This paper describes the characteristics of woyun nunnery in its early stage. The woyun nunnery in Song Dynasty is still the same, based on Fan Chengda's poem "woyun nunnery on the peak". During the reconstruction of Xingtian monk in Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, because of the high wind and heavy snow, the roof was covered with tin tiles; and because it was located on the "silver world" in the sea of waves and clouds, it was also called "Yinding", which was one of the scenic spots of Jinding. Yang Sheng'an, the number one scholar in Ming Dynasty, had a special love for this. He wrote a poem: "the top of the mountain is scattered with the rising sun, and you can see nothing from high. Shanlan silver world, treasure gas Baihao light. 」

The title of the poem is named woyun nunnery. Shu Qizhi, a man of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his suwoyun nunnery, "the clouds fly under the rock, the clouds rise above the rock, and the clouds continue everywhere near the rock. Mr. Qing Meng does not know tired, white clouds seal the plank house outside. 」

The most important thing is the scenery. At that time, Manjusri, Puxian and Guanyin statues were worshipped in the nunnery, and the ancient Indian style was still preserved, either as "Qiu ran" or "Toutuo Er ran". By the end of Ming Dynasty, the nunnery was destroyed and the image did not exist.

In the early years of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, it can be heard that the monk rebuilt the temple. His legacies Zhao Yuanhe, Zhao Yu, Zhao Duan and Zhao Yuan succeeded only after 20 years of carrying rice with stone. Zhaoyuan four people are also known as the "four friends of lying cloud", which is very famous. After the completion of the nunnery, Emperor Kangzhao wrote a poem: "where to ask for Jinliang, go to the top. Tian Xiang Piao Guang Dian, Shan Qi Su Kong Lang. It's a compliment. Later, there were two more fires, and the reconstruction in the Qing Dynasty was replaced by iron tiles. In 1958, all the iron tiles were removed and transported to Chongqing Iron and steel company for smelting.

present situation

The existing woyun nunnery has been built in the late Qing Dynasty, covering an area of 1600 square meters. It is a quadrangle temple building with a full wooden structure (the main hall is a triple tower) hanging on the top of the mountain. It is composed of Maitreya hall, Guanyin hall, jade Buddha Hall and wing rooms. There are many plaques inside and outside the nunnery, among which the door plaque of woyun nunnery and the door couplet of "the land is broad, the Emei is late, the mountain is high, and the spring is the first spring" are the calligraphy treasures of the famous painter Wu Zuoren. In front of the hall, there used to be a pool called Banyue pool, which is not many feet deep and wide. The water seeps up every day and can drink thousands of people. Therefore, it is also called Shengquan, guanyinshui and jingluoquan. At that time, there was also a stone square named "mengshenlijing" standing by the pool, which publicized the reputation of the holy spring. At the back of the hall is the famous small light viewing platform, which is a good place to watch the four wonders of Jinding, such as sunrise, sea of clouds, Buddha's light and holy lamp.

In the Jade Buddha Hall, there are also two copper walls left after the destruction of the Golden Hall in 1828. In 1928, the golden palace was restored to a gilded roof of brick structure, which still has the flavor of "golden roof". Unexpectedly, in 1972, a fire broke out in the computer room of the TV relay station in the Huazang temple, which brought disaster to the fish in the pond. The golden hall and the Huazang Temple (containing more than 2400 Buddhist relics such as the northern Tibetan scriptures of the Qing Dynasty) were set on fire.

Temple site: Mount Emei, Emeishan City, Sichuan Province

Address: near Jinding, Mount Emei Scenic Spot, Mount Emei, Leshan

Longitude: 103.33493995666

Latitude: 29.537426804051

Tel: Emeishan scenic area Tel: 400-8196-333

Ticket information: no ticket required. Tickets included in Mount Emei Scenic Area

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