HuiFu Temple

HuiFu Temple

In Daban Town, Balinyou banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, it is commonly known as dongdamiao. In 1706, Princess Rongxian, the second daughter of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, presided over the construction of the temple, which was originally named the balsi (tiger) temple and later renamed HuiFu temple.

brief introduction

Commonly known as dongdamiao, it is located in Daban Town, Balinyouqi. In 1706, Princess Rongxian, the second daughter of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, presided over the construction of the temple, which was originally named the balsi (tiger) temple and later renamed HuiFu temple. Today, it still maintains its original scale, including the gate, front hall, back hall, East and west side hall, and back east side room. The back hall is the most complete, with 5 rooms in width and 5 rooms in depth. The double eaves rest on the top of the mountain, and there are all Buddha murals in the hall. In front of the hall, there are two pagodas with a height of 4.5 meters. Shortly after the completion of the temple, in order to welcome Emperor Kangxi's visit to the Balin grassland, a Xing palace was built in Beiying of the temple. The emperor came here in the 50th year of Kangxi's reign, and the former site of Xing palace still exists.

Balin HuiFu Temple

HuiFu temple is located in the central part of Daban Town, where the people's Government of Balinyou banner is located in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, covering an area of 7100 square meters. It is the only large early Qing Dynasty ancient architectural complex in the banner.

According to historical records, the temple was first built by Prince wuyungun of Balin in the 45th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1706). Princess GuLun Rongxian expanded the "HuiFu Temple" in the fourth year of Emperor Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty (1726). The temple is also known as "zhegunhe gerisumo" and also known as "bajingsumo (Tiger Temple)" among the people. According to legend, Emperor Kangxi visited his daughter in Balin at Mahala mountain (now Bayan Temple) This tiger skin was later filled with white grass and its eyes were inlaid with glass balls. It was vividly presented in the temple. This is the origin of the theory of "Tiger Temple".

This ancient building complex has three main works: Tianwang hall, Huijing hall and gongfo hall. It is majestic and solemn. It is the largest lama temple in Balinyou banner of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The main buildings are as follows:

Shadow wall

In the center of the screen wall is the statue of the God of wealth, the Buddha of dowen Wuwang. On the front and back of the screen wall are engraved with six words of truth (no existence now); on the front is Manchu, on the back is Chinese, on the East is Mongolian, and on the west is Tibetan, which fully demonstrates the rich national culture of the unified multi-ethnic country at that time.

Tianwang Hall

There are five rooms in the lower part and three rooms in the building, covering an area of 2762 square meters. On both sides of the hall stand four statues of the heavenly king. They are: the heavenly king of the East, named dorozha, and the Tibetan name is Yihu horsu Rong. They are green, and they are the leader of the God of music, holding Pipa as a magic weapon to protect the eastern territory. The king of the South holding state, named piliuli, was named pakejibu. His body was blue, and he could make people grow good roots. He held a sword in both hands as a magic weapon to protect the land of the south. The king of broad eyes in the west, named piliubocha, has a red body. He is the leader of Longxiang. Holding a dragon as a magic weapon, he often uses the pure eye of heaven to protect the people in the West. There are many heavenly kings in the north. Their names are Pishan and namutelli. They are white in body and famous everywhere. They use sword in their right hand and silver rat in their left hand as magic weapons to protect the people in the north. The magic weapons of the four heavenly kings are auspicious. On July 17, 1989, the hall was opened for worship.

bell tower

The tall cast iron clock was recovered after the "Cultural Revolution" and was inscribed with the words "made on the auspicious day of the 57th year of Kangxi" and "long live the emperor" and so on. All the buildings are in the form of four corners and canopy cornices.

drum-tower

According to the old Lama of our temple, the drum tower and the bell tower are facing each other. The architectural style is the same, and there is no existence now.

Huijing Hall

A total of 49 rooms, 20 meters high, covering an area of 676 square meters, inside the hall there are 4 tall Longjing pillars, 34 rainbow holding pillars, 28 red holding pillars outside the hall, and 36 colored paintings of journey to the West painted on the eaves. On the west side is Amitabha; on the east side are 36 statues such as the pharmacist Buddha and the White Tara. On July 26, 1998, it was consecrated in Kaiguang.

Rosary Hall

It was dedicated to the Tibetan Bodhisattva in the three western regions. Later, it was destroyed. Some believers made a wish to return to the statue of the Tibetan Bodhisattva.

Dharma Hall

It was originally dedicated to three Bodhisattvas, Manjusri, Avalokitesvara and Puxian. It was destroyed in ten years of turmoil. Now some believers have made a wish to invite back the statue of Avalokitesvara.

Buddhist temple

　　 There are 49 rooms, 18 meters high, covering an area of 620 square meters. The original Ganzhuer Scripture, danzhuer Scripture, the main biography, scriptures, historical books, ancient buildings, Buddha statues, and the Royal gold plaque "jinzhiyanqing" (Emperor Kangxi's book), "Yiweitang" (Emperor Qianlong's book), and "Buddha's light" (emperor Jiaqing's book) preserved since the temple's establishment were published on January 18, 1913 (December 12, 1913) The fire burned down in the afternoon.

In the fifth year of the Republic of China (1916), qizasaknoyan and many Taiji rebuilt 49 halls on the burned sites for Buddhists. The hall is the main hall for Tibetan Buddhists. In the middle is Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, and two disciples Anan and Kaya; in the west is zongkaba, the founder of yellow religion, and two disciples Dalai and Panchen; in the East are Changshou, Green Tara and White Tara It was consecrated in Kaiguang on July 5, 1990. There are also statues of the eighteen Arhats, which were built in 1993, molded on July 20, 1994, and consecrated on July 23, 1994.

Thousand Buddha Hall

It is the three west side halls, also known as the pharmacist Buddha Hall, in which the portraits of pharmacist Buddha and "Sakyamuni's life" are hung. It was opened on August 28, 1994. At the same time, the 108 volumes of Ganzhuer Sutra, which was invited from Chengde, are also offered on the shelves. HuiFu Temple

King Kong Hall

It is also called the auspicious Heavenly Mother hall. The hall is dedicated to the auspicious Heavenly Mother and 56 other Buddha statues. The hall was opened on May 14, 1995.

Tegesi Hall

In 1920, Zhao te Ge Xi Meilin invested in the construction of the three South halls. Now it is the office of HuiFu Temple Buddhist Affairs Management Association.

Nine temples

In 1916, when the temple was rebuilt, it was built in the northwest corner of the temple. At that time, it was stipulated that this hall was designated as the hall where the lamas chanted Sutras in turn under the ever-burning lamp. It was destroyed during the cultural revolution and now has no existence.

Lama tower

There are two white stone pagodas in front of the temple of offering Buddhas. The "bandenprilipumu" pagoda and the "Hadun yindamu" pagoda were built by laubusang changqibugegen from 1935 to 1937. They were demolished during the "Cultural Revolution" and rebuilt in 1996. They were consecrated in Kaiguang on July 31 of the same year.

Other cultural relics

In the second year of Xuantong (1910), the temple lamas Dan badaoerji and Dan Xier took the lead in buying two big copper pots and a big copper tripod from Duolun (now there is no deposit);

In 1939, the temple Lama Xi ribu contributed a pair of big lions and a pair of little lions, which were made of white jade from the White Pagoda in Qingzhou, and they were sacrificed in HuiFu temple.

Temples in Qing Dynasty

Located in Daban Town, the seat of Balinyouqi government in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, there is a famous ancient temple called HuiFu temple, commonly known as Dongda temple. It was built in 1706, the 45th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It was refined by several living Buddhas in the past dynasties and cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. HuiFu temple is built by Princess GuLun Rongxian, the second daughter of Emperor Kangxi. The temple is composed of two parts: the temple and the square in front of the temple, covering an area of 6930 square meters.

There are more than 160 existing buildings in HuiFu temple, which are symmetrically distributed along the north-south axis in a balanced form, forming a closed building group. The front hall (Mountain Gate) of the first entrance is the East-West side hall, and the main hall is called the main hall; the second entrance is the East-West side hall, and the rear hall is called "Hari Xindu Gang". The East-West ear rooms of the rear hall are built with green bricks, and the walls are 3 meters high. In front of the mountain gate, there is a pair of carved lions in white marble, and a shadow wall is 16 meters long and 4 meters high. The square in front of the temple is enclosed by a 2-meter-high stone barrier with a granite cap. The mountain gate is the main gate, with ear gates on both sides, and convenient gates in the middle of the East and west walls.

Entering the mountain gate is the first entrance to the hospital. The main hall is the main hall with double eaves. The main hall, with 7 rooms in width and depth and 18 meters in height, is the main building of the temple. At the top of the main hall, the precious temple is full of splendor, curly bristles, exquisite beasts on the back, and very beautiful. The color paintings inside and outside the hall and the murals are gorgeous. The east side hall is called "damajin" hall, and the west side hall is Guanyin hall. There are three rooms with painted murals on the skylight under the eaves. In the second entrance, there are the main hall, the East-West ear room and the East-West side hall. The double eaves of the back hall are in the Xieshan style. The width and depth are 5, and the front eaves are connected with 3 rolling sheds. The Buddha statues in the hall include: Buddha Sakyamuni, founder of Huangjiao, zongkaba, longevity Buddha, third Buddha, Lvdu mother, baidu mother, eighteen Arhats, auspicious Heavenly Mother, etc. There are two Tibetan Lama towers in the second courtyard. The West Tower, named "Gendan yindamu", was built in 1935. The East Tower is called "Zhangchu Dynasty Erdun", HuiFu temple

It was built in 1906. In front of the stone pagoda, there are two big copper pots, each with a diameter of 1.69 meters and a height of 0.88 meters. They were made in Duolun in the 32nd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. In front of the rear hall, there is a pair of white jade lions and a stone censer.

There are more than 700 lamas in HuiFu temple. In 1762, Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty granted "Hari Xindu"

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