Haichao nunnery

Haichao nunnery

Haichao temple is located in the South Gate of Jiuxian village, 35 kilometers southeast of Hequ County. Founded in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, it was burned by the peasant uprising army at the end of the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty.

Haichao nunnery, built with the mountains, is high in the north and low in the south. The temple sits in the north and in the south. The overall structure is rigorous and exquisite. Outside the temple, surrounded by mountains and water, the ancient pagodas are towering, the pines and cypresses are evergreen, and the cigarettes are shrouded. It is a well preserved ancient building. Besides, Haichao nunnery is located on the west side of aozhitang village, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province.

Brief introduction to the temple

Haichao nunnery (the second batch of provincial protectors) era: in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, also known as Haichao temple, it was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573-1620). It was destroyed in the end of the Ming Dynasty by war fire. Later, it was repaired and perfected in Shunzhi, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Guangxu and the Republic of China of the Qing Dynasty.

Layout structure

The temple faces south in the north, with high slopes in the north, Dajian in the south, water around mountains in the left and right, and pavilions standing on cliffs.

Haichao nunnery covers an area of more than 20 mu, with 12 courtyards and dozens of pavilions. It has no sense of density and is winding and deep. The overall layout of the temple is centered on the three points and one line of sifangyao, Guanyin hall and zangjing hall. In the East, there are mill courtyard, Bodhi courtyard and Jiushi pagoda courtyard. In the west, there are shifangyuan, niumianyuan, abbot courtyard and Shuiyue courtyard. The walls of the temple are zigzagged and the entrance is open. There are no layers of stones under the entrance Level, is the cobblestone paved path, the pavilions tied together.

Every entrance has its own cave, which makes people feel that the buildings are arranged carefully and elegantly. Most of the buildings are brick cave dwellings, and some of the wooden structures are small buildings in the Qing Dynasty.

The scale

Haichao nunnery, 16.5 meters long and 10 meters wide, covers an area of 165 square meters, brick and tile wood structure, divided into two into two layers.

There are three scarlet letters "Haichao Temple" on the horizontal plaque at the gate. Toujin is a Shentai, the front is dedicated to the "holy image of Kalan", the back is dedicated to the "emperor Weituo".

In the middle is the patio. The second entrance is the Mahavira hall, where the Buddha statue is worshipped. On the right is the wing room, where monks live and eat.

Upstairs, there is a small pavilion, about 20 square meters, in which there are statues of the Tibetan king Bodhisattva and the late monks. Haichao nunnery is well preserved and has a lot of incense.

architectural style

Haichao nunnery attracts tourists with its beautiful scenery and exquisite architecture. With its profound Buddhist culture, it enlightens men and women.

In the south, there is Jianhe river running across the bend of the river, in the East, there is haojiaqiaogou, in the west, there is nanmengou, as the inscription says: Haichao nunnery, Beichen Gaogang, in the south, there is Dajian, the water around the mountain is bad, the sound of toads and the rhyme of birds, Haichao nunnery is deep and hidden in the mountainside, with a square area of 25 mu, 12 sitting courtyards, dozens of pavilions, no dense feeling of vegetables, tortuous and deep.

Maitreya hall, Guanyin hall and zangjing hall are gradually rising with the terrain. They go straight up to the high hills, carved beams and painted buildings, and pecked eaves teeth. They all hold the terrain and intrigue each other. All the buildings are arranged with three points and one line as the central axis. The cave door is suddenly accessible. Walking down from the east gate of "Baoxia hall", there is the "nine division tower yard". The pagoda in the yard is towering, the pines are towering, and so on A scene. Under the "Ninth division tower yard" is the garden of haishenchaoan, which covers an area of more than three mu. The mountain is rugged, and the water is in it. The cliff site is on the top, and the ancient stream abyss is on the bottom, which makes haichaoan more moving.

Ten years ago, Haichao nunnery was not spared. The flowers and trees in the nunnery were withered and the pavilions were broken. In 1979, monk Yushan, the abbot of the temple, donated money for comprehensive restoration. In 1996, monk Guozheng presided over the abbot of Haichao nunnery, investing about 700000 yuan to repair and expand the temple.

Haichao nunnery, with green water and green waves playing around the temple, and pavilions flashing with the shadow of trees, integrates precious historical objects and beautiful natural scenery. It is worthy of being an art treasure in the history of architecture and a Buddhist pearl in Northwest Shanxi.

historical significance

Haichao temple was changed into Haichao temple after the second year of Daoguang (1822). It was first built in the Ming Dynasty, and then repaired and perfected.

According to legend, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573 to 1620), there were two mothers and sons. When the son was called name memory, his mother's name was unlucky. He saw that "the mountain circle was surrounded by water, and the ground was clean and clean." it was the scene of the winning scenery. So the earth was built, and a large cave was built. Three buildings were built on the high tower, the statue of the Buddha was painted, two were built, and the upper chamber was built. This temple is called Haichao temple.

After that, incense kept burning until the end of Ming Dynasty when Wang Jiayin rebelled and set Haichao temple on fire. The temple and Zen hall were all ashes, and only the brick cave remains. Later, there was a monk named Fu Fang who entered Xiancun and continued to receive incense.

daily management

During the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1661 AD), there was a monk named Yuancheng, who was a Buddhist nunnery. He strictly abided by the commandments and revived the old system. Over the years, he worked hard to raise money. He built a large brick kiln and a gold statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. He still built a Buddhist temple in Xilou kiln, and the bell tower drum in the courtyard was changed one by one.

Cheng Xiao and his Taoist friends chanted Buddhist scriptures and reviewed the classics. Later, they rebuilt a brick cave in the east of the building, with a small stone chamber next to it. The statues of Amitabha, Guanyin world and two Bodhisattvas were painted, which laid the foundation for the present Maitreya Temple. For more than 70 years after that, "those who are new are old, those who are finished are decadent, and those who are willing to repair are pitied.

In 1746, Guisheng, the abbot of the temple, and his master, hengjiagong, were determined to rebuild the temple___ In 1749, another major repair was carried out.

In the second year of Daoguang (1982), monk Pu Shan, an eminent monk from the north of Yangzhou, who was named Yu Ju, traveled here. He saw that "the mountains are surrounded by water, and the scenery is clear enough to be quiet and true, so he has the ambition to stop.". Haichao nunnery did not have any successful monks after its completion and Guisheng, and there were many disasters, so it was abandoned every day. " \In 1832, after the death of Pu Shan, pine and cypress were planted in the northeast of the pagoda burial nunnery (that is, the nine Temple Pagoda courtyard), and they were regarded as the founder of the mountain (that is, the first generation of the great monk of the mountain). After Pu Shan, the abbot was presided over by his disciple, monk shengzhuo, named fashun (the second generation monk). Fashun was diligent in Temple affairs, cultivated trees in the East shaliang of the temple, watered them into fertile soil, and bought back more than 100 mu of land in the four townships, thus enriching the temple warehouse. In 1872, the temple of Sutra collection was completed, and the comrades' heart died in the past 12 years. In the early years of Guangxu, the State Administration declined, internal and external troubles occurred. In the fourth year of Guangxu (1878), there was a severe drought, and the people were in dire straits. Haichao nunnery was left in the cold. Tianlai monk neither opened an altar nor preached precepts (1874-1900). Although he presided over the temple, he did not enter the rank of abbot. In 1901, monk Longxing, a disciple of heaven, became the fifth generation monk of haichaoshi nunnery. In the year of xingxu, he spent a lot of money to repair the Hongqiao in Youjian of the temple. In the 10th year of xingxu, he preached and received more than 70 precepts. In the 11th year of Guangxu, he took monks to practice asceticism and raised money in Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Shanxi. He collected a lot of money to invite back half of the scriptures from the capital. In the 12th year, he organized the meeting of ten thousand people on water, land and dragon. During his term of office, he bought back more than 100 mu of land, abdicated in 18 years and passed away in 21 years. It lasted more than 300 years from the mother and son of the master in Wanli year of Ming Dynasty to the elder generation of Fang in the ninth year of the Republic of China. During the Anti Japanese War, Haichao nunnery was not destroyed by war. In 51, the county people's government invited Yushan monk back from Zhenwu temple in Shaanxi Province to preside over the temple until it died in 1981. For more than 30 years, he has made immortal contributions to the maintenance of the city. After that, there were Dou Rumi, Xin Yan, miaojiang, Cangli, Miaoqun, Shuijing, Xingda, Yuanhai and other monk abbots Haichao nunnery. In the autumn of 1996, guozhengdi was appointed abbot of Wutai, Shandao and Haichao nunnery. He strictly abided by the commandments, made regular rituals, repaired the disabled and mended the old. He made great efforts to manage the temple. He invested more than 700000 yuan in painting and painting the temple, widened the hardened road for more than 500 meters, hardened the vulnerable slope for more than 300 square meters, planted more than 300 landscapes, added a lot of equipment and tools for the temple, and electrified the temple, Water was supplied, and charity was given to Xinyao hope middle school, he temple, maifo cave and Wenbi tower. Notre Dame temple is worth more than 300000 yuan.

Address: Hequ County, Xinzhou City

Longitude: 111.22778320312

Latitude: 39.166912078857

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