Lingyun Temple

Lingyun Temple

Lingyun temple is located on Lingyun mountain, surrounded by nine peaks. Because it is where the Great Buddha is, it is also called the Great Buddha Temple. Lingyun temple was founded in the early Tang Dynasty. In the early years of Kaiyuan (about 713), the Buddha statues were excavated and the temple was expanded. According to Fang Yu Sheng Lan, "before Huichang, each peak has its own temple.". However, during the four or five years of Huichang, only Lingyun temple was preserved because of the order of Li Yan, Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty, to destroy Buddhism. Zhang Chuanshan (Wen Tao), a great poet and calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty, said in Jiading boat: "in ancient Jiazhou on the West Bank of Lingyun, the river flows around Guo. The green shadow can't float away. Push the boat to see Wuyou from three sides. " "The water of pingqiang river is far green, the dream is cold, and the snow of Emei is not gone. Love to see the Han Jiashan wandie, a strange place a stop radius The beautiful scenery of Leshan is poetic and picturesque.

building structure

Lingyun temple is a triple quadrangle building composed of Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall and Sutra collection building, with red walls, green tiles and green trees.

In front of the Tianwang hall is a towering ancient Phoebe tree. On both sides of the hall are four steles with the characters of rebuilt temple in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The statue in the center of the hall is Maitreya sitting statue, which is commonly known as "big belly arhat".

There are four statues of the heavenly king on both sides, with eyebrows and angry eyes, majestic and majestic. At the back of the heavenly king hall is the Weituo hall, which is dedicated to Weituo, the God of Dharma protection with wood carvings and gold.

Through the Tianwang hall, it is the main place for monks to hold religious activities. In the center of the hall, there are three statues of Sakyamuni (Dharma body, Yingshen body and Baoshen body), which are graceful and solemn. There are eighteen Arhats on both sides, with different gods and vivid shapes.

On the back of the main hall is a newly shaped Guanyin in a pure bottle. On both sides are the statues of Manjusri, Puxian, dizang and dashizhi Bodhisattvas, which were created before the Ming Dynasty.

The last hall in the temple is the Sutra collection building, which was built in 1930. From its structure and shape, we can see the modern architectural style, which is unique in the word "Temple", but has a different taste. A new "Haishi hall" is built downstairs, with full-length portraits of master Haitong, Zhang qiujianqiong and Wei Gao, the builders of the Great Buddha, to express their admiration.

Historical evolution

Lingyun temple was founded in the reign of emperor Liyuan Wude (618-626) in the early Tang Dynasty, about 1400 years ago. It was earlier than the construction of Leshan Giant Buddha. In the early Kaiyuan period (about 713), the Buddha statues were excavated and the temple was expanded. According to Fang Yu Sheng Lan, "before Huichang, each peak has its own temple.".

In the first year of Tang Jianzhong (780), Emperor Dezong issued the imperial edict of repairing temples, which required the prefectures to cultivate and revitalize temples.

Lingyun temple was immediately repaired on a large scale. However, during the four or five years of Huichang, only Lingyun temple was preserved because of the order of Li Yan, Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty, to destroy Buddhism. "In addition to the four temples in Chang'an and Luoyang, and one temple in each prefecture, Buddhism has been destroyed" (Jiang Weiqiao's history of Chinese Buddhism).

Jiazhou, Meizhou, Lingzhou and other imperial edicts destroyed Buddhist temples, and all eight temples on Lingyun mountain were destroyed.

Lingyun temple was the largest "central temple" in Jiazhou at that time, and it was well preserved. It was renamed Baoen temple when Buddhism temple was renamed Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.

According to the inscriptions in front of the temple and the records of he Zhenfu in the history of Ming Dynasty, in 1396, Deng Hongyi wanted to go to Liaodong because his younger brother was tired by Uncle Lou's family. Deng Hongyi took the name of his younger brother to replace him.

A few years later, he begged in exile to the south of the Yangtze River. He was accepted by the Chen family as a family school teacher and married his adopted daughter Huang. Three years later, Deng Hongyi died of illness, and Huang led his son Deng Xiao to return to Jintian.

The three sons of Deng Hongyi, who originally lived in Jintian, were also kind to the Huang family. In the following year, Deng Xiao died early, and Huang was in agony. For this reason, several brothers built Lingyun quiet room for his concubine's mother in the Xuande period of Ming Dynasty (1426-1435), and set up Hongyi Muzhu in the room, so that Huang could spend his old age in the quiet room.

After the completion of Lingyun temple, there are ups and downs.

In 1822, the second year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty, master dizhu rebuilt the quiet room and renamed it "Lingyun Temple".

To the first year of Guangxu (1875) Shi Yuanguang, 25 years of Guangxu (1899) Shi Jingyuan, had served as abbot. Later, due to the lack of successors, the temple door was broken, and it was managed by the squire Deng boqiu, who made the wall a resting place.

In 1911, master Miaoshan came to Hong Kong at the invitation of Mr. Huang Huiqing and others. When he came to Guanyin Mountain, he saw that the temple was desolate, so he and his apprentices cut grass and cut the Jing, and urged Deng boqiu to convert to Buddhism, so that the villagers donated the temple land.

He also raised money and materials, rebuilt the temple gate, built a Zen hall building on the side of the temple, chiseled a lotus pond in front of the mountain gate, and built a wall around the fence. It is ten feet wide and can accommodate more than a hundred people. It was completed in the spring of 1924, and a monument was erected in front of the temple.

Historical records

Lingyun Temple: Lingyun temple is on Lingyun mountain, surrounded by nine peaks, and the temple is brilliant. Because it is where the Great Buddha is, it is also called the Great Buddha Temple.

CEN Shen's poem "dengjiazhou Lingyun Temple" once described Lingyun temple like this: "outside the flying birds, Qingfeng carries Zhulou." However, the Lingyun temple is no longer the original appearance of the Tang Dynasty.

Lingyun temple, built in Tang Dynasty, was destroyed in the war of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty. It was repaired twice in Ming Dynasty, and most of it was destroyed in the end of Ming Dynasty. The existing Lingyun temple was rebuilt in the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. Since then, it has been repaired many times, especially after liberation.

Architecture in the temple

Lingyun temple can reach the Mountain Gate by going up the Guanyin path. You can cross the mountain gate and enter the Weipu garden to see the "Ganlu gate".

Climbing stone steps to the small square in front of the temple, there are pavilions and treasure stoves on the square. The stone inscription "Lingyun Temple" on the gate of the temple was inscribed by Zhao Xi, a famous calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty.

On both sides can be seen the stone door couplets of old monk Miaoshan, the abbot of the restoration, "gushing out the Western Chiba treasure, inheriting a branch of spring in the South China Sea.".

Inside the temple gate, facing the statue of Wei Tuo, and then entering the hall of Xiong, the hall is high and majestic, the lights are bright, the whole body of the statue of Buddha is bright and wonderful, with a kind look.

On both sides of the hall, there are bells and drums hanging high. It is said that this big bell with a thousand kilograms rings far and wide.

The two sides of the temple are Zen room, guest room, Qitang, dizang hall, Fangsheng pool and so on. The temple looks grand and solemn. Master Huijun, the current abbot, leads many bhiksunis to practice here.

The lower part of Guangchang in front of the temple is a lotus pond with beautiful scenery. According to master Huijun, 20 or 30 years ago, the trees in front of the temple had not yet been planted high enough to overlook the landscape of Tuen Mun in Yuen Long. At that time, it was called "Little West Lake". Today, you can still see the distant scenery from the trees, which makes you feel like you are in the world.

Related attractions

Lingyun Buddha is located at the intersection of Sichuan Dadu River and Minjiang River. There is Lingyun mountain nearby, which is located on the East Bank of Minjiang River, also known as Jiuding Mountain, across the river from Leshan City. There are nine peaks in the mountain, all of which are exquisite. Before the Tang Dynasty, there were temples on each peak. Today, only Lingyun Temple (also known as Dafo Temple) built in the middle of the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty remains. During the Kaiyuan period, the eminent monk Hai Tong saw that there were many dangerous shoals in the circuitous waterway, and the river rose sharply, endangering Leshan. He suggested that the cliff standing at the intersection of the Dadu River and the Minjiang River should be carved into a huge Buddha statue on the whole mountain. It took 90 years from 713, the first year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, to 803, the 19th year of emperor Dezong's reign. Facing the river by the mountain, head at the top of the mountain, foot at the foot of the mountain, overlooking the surging river. The shape of inverted concave is formed below the knee of the Giant Buddha. The river water rushes into the concave and the water is frustrated. When it flows back, it can ease the water flow and avoid flooding. The Buddha statue can also strengthen people's courage and symbolize the spirit of Cihang and Pudu. Therefore, the Great Buddha is carved according to the cliff stone of Lingyun mountain, so it is called Lingyun Great Buddha; because it is located in Leshan County, it is also called Leshan Great Buddha. The top of the Buddha is the same as the mountain. It is 71 meters high, 28 meters wide, and 3.3 meters long. It is as deep as a cave in the middle of the ear. The top of the head is wide enough to open eight tables. It is the largest stone Buddha statue in the world. It can be surrounded by more than 100 people on its bare feet. It is said that "the mountain is a Buddha, and the Buddha is a mountain". Its height and grandeur can be imagined.

Traffic information

Located in Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, it is within walking distance.

Bus: take bus No.13 in the city and get off at Dafosi station

Taxi: take a taxi from Leshan City to Dafu, the fare is about 6 yuan

Address: side of qiluan peak, Lingyun mountain, Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, Leshan City

Longitude: 103.77647399002

Latitude: 29.542022705078

Tel: 0833-2302121 (Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area)

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in the ticket of Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area. (the ticket of Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot is 90 yuan.)

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