Longpan Temple

Longpan Temple

Longpan temple, formerly known as Daci Temple, was built in the reign of Liang Tianjian (502-519) of the Southern Dynasty. It is located in zhongrou village, Xiaoshun Town, Jindong District, Jinhua City, 32 kilometers away from Jinhua City and 28 kilometers away from Yiwu City. It is located in the mountains, with the surging Dongyang River in the north.

Introduction

Longpan Temple (formerly known as Daci Temple) is located in zhongrou village, Xiaoshun Town, Jindong District, Jinhua City, 32 km away from Jinhua City, 28 km away from Yiwu City, among the mountains, with the surging Dongyang River in the north. Longpan temple was built in the reign of Liang Tianjian (502-519) of the Southern Dynasty. During the Anti Japanese War, it was the base of the eighth brigade of the Jinxiao detachment of the eastern Zhejiang guerrillas. In the 17th year of Liang Tianjian (518), song Toutuo, a master from the western regions, came to Wushang Xiangshan from Jinling with an iron fish chime and found a temple in Longxi. In the first year of Tianjian (50th year), he went southward through Yushan, and the river overflowed. Master Zhang Gai was in the water, and the water flowed in disorder. In jitingtang, he created Jialan in Xiaoshan with the miracle of master Shanhui. In the west to the boundary of Changshan, Longpan temple was built. Qing Dynasty ((Guangxu Jinhua county annals)): Daci Temple is 70 Li to the east of the county. Liang Tongjian (520-527), songtoutuo walk to the south of Changshan, said: zikezhi temple. He also stabbed the ground with his staff, that is, it was three feet through the well. After a long drought, there was Longpan temple. Xianpingzhong of Song Dynasty (998-1003) is still in its infancy. Longpan temple has been built and destroyed in the past dynasties.

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

Dharma Master Huang Chao and Longpan Temple fire Longpan Temple Longtan water broken sword stone Millennium Bridge thousand hands Guanyin Bodhisattva

Legend of lion mountain

Many profound cultural deposits constitute a vivid, colorful, comprehensive and multi-functional scenic spot with natural landscape as the main part and artificial embellishment as the supplement.

Historical evolution

Longpan temple was built in the Tianjian period of Liang Dynasty (520-527 AD), and has a history of more than 1400 years. It is said that there were more than 120 temples in those years, with magnificent buildings and extraordinary momentum. There is a record in Volume 1 of the complete works of scholars of Song Dynasty written by Song Tao, a famous scholar of the Ming Dynasty: "in the 17th year of Liang Tianjian (518 AD), there was songtoutuo, a mage from the western regions. From Jinling (today's Nanjing) holding iron fish pan to Wushang (today's Yiwu) Xiangshan, find in Longxi temple.

In the first year of Tianjian (520 A.D.), the river overflowed, and the master Zhang Gai was in the water. In jitingtang, he created Jialan in Xiaoshan (later named Shuanglin Temple) with the miracle of master Shanhui. At the foot of the south mountain of Dachang mountain (the name of ancient Jinhua County), Longpan temple was built. According to the Qing Dynasty "Guangxu Jinhua county annals," Daci Temple is 70 Li to the east of the county. In the ordinary room of Liang Dynasty, Fu Toutuo walked to the south of Changshan and said, "I can set up a temple.". He also stabbed the ground with his staff, that is, it was three feet deep through the well. After a long drought, there was Longpan temple.

Song Weiping (AD 948-1003) changed the present amount. It can be seen that Longpan temple was once called Daci Temple.

Longpan temple was destroyed after standing for more than 1300 years. It was the age of Weifeng in the Qing Dynasty (1816 AD), because of the chaos of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Only one side hall was left. The famous Jinhua temple has become a pure land, and the millennium old temple has become debris and weeds. Only in the Spring Festival, there are still some cigarettes here, and people come here to pay homage.

During the Anti Japanese War, the eight groups of Jinxiao detachment of eastern Zhejiang guerrillas established an anti Japanese guerrilla base in this area from 1942 to 1945. Taking advantage of the dense mountains and forests, the favorable terrain of cliffs and deep valleys, we fought against the Japanese aggressors. During the war of liberation, the eighth brigade of Jinxiao, who started from this area, attacked the Kuomintang organizations in Fotang and Xuanpu, supported the national war of liberation, and wrote a new chapter for Longpan temple.

After liberation, although the forests on the mountains around Longpan temple were also damaged during the iron and steel smelting, they have been protected since the 1960s. After the reform and opening up, it gave birth to vigorous vitality, and now the surrounding mountains are in favor. In March of the spring, the mountains are as red as rosy clouds; in October of the autumn, the branches of oranges twinkle like lamps. The mountains are alternated with bamboo and wood, the flowers and plants compete for glory, the spring is murmuring, the birds are singing long, the mountains are beautiful, and the water color is pleasant. Longpan Temple radiates new vitality.

Since the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the party's policies have been implemented, the freedom of religious belief has been reaffirmed, and all kinds of normal religious activities have been restored. Since 1979, villagers Mao Zhengui, Gong Qichao, Hu Maolin and Fang Guifen of zhongrou village have launched activities to restore the old view of Longpan temple. In 1981, they rebuilt the Guanyin Pavilion and took the first step to restore the ancient temple.

In 1984, in order to strengthen the management of the temple and expand external publicity activities, Fang Guifen and others went to Xiangshan temple in Yiwu and invited master Rongfa, a local monk who had been a monk since childhood and was the abbot of Xiangshan temple, to preside over Longpan temple. Master Rongfa is a member of Zhejiang Province and Jinhua Buddhist Association, and a member of Yiwu Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference. He made use of his social relations, spared no effort to raise money for the statue of Longpan temple, and raised a lot of money to lay the foundation for the revival of Longpan temple. Fang Guifen devoted herself to the restoration of the construction of Longpan temple. She carefully managed the financial affairs and daily affairs of the temple, supervised and arranged the construction, and accepted pilgrims and visitors from all sides. Due to the orderly division of internal and external work, each party has its own responsibilities, and relies extensively on the masses, the reconstruction work is progressing smoothly. 　

In 1987, new daily rooms such as Zhaitang, monk's room and guest room were built. Then, the grand Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, bell tower, Drum Tower, dizangwang Bodhisattva hall, sutra building, chanting hall, Changlang and other Buddhist buildings were built year by year. The Xiaomei Pavilion, Shanle Pavilion, amusement bridge, tianfushou bridge and release pool were built. And the turtle fish, planting flowers to decorate the temple courtyard. Later, Qingxiu nunnery was built to add more scenery to Longpan temple. Nowadays, the stone lion stands at the gate of the hall, and the Scriptures are stored in the inner court. In the hall, the flag of Buddha is high, the Dharma phase is solemn, and the cigarettes are around. Morning bell and evening drum can be heard far and near. The temple has unique flowers and plants, fountains and flowing water. The four seasons are different, and the eight festival flowers are often in bloom. Longpan temple is full of vitality after recovery.

In particular, in 1994, the main hall of the temple was completed. Daxiong hall and Tianwang hall are in the same central axis, with a width of 22 meters, a depth of 15 meters and a height of 12.5 meters. Inside and outside the hall are painted pillars, carved beams, corbels, sparrows and Dougong, all decorated with exquisitely carved birds and animals, lifelike and resplendent. On the central throne of the hall, there is a statue of Sakyamuni sitting in incense stick wood, decorated with real gold, with a kind face and solemn appearance. There is a corridor between the main hall and the dormitory, which is connected with Changlang outside. There are long walls on the left and right, green tiles and pink walls, which are particularly eye-catching. The whole building is elegant in shape, rigorous in structure, simple in style and magnificent. It is a prominent Buddhist temple in Jinhua County. After more than ten years of painstaking management, Longpan temple has gone through all kinds of calamities and recovered after the fire. All this depends on self-reliance, and all the construction funds are raised by the people, which is commendable.

Address: zhongrou village, Xiaoshun Town, Jindong District, Jinhua City (near jinyidong highway)

Longitude: 119.921783

Latitude: 29.166349

Tel: 0579-82967071

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