North Tower

North Tower

Shenyang North Tower is one of the four pagoda temples in the East, South, West and north of Shengjing (the old name of Shenyang) built by Emperor Taizong of Qing Dynasty. According to the stele records in the temple: "Shengjing is surrounded by solemn temples, each temple has one big Buddha, two left and right Buddhas, eight Bodhisattvas, four heavenly kings, and a floating picture,... The north is the circulation of Dharma, which is called Falun temple." The four Pagoda Temple symbolizes the four great jingangwei towns, protecting the country and the people, protecting "the country without disaster" and "the five blessings come together".

brief introduction

The North Tower is one of the "four towers and four temples" around the East, West, South and north of Shengjing city built by Huang Taiji in the early Qing Dynasty. It was first built in 1643, the 8th year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty, and was completed in 1645, the 2nd year of Shunzhi. It has a history of more than 350 years. It is a Lama tower of Tibetan Buddhism. Its shape is similar to that of Beihai white tower in Beijing, with a height of 24.5m. In the southwest of the pagoda is the Falun temple, which was built at the same time as the North pagoda. The four pagodas and four temples have almost the same architectural scale and shape except for the different names and statues.

When Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Falun temple on his East tour, he paid homage to the Buddha and wrote the plaque of "golden mirror circle" in person. The plaque was written by Emperor Qianlong to protect the country and Falun temple, which is still intact.

In 1985, the municipal government allocated a large sum of money to repair the pagoda temple, which restored the early Qing Dynasty ancient buildings in Shenyang area, and built a forest of Steles in Shenyang on the west side of the pagoda. The North Tower Falun temple was built in the period of emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the four towers and four temples built in Shenyang City in the early Qing Dynasty, namely the East Tower Yongguang temple, the West Tower Yanshou temple, the South Tower Guangci temple and the North Tower Falun temple. The Falun temple in the North Tower is the most well preserved one of them.

The existing stele of Falun temple in the temple states: "from the mid spring of the eighth year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty to the end of the mid summer of the second year of Shunzhi. And "Chi Jian Huguo Temple Pagoda records" contains: "Chongde five years before the construction of Gengchen.". According to the Manchu archives translation of neiguoshiyuan in the early Qing Dynasty, "the North Tower was completed and opened on June 19, the first year of Shunzhi. Based on the analysis and research of the inscriptions, the records of the pagoda, historical records and archives, the pagoda was built in the fifth year of Chongde and completed in June of the first year of Shunzhi. The temple was built in March of the eighth year of Chongde and completed in the second year of Shunzhi.

After the completion of Falun temple in Shunzhi, its early architectural layout was divided into two parts, the pagoda part and the temple part: there is a pagoda in the pagoda part, which is located in the northeast corner of the temple. The Chinese Tibetan Lama pagoda is white and 27 meters high. The body of the pagoda is composed of three brick platforms, xumizuo, with a pair of male lions and a flame treasure box engraved on each side. The body of the pagoda is like a covered bowl, and the neck of the pagoda is thirteen phase wheels, There is a silk burning furnace in front of the tower, and there are two empty courtyards in the south of the tower. The courtyards are connected by the corner gate and Yong road.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the North Tower of Falun temple was expanded. In the 43rd year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, it was said that "Shengjing is the fundamental place of Manchuria. There are many palaces, and the Manchurian scriptures will be completed now. It is reasonable to build a Manchurian Lama Temple to carry forward the Yellow religion. " According to this edict, general Shengjing made a field investigation and selection, and finally came to the conclusion that "the North Tower Falun temple is higher and wider than other temples, which seems to be a Manchu Lama Temple". He drew a picture of the North Tower Falun temple and sent the memorial to the military plane. The extended house was built in July of the 43rd year of Qianlong reign and destroyed in the Russo Japanese War of the 30th year of Guangxu reign.

After several historical changes, it was damaged and repaired. Up to 2002, the Liaoning provincial government invited Xiaba living Buddha from Ganzi Prefecture of Sichuan Province to Shenyang to preside over the reconstruction of Falun temple.

In addition to the Buddhist pagoda, the pagoda yard has also been equipped with Scripture turning tube, lamp house, worship area and other facilities for practicing Dharma. In addition, there are also statues of the three fathers and sons of master Zong, who are full of compassion, wisdom and virtue. It's a good companion for the practitioners.

In addition, there are facilities such as turning tube and kowtow stone slab in the square.

Merit and virtue around the tower

The free translation of the pagoda is gaoxianchu, gongdeju, fangfen, Yuanzhong Guizong, Juxiang, and the good place of eliminating evils.

In fact, the origin of building pagodas should have begun in India in the Buddha's time. According to the records in Volume 56 of the ten law Sutra, because the Buddha often marched around and made great progress, the lonely elder missed the Buddha very much because he couldn't often serve the Buddha. One day, he told the Buddha, "Buddha! We can't see the Buddha when you march around the countries. We are very eager to see him. May the Buddha give us something to support. " The Buddha then gave the lonely elder claws and hair, and said, "hermit! You should support this claw hair. " The Buddhist immediately told the Buddha, "may the Buddha allow me to build the hair tower and claw tower to support your claw hair!" The Buddha replied, "you are allowed to build the FA tower and the claw tower." This is the original reason for building the tower.

One hundred years after the death of Buddha, King Ashoka took eight relic and built 84000 pagodas. It is said that among them, 19 were built in the kingdom of Sinian (China).

As for the origin of the Chinese pagoda, the most common saying is that the story of the Han and Ming Dynasty emperor yemengjin people, and therefore sent Cai min to India to observe the construction of the pagoda. After returning home, he built the first Pagoda in China. When Cai min returned to Luoyang, he came to Luoyang with a white horse, so he built a white horse temple in Luoyang. It is generally believed that the White Horse Temple is the first Buddhist temple in China.

The pagoda and the temple have always been closely related. In India, the pagoda was originally used as the center to support the Buddha and the saints. There are Buddhist temples, jingshe and other buildings around it.

The Sutra of merit and virtue of youraota

Translation of Sanzang Samantha, Shicha, NANDA, etc. in Khotan state of the great Zhou Dynasty

i have heard that. For a time, the Buddha was in shewei country, and only trees were planted in lonely garden. With the great bhikkhu monk and others. In front and back. At that time, the elder serriff sat up. He landed on his right shoulder and knee. He joined hands and prayed to the Buddha

Great Wei De Shizun is willing to give us a reward for the results you got from the pagoda

Then the Buddha answered with a verse

I'd like to share with you the merits and virtues of the pagoda

All the heavenly dragons, night forks, ghosts and gods are close to the tower

In the place where he was born, far away from the eight difficulties, there are always no difficulties in his life

In all places of life, reading wisdom is always without loss, and there are enough wonderful colors. This is from the right around the tower

Living in heaven and human beings, it's a long-term blessing. It's often known as Si youraota

In the most honorable and pure caste of Yu Yanfu, Si youraota

The appearance is always upright, the wealth is rich, the treasure is abundant, the constant food is big, the city is surrounded by the tower from the right

Wealth is always accumulated but not thrifty, and the heart is brave and valiant. Gwensys circles the tower from the right

The color is pure and delicate, and those who see it are all happy to live there. Chang'an'ers circles the tower from the right

Or for the wife of the king of Maoli, who knows that she has enough power and power, to circle the tower from the right

Or for Brahman to hold precepts, to be good at communicating with others, to encircle the pagoda from the right

Or as a big elder, he has a lot of property, and his storehouse is always abundant. He goes around the tower from the right

Or as a Dharma king, you can walk around the tower from the right with tuxian Guihua

Or for a seven treasure momentum runner Wang Shishan Yu Qun Sheng Si from the right around the tower

From this life, there is always great Vader in the sky, who believes in Buddha's right around the tower

Jingxin's quick success has no confusion in the Dharma. All the actions are empty, and the pagoda is surrounded from the right

He gave up his life from heaven and was born into a human being. He was not confused. He went around the tower from the right

In the mother's womb, filth and filth are not stained, such as pure monizhus, which circles the tower from the right

In the fetal and birth time, the mother often drink milk happily, but this is from the right around the tower

Parents and relatives all live together, and the nursing mother often walks around the tower from right to left

Family members love more than their parents, and their wealth grows from right to right

The evil spirits of Yasha can't be frightened temporarily, so they have to walk around the tower from the right

After hundreds of robberies, his body turns clean and beautiful, and man si circles the tower from the right

It's like a green lotus with a clear eye. It's around the tower from the right

Wonderful colors are always full of all the prime ministers, making great achievements from the right

Or the great power of emperor Sheng's Shigong is in the sky, and zunsi circles the tower from the right

In the night of the birth of Xu, Mo Dou led Huale and tahuasi around the tower from the right

Or reincarnation of Brahma, Brahma is the most comfortable. The heavens often support the tower from the right

Yi Na is robbed by him, and is often provided for by all Homo sapiens respectfully

His body and clothes are often free of dirt, and his feet are white and clean

With great efforts and diligence, I have never been tired. I'm going around the tower from the right

Bravery, constant improvement, firmness, and speed make the tower from right to right

Far reaching and subtle, all the people who hear it are happy to be in peace and contentment

As I said, I'm tired of giving up three hardships to achieve the birth of wisdom, which is around the tower from the right

He often goes around the pagoda from the right side in the place of Si Nian and with Si Zheng Qin and Si Ruyi Shen Zu Si

To reach the four truths, the root force, the seven senses, the right path and the right path of Shengguo

To eliminate all troubles is a great virtue. Six gods pass around the tower from the right

From the right to the tower

Wonderful purple and gold color, solemn body, now as the master of heaven and man, from the right around the tower

All of them are praised by their body and language. They have won the great benefit by walking around the pagoda

I'm going to talk about all the merits and virtues I've gained by winding around the pagodas

At that time, the Buddha said that this verse had been passed. Sheriff and all the congregations. Everyone is happy to believe and follow the merit and virtue Scripture of yourao pagoda

Poetry

Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty visited Shengjing four times, and visited Falun temple in North Tower twice. From 1778 A.D. to 1778 A.D

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