Secret Temple

Secret magic rock

synonym

The secret Temple generally refers to the secret magic rock

It is located in the east of Yantou village, Yantou Township, 37 kilometers south of Fanshi County, Shanxi Province, 2 kilometers away from Xidou highway. Five kilometers. Founded in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it gained a great reputation in the Tang and Song dynasties. It is well-known throughout the country and enjoys a high reputation in the Buddhist circles. In particular, the "Dragon Cave" in the secret magic rock is a place where Buddhists must worship when they go to Mount Wutai. There is a saying that "when they go to Mount Wutai, they don't go to the Dragon Cave, they only go to half a mountain.".

brief introduction

Located in Yantou Township, Fanshi County, Shanxi Province, and close to Fanshi Wutai highway, mimiyan is a representative scenic spot of Mt. Wutai mimiyan scenic spot. It is composed of five famous landscapes: mimisi, Zhongan, Tianjing Grand Canyon, Mt. Wutai Longdong and qifowan.

Located in Yantou township of Fanshi county (38 kilometers southwest of the county), the secret rock of Weiping mountain is also known as the secret magic rock. The temple is named after the cliff, so it is also known as the secret magic temple. The temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the past dynasties. It was originally built on a large scale with 32 thatched roofs. Now there are only the front yard, the middle yard, the back yard, the Xi'an and the Zhong'an, and the front yard has the Tianwang hall. There are 5 East and West chambers and main halls, 5 north and South Sutra halls; there are 5 auxiliary halls and main halls in the middle courtyard; some halls in the backyard are damaged, only the five halls in the North Pavilion are still alive; the middle nunnery includes Sansheng nunnery, Guanyin cave and Jinfo building.

The temple was first built in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Monk Mucha, an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty, became a famous Buddhist sect in China. On the towering cliff, the Dragon Cave in Wuhe mountain is the place where the legendary Chinese Bodhisattva ordered the 500 dragon to gather and repair. Visitors can often see all kinds of strange visions when they visit the cave. It has been said since ancient times that "when they go to Wutai Mountain, they only go to half of Wutai Mountain instead of the Dragon Cave.". Tianjing Canyon is one of the top ten canyons in Shanxi Province. The whole mimeyan scenic spot is surrounded by thousands of towering walls, green pines, brilliant mountain flowers, gurgling water, and beautiful natural landscape. It is not only the most beautiful in Wutai Mountain, but also rare in the world.

In recent years, the county and township governments and temples have repaired some temples and Buddha statues in the scenic area, paved stone steps to the mountain Dragon Cave, and set up guardrails and grab rings at the critical points of the path.

Here, the pines and cypresses are green, the mountains and rocks are precipitous, and the scenery is wonderful. Master Hanshan, an eminent monk of the Ming Dynasty, wrote a poem: "a hundred fold of sheep's intestines make the Chenopodium, while the grass is bleak and narrow. Precipice should pass, cliff no road, only fly ladder. According to people, wild cranes are common, and apes from the guest mountain sing day and night Among them, mountains and forests are full of wild interest, which is different from other places in Taishan. It is said that secret rock is the place where Manjusri ordered five hundred dragons to practice. There is another folk saying: the five sons of the Dragon King of Donghai went to Mount Wutai to ask for the cool stone, and they were captured by Manjusri in the cave of mimoyan mountain. The wooden fork monk of Tang dynasty built a temple here. He often held wooden fork, so it was named.

Scenery

In Wutai Mountain, 38 kilometers southwest of Taihuai Town, Weiping mountain secret rock temple is named after rock. Secret rock is also called secret magic rock, so secret temple is also called secret magic temple. Here, the pines and cypresses are green, the mountains and rocks are steep, and the scenery is wonderful.

It is one of the ten sceneries of Fanzhi. It has many peaks, cool climate, cliffs and cliffs. The cliff is one hundred feet high, and there is a temple under the cliff. It is known as Mi Mi temple. It was built in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Monk Mu Cha, an eminent Zen monk in the Tang Dynasty, was the abbot of this temple, which is famous far and wide. Before the Jin Dynasty, it was one of the top ten temples in Wutai Mountain, one of the nine outer temples in Ming Dynasty, and one of the key temples in Shanxi Province. In May 1976, it was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit. In April 1985, it was designated as a key cultural relics protection unit at the county level.

The secret magic rock is located among the mountains. It has beautiful scenery and many cultural relics, which makes people forget to return. There are "a hundred Zhang high cliff, gorgeous like the morning glow", "cliff no road only flying ladder", "thousand year old pine into a spectacle" and other scenery. There is one brick tower in Tang Dynasty, one brick tower and one tombstone in Five Dynasties. There are ten Scripture buildings in song and Jin Dynasties, one brick tower in Ming Dynasty and more than 20 stone Buddha statues. In the temple, there are five main halls, five Manjusri halls, and more than 20 accessory halls and monk houses, all built in the Qing Dynasty.

The main hall of mimoyan temple and the bell and drum tower all reflect the architectural style of Wutai Mountain Temple. The Buddha statues carved on the stone wall are similar to Yungang Grottoes. When you grasp the iron ring inserted in the stone crevice, step on the suspended iron rope, and walk on the path leading to the Dragon cave, you can't help but think of the danger of the ancient plank road of Hengshan.

Dragon Cave, 2.5 kilometers north of the temple, is a famous scenic spot of Mount Wutai and a must for Buddhists to visit Mount Wutai. According to Qingliang mountain records of the Ming Dynasty, "the Dragon Cave is in the secret rock. If you pray earnestly, the dragon will appear. It's not the only one to see." The road to the Dragon Cave is rugged and steep. In some places, you have to step on a stone ladder and hold an iron ring. Climbing the Dragon Cave, overlooking the distance, surrounded by mountains, the ancient temple is majestic, thousands of Ren cliff, towering into the clouds, like a fairyland. It's called Longdong. In fact, it's just a crevice about 10 meters high and 10 centimeters wide. According to the survey, some people can see strange scenes in the crevices: the cave becomes far-reaching, wide and bright, and then there are images of Buddha, man, dragon, mountains, rivers, trees, lights, houses, pavilions and so on. At the same time, some people can see it, some people can't see it; some people see this kind of image, some people see another kind of image. This eternal mystery needs to be solved by science.

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In the early Qing Dynasty, the Changping monk moved to the present site. The temple sits east to west and is composed of front courtyard, middle courtyard, back courtyard and left and right courtyard. The temple was seriously damaged in 1966, with all the statues destroyed and more than 70 buildings and halls demolished. Currently, there are 3 tiandian, 1 Shanmen, 1 bell tower, 1 Gulou, 5 Daxiong hall, 5 Donglou, 5 Manjusri hall, 5 Nanbei Peidian, and 6 Zen houses, all of which are built in Qing Dynasty.

There is an nunnery under the cliff behind the temple, named Zhongan. There are three three eaves and two-story cantilevered turrets, which were built in Ming Dynasty. It was demolished in 1967 and rebuilt in recent years. On the second floor of the building, there is a 6-meter-high statue of Buddha carved on a cliff. It was built by monk Xianshu during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. On the west side of the building is Guanyin hall. The original three storey building was demolished in 1967. There are 17 Buddha statues carved on the stone wall, about 1 meter high. They are vivid and lifelike. They were made by monk Xianshu in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty. On the west side of Guanyin hall is Sansheng nunnery, originally for Sakyamuni, Laozi and Confucius. The head of Confucius was destroyed before 1966. The head of Sakyamuni and Lao Tzu were destroyed in 1966. In 1982, the monk tsangshen lived here in Maoan and made three statues of Buddha.

From Zhongan to Xian 300 meters westward along the root of the cliff, the former buildings of Xian were abandoned in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, the temple was built with five bedrooms, and three Bodhisattvas, Guanyin, Manjusri and Puxian, were built inside. They are about one meter high and are of good workmanship. In 1966, the house and statue were demolished and are now in ruins.

According to Qingliang mountain records, "the secret temple is located in the secret rock outside Xitai. The valley is deep and the sunken are covered with stars. Monk Mucha of Tang dynasty built the temple here." It is said that secret rock is the place where Manjusri ordered five hundred dragons to practice. There is another folk saying: the five sons of the Dragon King of Donghai went to Mount Wutai to ask for a cool stone, and they were captured by Manjusri in the cave of mimoyan mountain. The wooden fork monk of Tang dynasty built a temple here. He often held wooden fork, so it was named. The temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in successive dynasties. It was originally built on a large scale with 32 Maopeng temples. Now there are only front yard, middle yard, back yard, Xi'an temple and Zhong'an temple. The front courtyard has the heavenly king hall, five East and West chambers, five main halls, five North and five South Sutra halls; the middle courtyard has five auxiliary halls and five main halls; some halls in the back courtyard are damaged, only five North Pavilion still exist; the Middle Temple includes Sansheng temple, Guanyin cave and Jinfo tower. The Sansheng nunnery was originally built for three statues of Sakyamuni, Laozi and Confucius; the three floors of Guanyin cave are divided into stone statues of Maitreya, Sandashi and Guanyu, with 18 cliff statues, about 1.5 meters high; the three floors and eight rooms of Jinfo building are built with stone carvings and one jinjieyin Buddha, about 7 meters high, built in 1535. Outside the temple, there is a Dragon Cave. Outside the cave, there are statues of Manjusri carved in niches. Beside the niches, there are two statues of Shili, both of which are objects of Ming Dynasty. There is a source of sweet dew beside it. There are seven Buddha cliff in front of the spring. There are two layers of carved Buddha statues. The height of the upper seven Buddha is about 50 cm, and the height of the lower seven Buddha is about 1.5 m. It seems to be the yuan system. In front of the temple, there are two stone buildings and brick towers in the Jin Dynasty. One is the wooden fork ancestral pagoda, which was built by Tang Jianming and has a height of about 10 meters. The other is the xuanjue master pagoda, which was built in the seventh year of the northern Han Dynasty (963 AD) and has two stories. It is carved with lotus petals and doors and windows.

Cultural Relic

There are also the following cultural relics:

One wooden fork and brick pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty. It has a simple shape, 8 corners and 4 floors, and is about 7 meters high.

The tomb tower of master xuanjue, built in 963 of the seventh year of Tianhui in the Five Dynasties, is made of brick, 6 corners and 2 stories, about 3 meters high. It is carved with lotus petals and doors and windows. The shape is small and the construction is good. The tower is set with a stele I, which records the life of master xuanjue.

In 1030, the eighth year of Tiansheng in the Northern Song Dynasty, a statue of "the Buddha's top worshipping the toroni" was carved. It is 64 cm high, 34 cm in diameter, and 12 cm wide on the surface of the sun. It records the life of Shao Wen, the apprentice of master xuanjue. The characters are handsome and vigorous, and there are all kinds of calligraphic styles, such as regular script, running script and cursive script. They are natural and unrestrained. Although they are not made by famous calligraphers, they show the characteristics of calligraphy in Song Dynasty.

In the second year of Jiashi reign (1057) of the Northern Song Dynasty, one piece of "master Jianlian's Gongde building" was made. It has eight sides, but now it has five. The building is 96 cm high and 17 cm wide.

There is one "Buddha top Zun tuoluojing building" made in the fourth year of Jiazhe (1059) of the Northern Song Dynasty, which has four sides and each side is 18 cm wide.

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