Longfeng Temple

Longfeng Temple

Longfeng temple, formerly known as "Wangye Temple", was built in the early Qing Dynasty at the end of Zhigang Avenue in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing. It was built against the rock and facing the Yangtze River. The purpose of building the temple is to protect the passing ships, the trackers and the local people. For hundreds of years, it was famous for its aura and fragrance. By 2000, it was officially approved by the people's Government of Jiulongpo District. Because it is located in the dragon and Phoenix stream, it is renamed "dragon and Phoenix Temple" with the meaning of "auspicious dragon and phoenix".

brief introduction

Longfeng temple, formerly known as "Wangye Temple", was built in 1347 A.D. and rebuilt in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is located on Zhigang Avenue, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing city. It is built against the cliff, adjacent to the Yangtze River and overlooking the South Bank of Jiulong beach. The purpose of building the temple is to protect the safety and happiness of passing ships, trackers and local people. For hundreds of years, it has been famous for its aura and fragrance. In the early days of liberation, due to the construction of Chengdu Chongqing railway, some temples were demolished. In the spring of 2000, the government was well connected with people and the Buddhism was prosperous. With the favor of the people's Government of Jiulongpo District, it was officially approved to open to the public. Because it is located in Longfeng River, it was renamed "Longfeng Temple" with the meaning of "dragon and Phoenix presenting auspiciousness". Later, with the care and support of the party and the government, the abbot of the temple led the majority of the three treasures of Buddhism disciples to unite, vow to be grand and deep, and work hard to carve out. The sages of the society dedicated themselves to each place. They successively completed the construction of the square for worshiping Buddha, the Mahatma hall, the Yuantong hall, the comprehensive building, the Sutra collection hall, the pharmacist's Taoist hall, and other buildings The pure and solemn Buddhist Dojo has been revived and the sound of fanbei Dharma has been heard all over the world. Longfeng temple has become a bright pearl of Buddhist culture in modern cities and a spiritual harbor for believers.

Development history

Longfeng temple, formerly known as Wangye temple, is located at the southernmost end of Zhigang Avenue in Yangjiaping, Chongqing and a long strip between Chengdu Chongqing railway and Yangtze River.

It is located in Zhili, Baxian County, Chongqing, in the 16th year of Chunxi (1189) of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is tens of miles east of the city and faces Xiaoli across the river. In 1939, it was divided into the urban area, which is under the jurisdiction of the eighth district and now belongs to Jiulongpo District. When the Yangtze River flows from the southwest to the northeast, it suddenly turns from the west to the East. The bay is steep and dangerous. The water depth and velocity are called Jiulong beach. Ships passing by often encounter danger. In order to pray for the safety of ships, merchants and trackers, local gentry and merchants raised funds to build Wangye temple in 1347 to pray for blessings and avoid disasters. After the war in the late Ming Dynasty, the sacrificial rites were abandoned for a long time. Until the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1874), after the local officials rebuilt, it began to take on a later scale. The temple stands on the back of the river and worships Guanyin Bodhisattva and the Dragon King statue in charge of the three palaces of Shuifu. Although he is also a Buddhist and Taoist God, he is not a Buddhist or Taoist, and there is no monk or Taoist abbot. Only the "Chien Si" is responsible for cleaning, oiling and receiving pilgrims. However, in the past 80 years, on the first and the fifteenth day of the lunar new year, incense was very popular.

In 1951, due to the construction of Chengdu Chongqing railway, some buildings of Wangye temple were demolished, and then the incense gradually declined; from 1966 to 1976, the remaining buildings and Shinto statues were destroyed in the Holocaust. In 1978, after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the reform and opening up, the government implemented the religious policy, which laid a solid foundation for the revival of temples. In the early 1980s, under the leadership of Wang qiugui and Liu Xulan, the believers invested money to rebuild the temple and create statues such as Avalokitesvara with thousands of hands and Avalokitesvara with children. Later, temporary temples were built, and many Buddhist statues, such as the three saints and Sakyamuni, were erected one after another. Later, the temple gate and road outside were built to facilitate believers and tourists, covering an area of about 3 mu, and the temple began to take shape again. However, due to its architectural layout and internal facilities are not in line with the specifications of the Han Buddhist temple; and lack of funds, the construction is not standardized, there are still many security risks, so it was once regarded as an illegal religious activity, and was banned by the relevant government departments. After that, with the joint efforts of the patriotic and religious monks and believers, they actively reformed in accordance with the party's religious policies and relevant government regulations. Soon after, the temple was rebuilt, the gold body was remodeled, and the Gongde Pavilion, Fangming stele, faliutong, Zhaitang and teahouse were set up. It also standardizes the rituals of Buddhist activities, sets up incense burning places, builds a viewing platform, and builds a water archway style Mountain Gate. The plaque on the top is written by the late famous calligrapher Wei Gongqin in the traditional Chinese character "Longwu Temple". The couplets on both sides say: "the ancient Longpan temple is a thousand miles away, and the Phoenix is shining with auspicious clouds to protect thousands of families." So far, the temple's external landscape, internal structure and religious concept are not comparable to that of Wangye temple on that day, and it has all the conditions to be a place for formal religious activities.

On January 7, 2000, with the approval of the people's Government of Jiulongpo District, it was opened to the public as a formal and legal place for religious activities. It was named "Longfeng Temple" after the place name of Longfeng river nearby, which also implied the meaning of "dragon and Phoenix presenting auspiciousness". Since then, it has been launched as a Buddhist temple of Chinese Buddhism.

In 2001, Yuantong palace project was started. It is designed by Guangxia Design Institute and constructed by the second branch of Chongqing sixth construction engineering company. The foundation was officially laid on December 18 of the same year and completed in August of the next year.

At that time, in view of the majority of temple management group members, although they were enthusiastic about Buddhism, their education level and religious literacy were extremely low, even illiterate, and most of them were elderly. As a result, the contradiction is prominent, which makes it difficult for Shi juewan to preside over the work normally. On October 7, 2002, the district minzong office once again presided over the meeting of the whole temple staff, and unanimously decided that Shi haijue, who had a higher education level, a deeper religious accomplishment and a strong young force, would act as the agent of Longfeng temple. After that, master haijue presided over the overall work, followed the party's religious policy, and actively cooperated with various government departments to strengthen the management of temples. He set an example, guided and asked the whole temple staff to unite and help each other, respect the three treasures, and stick to their service posts; formulated various rules and regulations, regularly carried out the study of the party's principles and policies, improved the monks' Buddhist cultivation, and came to the scene to protect the Dharma consciousness. So far, the work and activities of the temple began to move on the right track.

In March 2003, Guanyin hall, as the standard and solemn pure Hall of the temple, was officially opened to the public.

On June 18, 2003, under the leadership of the District Office of zongqiao Taiwan Affairs, according to the principle of "controlling the temple by monks", the temple adjusted its leading group and established a new leading group. Team leader: Shi haijue, members: Shi juewan, Shi Haiqin, Shi Haiyuan. Under the leadership of Shi haijue, the leader of the temple, and under the Buddhist rules and regulations, we fully carried forward democracy, combined with modern management methods, further improved various rules and regulations, especially the financial system, and strengthened the leadership and supervision of the work of the temple, especially the financial work. At the same time, according to the principle of "Buddhist treasure is the foundation, magic weapon is the system, and Buddhist treasure is the key", we should unite the masses and strengthen the cultivation of Taoist ethos. Adhere to the morning and evening homework, strictly abide by the rules, pay attention to discipline, set up a good image in the religious masses and tourists.

In August of the same year, the road surface of the mountain gate and outside the gate was renovated, and a new unified place for selling incense and burning incense was established at the same time, which effectively put an end to the fire hazard. In October, the old Guanyin temple was rebuilt, with three statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Manjusri and Puxian Bodhisattvas beside them. The whole hall is exquisitely made, with carved beams and painted columns, resplendent and resplendent. After its completion, it was renamed "putuoyan".

In April 2004, with the support of the chairman of Chongqing Golden Island Business Club, Mr. Huang Qiuming, and the leaders of the public works section of Chongqing South Railway Station, the power, telephone, television and other lines were laid into the temple, which solved many practical difficulties of the temple. In May, with the concern of the leaders of the district minzong Bureau, the legal images and objects in the dangerous house were relocated and removed, and construction began to demolish the dangerous house in June. In July, Mr. Deng Zhenglu donated 17500 yuan to rebuild the pharmacist's Dojo and rebuild the Sleeping Buddha of Sakyamuni and other Buddha statues. In September, along with the construction of the antique gate, a 125 meter long and 3 meter wide antique dragon phoenix pattern passage was built. Later, it directly went down the Jiubin Road (see below for details), which greatly facilitated the access of monks and laymen. In October, a biochemical tank was built to treat domestic sewage, which effectively strengthened environmental protection.

In November of the same year, the foundation laying ceremony for the Kaiguang complex building of Yuantong hall and the Buddha square was held. It was presided over and announced by the old monk Weixian, President of Chongqing Buddhist Association. Leaders of the District People's and religious affairs bureau attended and spoke. More than 2000 people from all mountains, Dharma protectors and residents in the city attended.

In January 2005, with the approval of Chongqing Buddhist Association and Jiulongpo District minzong Bureau, master haijue was invited to be the abbot of Longfeng temple. Master haijue, with a common surname of Wen and a name of Yinsheng, was born in 1974. He was an apprentice of the master Weixian, the leader of modern knowledge only learning. He entered Tushan temple as a child and was shaved by master Zhengyong. He was originally intelligent and had a good nature. He was predestined with my Buddha. He was addicted to Buddhist scriptures and learned to read them in the morning and dusk. He has visited famous mountains, visited famous teachers, and got close to elder Yicheng, President of China Buddhist Association, and elder Xingyun of Taiwan. In 2001, he was invited to stay in Longfeng temple. He loved his country and religion, followed the party's religious policy, and during his acting as the leader of the leading group of Longfeng temple, he devoted himself to the rectification and construction of the temple, worked hard to make plans, and greatly pushed forward the construction and affairs of the temple. So far, the temple has entered a new period of development.

In August of the same year, with the development of our city's transportation, a Binjiang Road (namely Jiubin Road) across Chengdu Chongqing railway and Zhigang Avenue was about to be opened. Abbot haijue and the temple management team promptly requested the minzong bureau to build a stairway up to the junction of Jiubin road and Zhigang Avenue near the steep wall of the temple passage. They soon got the attention of the leaders, including Qin min, the head of the District, Cheng Ruyi, the deputy head of the district

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