Wuxie Temple

Wuxie Temple

Wuxie temple is located in the core area of Wuxie scenic spot in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, only two or three hundred meters away from donglongtan. In Tang, song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Wuxie temple is one of the famous ancient temples in Yuezhong. It is now a Buddhist activity site approved by Zhuji Municipal People's government. The Buddha statue in the temple was officially opened on March 16, 1995.

Wuxie mountain's unique forest landscape and Wuxie waterfall attracted people's attention 1000 years ago. In the third year of Yuanhe (808 A.D.), the eminent monk Lingmo of Wutai Mountain traveled to the south of the Yangtze River. He was attracted by the strange scenery of "Tianzuo Jinping ring ten li". He chose this geomantic omen treasure land to carry earth, build stones and cut stones The tree built the thatch and built the temple. And recruit students to spread Buddhism.

After master Lingmo created Wuxie temple, he became a monk in Zhuji after a seven-year-old boy named Liangjia. Good price is extremely intelligent and never forgets. He studied Buddhism with his master for 13 years and gradually came to the true meaning. After his master died, he followed his master's instructions to travel around the famous mountain temple. He successively worshipped Tan Tan and others as his teacher. Together with his disciple Cao shanbenji, he founded Cao Dongzong and became an important sect of the five schools of Zen. He and his disciples carried forward Cao Dongzong style in Dongshan of Jiangxi Province and became popular all over the country. In the first year of Baoqing (1225 AD), the eminent monk Rujing (the 13th generation of Cao Dongzong) was the abbot of Tiantong temple, carrying forward Cao Dong Buddhism. At this time, the Japanese monk humanity yuan entered the Song Dynasty to study Buddhism, first went to Tiantong, then traveled around the country, and finally brought Cao Dongzong back to Japan to carry forward. At present, there are 18000 Buddhist temples in Japan, with 8 million followers.

After the rise and fall of Wuxie temple, it was once expanded into 36 rooms, including Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, Houda hall, sutra collection building, Buddha building, official hall and wing room. The total number of rooms is no less than 100, which is full of incense.

Wuxiechan temple is backed by qizhenyan, with five waterfalls in the northwest. In front of the temple, there is a terrace, and the gurgling stream flows around the terrace. All around the peaks undulating, towering silver, and bamboo phase set off. In Song Dynasty, Liao Yu Bi wrote a poem: "because of the deep lock of green moss and secluded environment, he sent high-ranking people to stay here. The wind blows like the universe, and the sound of pines is broken. After the rain, the bamboo is green and floating. "There are two small rocks on the front of the temple. One is like a green lion sitting down, the other is like a white elephant squatting. It is said that master Lingmo would come here in the morning to breathe in and recite scriptures. The lion elephant would feel the true meaning and sit on a stone. After good price often sit on this stone chanting, very aura. Beside the two stone lions and elephants, there is a ginkgo tree about 30 meters high and 1.2 meters in diameter at breast height. It is ancient, vigorous and majestic. It stands like Optimus Prime. Its branches and leaves extend to the surrounding layers. It is widely used as a parasol. It was planted by hand when Lingmo built a Buddhist temple. Up to now, it has a history of more than 1100 years.

In the atrium of Zen temple, there are two magnolia trees, one high and the other low, with vigorous branches and lush leaves. One is Magnolia grandiflora and the other is Magnolia purpurea. As soon as the Spring Festival is over, Magnolia grandiflora is ready to bloom. Its pure white, large flowers and thick petals are like goose eggs hanging upside down. In early March, silver flowers are in full bloom, like hundreds of jade bells hanging upside down, singing the ode of spring gently in the spring breeze The petals of orchid fall quietly, and the green leaves grow slowly between the ends of the branches. At this time, the red eggs of Magnolia are hanging, and the buds bloom. Soon, the red flowers are in full bloom, reflecting the red light all over the house, and the spring scenery of the courtyard, and the verdant green leaves of Magnolia are complementary to each other, occupying the whole world of Spring Festival.

After the construction of Wuxie temple, it is very convenient for tourists and pilgrims. In Song Dynasty, Diao Yue, Liu Shu, Wu chuhou, Ding Baochen, Xianrun; in Yuan Dynasty, Liu Guan, Wu Lai, Wang Gen; in Ming Dynasty, Xu Wei, Xu Xiake, Song Lian, Yuan Hongdao, Tang Yin, Xu Zhenqing, Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming, Chen Hongshou; in Qing Dynasty, Zhou Shilian, Liu Yong, modern Yu Dafu, Fan Changjiang, etc. all came to Wuxie, or wrote poems and paintings, or wrote travel notes.

Xu Wei wrote four Wuxie poems, two travel notes, a stone drum inscription, and a stone tablet of "the depth of 72 peaks". Chen Hongshou, a great painter of the Ming Dynasty, carved iron in the "samadhi" stone, and his Wuxie landscape paintings were vivid. When he left Wuxie, he presented the book to the temple, saying:

It's hard to say goodbye to Qinggong. Zhengong is on a blind date when he cooks wine,

Jianggao flowers and plants when cold food, blowing three times to brake people.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Liu Yong (Liu Luoguo), the prime minister, inscribed the plaque "Shuanglong Qiushi" for the official hall, which is a real work of douda, and is magnificent.

Address: Wuxie scenic area, Zhuji City, Shaoxing City

Longitude: 120.05026873946

Latitude: 29.726622210116

Tel: 13858512155

Chinese PinYin : Wu Xie Chan Si