Miaofeng Temple

Miaofeng Temple

Miaofeng temple, formerly known as gaogaiyuan, is located at the northern foot of gaogaishan mountain in the southern suburb of Fuzhou City. The temple, facing the northeast, is composed of more than 10 halls, including Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall and Guanyin Pavilion, covering an area of 2048 square meters. In 1989, the Haideng mage memorial hall was built. There is "immortal well" in front of the temple, and the outer wall of the circular granite well fence is engraved with a ring; "the Mid Autumn Festival of the eighth year of Jiayou, guimao, the 15th day of the year".

Miaofeng temple in Fujian

Temple introduction

"Fujian Tongzhi" contains: "miaofengyuan, in renfengli." "Three mountain records" says: "Song Jianlong first year (960) home, courtyard in Miaofeng Mountain top, so that name." In fact, Miaofeng temple, formerly known as gaogaiyuan, was built in the tongnian period of the Tang Dynasty (866). It originally covered an area of more than 0.2 hectares. At its peak, there were more than 100 monks. In Ming Dynasty, the temple was burned by fire. The temple was rebuilt behind the original site and renamed Miaofeng temple.

Qinglin Feng said "Miaofeng Mountain There is Miaofeng temple on it, which is very secluded and spacious. Miaofeng temple in Hongtang has a history of more than 900 years.

"Yanshan ancestral hall" was a famous university in Fuzhou since Song Dynasty. It is reported that in ancient times, there were nearly 100 students who passed the imperial examinations, and three of them won the first prize. Therefore, there is a "number one street" at the foot of the mountain today. Later, the "Yanshan ancestral hall" was changed into a hall dedicated to the "five blessing Emperors". "Five blessing Emperors", commonly known as "Five Emperors", refers to the five "linggong" (Zhang, Zhong, Liu, Shi and Zhao) who are in charge of human epidemic administration. This is a popular folk worship in Minjiang River Basin. Because of the horror of plague, the statues of the "Five Emperors" are usually weird, but the "ancestral hall of Yanshan" is different. The "Five Emperors" here are upright and kind-hearted. Although they have different facial expressions, they are undoubtedly willing to listen and good at expressing emotions. They are just the most favorite gods in the world. The double-layer building is very new, which shows that it has not been built for a long time. The interior space is not large, but the veranda with high-level eaves adds a sense of solemnity and emptiness to it. The construction of the inner eaves, painted with pen, is also magnificent, which is based on the dragon and Phoenix, animals, landscape and flowers, and the story of the characters in journey to the West. Small standing eaves, skirt when the wind, eyes and Fangcui, quite relaxed and happy.

Scenery in the temple

The main building of the temple is the hall of Mahavira, which was rebuilt in 2004 and is located in the west of the hall of Yanshan ancestors. The hall is built on a high platform, with double eaves on the top of the mountain, orange glazed tiles and tile decorations on the ridge. The hall is three rooms wide and two columns deep, surrounded by stone railings to form a square platform. On the front of the platform, nine different dragons are embossed on the bluestone fence, showing the style of a "Nine Dragon Wall". The colorful paintings in the hall are all over the Liang, Fang, caisson and smallpox. Most of them are "Jing Bian paintings" to show the consistent Buddhist doctrine. The color of the picture is rich, green, red, yellow and other warm and cold colors are used alternately, with gold lines between them, dignified and elegant. According to the Buddhist scriptures and biographies, when the Buddha lived (about the middle of the 6th century BC), there were paintings and decorations in Buddhist temples.

Sakyamuni Buddha and two Bodhisattvas, Puxian and Manjusri, are worshipped in the hall. In the middle is Sakyamuni Buddha. The golden body Buddha is about 2.5 meters high. Its eyes are slightly opened and its hands are sealed. It sits under a big banyan tree with long whiskers. Here, the Buddha has changed from Bodhi to banyan. The combination of religious culture and local folk customs is very interesting. There are two disciples on the left and right of Sakyamuni Buddha: the young and handsome Ananda on the right, and the thin old man on the left is mahagaya with a smile. The Buddha said: "I have the vision of Dharma, the mind of Nirvana, the reality is formless, the subtle Dharma, not writing, other biographies outside the religion, giving orders and mahagaya." Therefore, mahagaya is the first ancestor of Zen. Ananda, on the other hand, is the first to hear more. He is knowledgeable and intelligent. He can never forget what Buddha says. After the Buddha entered nirvana, Ananda recited the Dharma with his strong memory. The first collected classics, such as ahan Sutra, metaphor Sutra and faju Sutra, were all recited by the venerable Ananda. In the east of "Daxiong hall", there is "Yanshan ancestral hall", which worships Zhou, Zhu and Li as Dharma protectors. Its shape is as amiable as "wulinggong". A mural on the powder wall of the hatchback.

A pair of cross legged stone sheep and an ancient well in the temple have a long history. The old well is not big, but it is very deep. There is a bucket on the platform for self pumping. Its water is sweet and pure, and it is more "warm in winter and cool in summer". From year to year, Gujing has been devoting himself silently, treating all things equally, benefiting all things but not fighting. No wonder the sage said, "the best is like water" and "water conservancy all things but not fighting".

Miaofeng temple, which has been renovated and the road is smooth, seems to have lost some of its wild and ancient flavor. "Miaofeng temple is on the Hongtang River, and the ancient temple is full of clouds and purple green. When the rock drives, it blows the swallow, and the pineapple drinks the wine The artistic conception of the temple is no longer available, but it still has the quietness which is difficult to compare with the temples in the urban area. The clamor of the red world stops at the foot of the mountain, and the red sandalwood curls in the chirp of birds, which also implies the taste of "secluded and broad".

Layout structure

The existing Miaofeng temple is composed of Tianwang hall, xiongbao hall and Guanyin Pavilion. It covers an area of 2048 square meters and faces northeast. It is surrounded by dense forests, bamboo trees and dense shade. Inside and outside the temple, Magnolia fragrance; hill up and down, orange garden hanging red. There is a well excavated by the citrus garden, and there are two polyester pots chiseled in the 15th year of the Song Dynasty (1145). There are four nine storey stone pagodas in front of the temple. At the back of the temple, there are four five storey stone pagodas, all of which are the objects of the temple. Master Shi Jiping, now the abbot of the temple and a disciple of master Haideng, once lived in Hong Kong. He raised money to rebuild the body of the eight Arhats and the Weituo Buddha, build the memorial hall of master Haideng, rebuild the Tianwang hall and Guanyin Pavilion, and build a new temple gate, which makes the ancient temple magnificent and new.

From the small road to the east of the temple, you can climb to the top of the mountain, where you can enjoy the Fuzhou basin.

Miaofeng temple in Huludao

Located in tazigou village, yonganbao Township, Suizhong County, Huludao City, the twin towers of Miaofeng temple were built in the Qiantong period of Liao Dynasty (1101-1114 AD). In 1988, Liaoning Provincial People's government announced it as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

The two towers, one large and one small, stand majestic and majestic, 40 meters apart, standing majestically on Miaofeng Mountain. The pagoda is a brick Pagoda with octagonal nine lines and dense eaves. It is 19 meters high. The base of the pagoda is 2.3 meters high. There are two small Buddha statues on each side of the pagoda. All kinds of patterns are carved around the pagoda. The body of the first level tower accounts for about one third of the whole tower. On each side of the tower, there is a large brick Buddha statue sitting on the lotus. On the head, there is a flying fairy lying on the auspicious clouds, holding a clean plate for a long time. Among them, Zhengnan Bodhisattva has beads on his neck, one hand caresses his knee, the other hand caresses his chest. On the left shoulder side, there are five characters "xuanci relic tower". Zhengdong Bodhisattva protects his chest with both hands and sits on the lotus, "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty" is carved on the right shoulder. The other Buddha statues have different postures and are exquisitely carved, delicate and lifelike. The eaves of the tower are carved with brick. The above eight floors are stacked eaves with beautiful shape. There are several copper bells hanging under the eaves, and the wind is blowing.

The small pagoda is made of brick with six corners and five levels of dense eaves. It is 9.14 meters high. Its structure, shape and carving are roughly the same as those of the big pagoda. Nowadays, the brick carvings of the pagoda are basically intact, with vivid Buddha statues, bright patterns and clear patterns.

There were many pagodas built in the Liao Dynasty, but the inscription "emperor xuanci" carved on the pagoda was extremely rare, which made it even more difficult

It not only increases the historical value, artistic value and research value of the twin towers of Miaofeng temple, but also provides valuable material for the study of the religious development and architectural characteristics of Liao Dynasty. Therefore, the twin towers of Miaofeng temple are very precious.

The twin towers are located on Miaofeng Mountain, 150 meters north of tazigou, yonganbao Township, Suizhong. The southeast is 75 kilometers away from the county. It got its name because there is a Miaofeng temple under the tower. The two towers were built during the reign of the Liao and Qian dynasties (1101-1110). The East Tower is about 24 meters high, with octagonal and nine level brick eaves. There are corner pillars on each side of the pagoda. There are brick niches in the East, West, South and North. A Buddha is built in and sits on the lotus seat. The Buddha's seat is of Xumi type, with horse, elephant and lion's head carved on the waist. On the niche, there are a Baogai, Feitian and bronze mirrors. In the upper right corner of the southeast side of the tower is carved "emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty", and in the upper left corner of the south side is carved with brick inscriptions such as "xuanci relic tower". So it is also called Tianzuo or relic tower. The West Tower is about 10 meters high. It is made of oak brick and has a solid hexagonal structure with seven levels of dense eaves. Its structure and carving parts are basically the same as those of the East Tower, and there are five existing eaves. "

There are two ancient pagodas on the mountain, facing each other from east to west, one large and the other small. The structure and sculpture of the two pagodas are roughly the same, which is majestic and spectacular. Roughly, the two towers are more than 50 meters apart. If you look at them carefully, they all belong to the blue brick structure. The tower is about 9 meters high. It is a brick structure with six solid corners and seven dense eaves. It has five eaves. Several small trees have grown in the center of the top of the tower. Although the tower is well preserved, it looks very old and has a strong flavor. If you look at the big tower in the East, it's much more detailed than the small one. It's about 24 meters high. It's the same brick octagonal nine level solid eaves type. Each side of the tower is about 2 meters wide. There are corner pillars on each side. There are shallow niches made of bricks in the East, West, North and south, with a Buddha sitting on the lotus seat. The Buddha seat is in Xumi style, and the waist part is carved with horse, elephant, lion head, etc. If you look at the body of the tower, you can see that the first level of the body accounts for one-third of the height of the tower, under the eaves

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