Dongshan Temple

Shenzhen Dapeng Dongshan Temple

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Dongshan Temple (Dapeng Dongshan Temple) generally refers to Shenzhen Dapeng Dongshan temple

Shenzhen Dapeng Dongshan temple is located in the east of Pengcheng village, Dapeng Town Street office, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, on the south side of Longtou Stone Mountain, overlooking Daya Bay, facing the sea behind the mountain, the scenery is very elegant and beautiful. Covering an area of 4000 square meters, Shichuan has been the abbot since June 24, 2012.

Dongshan temple was built in 1394 A.D. in Hongwu 27 of Ming Dynasty. Lai Buyi, a great geomantic master, traveled to Dapeng Bay. He passed by Longtou Stone Mountain of Dongshan and found that there was purple glow in the place. This was auspicious light. He told the local villagers that it was a scenic spot and a temple could be built here to ensure the safety of the people. So Dongshan temple was built.

Dongshan temple has been rebuilt three times. The first restoration was in the spring of 1854. In 1993, local people, compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao and overseas Chinese spontaneously donated more than 1 million yuan to rebuild Dongshan temple for the second time. In 2009, it was rebuilt for the third time.

Historical evolution

From 1208 to 1224 (jiadingzhong, ningzong, Southern Song Dynasty), Lai Buyi, a Canyu expert, came from Jiangyou (now Jiangxi) and traveled all over Luofu, Guangfu and Dongguan. Lai was famous for his study of geography. It is said that Lai Buyi traveled to Dapeng Bay and saw Zixia rising in Longtou mountain, which means that the villagers said: This is a blessed place. We should build a Fancha to spread auspicious omens.

According to historical records, Shenzhen Dapeng Dongshan temple was built in Hongwu 27 (Park 1394) of Ming Dynasty. Lai Buyi, a generation of geomantic master, traveled to Dapeng Bay and found zixiaguang in the leading stone mountain of Dongshan. It was auspicious light, so he told the local villagers that it was a holy land. A temple was built here to ensure the safety of one side, so Dongshan temple was built. The first abbot, master Shi Penghai. After master Shi Penghai passed away, villagers built a relic tower in the west of the temple, with the inscription of "the tomb of the old monk in Dongshan Temple", which is called "Zhenyao tower" by later generations.

In 1571 (September of the fifth year of emperor muzong of Ming Dynasty), the Japanese attacked Dapeng and Dongshan temple, besieged the city for more than 40 days. The thief had a ladder to thin the city. Kang Shoubai, the sacrificial man, called on the public to defend it.

When Wang Dechang, a scholar of Ming Dynasty, revisited Dongshan temple, he wrote an impromptu poem entitled "Dongshan Temple of Dapeng": it's autumn instead of Dongshan temple. Xifeng chenzhang revisited the temple again. The mountain is picturesque in the haze, and there is no white head in the years. Under the eaves, the flowers are flying, the courtyard is quiet, the bodhi tree is shady, the ancient pavilion is quiet, the red ladder is about to go up, and the sky is floating.

In 1647 (the fourth year of the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty), Li Wanrong, a general of the Southern Ming Dynasty, set out to fight against the Qing Dynasty under the title of Yongli of King GUI. He plundered Dapeng and Dongshan temple for nine years.

In 1650 (October of the seventh year of Shunzhi reign of the emperor Shizu of the Qing Dynasty), Shang Kexi, King Pingnan of the Qing Dynasty, and Geng, King Jingnan of the Qing Dynasty, went to the south of the five ridges after Maonan. They ordered Xu Erxian, the left-wing commander-in-chief, to build 229 warships and go to Dongshan Temple together with Liang Biao, a red flag pirate. Du Yonghe, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi of the Southern Ming Dynasty, led the sailors to fight and break away.

1688 (Ji Dong, 27th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty)

According to the records of Xin'an County by Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, "Dongshan temple, on the mountain outside the east gate of dapengsuo, is Guanyin hall in the middle, God hall on the left, Wenchang Pavilion on the right, and former three treasures hall.".

In 1752 (in the middle of the 17th year of Qianlong reign of Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty), monk Shi Derun, the abbot of Dongshan temple, passed away and was buried beside Dongshan temple. On the stone tablet, it was engraved that "Dongshan Derun, the abbot of Dongzong, and the disciples of Shangta silently realized sun Qicheng, Zeng and sun Xiangshan.". The tower was rebuilt on the right side of the temple in the midsummer of 1995, and the "Lingguang Zen master" Tower of Dongshan temple was rebuilt on the west side.

In 1819 (the 24th year of emperor Renzong's Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty), Shu maoguan, the governor of Xin'an County, revised the annals of Xin'an County, recording that Dongshan Temple "Longjing, at the foot of the east mountain of Pengcheng, opened a hole horizontally, and the spring was endless. Its water was cold in summer and warm in winter, and its sweetness was different from other springs."

Dongshan temple was rebuilt in the fourth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1854). After the construction, Dongshan temple was divided into four parts according to the height of the mountain and separated by a patio. Lai enjue, commander in chief of Navy and general of Zhenwei in Guangdong Province, inscribed a plaque "Dongshan ancient temple" on the mountain gate.

In 854 (the spring of the fourth year of Xianfeng in the reign of emperor Wenzong of the Qing Dynasty), Dongshan temple was built on the original site, with four buildings and four entrances. There is a stone archway at the mountain gate. Zhang Yutang, deputy general of Mirs Association, wrote the running script "Jiufeng Shengjing" and "Pengdao Lingshan".

On October 5, 1857 (August 18, the seventh year of Xianfeng, Emperor Wenzong of the Qing Dynasty), master Shi Tongquan, the abbot of Dongshan temple, buried his mother Ouyang Ruren outside the Dongshan temple. On the stele, the inscription "on August 18, Dingsi, Xianfeng, an long Tongquan's mother tower, the tomb of Ouyang Ruren in Qing Dynasty's 17th chamber, was attached to the burial of Chen Yinghong Jili, the tower of Da tanyue, in the Hangyi of minting".

In 1907 (November of the 33rd year of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), Zen master Zhan Ying, the abbot of Dongshan temple, rebuilt the mother tower of Tongquan.

On December 2, 1943 (November 6, 1982), the Dongjiang column of Guangdong People's Anti Japanese guerrillas was formally established in Tuyang village, Huiyang county. Later, Dongjiang column set up temporary hospitals in huangqitang triangle cave, Guanyin temple and Dongshan temple.

On February 2, 1944 (the ninth day of the first month of the thirty third year of the Republic of China), Xu Donglai, the captain of the third detachment of the second guerrilla advance column of the seventh battle zone of the National Revolutionary Army, commanded more than 600 people from Zhou Yixin's brigade, Lu rujun's brigade and the salt police to attack Xiaogui, baguang and Dapeng one after another. The wounded of Dongjiang's column and Dongshan Temple temporary hospital were evacuated to Xichong.

On July 1, 1944 (May 11, 1933), Dongjiang Anti Japanese military and political cadre school was officially established in Dongshan temple. Wang zuoyao, deputy commander of Dongjiang column, was concurrently the principal, Li Dongming was the political commissar, Lin e was the education chief, Rao Weihua was the secretary general, and the instructors Zeng Sheng, Wang zuoyao, Yin Linping, Lai Zhongyuan, etc. The school runs two training courses with about 700 trainees.

On November 15, 1944 (September 30, 2003), Yin Linping, political commissar of Dongjiang column, called Zhou Enlai and transferred him to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, asking for instructions to officially change the original training course for military and political cadres into the seventh branch of Dongjiang military and political school, and suggested that Zeng Sheng or Wang zuoyao should temporarily take the post of president.

At the end of February 1945, Wang zuoyao, deputy commander of Dongjiang column, and Yang Kanghua, director of the political department, led the third brigade of the third detachment and Dongjiang Anti Japanese military and political cadre school. Under the support of the third independent brigade, they arrived at changningwei and henghewei in the south of Luofushan. The school was located at henghewei in Boluo. On July 6, the "Luofu Mountain meeting" was held. It was decided that the Dongjiang column would quickly move north to the Wuling Mountain Area in northern Guangdong. The Dongjiang Anti Japanese military and political cadre school was officially changed into the seventh branch of the Chinese people's Anti Japanese military and Political University.

In the early 1950s, Dongshan temple was robbed several times and then became a ruin. The temple's bells, statues and cultural relics were destroyed. Glazed tiles, plaques, wall bases and terraces were demolished. Only stone archways, pagodas, two bell pillars, four stone pillars and several stone piers of the Qing Dynasty were left.

In the 1970s, the original site of Dongshan temple was opened up as a fruit forest farm, so it was called "fragrant plum, peach and plum in spring, longan and litchi in summer, red persimmon and fresh pomelo in autumn, and orange and sweet fruit in winter."

In 1984, archaeologists of Shenzhen Museum found a stone plaque at the gate of Dongshan temple in Pengcheng primary school. It was originally a regular script of "Dongshan ancient temple", but it has been broken into two parts. The rubbings, 135 cm long and 65 cm wide, are extant in Shenzhen Museum.

In September 1984, the Shenzhen Municipal People's government announced that the stone archway of Dongshan temple is a cultural relic protection unit in Shenzhen.

In 1989, preparations for the reconstruction of Dongshan temple in Dapeng began.

In 1992, Pengcheng was recognized as a tourist attraction. The Preparatory Committee for the reconstruction of historical sites and cultural relics of Dongshan temple in Dapeng was established,

The local people in Dapeng Town, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and other people at home and abroad, based on their memories and preserved materials, have worked together to rebuild Dongshan temple on the original site.

On September 16, 1995 (lunar August 22), Dongshan Temple held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its reconstruction and completion. It took three years and five months to rebuild the temple, covering an area of about 1400 square meters and a construction area of more than 500 square meters. According to the mountain is divided into four, before and after the patio separated.

In 2005, he was invited by monks of Dongshan temple in Pengcheng, Shenzhen and Buddhist believers in surrounding areas. We sincerely invite the Venerable Master chuanzheng to preside over Dongshan temple.

On August 14, 2006 (July 21 of the lunar calendar), Dongshan temple was awarded the "registration certificate for places of religious activities" by the Bureau of ethnic and religious affairs of Longgang District, Shenzhen, and named "Dongshan Temple of Pengcheng, Shenzhen".

On October 8, 2007 (August 28 of the lunar calendar), master Shi Faqing served as the supervisor of Dongshan temple.

Around 2009, in order to carry forward the Buddhist culture and create a harmonious society, the temple repair work was carried out under the guidance of the master chuanzheng at the request of the majority of Shanxin residents and with the approval of the relevant government departments.

From August 29 to 31, 2010 (July 20 to 22 of the lunar calendar), the dilapidated buildings of Dongshan temple were demolished.

At 10:00 a.m. on December 17, 2010 (November 12 of the lunar calendar), the Shangliang Dharma Association in the main hall of Dongshan temple was solemnly held. Master Shifa Qing of Dongshan temple, master Shiming Hao of Donglin temple in Chaozhou, master Shiming Cheng of Mingguang jingshe in Shantou were the main Dharma Association. Master Shifa Qing announced that the Dharma association was founded

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