Not-willing-leave Guanyin Temple

Not-willing-leave Guanyin Temple

They refuse to go to guanyinyuan, which is located in the purple bamboo forest. The purple bamboo forest is the place where Guanyin practices Taoism. There are some places in the mountain where the earliest temple was built. They refuse to go to guanyinyuan. Next to Chaoyin cave, there are three simple Buddhist halls surrounded by a yellow low wall. The Buddhist halls are full of cigarettes all the year round. If you refuse to go to guanyinyuan, you can take Line 1 to get off at zizhulin. It was rebuilt in 1980.

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Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang Province is the most famous Guanyin Taoist temple in the world. Why did Mount Putuo become a Taoist temple of Guanyin? According to historical records, in the 13th year of Dazhong, Huie, a Japanese monk, returned from Wutai Mountain to worship the statue of Guanyin. His boat was blocked by the ocean of Putuo Mountain. Thinking that the Bodhisattva did not want to go to the East, he pulled in and left the statue of Buddha, which was worshipped by residents surnamed Zhang. It was called "refusing to go to Guanyin Temple", and it was the beginning of opening the mountain for Putuo.

Why

Japanese monks come to China to study the law

Huie was a eminent monk of linjizong in Japan at that time. After Buddhism was introduced into Japan from China, Japanese monks often came to China to study Buddhism. They have heard the name of Guanyin for a long time, and they worship Guanyin very much. Huie came to China to study Buddhism and worship Guanyin. He came to Mount Wutai, a famous Buddhist resort at that time. Mount Wutai is the ashram of Manjusri. Manjusri Bodhisattva is known as the first of wisdom. He and Guanyin Bodhisattva are both disciples of the Buddha. They have always been closely related. At that time, Mount Wutai was the pilgrimage center of northern Buddhist believers. There were many Buddhist temples on the mountain. Mount Wutai was famous for its cool world, and there was an endless stream of pilgrims from all over the world.

Huie looks forward to the statue of Avalokitesvara

Wearing cassock and luggage, Huie walked into the gate of fahua temple in Wutai Mountain. The abbot of the temple received him warmly. When Hui e entered the main hall, he was shocked to see a solemn statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The statue is made of white jade and is about three feet long. The Bodhisattva holds a pure vase with a lotus in it and sits on the lotus throne. Another look at the Bodhisattva's appearance, beautiful and luxurious, eyebrows like curved moon, eyes like double stars, jade face is naturally happy, lips a little red, Yingluo horizontal, ring knot Baoming, dark clouds skillfully fold dragon bun, embroidered with light colorful Phoenix plumes, dignified and charming, kind and amiable.

Huie worshiped the statue of Avalokitesvara for more than an hour and left reluctantly. That night, Hui e was very excited. He thought that when I came to Zhongtu, I just wanted to pay homage to Guanyin. Today, I was really predestined. When I came to Wutai Mountain, I saw Guanyin Bodhisattva. This precious statue of Bodhisattva is solemn and kind. If only we could invite Japanese people to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva! Just, how can I ask this statue to go? Ask the abbot sincerely tomorrow.

Let Guanyin face Japan to the East

The next day, hui'e made a special visit to the abbot and explained to him, "master, disciple hui'e is from Japan. He has come to worship the Bodhisattva's spiritual land and the Bodhisattva's statue. Yesterday, I was very glad to see the statue of Guanyin in your temple! The disciples revered Guanyin Bodhisattva and thought about it again and again. They had the heart to ask Guanyin to come to Japan to educate the people there and save them from all the sufferings there

I wonder if the abbot will grant me permission? " As soon as the abbot heard this, he felt a little sudden and said, "Amitabha, good! Good! You cross the sea from Japan to seek Buddhism. You are sincere and admirable! It's also a good deed for you to ask the statue of Avalokitesvara to go to Japan. It's just a big event. I'll think about it. "

Show sincerity

Seeing that Abbot was hesitant, Hui e asked again and again to show his sincerity. The abbot saw that Huie's sincere attitude was really to spread Buddhism in Japan. He thought that it was commendable for a Japanese monk to have such a grand wish. After Huie's repeated pleadings, he agreed and said, "I see you are sincere. Since you have such a grand wish, I will help you. But whether you can achieve it depends on your fate." Then he led Hui e to the main hall, and both sides knelt in front of the statue of master Guanyin and worshiped devoutly. The abbot kowtowed his head and said, "Bodhisattva is here. Today, one of his disciples, Hui e, has gone through all kinds of hardships. He came to China from Japan and sincerely invited him to Japan. Seeing that he was sincere and courageous, I begged the Bodhisattva to forgive me. "

As soon as Huie heard what the abbot said, she quickly kowtowed. The abbot picked him up, handed the statue to hui'e, and said, "this statue of Guanyin was made by Manjusri. It is said that after Manjusri opened the Taoist temple in Wutai, he often missed the great master of Guanyin, so he created this statue of Guanyin, which is a rare treasure. Huie, please go to Japan now. It's a long way to go. You should be more careful all the way. If you encounter difficulties, you can worship Bodhisattva's Dharma image and recite Bodhisattva's holy name. Bodhisattva will guide you. " Huie gave thanks again and again. press forward day and night alike

Early the next morning, Huie said goodbye to the abbot, holding the statue of master Guanyin down the mountain and heading south. It took more than 20 days to reach the Yangtze River. Then he took a sailing boat and went down the river day and night. Seven days later, he entered the East China Sea.

As soon as the sailboat came out of the Yangtze River Estuary, the sea area was vast and the sight became clear. Soon the sailboat came near an archipelago. This archipelago is the famous Zhoushan Archipelago, with more than 1300 islands. It is said that the first emperor of Qin Dynasty wanted the medicine of immortality, so he decided that the archipelago was Penglai fairy mountain, so he sent 3000 boys and girls to come here. From then on, this archipelago was called the sea fairy mountain. Huie was very happy when he looked at these islands inlaid with pearls in the blue sea. Because, he thought, he would soon fly from here to Japan, and his wish would come true. How could he not be excited?

However, no one thought that a strong wind was suddenly blowing on the sea, the waves were rolling, and the ship was going to capsize. Huie thought of the Abbot's words, and quickly kowtowed to master Guanyin for help. It's very effective. Although the storm has not stopped, the sailboat is no longer bumpy and safe. The sea water lifts the boat to a mountain in Putuo Island. It's calm here. Huie anchored and set sail, stopped the boat and decided to wait for the wind to subside before going.

Back to Putuo Mountain

The next day, the wind stopped and the waves leveled. Huie set sail. However, as soon as the boat was out of Shanao, a cloud of gray smoke suddenly rose on the sea. It rose higher and higher, like a top curtain, just hanging in front of the bow, blocking the way. Hui e looked up and saw a blue sky above her head. Looking from left to right, there was a clear and bright sea on both sides of the smoke. There was no choice but to turn the bow and drive forward around the smoke. But sailing to the left, smoke to the left; sailing to the right, smoke to the right. The ship went around the sea, made a big circle, and returned to the sea of Putuo Mountain. Hui e had no choice but to put the boat into aokou, anchor and sail, and wait for the smoke to dissipate.

On the morning of the third day, the red sun slowly climbed up from the bottom of the sea, shining like a big lantern. Huie walked out of the cabin and looked up. In the middle of the clouds, there was a magnificent colored archway. The tassels of the pagoda and the fairies were flying back and forth. The pearly color was dazzling. Huie was very happy in her heart, and immediately set sail. But when the boat came out of aokou, the wonder in the sky suddenly disappeared, the dark clouds covered the sun, the sea breeze threw up huge waves, and the sky changed in a flash. Hui e was in a hurry. She thought that she had been delayed here for several days, always like this. When can she invite Guanyin back to Japan? With a firm heart, the ship went on.

Guanyin doesn't want to go to Japan

At this time, the wind is stronger and the waves are bigger. Not far away, the sailboat suddenly stopped on the sea, as if it had a root, and could not go any further. At this time, many iron lotus floated on the sea. In a flash, the whole sea of Putuo Mountain was full of iron lotus, which surrounded the sailboats in the middle. Hui e was so surprised that she calmed down to think about it. Didn't master Guanyin want to go to Japan? He went back to the cabin, knelt down in front of the statue of Guanyin and prayed, "if all living beings in Japan have no chance to see the Buddha, I will follow the direction of Guanyin Bodhisattva and build another temple to worship my Buddha."

As soon as he finished, he suddenly heard a "boom" - a sound. An iron ox came out from the bottom of the sea. He opened his mouth and chewed Tielian. After a while, he swallowed a large piece of Tielian. So there is a channel on the sea, just able to pass through a sailboat. The iron ox swam in front and the sailboat in the back. After a while, suddenly, the iron ox sank to the bottom of the sea and the sea full of iron lotus disappeared. Huie calmed down and saw that the sailboat was still entering the entrance of Putuo Mountain.

The clouds dispersed, the sky cleared, and the sun hung high in the sky. At this time, a fisherman came down from the mountain and said to Huie, "I've seen everything here with my own eyes. You can't go! Please come to my house for a few days. "

Huie, holding the statue of Guanyin Buddha in her hand, followed the fishermen up Mount Putuo. When you look around, the sea tides rise and fall on the glittering sand beach; the vast sea around the green peaks is out of sight; when you watch the sunrise in the day and listen to the tides in the night, it's really different from Mount Wutai. I thought, build a temple here, let Guanyin live in Mount Putuo! When the fishermen around heard that they were going to offer Guanyin Bodhisattva to Mount Putuo, they were very happy. Some cut down trees and some carried stones. Soon after, a small nunnery was built beside Chaoyin cave.

Traffic information

You can take No.1, No.2 and No.3 tourist line to zizhulin (Nanhai Guanyin) station in Putuo Mountain, and then step back

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