Jiangxin Temple

Jiangxin Temple

Jiangxin temple is located in Jiangxin Island, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. In the seventh year of Xiantong in Tang Dynasty (866), a Puji temple was built in Dongshan, an isolated island in the middle of the river. In the second year of song Kaibao (969), Jingxin lecture hall was built in Xishan, opposite the river. In 1131, the first year of Shaoxing in Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty changed Puji temple into Longxiang temple. Yinsi River, commonly known as "Jiangxin temple.". During the reign of emperor ningzong of Song Dynasty, it was selected as one of the ten Buddhist temples in the world. In the following 800 years, the temple was abandoned and prospered. In the early days of the founding of new China, Jiangxin temple was about to collapse. It was restored in 1952. It was returned to the Buddhist community in 1985. In 1983, Jiangxin temple was designated as the national key temple in the Han area.

essential information

Jiangxin temple is a famous ancient temple jungle which is the key to open in China. It is located on a small island in Oujiang River outside the North guoyongqing gate of Wenzhou City. The original area of the whole island is only about one square kilometer (now it has been filled and silted up to expand the ground, and new tourist spots have been built). There are two small peaks at each end, and there is a towering pagoda at the top of the peak, facing east and West, namely the East and West pagodas.

At the West foot of the East peak, there is a "Puji Temple" (now Wenzhou Martyrs Memorial Hall), and at the east foot of the West Peak, there is a "jingxinshuo Temple", also known as "west tower courtyard" (formerly Wenzhou Museum).

The main buildings in the temple are Tianwang hall, bell and Drum Tower, Daxiong hall, Sansheng hall, Abbot's room, Zhaitang, etc.

The existing Jiangxin temple was rebuilt in 1789. It covers an area of 2870 square meters and is divided into three halls: front, middle and back.

The front hall is the King Kong hall, with long corridors in the East and West, and bell and drum towers at both ends. The ancient bells of Song Dynasty still exist. The central hall is the main hall, which is the most spectacular.

There is a statue of Sakyamuni in the hall. Inside the hall, there are a variety of couplets and plaques.

Zhu Lian is a book written by Wang Anshi of Song Dynasty. The back hall, the three holy halls, the temple forehead and couplets were all written by master Hongyi. On both sides of the gate of the temple, there is a reduplicated couplet entitled the book written by king song Shipeng: "the clouds disperse in the morning, and the tide grows and disappears."

historical brief

Local chronicles of Wenzhou

Jiangxin temple... Source: Wanli's Wenzhou Fu Zhi notes by Liu Shi poet and writer Zhang Heng

In the river outside Yongqing. The West Tower was built in Xiantong of Tang Dynasty, the East Tower in Kaibao of Song Dynasty, the East Tower in Yuanfeng of Song Dynasty as Puji courtyard, and the West Tower as Jingxin courtyard. In Jianyan period, Emperor Gaozong wrote: Qinghui Yuguang erxuan carved in stone, granted Puji as Longxiang and Jingxin as Xingqing. In Shaoxing, Seng Qinglian built a giant temple between the two peaks. There are more than 100 pavilions and halls. The river clouds and misty water are hidden in the jungle. It is a beautiful place in the southeast. In the seventh year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Shugao added Salmonella and the bell and Drum Tower of lianglang.

brief history

In the fourth year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1130 AD), Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, sailed from Yuezhou (Shaoxing) and Mingzhou (Ningbo) to Wenzhou to stay in the "Puji Temple" instead of living on a lonely island.

During his stay in seclusion, he was still concerned about calligraphy, and Zeng Yushu's "Qinghui Yuguang erxuan" glorified the Vatican. The following year (1131), Gaozong ascended the throne again in Lin'an and changed his name to Shaoxing.

In the seventh year of Shaoxing, the Shu monk was ordered to become a Zen master, and Putuo came to the Puji and Jingxin temples to preach. When Wang Meixi (ten friends), the number one scholar, was not an official, he was studying scriptures and history in jingxinshuo temple, and had diplomatic relations with Zen master qingliao.

At that time, Dongxuan, the "Quanyu hall", was Wang Meixi's reading office.

According to the records of Wenzhou official records, Guyu was originally two islands. The East and the West were facing each other and running through the river. There was a deep and mysterious Longtan.

At that time, when the river was silting up, Zen master qingliao personally led the masses to dump stones to fill Zhongchuan, so Zhongchuan temple was built on it.

The performance of Emperor Gaozong was praised, that is, Zhongchuan temple was changed to Jiangxin temple, Puji temple to Longxiang temple, and jingxinshuo temple to Xingqing temple. At the same time, "Qinghui" and "Yuguang" steles were carved, and "qinghuixuan" and "Yuguang jingshe" were set up in Longxiang Temple (Qinghui stele is still in existence, Yuguang stele has long been lost).

According to the order, the three temples were unified into one, and the total name was Longxiang Xingqing temple, which included all pavilions and pavilions on the island. A thousand mu of fragrant lamp fields were given to the temple, and the temple was regarded as "Gaozong Daochang". The imperial court sent the Beijing officials to the temple every spring and autumn to worship and offer incense. The "Wangjiang Pavilion" is specially built outside Yongqing gate as a place for crossing the Hengjiang river. From baziqiaotou to the bottom of Yongqing gate, the monk Street (today's mahangseng Street) was built, and the citizens were ordered to open shops to serve the monks. Therefore, the heyday of incense began in the Southern Song Dynasty and continued to the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

The original Temple of Jiangxin temple is grand, solemn and magnificent. Wen Tianxiang said in his poem, "the tower is 100 feet high, the mirage exhales, the tower is towering, and the double Horned Dragon raises its head.". The main hall was rebuilt in 1789, the 54th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It is divided into three parts: the front is the King Kong hall with five rooms, and the two ends are equipped with Bell and drum towers. For Maitreya, Wei Tuo two Bodhisattvas, on both sides of the four heavenly king.

The four character plaque of "weather at the beginning of the sky" written by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty (huiweng) is hung on it.

On both sides of the mountain gate is a woodcut couplet written by Wang Shipeng, the number one scholar of the Song Dynasty, which is famous in ancient and modern times.

The "Yuantong hall" is dedicated to the sitting statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the two sides serve Li shancai and Longnv. There is a statue of Amitabha at the back of the hall.

The northeast corner is the statue of Avalokitesvara (presented by Japan), and the northwest corner is the statue of Tibetans. The front left head is Jialan hall, and the front right head is zushi hall.

This hall is the most spectacular, with the upper eaves of Yuantong hall inscribed by Emperor Qianlong and the lower eaves of Jiangtian Fudi (no title).

In the center of the hall, there is a plaque of "Cihang Pudu" written by Wu Lana, governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. The couplet of the main column is written by Wang Anshi of Song Dynasty (with the word Jiefu) (originally hung in Xingqing Temple).

The front column couplet is the couplet of a book written by Chen Shouchen (Zi WAN), a Juren of Yongjia in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty: "there are many mists on all sides, and it is doubtful that Pengdao has moved to Jinshan; there is a niche of incense, and there are still some relics of Shu monks and song Bi.".

There are five corridors in front of the main hall, with Sanwei hall in the East and Hakka hall in the West. Later, there is the Sansheng hall, which is for the statue of Mitha, Guanyin, Dashi and Sansheng. The couplets on the forehead and inside of the hall are all written by master Hongyi. There are five buildings in each corridor for monks to live in, seven in the main room of the Abbot's room and three in the East and West pavilions.

There are ten volumes of Dongou Guyu Zhi and two volumes of Zhongchuan Ji, which are incomplete. The Abbot's room has always been the most concentrated place of precious painting and calligraphy relics. There are three rooms in the front and the back of the west head of the Abbot's room. The front is the warehouse, and the back is everyone's room. To the west of Qi hall are three "leisure houses", which were built in 1935 when the old monk Qinyun was the abbot. They are used as female guest rooms.

"Qulaizhai" is on the right of the front of "anxianju". It was secluded by monk Tongzhen during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. Master Hongyi of gaoseng once settled down here in summer, leaving a lot of ink treasures. Jiangxin temple is divided into four big Liao (namely Chan hall, chanting hall, storehouse and guest hall).

Before liberation, Huashan monk, Weishan monk, and Qinyun monk were the abbots who led the public to practice. They gathered the good knowledge of the elders and talked about the Scriptures. There were as many as 70 or 80 monks living there. They carried out normal religious activities, which was quite prosperous.

Celebrity Poetry

.... Source: Wanli's "Wenzhou Fu Zhi" < I Liu Shi poet writer Zhang Heng remarks < / I < I < / I

Song Xu Zhao's Poems

The two temples are now one, with many monks and foreigners. Water from the sky cuts off the dust.

The crow sleeps in the forest path, and the Dragon returns to the tower. But suspect into a piece of stone, once sat Xie Gong body.

Xu Zhao is a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. One of the four spirits of Yongjia. The word Dao Hui, the word Ling Hui, since the name Shanmin, Yongjia (now Zhejiang < / I < I Wenzhou < / I < I) people. < / I his family is very cold. He has never been an official in his whole life. He travels among scholars and bureaucrats in poetry. He travels in Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Sichuan and other places. Ningzong died in the fourth year of Jiading.

Wen Tianxiang of Jiangxin Temple

When Yan Sui came to Dong'ou with his feet, he began to feel that the Kun axis floated southeast.

All rivers go back to the same place, just like the princes of the emperor's Dynasty.

He nianfei falls two huge stones, supports the dirty river separately.

At the beginning, he suspected that he had lost Nu Wa's hand and that he had taken off Ren Gong's hook.

If Feng Yihai didn't dare to have it, he would pour out his soul like a lotus boat.

The tower is 100 feet high, the mirage is exhaling, the tower is towering, and the Dragon raises its head.

The tide is rolling and the wind is blowing.

Sha Gaofeng lives in Dingde gate, and Jiao Gongliu lives in Haimen mountain.

Changhuai is in sight, iron urn is near, big wave does not wash hero worry.

Who knows that Li ancient hundred Guangdong, now for the rites and music Yiguan state.

The grass in the pond is green year after year, and Xie Gongsheng is a member of Yijiang building.

There is no toad in Lantian, and gold is a family's autumn.

The passenger sails are dim, and the fishing boats are scattered.

The red sun in the beautiful sky begins to bathe, and the five clouds help to gather the smoke.

I wish I could travel from Kongtong.

Wenwenshan's northern home to Jiangxin Temple

Thousands of miles of wind and frost, temples have been silk, wandering, looking back, strong heart sad.

Who does the moon shine in the middle of the Yangtze River before snow comes to Luofu Mountain.

Only that the tiger head is not expensive buckle, do not figure milk has a return period.

Take a tide to Zhongchuan temple, dark degree Zhongxing second monument.

Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283) was born in Luling (now Ji'an) of Southern Song Dynasty. < / I the national heroes of the Song Dynasty are living in an era of crisis of the Han nationality.

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