Gengma Buddhist temple

Gengma general Buddhist temple is located in the suburb of Gengma County, Yunnan Province. It belongs to the Buddhist temple of the southern spread of Pali Language. It was founded by Gengma Xuanfu Sihan in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. Han Xie presided over the construction. It was built by the supreme Zen master of Gengma according to Abbot Yatang. It is also the place for the chieftain of Gengma and his relatives to worship Buddha, also known as guanmian temple. In Gengma Southern Buddhism, it belongs to the highest level, called nazatan. In the first four years of Xianfeng (1851-1854) and the 23rd year of Guangxu (1897), it was rebuilt twice.

Gengma Buddhist temple

Gengma general Buddhist temple is located in the suburb of Gengma County, Yunnan Province. It belongs to the Buddhist temple of the southern spread of Pali Language. It was founded by Gengma Xuanfu Sihan in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. Han Xie presided over the construction. It was built by the supreme Zen master of Gengma according to Abbot Yatang. It is also the place for the chieftain of Gengma and his relatives to worship Buddha, also known as guanmian temple. In Gengma Southern Buddhism, it belongs to the highest level, called nazatan. In the first four years of Xianfeng (1851-1854) and the 23rd year of Guangxu (1897), it was rebuilt twice.

Brief introduction of Buddhist temple

Gengma general Buddhist temple includes the main hall, hall, ring hall, tower, monk's house, courtyard, wall, temple gate and other parts. The main body of the hall is a brick and wood structure. There are two rows of parallel huge wooden columns in the hall as the main support, and the two sides of the huge columns undertake the auxiliary beams, forming a partial building. The combination of the central hall and the side building is a triple eaves building, covered with grey tiles. The hall is about 30 meters high, 15 meters wide and 27 meters long. The left and right corridors are about 3 meters wide, surrounded by a 1.5-meter-high low wall. There are also eight clay statues behind the Sakyamuni Buddha statue at the west end of the hall. Except for wubaogu, the water god, the other eight statues are all arahan statues, namely ALAHAN, adiya, Weiba, guandingya, mahanamu, adali and mahajiazha (Tatu arhat), which are different from Dehong, Menglian and Xishuangbanna due to the influence of mainland Chinese Buddhism. A hall is added outside the main gate of the east end of the hall. Two 6-meter-high brick columns and six giant wooden columns are erected in the hall as supports, and the ground is paved with green bricks. The roof in the middle of the hall is a double eaves with one side slope, and a hilltop and two side slopes are added above the eaves. Therefore, the three slopes just lie between the upper and middle eaves of the main hall. In addition, double eaves were built on the top of both sides of the hall, and connected with the middle and lower eaves of the hall. This kind of layout makes the main hall and the hall form overlapping and scattered, magnificent appearance.

The base of the main hall is about one meter higher than the courtyard. You can enter the hall by crossing several stone steps from the courtyard. A pair of stone lions stand on both sides of the stone steps. They crouch with their heads raised and act as guards. On the outside of the stone base are relief carvings of livestock, flowers, dragons, phoenixes and lions. There used to be a stone tower in the courtyard. There is a bronze bell in the drum room, which is five feet high, three meters in diameter, and weighs 2665 Jin. On it, there are eight characters: "the emperor's picture is consolidated, the emperor's way is prosperous", and the signature is "several times of Dingwei in the 27th year of Daoguang, the 16th day of midsummer, Gengma Xuanfu Si Han Enpei's pious offering". Both the tower and the bell were destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the ethnic and religious policies were implemented. After 1981, the general Buddhist temple was repaired, and a total of 240000 yuan was raised, including 160000 yuan from the China Buddhist Association, 40000 yuan from Gengma County, and more than 40000 yuan from Buddhist believers and friends. The ground was broken in October 1988 and completed in April 1990. Mr. Zhao Xiangchu inscribed the name of the temple "Gengma general Buddhist temple". At present, there are about 40 monks in the temple.

Features of scenic spots

Gengma general Buddhist temple includes the main hall, hall, ring hall, tower, monk's house, courtyard, wall, temple gate and other parts. The main body of the hall is of brick and wood structure, and there are many buildings in the hall

Two rows of parallel huge wooden columns are used as the main support, and the outer two sides of the huge columns are connected with the auxiliary beams to form a partial building. The combination of the central hall and the side building is a triple eaves building, covered with grey tiles. The hall is about 30 meters high, 15 meters wide and 27 meters long. The left and right corridors are about 3 meters wide, surrounded by a 1.5-meter-high low wall. There are also eight clay statues behind the Sakyamuni Buddha statue at the west end of the hall. Except for wubaogu, the water god, the other eight statues are all arahan statues, namely ALAHAN, adiya, Weiba, guandingya, mahanamu, adali and mahajiazha (Tatu arhat), which are different from Dehong, Menglian and Xishuangbanna due to the influence of mainland Chinese Buddhism. A hall is added outside the main gate of the east end of the hall. Two 6-meter-high brick columns and six giant wooden columns are erected in the hall as supports, and the ground is paved with green bricks. The roof in the middle of the hall is a double eaves with one side slope, and a hilltop and two side slopes are added above the eaves. Therefore, the three slopes just lie between the upper and middle eaves of the main hall. In addition, double eaves were built on the top of both sides of the hall, and connected with the middle and lower eaves of the hall. This kind of layout makes the main hall and the hall form overlapping and scattered, magnificent appearance. The base of the main hall is about one meter higher than the courtyard. You can enter the hall by crossing several stone steps from the courtyard. A pair of stone lions stand on both sides of the stone steps. They crouch with their heads raised and act as guards. On the outside of the stone base are relief carvings of livestock, flowers, dragons, phoenixes and lions. There used to be a stone tower in the courtyard. There is a bronze bell in the drum room, which is five feet high, three meters in diameter, and weighs 2665 Jin. On it, there are eight characters: "the emperor's picture is consolidated, the emperor's way is prosperous", and the signature is "several times of Dingwei in the 27th year of Daoguang, the 16th day of midsummer, Gengma Xuanfu Si Han Enpei's pious offering". Both the tower and the bell were destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the ethnic and religious policies were implemented. After 1981, the general Buddhist temple was repaired, and a total of 240000 yuan was raised, including 160000 yuan from the China Buddhist Association, 40000 yuan from Gengma County, and more than 40000 yuan from Buddhist believers and friends. The ground was broken in October 1988 and completed in April 1990. Mr. Zhao Xiangchu inscribed the name of the temple "Gengma general Buddhist temple". At present, there are about 40 monks in the temple.

Scenic food

Rice noodles with thin soybean flour

Thin bean noodles: Lincang is one of the characteristics of snacks. Pea powder and rice noodles are used as raw materials, and seasoning is used. Put the peas in

Tomato Nanbi

The rice noodles are covered with thin soybean powder, and then mixed with sesame, ginger, capsicum, zanthoxylum oil, mashed garlic, green garlic leaves, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, etc. It tastes delicious.

Tomato Nanbi

Tomato Nanbi: a sauce made of tomato, is a special dish of Dai people. During the production, the tomato is cooked on the fire charcoal, peeled and put in a bowl, with onion, garlic, pepper, coriander, salt and other seasonings. Mix well and serve. It tastes sour, spicy and delicious. It is used to dip in fried cowhide, mint, bitter bamboo shoots and other dishes. It tastes very good.

Special reminder

The monks and Taoists in the temple should be called "master" or "master", and the monks in charge should be called "elder", "Abbot"

Zen master. Monks in the Lama Temple call it "Lama", which means "guru". They should not call it "monk", "monk" or even other insulting names. The second is to avoid improper etiquette. The common way to salute a monk is to put his hands together and slightly lower his head, or hold his hands in front of his chest with one hand and slightly lower his head. It is forbidden to shake hands, hug and touch the monk's head.

Three taboos are improper in talking with monks and Taoists. They should not talk about killing, marriage, or eating fishy meat, so as not to arouse the antipathy of monks.

Four taboos are improper behavior. When you travel to a temple, you should not make a loud noise, give advice and comments, ridicule, walk or move the things in the temple. In particular, you are forbidden to touch and carve statues. In case of Buddhist activities, you should stand quietly or leave quietly. At the same time, we should also take care of our children, so as not to do impolite things because of their ignorance.

Local shopping

Yongkang mango

Yongde County specialty. The climate of Yongde County adapts to a variety of fruit production, including pear of xiaomengtong, hululi of wumulong, litchi of Mengdi and stone of busy condition

Pomegranate, bright papaya, persimmon and so on, the most famous is Yongkang mango. Yongkang mango is mainly produced in Mengdi farm. In 1991, the planting area reached more than 40000 mu. The main varieties are machesu, Burmese Miscanthus, daqingmi Miscanthus, qiumang, Liuxiang Miscanthus, Luzon Miscanthus, Hongyun Miscanthus, Burmese Miscanthus, Hongtao Miscanthus, dabaiyu, parrot Miscanthus, raw Miscanthus, banana Miscanthus, coral Miscanthus, wucai Miscanthus, etc. In 1991, the total output reached more than 300 tons, which sold well in Guangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing, Chongqing, ferry and other big cities. Canned foods include mango sauce, preserved mango and sugar mango.

Lincang earth mine

Diatomite and kaolin, the unique minerals in Lincang County, are well-known both inside and outside the province for their output and texture. Diatomite is distributed in mengtuowanzhao area. The ore belt is about 10 kilometers long and the reserves are about 100 million tons. There is a porcelain factory in Boshang town for development and utilization. Kaolin, also known as clay, is located in two proven deposits in Boshang and one in the circle. The kaolin produced is sandy kaolin, which can be used as advanced ceramic ingredients. The prospective reserves of Xila ore spot are more than ten thousand tons, and the industrial exploitation reserves are abundant. In 1994, a Kaolin limited liability company was established in the county for development and utilization. Denmark, Japan and other foreign investors have come to order, experts predict that it will be the largest kaolin enterprise in Asia.

Phoenix Tail broom

It's a kind of cleaning appliance made of natural plants, which is a specialty of Fengqing County. Fengqing broom seedling has many raw materials and exquisite production technology. The broom has the characteristics of good flexibility, not easy to break, tight binding and not easy to fall off. It is often bought by relatives and friends as a gift.

Official information

The Dai people in Gengma believe in Hinayana

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