Duofu Temple

Duofu Temple

Duofu temple is a scenic spot on the top of juiwei mountain, 24 kilometers northwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.

Historical evolution

Initial construction

Duofu temple was built in the second year of Zhenyuan (786 AD) of Tang Dynasty, formerly known as juiwei temple. It is one of the monasteries of Manjusri Bodhisattva. The incense is very popular in Tang and Song dynasties. Li Keyong and Li Cunxu (Zhuangzong in later Tang Dynasty) and their son once came here to worship Buddha and burn incense, and the situation of the temple was unprecedented.

Renovation and reconstruction

It was destroyed in war in the late Song Dynasty and rebuilt in Hongwu year of Ming Dynasty. It was an important place for worshiping Buddhism in the royal clan of Jin Dynasty. It was renamed Duofu temple in Hongzhi year (1488-1505). Then it was rebuilt many times.

Scale system

Temple scale

Entering the mountain gate, Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, sutra collection building and Thousand Buddha Hall are from south to north, and the scales are listed on the central axis, forming a three entrance courtyard. On both sides, the bell and Drum Tower, the side hall and the Zen hall are well arranged. The gate of the mountain and the palace of the heavenly king are integrated into one, with two generals and four heavenly kings inside. The main hall opposite Tianwang hall is the main building of the temple. The hall is seven rooms wide and five rooms deep. It is surrounded by corridors. There are bright columns in the front and back eaves. The roof is surrounded by glass. It is magnificent and magnificent. There are three Buddhas and four Bodhisattvas in the hall. Sakyamuni Buddha is in the middle, and the pharmacist Buddha and Mitha Buddha are on both sides. Before the separation of the three Bodhisattvas, Puxian, Guanyin and Manjusri, there was another Avalokitesvara sitting upside down behind Sakyamuni Buddha. There are 84 comic strips on the walls of the hall, reflecting the life story of Sakyamuni Buddha. They are skillful in painting, fluent in lines, exquisite in coloring, strong in three-dimensional sense and vivid in image. They are rare murals of the Ming Dynasty. The main hall was overhauled in the mid-1980s.

The Sutra collection building, the main building of the second entrance courtyard, is a double-layer complex of shangyoudong. The six pillars connect the upper and lower parts closely. It is natural and complements each other. The name of the cave is Chengxi cave. The pavilion is called Wenshu Pavilion. The dripping ink on the stone pillars of the cave gate is Mr. Fu Shan's handwriting, which is quite precious. There is a statue of Fu Shan in the easternmost cave. In the red leaf cave on the east side of the Sutra collection building, Mr. Fu Shan once studied and practiced medicine here. Three Bodhisattvas in the shrine on the top of the cave are post sculptures. There is a statue of the Dragon King in the Dragon King Hall on the west side of the Sutra library. The well in front of the hall is the "dragon pool" given by Manjusri Bodhisattva.

The main building of sanjinyuan is Qianfo hall, which is located at the top of the temple. The hall is for the third Buddha and four Bodhisattvas. There are more than 870 Buddha statues on three walls. The original peony in the peony pool in front of the hall was more than 500 years ago, but it was destroyed in the turbulent times.

▪ architectural style

When it was rebuilt, the architectural layout retained the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty.

Main landscape

Temple Landscape

There are seven existing temples, such as the mountain gate, the bell tower, the main hall, the Manjusri Pavilion, the Sutra library and the dongxiduo hall. The main hall is Daxiong hall, with 84 murals and some statues. All of them are relics of Ming Dynasty. There is a frost red niche in the temple, which is the seclusion of Fushan, a famous scholar in Taiyuan in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The brick Pagoda in front of the temple is still the original structure of Song Dynasty. There is a frost red niche in the temple, which is the seclusion of Fushan, a famous scholar in Taiyuan in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Duofu temple is located in a small valley on the top of the mountain. It flows slowly and meanders down in front of the temple. It is full of ancient temple fun

There are 84 murals of Buddhism in Ming Dynasty on the gables of the temple. They describe the life of Sakyamuni. The pictures are vivid and colorful. They are the best murals in Ming Dynasty. 　

Juiwei mountain scenic spot

Located 24 kilometers northwest of the city. The mountain is steep, with pines and cypresses everywhere. In spring, the mountain flowers are blooming, and in autumn, the mountain is full of red leaves. "Juiwei Hongye" is one of the famous scenic spots in Taiyuan. The temple faces south, surrounded by pines, cypresses and mountains. At the top of the southeast peak in front of the temple, the brick pagoda of the seven level relic built by Song Dynasty stands majestically. Climbing the pagoda, you can have a panoramic view of Taiyuan city. The red leaf cave in the temple is the reading place of Mr. Fu Shan, a thinker. There are rocks in the southeast of the temple, under which is the "Pearl slope". It used to be an ancient rock road for monks to carry water and believers to worship Buddha. Now it is built into 340 multistage stone steps, which is the best route for tourists to climb the slope from the foot of the mountain. Climbing up the slope to the top of the rock, there is a six point seven storey relic Fengshui pagoda. Standing on the base of the pagoda, you can have a panoramic view of Jinyang from the East; looking to the west, the ancient pines are divided into North and south slopes, and "South pines and North cypresses" is one of the wonders of juiwei. In the pine forest, there is the "Qisong nunnery" where Fushan lived in seclusion. 　

Temple legend

There is a pure land Buddhist temple at the waist of the cliff. According to the inscriptions, in the Han Dynasty, the earth mountain collapsed and collapsed into a cave. The earth mound in the cave was like a Buddha and could be 10 feet high. It is said that "avalanche Buddha appearance" is the cause of "pure land" and its name. The temple was first built in the Northern Qi Dynasty and rebuilt in the fifth year of jintaihe (1205). It was divided into two chambers. The main building in the front yard is the Great Buddha Pavilion, which is East-West oriented. The two-story pavilion with single slope and double eaves was rebuilt in the 20th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1541). There is no fence. You can visit the Buddha from the pavilion. Entering the pavilion and entering the cave, the cave is 25 meters deep and 7 meters wide. In the front, there are many stone tablets, and in the back, there are stone and clay Buddha, more than 10 meters high

Temple Cultural Relics

The backyard is a quadrangle building with a north-south direction. The main hall is made of three body Buddha, and the side hall is Guanyin of the 18th arhat Dynasty. There are more than 30 statues in the underground collection of the top ten Yan Dynasty, which are works of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are three ancient cypresses in the courtyard, which are called "strange cypresses" and "divine cypresses". It is also one of the eight scenic spots.

Service Information

geographical position

Duofu Temple (the Sixth Batch of national security)

Times: from Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty

Address: Zhuangtou village, Matou Township, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City

Transportation:

Duofu temple is located at the top of juiwei mountain. Huyan village is the only road to mount juiwei mountain. There are only 835 local buses to reach Huyan village, or take no.12.821 to Dachai village. It is generally 1 yuan / person by private van

Or self driving,

Historical figures and others

Fu Shan

Duofu temple is the seclusion of Fushan, a famous scholar in Taiyuan in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Fushan, whose name was Qingzhu, was later changed to Qingzhu, with many other names, such as gongta, gongzhita, Zhuyi Taoist, shidaoren, Silu, qiaohuang, qiaosong and so on. Yangqu people.

Six years old, eat Huangjing, not grain food, strong, but rice. Reading makes reading.

There will be chaos in the world in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the people who are called "gentry" are pedantic, but they are angry because they are hard-working and have integrity. Yuan Jixian was falsely accused by Zhang Sunzhen, the governor, of castrating the party. Cao Liangzhi, a student of Shanyue, and other envoys of Tongzheng, filed a lawsuit three times. Wu Shen, the governor, also ruled yuan, so he got snow. After Jiashen, the mountain was changed into a yellow hat dress, a red dress, and a home in tuxue to foster its mother.

Related Poems

Suduofu Temple

Author: Yao Kuan Dynasty: Song Dynasty

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Address: Huyan village on the West Bank of Fenhe River, chaicun Town, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City, on juiwei mountain, 24 km away from Taiyuan city

Longitude: 112.4552722119

Latitude: 37.969446606367

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in the 20 tickets of horiwei mountain scenic spot.

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