Taoguang Temple

Taoguang Temple

Taoguang temple was built by taoguang, a famous monk in Shu. It was rebuilt by the king of Wu and Yue in 938. In 1982, after taoguang temple was burned down by fire, it was rebuilt into an open hall, named "deep in the clouds". In December 2003, it was transferred to Hangzhou Buddhist Association by Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of landscape and cultural relics, and renovated in 2006. On November 23, 2012, master Yuezhen became the first new abbot of taoguang temple.

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Taoguang temple was built by taoguang, a famous monk in Shu. One day, the Zen master left his master for a trip. The master told him, "when you meet the sky, you can stop when you meet the nest." During the reign of emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty (821-824), when he swam to chaogouwu in the northwest of Lingyin Temple, Bai Juyi was appointed as the governor of Hangzhou. He thought to himself, "my teacher's life is here." So Zhuo Xi was here.

In the third year of Tianfu in the Late Jin Dynasty (938), the king of Wu and Yue rebuilt it and renamed it guangyan'an. In the third year of the Song Dynasty (1008-1016), it was also called fa'an yuan, and the temple was named taoguang temple. Inside the cliff at the top of taoguang temple, there is a Danya cave. It is said that it is the place where LV Dongbin made alchemy. LV Dongbin has a deep affinity with Buddhism. According to the eighth volume of the five Lantern Festival, LV Dongbin passed through Huanglong Mountain and was promoted by Huanglong's ancestor. The grandmaster saw LV Dongbin and yelled: "there are those who steal the Dharma by the seat." Lu Yiran came out and asked: "the world is hidden in a grain of millet, and the mountains and rivers are boiled in a half liter jar. What's the meaning of this The patriarch said, "the ghost guarding the corpse. After 80000 robberies, Rao was defeated. " Lu Fei's sword cuts the Yellow Dragon. The sword can't enter. So he asked for advice again. The grandmaster asked: "if you cook mountains and rivers in half a liter, how is it a world hidden in a grain of millet?" Lu Yu made an epiphany. Zuozhi said: "abandon the ladle and the broken harp, and now I don't love the gold in the water. Ever since I saw Huang Long, I began to feel that I was wrong. " So the patriarch asked him to protect the Dharma for Buddhism. In 1584, in order to offer sacrifices to LV Dongbin, local people built LV Chunyang hall and participated in politics. His royal highness Chunyang has another ancestral hall where he Xiangu, the female disciple of LV Dongbin, is sacrificed.

In front of Danya Baodong is the sea viewing Pavilion, which was built in 1706, the 45th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. This is the most suitable place to view the sea in Lingyin mountain in ancient times. The couplet on the pavilion column "Louguan Canghai day, door to Zhejiang tide" is a famous sentence of song Zhiwen, a poet of Tang Dynasty. Taoguang Guanhai is one of the 18 sceneries of West Lake and 24 sceneries of Hangzhou in Qing Dynasty. According to folklore, the spring water from the Jinlian pool of taoguang temple is very effective in treating diseases. Therefore, the incense of taoguang temple is very popular. The pavilion for viewing the sea is full of brocade flags with the words of "respond to every request" and "rejuvenate the hand" presented by the patients.

In 1982, after taoguang temple was burned down by fire, it was rebuilt into an open hall, named "deep in the clouds". In December 2003, it was transferred to Hangzhou Buddhist Association by Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of landscape and cultural relics, and renovated in 2006.

Along taoguang's radial direction, you can occasionally see the temple standing on the cliff through the leaves. It's amazing. When you walk into taoguang temple, you find that there is a Garden Temple hidden between the cliffs. The rongchi spring Pavilion is located in the mountains, gullies and lush forests. Visitors climb up the zigzag stone steps. They have a sense of change. They suddenly feel cheerful and have to admire the craftsmen It's amazing. The overall structure of taoguang Temple roughly conforms to the traditional Chinese architectural pattern of "one center and two chambers", but it is innovative according to the trend of the mountain. Among them, the bottom floor of the axis is Daxiong hall, the middle is fa'an hall, and the top floor is LV Chunyang hall and zushi hall, which are the main buildings of the temple. Most of them are two-layer transparent structures. Through the unique carved doors and windows, the indoor and outdoor are integrated. Compared with the traditional temples with yellow as the main color, the exposed green bricks, white walls and jujube red doors and windows have a unique flavor. On the left side of the central axis are the tea house and sengliao, where tourists and believers can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the West Lake while drinking tea. Turning right along the main hall is the most beautiful place of taoguang temple. It's just a small garden in the south of the Yangtze River. In front of it is the famous Jinlian pool. It is said that taoguang Buddhist monk planted Jinlian here. On the left is an OU Pavilion, and on the right are the chanting Pavilion and Guanyin hall. Chanting Pavilion is a separated building. Only through chanting Pavilion and a small bridge can we reach Guanyin hall, creating a deep distance beauty. Guanyin hall is a double eaves hexagonal building, built on a pool, just like the seven treasure lotus pool and Qionglou Yuyu in the Western Paradise. The corridor on the second floor of fa'an Hall of taoguang temple is the best viewing platform of the whole temple. Visitors stand here, with pavilions of different shapes at their feet and Xizi lake surrounded by mountains in the distance, which makes people relaxed and happy.

Abbot of the temple

On November 23, 2012, with the sound of the bells and drums on the northwest side of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Yuezhen, the first new abbot of taoguang temple, completed the promotion ceremony in the presence of people from all walks of life.

Yuezhen was born in Hangzhou on May 23, 1969. He became a monk in gufangguang Temple of Tiantai Mountain in 1991. He received the full commandment in Gaoming Temple of Tiantai Mountain in 1992. In 1995, he was appointed as the supervisor of gufangguang Temple of Tiantai Mountain. In 1996, he was appointed as the dean of Tiantai Buddhist research society. In 1997, he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of Zhejiang Buddhist Association. In 1999, he was appointed as the dean of Tiantai Buddhist College. In January 2003, he was appointed as the supervisor of Yongfu temple and taoguang Temple of Hangzhou In February 2009, he served as the governor of Yongfu temple and taoguang temple in Hangzhou; since September 2005, he has been the vice president of Hangzhou Buddhist Association. On November 23, 2012, he won the title of Abbot of taoguang temple in Hangzhou. He is now the director of China Buddhist Association and vice president of Zhejiang Buddhist Association.

Address: fayunnong, feilaifeng scenic spot, Xihu District, Hangzhou (near Yongfu Temple)

Longitude: 120.09555

Latitude: 30.245176

Tel: 0571-85568847

Chinese PinYin : Tao Guang Si