Duobao pagoda

Duobao pagoda

Duobao pagoda, the name of pagoda, has only seven pagodas in China, while only one in Beijing and one in Xiangyang has beautiful appearance. The five pagodas stand on one pedestal, which is unique to the Duobao Pagoda in Xiangyang. It can be seen that they are precious.

Liangxiang Duobao pagoda, commonly known as Liangxiang pagoda, was built on liaoshigang in the northeast of Liangxiang in the Liao Dynasty. The tower is octagonal, about 36 meters high, with five levels of hollow Pavilion. The first floor of the pagoda is tall and tall. There are doors in the southeast, northwest and northwest. The other four sides are open with vertical lattice windows. Under the eaves, there are brick arches and ladders to climb. The original niches on the four sides have been destroyed. Climbing the tower, you can see Beijing City in the north and Zhuozhou City in the south. Now it is the only Pavilion style tower in Beijing, also known as Haotian tower, which has been renovated.

Duobao pagoda of Guangde Temple in Ming Dynasty

The Duobao pagoda of Guangde Temple is a stone's throw away from Longzhong. It's not far from the mountain. In an open field, the towering green mountains are seen in the south, and the surging river is seen in the north. This temple is famous for its deep temple and high hall. It is also famous for its unique Duobao pagoda. The whole pagoda is inlaid with 45 stone sculptures. There is an ancient ginkgo tree in the bend of the tower, which is more than 30 meters high and can be hugged by four people. The ancient trees and pagodas are magnificent. Now it is a key cultural relic protection unit in China.

Duobao pagoda is 17 meters high, divided into two parts. The tower is seven meters high at the bottom and ten meters high at the top. The tower base is octagonal, with shallow eaves on top, low foundation on the bottom and brick corner columns. There are stone gates in the southeast, northwest and four sides, with the word "Duobao pagoda" written on the top of the main gate.

According to the stele in the temple, during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jianshu, king of Xiang, died of the illness of AI Ji Du. King Xiang took a fancy to Fengshui in Yunju temple and buried AI Fei beside the temple. As a result, master Daoyuan, the abbot of Yunju temple, was very dissatisfied and wanted to lead the public to leave. Many Buddhist temples in Xiangyang wrote to denounce King Xiang. King Xiang had no choice but to ask the emperor to mediate. Zhu Jianshen, the emperor of Chenghua, gave an imperial edict to the king of Xiang to choose a geomantic treasure land nearby. His house provided its own materials to build a temple for the monks. After the temple was built, it was returned to the monk, Zhu Jianshen, and changed the name of the temple to "Guangde Temple". "Grant Guangde Temple" is still hanging on the gate of Guangde Temple. Guangde Temple is 250 meters long from north to south, 180 meters long from east to west, and the Husi river is more than 1000 meters long. The main buildings include the stone pagoda of Zen master Huang, Dongshan gate, Nanshan gate, Tianwang hall, Jialan hall, Weituo hall, bell tower, Drum Tower, Daxiong hall, Guanyin hall, sutra collection building, Duobao pagoda, wing room, accessory room and cross courtyard, with a total of 127 houses. Most of the temples in Guangde Temple were demolished as "four old" due to the catastrophe of the "Cultural Revolution" in the past ten years. By 1978, only the Tianwang hall, the Sutra collection building, the Duobao pagoda and some wing rooms existed.

Duobao pagoda of Ming Dynasty in Tangshan

Duobao pagoda, located in the northwest of renzhuangzi village, wangnianzhuang Township, Guye District, Tangshan City, is an octagonal seven story solid brick Pagoda with imitation wood structure and dense eaves. It was built in the 22nd year of Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. At that time, this area was under the jurisdiction of kaipingwei. The construction of this pagoda may have something to do with the Zunhua Yongwang pagoda built by Qi Jiguang.

There is an ancient pagoda named Duobao pagoda 1.5km northwest of renzhuangzi village, wangnianzhuang Township, Guye District, Tangshan city. The tower sits in the north to the south. It is a solid brick tower with imitation wood structure and dense eaves. It is 13 meters high and has seven octagonal floors. It is composed of four parts: tower base, xumizuo, tower body and Tasha. The base of the tower is built with huge square stones. The lower part of xumizuo is built with folded and astringent polished bricks. The upper part is carved with bricks, and the eaves are arched. The middle part is carved with eight pot doors. On the first floor of the pagoda, brick doors are set in the East, West, South and North, with carved Buddha statues inside. A small pagoda is carved in brick at each octagonal point. Half of the pagoda is inlaid and the other half is exposed. Its shape is the same as that of the main pagoda. On the upper part of the first floor, the eaves are carved with bricks and five steps on the bucket arches, and on the second to seventh floors, the eaves are made of stacked bricks (Fig. 1). On the South false door of the first floor of the tower, there is a stone plaque engraved with the four characters "Duobao pagoda", which is inscribed with the name "Chengdao Hitachi in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty" (photo 2). Wanli Jiawu of Ming Dynasty, that is, the 22nd year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty (1594).

After investigation, the Duobao pagoda is basically the same as the Yongwang Pagoda in Malanyu, Zunhua, Tangshan, with similar structure, only slightly smaller. Yongwang pagoda was built by Qi Jiguang in 1582, 12 years earlier than Duobao pagoda. Qi Jiguang died in the 15th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. It is obvious that there is no direct relationship between Duobao pagoda and Qi Jiguang. However, the architectural form and structure of the two pagodas are so similar that the author thinks it is no accident.

According to the history of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhongtun garrison in Kaiping, Tangshan, which was set up after Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, together with Jizhou, Shanhai, Zunhua and Miyun, were important garrisons to protect the capital. It was still an important town until the end of the Ming Dynasty. For example, "the six cities are closed in the East and around Yongping in the West. Chengzong ordered the cities to be strictly guarded, and sent generals to defend Kaiping and restore Jianchang "Luan (luanzhou) was defended by Kaiping soldiers, while cavalry fought for eternity." From the perspective of geographical location, Kaiping is about 16 kilometers east of Duobao pagoda. In the Ming Dynasty, wangnianzhuang and renzhuangzi were under the jurisdiction of kaipingwei. Therefore, it is speculated that the construction of Duobao pagoda may have the participation of the builders of Yongwang pagoda, or the Yongwang pagoda may be used as a main reference for the construction, so as to leave a pair of sister pagodas looking from east to West for Tangshan.

In 1988, Duobao pagoda was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit in Tangshan city. In 2002, people in Guye District of Tangshan City raised funds to repair the pagoda, which has experienced more than 400 years of vicissitudes and was destroyed by a strong earthquake (Fig. 3). It will provide material basis for the study of the construction art, Buddhist thought and military defense of the Ming Dynasty pagoda, as well as the history and culture of Tangshan area.

On October 29, the Duobao pagoda project, with a total investment of 50 million yuan, broke ground in Nanshan Temple, Sanya, the southernmost Buddhist temple in China. This will be another landmark cultural landscape in Sanya after the opening and completion of the 108 meter Nanhai Guanyin statue. The pagoda is located on the west side of Nanshan Temple, facing the statue of Guanyin in the South China Sea. It is 68 meters high and has 7 floors. It will be built according to the architectural style of Buddhism in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. 88 Buddhist statues will be worshipped in the pagoda, which is expected to be completed and put into use in 2011. There are believers from Singapore, Hong Kong and other places at home and abroad, as well as employees of Nanshan scenic spot... Photo by Yin Haiming, China News Agency, Sanya, October 29 (Xinhua) on October 29, the Duobao pagoda project with a total investment of 50 million yuan broke ground in Nanshan Temple, Sanya, the southernmost Buddhist temple in China. This will be another landmark cultural landscape in Sanya after the 108 meter statue of Guanyin in the South China Sea was completed. More than 1000 people from Singapore, Hong Kong and other believers at home and abroad and staff representatives of Nanshan scenic spot attended the foundation laying ceremony.

At 9 am, Sanskrit chants and Buddha's name chants. Over 90 years old monk Xincheng, the abbot of Nanshan Temple, led more than 80 monks in the temple to hold a solemn ceremony to lay the foundation for Duobao pagoda. Monk Xincheng said that Nanshan Temple gathers ten believers to build Duobao pagoda, aiming to further implement the national religious policy, prosper traditional cultural undertakings, better "carry forward Guanyin culture, universalize the predestined field, and build Hainan's first Buddhist temple".

According to reports, the pagoda is located about 500 meters to the west of Nanshan Temple, away from the statue of Guanyin in Nanshan Nanhai. It is 68 meters high, with a total of seven floors and a bottom floor diameter of 30 meters. The whole project covers an area of about 2000 square meters. The pagoda will be built according to the architectural style of Buddhism in the heyday of Tang Dynasty. Eighty eight Buddhist statues will be worshipped in the pagoda. It is expected to be completed and put into use in 2011. The main funding sources of the project are Temple fundraising, accepting donations from society and believers.

Master Chang Hou of Nanshan Temple said that the shape of the pagoda originated in ancient India and was introduced into China with Buddhism in the Han Dynasty. The pagoda is an extremely important part of Chinese Buddhist temple architecture, which is the spiritual conversion and attachment of Buddhist believers.

Nanshan Temple is a Buddhist temple with Tang style approved by the State Council and the State Bureau of religion since the founding of the people's Republic of China. It was built by Zhao Puchu, then president of the Chinese Buddhist Association. With the purpose of "promoting human Buddhism and building a harmonious society", it has received more than 20 million tourists and believers from home and abroad since its opening in 1998.

Panshan Duobao pagoda

Panshan Duobao pagoda, also known as "Shaolin Temple Pagoda", is located in the east of Shaolin Temple, Panshan scenic spot, Jixian County, Tianjin. The old name of Shaolin Temple is "faxing Temple". It was built between Wei and Jin Dynasties and rebuilt in Yuan Dynasty. There are Guanyin hall, Mingyue hall and other buildings. During the war of resistance against Japan, it was destroyed by war and only the pagoda survived. Duobao pagoda was built in 1634, the seventh year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, and completed in 1652, the ninth year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty. The tower is 30 meters high with 13 stories of brick. Brick and stone structure, octagonal plane. The base is stone xumizuo, brick pot door and Yanglian. The pagoda is tall, with a door on the front and a niche inside. False doors are carved on the East, West and north sides, and false windows are carved on the other four sides. On the top of it, there are brick carvings with five steps on the bucket arches, supporting the eaves of the tower for 13 stories. Among the brick eaves of each floor, there are 12 stories of low tower body, and four front faces are concave door niches, which is different from the dense eaves tower. It is one of the tallest pagodas in Panshan.

There is a spring under Duobao pagoda, which forms a "red dragon pool" with a circumference of seven Zhang. The water in the pool keeps flowing all the year round. On the stone wall in the north of the pool, a leaping red dragon is carved with its head held high and scales vibrated, and its posture is lifelike. The breeze is gentle, the blue waves are rippling, and the reflection of the red dragon floats with the waves, just like a dragon swimming in the water. On the cliff, there are three official script characters of "honglongchi" with a diameter of two feet, which were engraved in the seventh year of Dading in the Jin Dynasty (1167). pool

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