Dajian Temple

Dajian Temple

Located in Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, Dajian temple, formerly known as Dafan temple, was built before the end of Tang Xianqing (660) and has a history of more than 1300 years. According to the ancient annals, "Nanshao is the West crossing of Wangjun city. There is a Buddhist temple in Wuli. Rikaiyuan is located in Wuxi, and Lifu in Tang Dynasty renamed Dafan. In the past, the sixth ancestor of Caoxi wanted to teach in Huangmei (Huangmei in Hubei) Master Huineng, the sixth patriarch, returned to Baolin temple in Caoxi (now Nanhua Buddhist temple in Qujiang County) after he got the Dharma in Huangmei East Mountain, Hubei Province, and was invited to Dafan Temple many times to give lectures.

Historical evolution

In 696 A.D., Empress Wu Zetian gave Huineng crystal bowls and Mona cassocks. "Wu Zetian and Tang Zhongzong called Huineng to Beijing, and they both said," see Encyclopedia of China. ". After the death of the sixth patriarch, in order to commemorate this outstanding Buddhist Zen master, Tang Zhongzong posthumously named him Dajian Zen master and granted the Dafan temple as Dajian temple as a memorial. In the Song Dynasty, Dafan temple was renamed Chongning temple and Tianning Temple. Huizong dedicated incense, given the name of "gratitude Guangxiao temple.". After the death of the sixth patriarch, Huineng became a Zen master of Dajian. In memory of the sixth patriarch, he changed his name to Dajian temple. During the reign of shaoding, Dajian temple was moved to "xingxianfang (now Xinglong Street)" and rebuilt by Shi Bujin. With the changes of the times, the Dajian Temple experienced several ups and downs. By the beginning of this century, the whole temple was only a ruin. In 1934, former KMT General Li hanhun invited modern eminent monks Monk Xuyun came to northern Guangdong to rebuild Nanhua temple and Yunmen temple. In 1940, monk Xuyun and his disciple kuanjian raised money to rebuild Dajian temple and set up Sangha factory. The rebuilt Dajian Temple includes Daxiong hall, Guanyin hall, abbot tower, Gongde hall, bell tower, Drum Tower, etc. it has become a complete temple with a total area of more than 4600 square meters. During the Anti Japanese War, Guangdong provincial government moved to Shaoguan, and the brand of Guangdong Buddhist Association was also hung in Dajian temple. The number of people who come to Dajian temple to worship Buddhism has soared. Dajian temple is located in the north and south traffic arteries, connected with Nanhua temple and Yunmen temple, famous at home and abroad. In 1946, Xincheng, the Deputy Temple of Nanhua temple, was invited to take charge of Dajian temple. He was responsible for the management of Dajian temple's real estate and farmland. He was also responsible for the reception of Nanhua temple, Yunmen temple, biechuan temple, Hunan, Jiangxi and other Buddhist and nun families. After liberation, the Buddhist Association was established, and the Buddhist Association worked here. Until 1958, the whole Dajian temple was occupied by the relevant units and households, and the monks lost their hometown. The two bodhi trees introduced by the Indian eminent monk master Zhiyao Sanzang have gone through many vicissitudes. They are still luxuriant and lush, and become the witness of history. In 1985, the government implemented the religious policy. The monks took back part of the real estate, set up the Preparatory Committee for the construction of Shaoguan Dajian temple, rebuilt the main hall, and the municipal Buddhist Association began to work here. In 1992, the master of law was transferred from Nanhua temple to Dajian temple, where he continued to rebuild Dajian temple. After several years of hard work, he rebuilt Daxiong hall, Gongde hall, Zhaitang hall, guest house, monk dormitory, and rebuilt 36 Buddha statues, such as Sakyamuni Buddha, pharmacist Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, dizang King Bodhisattva, and the sixth ancestor statue. In 1994, Dajian Temple held a grand opening ceremony .

Shaoguan Tourism

Shaoguan is called Shaozhou in history. It is said that Emperor Shun toured Shao music in a group of stone peaks 30 kilometers north of the city, where 36 stones were later collectively known as Shao stone mountain. In the Southern Dynasties of Liang and Chen, two states (Hengzhou and East Hengzhou) were set up in the city. In 589 A.D., Eastern Hengzhou was changed to Shaozhou, named after Shaoshi mountain in the north of the state. In the 26th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1547 AD), a tax pass was set up by the Xiwu River, named "yuxianqiao pass". In the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1670 AD), Nanxiong's "Taiping pass" was moved to the Zhenshui side of the Donghe River, and a "dry pass" was added outside the beimenwai, which is called "three passes", hence the name of Shaoguan. Shaoguan was set up in Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the revolution of 1911, Shaoguan was abandoned and left in the county. Shaoguan was the town of Taiping and Wucheng in Qujiang County. Shaoguan was founded on October 25, 1949. On May 5, 1950, it was merged into Qujiang County and became Shaoguan town. Shaoguan was restored in June 1951. In January 1977, Shaoguan City was upgraded to a city under the jurisdiction of the province and Qujiang County. In June 1983, Shaoguan District and Shaoguan City merged. After the merger, Shaoguan City governed 12 counties and 3 municipal districts. In 1987, five counties of Shaoguan City were assigned to Qingyuan City, and Qingyuan City was established; one county of Guangzhou was assigned to Shaoguan City. At present, Shaoguan has jurisdiction over 8 counties and 3 municipal districts.

Shaoguan is a subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, with warm climate, annual average temperature of 18.8-21.6 degrees, abundant rainfall, annual rainfall of 1300-2400mm, annual frost free period of 310 days, warm subtropical climate, abundant rainfall makes Shaoguan land evergreen, verdant trees, full of vitality, is a good place for tourism. Shaoguan is a multi-ethnic area, most of which are Han nationality. In addition, there are more than 30 ethnic minorities, such as Yao, Zhuang, Hui, man, Meng, Jing, Miao, Bai, Dong and Tujia, which are mainly distributed in and around Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County. At the end of 1993, the city's total population was 2.898 million, including 964000 non-agricultural population, 2.857 million Han population, accounting for 98.6% of the city's total population, and 41000 ethnic minorities, accounting for 1.4% of the city's total population. The population density is 156 per square kilometer. Shaoguan has a long history and ancient civilization. The human history of Shaoguan can be traced back to 100000 years ago, which has been proved by the discovery of the skull fossil of Maba Man in Qujiang. At the end of the Three Kingdoms (265 A.D.), sun Gao, the Lord of Wu, set up Shixing County, where he ruled Qujiang city (now Shaoguan City), which was the beginning of Shaoguan City. In 589 A.D., Shaozhou was set up in the ninth year of kaihuang reign of Sui Dynasty. In the 26th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1547 AD), a tax gate was set up at wushuibian in Qujiang County. In 1670, taipingguan, which was originally located in Nanxiong, was moved to Zhenshui, Qujiang, and then a tax gate was set up outside the north gate of Qujiang city. Shaoguan was named for its outstanding people. Shaoguan gave birth to famous prime ministers Zhang Jiuling and Liu Zhan of Tang Dynasty, famous statesman and diplomat Yu Jing of Song Dynasty, etc. monk Huineng of the sixth patriarch chose Shaoguan as the birthplace of Southern Zen sect. Shaoguan, as the hometown of MABA people and the birthplace of Shixia culture, is one of the cradles of ancient Chinese culture.

famous scenery

Fengcai building is located at the intersection of Fengcai road and shanghou Street (formerly known as Xuegong Street) in Shaoguan City. It is known as the symbol of Shaoguan for its magnificent and unique architecture and grand momentum. Fengcai building was built by Qian Yong, the magistrate of Shaozhou in the 10th year of Hongzhi (1497 AD) of Ming Dynasty, in memory of Shaoguan by Yu Jing, a famous Minister of Northern Song Dynasty. The three big characters of "fengcailou" in "fengcailou" are flexible and vigorous. The charm of writing is active in the characters. They are the treasures of the calligraphy of Chen Baisha (Xianzhang) in Ming Dynasty. The style building is the same as Tiananmen Gate and the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is 22 meters high, square, with triple cornices and a small dome in the middle. Covering an area of more than 100 square meters, it was originally a brick forest structure. In 1932, it was rebuilt with concrete and steel structure to maintain some characteristics of the original building. The floor can be used by various vehicles. The north gate is equipped with a small iron gate, and the main building is on the first floor by going up the circular stairs. There are three characters of "Fengcai building" on the East and West Gongyuan, and a jade tablet inside the building, with "Fengcai building before and after notes". The word "elegant demeanor" comes from the poem of CAI Junmo, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment at that time: "there must be a stone for the emperor of Chan, which is more elegant and moves the court.". The elegant building looks at Wushui in the West and Zhenjiang in the East. It is magnificent with exquisite architecture, antique flavor and grand momentum. The building is now the site of Shaoguan Museum. There is an exhibition of Yu Jing's life on the upper floor. At night, it is decorated with colorful lights. Yu Jing was born in Fucheng, Shaozhou in 1000 ad. at the age of 24, he became a senior high school scholar. He was first appointed as a county magistrate of Gan County, and soon became a county magistrate of Xinjian (Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province). At the age of 34, he became an official and a secretary. At the age of 43, he was promoted to youzhengyan (admonishment officer), and then sent to Liao state, which reconciled the tripartite confrontation between Song Dynasty, western Liaoning and Xia Dynasty, and made great achievements in consolidating the Song Dynasty. Yu Jing is another prominent official in Lingnan after Zhang Jiuling. He is just as upright and honest as Zhang Jiuling. Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu and Yin Yi were honored as the "four sages" of the Song Dynasty, while Ouyang Xiu, Wang Su and Cai Xiang were known as the "four remonstrations". Later, they served as ministers of the Ministry of industry. He died in Jiangning (now Nanjing) in 1065. Yu Jing was one of the eight sages in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

Liankaijing temple, located one kilometer south of Nanxiong City, is one of the largest Buddhist jungles in northern Guangdong. Liankaijing temple, formerly known as lianshe temple, was founded by master Nianchun in Ming Dynasty. According to annals of Nanxiong Prefecture in Zhili, lianshe temple, Qinglian temple, Xinglong temple and Dushan temple are all located in Shuinan village. Among these temples, lianshe temple is the most important. It was built in the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty. There were more than 100 people living there. It was a famous Buddhist holy land in the county and a famous nunnery in Lingnan. With the change of history, the temple declined at the end of the people's Republic of China. During the Anti Japanese War, the monks were separated. In the 1950s, the temple was left with only ruins and walls. With several tall and straight ancient trees, the Buddha statues disappeared. It has gradually become a nursery land.

Since the reform and opening up, the religious policy has been implemented. In 1994, Nanxiong municipal government invited contemporary Zen Buddhism

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