Thousand Buddha Hall

Thousand Buddha Hall

Located at the foot of the main peak of xionglongxizhaga holy mountain in xionglongxi Township, Garong temple is 40 kilometers away from the county. It is a famous temple of Ningma sect and a key cultural relic protection unit in Ganzi Prefecture. The temple was founded in 1288 by Lama luodeng in raomago, the west of xionglong. In March 1860, with the support of zhongzhan, the living Buddha Baima dengdeng rebuilt the temple according to the schema of Sangye temple in Tibet. It covers an area of 480 mu, with two walls inside and outside. The main hall is three stories high. The first floor has murals of Sakyamuni and the four heavenly kings, with statues of Ningma, sadi, Gaju and Gelu. The second floor has 1022 statues of Dharma protector, and the third floor is colorful Rainbow house. The top is the golden roof vase, which is very spectacular. Baima dengdeng also wrote "Ha Jia Wa GA Rong gengba" (meaning the famous GA Rong temple in the East) on the door of the temple.

Geographical location

The history of thousand Buddha Hall is more than 150 years ago. It is the embodiment of the collection of Thousand Buddhas. Due to the mature karma of all living beings in the snow area, master Baima dengdeng, the incarnation of master lianhuasheng's heart, the incomparable rainbow body, and the great master who opened up the hidden path, naturally formed the place of bright King Kong (PUBA King Kong pin) in the south of Langlang holy mountain, Xinlong County, Kangqu District, and established the Dharma Temple of Sanye Kalong temple, the court of Thousand Buddhas. There are also statues of Vajra and lotus Buddhas cast from Changdu by the local government of Tibet.

Historical heritage

Thousand Buddha Hall is the largest and best preserved building in the temple. It was built in the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty. There is an inscription between the beams of the hall that "the 15th year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty, Dinghai, was rebuilt on September 8th". The painted brackets of the hall are spacious and grand, with far-reaching eaves and simple column foundations. In particular, the eight lotus dragon and Phoenix pillar bases on both sides of the hall gate are exquisitely carved, with fine and smooth patterns. When you touch it or stand beside it, you feel that you have become much bigger and more beautiful. This hall is named for its numerous Buddha statues. In the center of the hall, there is a big Buddha with three bodies, which is called "the third Buddha". In the middle is the Dharma Buddha, sitting on the lotus throne, shaped by rattan lacquer; in the East is the bronze body Buddha, also known as the great mercy Buddha; in the west is the body Buddha, also known as Sakyamuni Buddha. There are thousands of small bronze and wood Buddha statues in the front and back of the main hall, and only 293 small wood Buddha statues have survived. However, it's not surprising that the most famous one is the vivid 40 painted Arhats in the hall. It is said that these statues are all based on real-life figures, and most of them are taken from the ancestors of eminent monks in that era. Therefore, these painted sculptures are not only identical to real people, but also completely conform to their own identity, status and personality

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Thousand Buddha Hall - the prophecy of kongxingmu

On the 10th of March in the year of golden monkey, the founder Baima dengdeng began to lay the foundation for the Qianfo Hall of Xianke in Garong temple. At this time, the sky was suddenly full of five colors of rainbow and halo. The flowers and rain fell from the sky one after another, filled with the fragrance everywhere. The earth resounded with wonderful music. Finally, the rainbow and halo were all integrated into the foundation of the temple. The patriarch also saw all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the ten directions, especially the Xianjie Thousand Buddhas, all of them were integrated into the main hall, and the temple was named Garong (Xianjie) Thousand Buddhas temple. With the efforts of all the disciples and good believers, we completed the construction of the solemn Hall of Sanshen Buddha earth three years later.

Because the venerable is also extremely respectful to all Dharma Rinpoche and understands the secret meaning of all Dharma, there are murals inherited from four major sects in the hall. All the pigments used in the murals are collected by the ancestors: all the Buddhist scriptures of nimaba are inherited from the guru, all the guru, all the guru, all the guru, all the guru, all the guru, and all the Shinto Sakhinggenga, the founder of Dharma, inherits Bodhi Dharma from Ningbo, the master of Mandala likes Vajra, the master of shenguangda chezongkaba inherits Bodhi Dharma, the master of Mandala likes Vajra, etc.

Introduction to thousand Buddha Hall

In the wall of the main hall, as a hidden place, there are 1000 Buddha statues excavated from the puwubaima (place name) of Dako. A thousand Buddha statues have been excavated from Langlang holy mountain. Welcome to the wall and underground of the hall. The grandmaster also carried a cloth bag and stood on the top of the skylight of the main hall. When he released the bag, he saw countless statues of the Buddha and magic weapons falling down like rain, and disappeared into the foundation of the main hall. The four pillars of the main hall were equipped with natural iron Vajra pestles. The patriarch specially explained that the four pillars would not move in any case in the future. The second floor of the main hall is full of vases and all kinds of magic tools, which are also taken from the ancestors' hiding, but they are generally invisible. Later, Jiarong Dungen, a Tibet digger, came to the main hall and said: the founder of Baima dengdeng is really different. There are many magic weapons hanging everywhere. He asked if the lamas around could see it? Everyone said they couldn't see. So he took the Vajra pestle from his waist and kept knocking around in the air. People around him heard the sound of various magic weapons. Finally, when the founder opened the hall, everyone saw different things. Some saw only rainbows and halos, some saw a Buddha statue in each rainbow halo, and some saw countless Golden Buddha statues in the glory of rainbows.

The patriarch said, "this temple has the same divine power as Tiancheng Sangye temple. Anyone who sees, hears and knows will get the seed of Bodhi liberation." The patriarch also predicted that in less than 200 years' time, some Han disciples would come to Garong temple to help build the temple and learn the Dharma, and the teaching methods inherited by Garong temple would spread to the sea. But at that time, many people regarded it as a strange talk and regarded it as something they could not believe

Address: behind the snow Pavilion in Shaolin Temple at the north foot of Shaoshi mountain, Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City

Longitude: 112.942068

Latitude: 34.506545

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in Shaolin Temple scenic spot ticket 100 yuan.

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