Scripture building of dizang Temple

Dizangsi Jingchuang is in guchuang Park, Tuodong road. Originally known as Zunsheng Baozhuang, also known as stone carving Fanzi, commonly known as Guzhuang. Built in 937-1253 ad, yuan douguang, Buxie (official name) of Dali state in the Northern Song Dynasty, was created by Gao Mingsheng, the son of Gao Guanyin, the Marquis of chaodushan. The building is a square cone-shaped tower with 7 levels and 8 sides, with a height of 8.3 meters. A total of 300 statues were carved, one meter in size and five to seven centimeters in size. The top of the building is gourd shaped, with lotus petals supporting the pearls. Jingchuang has beautiful shape, harmonious proportion, exquisite carving, exquisite preparation, vivid statues and various expressions. This building describes the situation of Dali regime and reflects the relationship between Shanshan and Song Dynasty. It has high historical value and is also a treasure of stone carving art of Song Dynasty in Yunnan. The scripture building of dizangsi temple is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit

Scripture building of dizang Temple

Dizangsi Jingchuang is located in Kunming Museum (former guchuang Park), 93 Tuodong Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. Because it was built in the period of Dali kingdom in Song Dynasty, it is also called "Dali Kingdom Jingchuang", commonly known as "guchuang", which is a kind of flower pagoda.

The Jingchuang of dizang temple is carved in sandstone. The surface of the Jingchuang is slightly yellow, with a total height of 6.5 meters. It is composed of four parts: the top, the body, the seat and the platform base. The plane of the Jingchuang is octagonal. There are 288 Buddhist statues of moderate size and exquisite carved everywhere, and the empty wall between the statues is full of Buddhist and Chinese sutras.

The stone carving art of Jingchuang in dizang temple is of high research, protection, culture and ornamental value. It is a precious historical relic in the history of Chinese national religion, culture, Buddhist art and the study of politics, economy, culture and Buddhism in the period of Nanzhao Dali state in Song Dynasty.

On February 23, 1982, the scripture building of dizang temple was announced as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China.

Historical evolution

The scripture building of dizang temple was built during the reign of Duan Zhengxing of Dali state in Song Dynasty, about the late period of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty. The builder was yuan douguang, the official of Dali state.

In the early years of the Republic of China, because of the war, part of the body of the scripture building of dizang temple was buried underground.

In 1919, the Department of cultural relics removed all the scriptures from the ruins of the dizang temple.

In 1923, Kunming municipal government office transformed the dizang temple into an ancient building park with iron bars for visitors to enjoy.

When Premier Zhou Enlai visited Kunming in 1955, he praised the scripture building of dizang temple and gave the instruction of "building Pavilion for protection".

In 1987, Kunming cultural relic units thoroughly maintained and protected the scripture building of dizangsi temple, and built an additional platform, which raised the scripture building by 1.8 meters.

From July 1997 to 2000, when Kunming museum was built, the scripture building of dizangsi temple was included in the overall planning and construction of the museum. A glass building was built on top of the scripture building to protect the scripture building as a whole and bring it into the management of Museum Cultural Relics.

Architectural features of cultural heritage

structure

The Jingchuang of dizang temple is carved in sandstone. The surface of the Jingchuang is slightly yellow, with a total height of 6.5 meters. It is composed of four parts: the top, the body, the seat and the platform base. The plane of the Jingchuang is octagonal. There are 288 Buddhist statues of moderate size and exquisite carved everywhere, and the empty wall between the statues is full of Buddhist and Chinese sutras.

Above xumizuo is the main body of the scripture building, which is arranged in seven layers vertically. The upper part is small and the lower part is large. The layers are supported by each other, and the shape of the building has its own characteristics. The building is full of round, high relief and flat figures, flowers, clouds, water, animal patterns, wooden pavilions, temples and inscriptions. The whole building is octahedral cone shape and well preserved.

The first section is long and thick, and the upper four sections are short and thin. At the junction of each section of the building, there are round tenons and tenons, most of which are white at the bottom and tenon at the top. Only the junction of the third section and the fourth section is mortise and tenon at the top. The building body is the main component of the scripture building, and the boundary stone between the upper and lower layers of the building body is shaped like an octagonal umbrella cover.

characteristic

The shape of the scripture building of dizang temple is between the towers, which makes it produce a strong artistic effect. Although the whole building is pagoda shaped, it is not equidistant from bottom to top. According to the needs of the arrangement of the distance between levels, and the use of four square, eight square, circular alternating combination, the combination is orderly, showing the superb aesthetic thinking and artistic skills of the ancients.

Most of the statues on the Sutra building of dizang temple are high relief, with round knife technique, which has a strong sense of three-dimensional. The figures are well proportioned, plump and lifelike. The Buddha's face is dignified and solemn, and the Bodhisattva's face is kind and lovely. It has the style of grottoes and sculptures in Tang and Song dynasties. The carvings of the palaces and pavilions are all imitated wood structure, with the carvings of the pavilions, brackets, curtains and decorative patterns. The overall sense is clear. Among them, the statues of Buddha and Wai Shi are carved with strict layout and clear hierarchy. Jingchuang statues, with smooth and soft lines and exquisite carving skills, are treasures of ancient Yunnan carving art.

Cultural relics

The foundation of the scripture building of dizang temple is octahedral stone steps (added in 1987), with a total of 5 floors, 11.7m wide at the bottom, 8.75m wide at the top and 1.1m high. On the base of the platform is an octagonal xumizuo, which is located in the center of the platform. It is divided into three layers. There are octagonal overlapping peaks at the upper and lower ends. Each side is carved with cloud patterns, and the waist is drum shaped, carved with cloud patterns and flying eight dragons

It is a symbol of the eight divisions of Tianlong. On the upper end of xumizuo is engraved with Prajna brahmido Sutra, Da RI Zun's vows, FA Si Hong's vows, and Zhuo Zao fo Xiang Zunsheng baochuang Ji in Chinese.

The first level of the building is carved with four deities, namely, holding state, increasing growth, wide eyes and hearing more, according to the southeast and northwest directions. Each statue is more than 1 meter high, wearing armour and armour, holding axe and Tomahawk in hand. Among them, the king of three days stepped on the ghost slave, one of them had a muscle burst, his right hand was holding the snake, and the snake's mouth was touching the ghost slave's lower palate; the other two ghost slaves were wearing shackles in their hands, the other king stepped on three people, and the middle one held the king's foot with both hands. On the empty wall between the statues of the four heavenly kings, the Sanskrit Sutra of Buddha's top is engraved.

In the second level, the four corners are respectively carved with the Buddha seat, the Buddha statue and the Sakyamuni statue, with clear face lines, high pleats and vivid images.

At the third level, there are four statues around the silk Buddha seat, and each group of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are carved on each side. In the north is Guanyin Bodhisattva with 36 hands, such as the peacock in the open screen. In the south is the king of Tibet Bodhisattva. He is dressed in seven treasures cassock, holding a tin stick in his left hand and counting beads in his right hand. He has a kind face and a kind heart. He looks like a genuine Bodhisattva.

From the fourth level to the seventh level, from large to small, the cone-shaped Scripture buildings are respectively engraved with Buddhas and bodyguards such as pharmacists, dashizhi, viluzana, wuliangshou, Sakyamuni, as well as halls, pavilions, jewels, vultures, cirrus clouds, double petal rosettes, etc.

The top layer of the building is the Jingzhuang Baoding, which is a gourd shaped Baoding with mani beads and lotus petal seats.

The diameter and height of each layer of the building body decrease gradually, and the statues of each layer also decrease gradually. The statues of each layer change from complex to simple, forming an upturned building body.

History and culture

Dizang Temple

Dizang temple was first built in the period of Dali state in Song Dynasty, in which the scripture building was built by Sichuan monks Yongzhao and Yunzhao in Dali state. Daozhen monk rebuilt it in 1429, Xuande of Ming Dynasty, and destroyed it in 1857. Only Jingchuang was left, which was exposed in the ruins.

historical figure

Yuan douguang was the official of the Dali state. He was a senior official of the Dali state who sent Shanshan mansion (now Kunming) to assist Gao Mingsheng. During the reign of Duan Zhengxing of Dali state in Song Dynasty, he presided over the construction of the scripture building of dizang temple.

The author of zaochuangji is Duan Jinquan, a disciple of Buddhism and a scholar of Confucianism.

Legends and anecdotes

Once upon a time, five dragons lived in Dianchi Lake in Bazi, Kunming. They flooded farmland, destroyed crops, washed away houses and livestock. Later, Zhang Sanfeng used the vase to subdue the five dragons, and asked the villagers to use a Zhenyao tower to press the dragon on the boulder. This is the origin of the ancient Scripture building.

Cultural relic value

As an art treasure of ancient Chinese stone carving arts and crafts, the scripture building of dizang temple has high research, protection, culture and ornamental value. It is a valuable historical relic in the history of Chinese national religion, culture, Buddhist art and the study of politics, economy, culture and Buddhism in the period of Nanzhao Dali in Song Dynasty.

Cultural relics protection

On February 23, 1982, the scripture building of dizang temple was announced as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China.

Tourism information

geographical position

Dizangsi Jingchuang is located in Kunming Museum (former guchuang Park), 93 Tuodong Road, Kunming City, Yunnan Province.

 

Opening Hours

09:00-17:00 from Wednesday to Sunday

Closed Monday to Tuesday

Ticket Price

Free visit

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