Qingfeng Temple

Qingfeng Temple

Qingfeng temple is located in hongmianchengzi mountain (bearing mountain) in the north of Tanxi Town, Lufeng City, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province. Originally known as "dengdeng Temple", local people used to call it "Buddha of Chengzai Temple" and "Buddha of the west".

Qingfeng temple sits in the north and south, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with Jianshan on its back. It is more than 400 meters high, facing lantouwei reservoir, Wuyue mountain on the left and Ma'anshan on the right. With luxuriant trees, towering rocks, grottoes and stone chambers, long flowing springs, interwoven clouds and rain, silver bridge pavilions and pavilions, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant all year round. "Faliutingyun" is one of the eight ancient scenes of Lufeng. It is an early Buddhist temple in eastern Guangdong and is now a key religious activity site in Shanwei.

The current abbot of Qingfeng temple, Shi Rusheng, and Shi Chaowei, have more than 20 monks and thousands of Buddhists. Adhering to the fine tradition of Zen culture, adhering to the philosophy of protecting the country and loving the religion, being honest and upright, abiding by rituals, benefiting the society and all living beings, we carry out various Buddhist activities and educational activities. Over the past 30 years, he has actively contributed to social public welfare undertakings, donating materials, condoling hardships and repaying the society. It has been highly praised by people from all walks of life. It has been repeatedly rated as "advanced place for religious activities" and "Buddhist civilization Temple" by the religious work departments of Shanwei City and Lufeng City and the Buddhist Association.

history

Qingfeng temple is the ninth ancestor of the Southern Sect of Zen Buddhism. It was founded in the early years of Zhenyuan (about 786) of the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1200 years. Da Dian (731-824), a native of Yingchuan, had a common surname of Chen and a common name of Baotong. In his early years, he paid homage to Zen master huizhao, and then studied Buddhism in Shitou xiqian. He went to Luofu waterfall rock to learn the great fearless Dharma. Later, he traveled to Nanyu and passed by the foot of Faxiu mountain. So he built a stone room here to practice Buddhism. It is said that after the Da Dian monk built the temple, he saw lights in the mountains in the distance at night, so it is also known as "light temple". A few years later, Da Dian left the temple and traveled eastward, passing hutouyan in the west of the river in Huilai County. In 791, he visited Youling, Heping Town, Chaoyang County, Chaozhou Prefecture, where he built Lingshan temple. Faxiu mountain was also called "faliu mountain" by later generations because of the Dharma preached by Da Dian monk, and it has been handed down to this day. In the prosperous period of Qingfeng temple, there were more than one hundred monks and disciples. Since the Tang, song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, they have been handed down from generation to generation. The successive abbots include Da tou, Qing Yin, Shu Yin, Zhi Zhong and Qiu Zeng.

Qingfeng temple has been restored and rebuilt several times in the past dynasties. According to the records of Lin's genealogy in Tanxi, Lin leihuan came from Fujian to Guangdong in the late Song Dynasty to rebuild the temple; in 1473, Qing Yin, a descendant of Lin leihuan in Ming Dynasty, mobilized hailufeng people to rebuild it; monk qiuzeng in Qing Dynasty rebuilt it again; and in 1931, Lin Jili and others in Zhangxi rebuilt it. After the failure of the great revolution in 1928, it was burned by the Kuomintang reactionaries and the monks scattered. After 1949, Tanxi commune maintained three houses at the site of Qingfeng temple, which were used as farms and forest farms.

Qingfeng temple has a long history, and its antiquities have been seriously lost. There is a poem that says: "the famous monk visited his old residence that day, looking for the ruins of Dadan. If you go and live forever, you will be able to stay here for a long time At present, there are only a large number of pieces of ancient ceramics in Tang, song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, including 12 square stone pillars, six stone gates, one incense burner, a pair of stone lions, two wooden Buddha statues and an ancient well. In addition, there are two caves in Shishi, one ancient kapok tree and three Millennium citrus trees.

Scenery

The existing buildings in the temple include stone chamber, ancestral hall, main hall, dizang hall, Zhaitang and monk's room. Famous landscapes include stone chamber (Natural Cave), ancient well and pomelo tree in Tang Dynasty. Stone chamber is the residence of monk Da Dian when he first arrived to build the temple. The entrance is composed of three natural stone slabs. There is a natural stone cave several feet deep inside. It is said that it was originally a tiger cave. The ancient well was excavated by the Da Dian monk when he founded the temple. No matter in summer, winter, spring and autumn, or in the year of drought or flood, it never dried up. It was as clear as a mirror, and the entrance was mellow. The pomelo tree was also planted by the Da Dian monk. Although it has lasted for thousands of years, it is still full of vitality and fruits.

Qingfeng temple is located at the back of the pillow mountain, and the front of the prison is facing the low valley. It sits north and south, with an altitude of more than 800 meters. In front of the reservoir, the sea and sky are the same color, and the pine forest is lush and luxuriant. Strange stones stand up in various shapes. The spring is jingling, and the flow is endless. Silver Bridge pavilions decorate Buddhist temples. There is "faliu stop cloud", one of the eight scenes of Lufeng. In front of Qingfeng mountain are the reservoir and faliu mountain. Faliu mountain is one of the eight scenic spots in Lufeng.

FA Xiu (Liu) stops cloud

"Fa Xiu (Liu) ting Yun" is one of the eight old sceneries of Lufeng. FA Xiu mountain, also known as FA Liu mountain, is more than 800 meters above sea level. On the top of the mountain, there is a famous big stone cave, which is spacious and deep. Inside the cave, the wind is cool and winding. It is said that master Da Dian followed the immortal trail from Nanyue temple to HongMian Chengzi mountain. One day, it rained heavily and the sky was dark. Da Dian and his party were not wet in the rain. Just at the moment of surprise, the rain stopped and the clouds circled the whole mountain. A bright light suddenly appeared in the sky, leading the Great Britain mage into the cave. In the cave, the sun is shining and the purple air is curling. In the middle of the cave, an old man is sitting. He is a child with a crane's hair. Master Da Dian meets the immortal immediately. He is busy coming forward to give a gift. The immortal is speechless. When Dashan is confused, xianrentun disappears. When he comes out of the cave, a breeze blows and clouds disappear. The cool wind blows on his face and the mountains are green. Looking up at the peak, xianrentun smiles at Dashan. In an instant, the sun was shining, and the immortal had already driven away. He suddenly realized that it was the immortal who pointed out the treasure land of Buddhism, so he built a temple in the valley.

There are two poems written by Mi Jiegui, the envoy of Guangyun in the early years of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty

Stone room habitat cloud, dense around green Cen.

Luojian tea stove hidden, pine crane nest deep.

The leaves are covered with immortal palms, and the Epiphyllum is used to write Buddhist heart.

Also will be Taiwan Pavilion gas, forest Qihua hairpin.

A thousand year old well

The ancient well, located in the ancestral hall, has a history of more than 1200 years. It was dug by the Great Britain monk when he founded the temple. It never dried up and was as clear as a mirror, no matter in summer, winter, spring and autumn or in drought and flood years. The water quality is peculiar, and the entrance is cool and sweet. The tea brewed with the well water is bright in color and delicious. The well water has been used by monks for generations. It is said that most of the monks who drink the water live a long life. Everyone is strong and radiant, and few of them are sick.

Millennium citrus tree

"Foyuan pomelo (oil) orange" Inscription: This pomelo (oil) orange tree was planted by the founder monk Da Dian in the early Tang Dynasty seven years ago. The main trunk is about 60 cm long and several feet high. Although it's common to see, for thousands of years, after experiencing wind, rain, drought and cold, we still accompany Qingfeng with the Buddha, full of infinite vitality, and welcome the faithful men and women. Summer comes, but also green fruit, its unique sweet to the world. A.D. 1993, the year of the second GUI you, autumn Jili.

Ancient stone cave

The ancient stone cave is also known as "Yuxian cave" and "immortal cave". Mage Da Dian once lived in the cave. There are big stones in the cave, which are very similar to stone beds. There are also small pits with depressions like human footprints. It is said that the cave is the place where immortals lived. There is a local legend that faliu mountain and Wumian mountain on the opposite side are not satisfied with each other. The immortal who lives in faliu mountain slaps Wumian mountain. From then on, Wumian mountain is lower than faliu mountain. Wumian mountain also gets its name because it is angry and black.

Stone chamber

The stone chamber is located in the northwest of Qingfeng temple. The entrance is composed of three natural stone slabs. There are natural caves in it. There are springs outside the stone chamber. It is the residence of the Great Britain patriarch when he first arrived in the mountain.

Gongs and drums stone

Gongs and drums stone is located about 1000 meters to the south of the west of Qingfeng temple. It is like a big drum surrounded by huge stones.

pond where fish are released

Located on the hillside, the release pool is a collection of spring water on the mountain. The spring water on the mountain flows continuously all the year round. The landscape in the pool is full all the year round and the fish and turtles play. There is an arch bridge on the pool to connect with the water guarding Pavilion.

Buddhist abbot

Shi Rusheng, the current abbot of Qingfeng temple, and Shi Chaowei, the supervisor of Qingfeng temple, have retired to Shi Yaosheng, the old abbot. He is 93 years old and from Lufeng City, Guangdong Province.

Longitude: 115.51599884033

Latitude: 23.010400772095

Chinese PinYin : Qing Feng Si