Guanyin temple on the south bank

Guanyin temple on the south bank

Guanyin Temple in Nan'an District of Chongqing, formerly known as Guanyin Temple in yuxiqiao, Nan'an District of Chongqing, is located five kilometers away from Nan'an District, facing east and West, with Nanshan on its back. The ancient temple was built in the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, and it was beside the Yuxi bridge on the Bank of Yuxi River, so it was named Guanyin Temple of Yuxi bridge. Before liberation, it was a family temple. Now it is a Buddhist jungle, and it is authentic in Linji. After liberation, religious activities stopped, the nuns dispersed and temples were destroyed. After it was reopened in 1982, the new Buddha Hall and attached houses took on a new look. Today, there are 11 bhiksunis, more than 20 permanent residents and 40000 Buddhist believers.

history

In 1982, Nan'an Guanyin temple was approved by Chongqing municipal government as a Buddhist activity site. In 1994, Nan'an District Government of Chongqing issued a registration certificate for Guanyin Temple as a "religious activity site", and Shi Changmin was appointed as abbot. In 2007, Nanan District minzong Bureau issued a new certificate, Zongchang Certificate No. (Yu) f000090003, which is a municipal place for religious activities. When it first opened, the houses of the temple were in a state of disrepair. Under the correct leadership of the party and the government, the management organization of Nan'an Guanyin Temple united the broad masses of religious believers and carried forward the pioneering spirit of patriotism and arduous struggle. After two generations of abbots' hard work, believers' donations and social support, today's Nan'an Guanyin temple has become a famous temple in the city. The gate of Guanyin temple on the south bank was demolished when Xuefu Avenue was expanded in 2003, and only one old couplet engraved on the gate post was destroyed.

structure

Guanyin temple on the South Bank covers an area of 1704 square meters and consists of three buildings. The existing building area is nearly 6000 square meters. All of them are reinforced concrete structures. The main building is 30 meters high, with red walls and yellow tiles, cornices and angles. It is magnificent and has 11 halls. The first floor is Maitreya hall, seven Buddha Hall and God of wealth hall. The mezzanine from the first floor to the second floor is equipped with dizang hall, Amitabha hall and yuguanyin hall. On the second floor, there is the main hall and Weituo hall. On the third floor, there is a bottle of Avalokitesvara with thousand hands on all sides, and on the fourth floor, there is a sutra library. The building area of the hall is 2200 square meters. The structure of Guanyin temple on the south bank is rare in temple architecture. The east of the main building is a comprehensive building, and the first floor is the old Guanyin Hall of all dynasties. To the south is Wuguan hall.

Maitreya Hall of Guanyin temple on the south bank is called Shanmen hall. In the center, the statue of Maitreya with clay and gold is worshipped. The height of the statue is 300cm, with free seat, lotus stand and color backlight. On both sides of the temple, there are four kings of clay and gold, each holding weapons and stepping on imps. Inside the mountain gate, there are two clay painted generals, each armed with weapons. The seven Buddhas hall is dedicated to the seven Buddhas in clay and gold. The Buddha statue is 300cm high, with a lotus stand and a colored backlight. In the south of the seven Buddha Hall, there is a clay Bodhisattva with golden eyes, holding a Dharma eye. In the north, there is a clay Buddha wearing gold medicine. In the northwest, clay sculptures are worshipped to wear the two gods of wealth.

Dizang hall is dedicated to dizang Bodhisattva, Dongyue emperor, Nanyue emperor, Shidian Yama and many ghosts. To the north of dizang hall is Amitabha hall, which is dedicated to Amitabha Buddha with stone inscriptions and gold. The Buddha statue is 100cm high. In the northwest is the jade Avalokitesvara hall, which is dedicated to the jade Avalokitesvara with gold and color makeup. The Buddha statue is 180cm high and has a lotus seat. In August 1993, master Chang min invited him back to the temple from Myanmar, and Chen Zhengwei worshiped him.

The second floor of the main building is the main hall, with a construction area of 225 square meters. Sakyamuni Buddha is located in the middle and faces the north. It has a pedestal. The clay sculpture is made of gold. The Buddha statue is 300cm high and is backlit. On the left and right are the two venerable men of anangya, whose clay sculptures wear gold. The Buddha statue is 180cm high. The statue of Sakyamuni is 500cm high and worships three Western saints. Manjusri Bodhisattva is worshipped in the south, and Puxian Bodhisattva is worshipped in the north. Both of them are clay sculptures with a height of 300cm. Weituo hall is to the west of Daxiong hall, and to the east of the center is a clay statue of Weituo Bodhisattva. The statue is 300cm high and holds a magic wand. The statues are 180 cm high, each holding weapons, painted with auspicious clouds and backlit. To the north is the wall of merit and virtue of xiumiao, with the inscription of merit and virtue of the only virtuous elder (see Annex 1). Gongde wall is composed of 31 pieces of Han Bai Yu, with bluestone base, relief dragon bead, bluestone top, herringbone slanting water and rafter tile.

The third floor of the main building is the hall of Avalokitesvara. The statue of Buddha is 470cm high, and the lotus xumizuo is 100cm high. Guanyin holds all kinds of magic tools. In 1996, master Chang min came back from Ta'er temple in Qinghai Province to put it in our temple. There are bell tower and Drum Tower in the northwest and southwest.

The Guanyin hall in the complex building is located in the middle and faces north. It is dedicated to the Buddha of Guanyin in stone carving, the Buddha of Guanyin in bronze casting, the Buddha of Guanyin in gold medicine in copper casting, the reclining Buddha of Ryukyu in jade and the Buddha of Maitreya in gold in copper casting.

The Wuguan Hall of Guanyin temple on the south bank can accommodate 300 people at the same time. Suzhai is famous far and near.

Every year on the 2nd day of the 3rd lunar month, there is a ceremony to worship Liang Huangbao in Guanyin temple on the south bank; the ceremony to celebrate the birth of Guanyin on the 19th of the 2nd lunar month, the 19th of the 6th lunar month and the 19th of the 9th lunar month; the activities to burn incense during the Spring Festival; and the traditional temple fairs on the 1st and 15th lunar month. During the activities, the temple was full of people, with tens of thousands of believers.

Internal cultural relics

There are six key cultural relics in the temple, including a bottle of thousand handed Avalokitesvara, a bottle of jade Avalokitesvara, a bottle of jade Reclining Buddha, a bottle of woodcut pharmacist Buddha, a bottle of stone God of wealth, and a pair of silk embroidered diamond buildings. The Buddha statues are all clay, raw lacquer, with more than 300 bottles. There are 7 wooden plaques and 17 couplets. The workmanship is very fine. It has formed a good place with complete functions and facilities, which integrates religious culture, art and normal religious activities.

other

On the South Bank of Guanyin temple, the three treasures of Fu live in the world. They are the blessings of all living beings. They burn the torch of wisdom to break through the darkness and sail through the maze. In the past, Shizun was born into the world, and he built jingshe to perform his teaching. He built upright buildings and destroyed evils. He lived in peace, said precepts, and founded a monk group. He was harmonious and respected by people and heaven. For more than two thousand years, the imperial buildings and statues have been majestic. Towering pagoda, vast classic, all over the world, for the group of parents, as the darkroom light. It is difficult to purify the world, to be happy and affectionate, to be generous and generous. Guanyin temple, five kilometers away from Nan'an District, was built in the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty. It is a popular Avenue with prosperous incense. The Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of Xin implemented the religious policy. For more than ten years, under the care of the single party government leadership, believers and philanthropists from all walks of life enthusiastically supported and generously donated money to protect it. The temple, pavilion, flowers and gardens were gradually restored, showing a new look. Ten thousand people support and trust, and salt produces confidence. It's a great contribution to read Buddhist scriptures and promote the prosperity of iconography. Therefore, the merit and virtue of Fangming carved stone as a record, hoping to be eternal, forever as a model.

Stele of merit and virtue of Guanyin temple on the south bank

Abbot Shi Changmin and Architectural Engineer Wu Zhengwei

On January 24, 1999, the Buddhist calendar was established in 2543

Address: No.39 Xuefu Avenue, Nan'an District, Chongqing

Longitude: 106.573967

Latitude: 29.50222

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