Guanghan White Horse Temple

Guanghan White Horse Temple

Located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, Baima temple is the first Buddhist temple built in the 11th year of Yongping in Eastern Han Dynasty after Buddhism was first introduced into China from India. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, CAI and Qin Jing went to the western regions (India) to get scriptures. On the way, they met the Indian monks JIAYE moteng and zhufalan, who brought the Scriptures to the East. They brought them back to Los Angeles with white horses. The next year, the temple was built and named after the white horse. Later, it was decorated and built in successive dynasties. It once flourished for a time. Baima temple in Luoyang is the first Buddhist temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China from India. Therefore, Baima temple in Luoyang is considered as the birthplace of Buddhism in China, also known as the "ancestral court" and "source of interpretation" of Chinese Buddhism, and is known as "the first ancient temple in China".

History of Baima Temple

According to the records of Hanzhou - Jianzhi written by Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the monasteries governing the West (governance, that is, governance, formerly known as the seat of the local government) have Baima Temple (monastery). According to the recent appraisal by the cultural relics administration department of Guanghan City, a number of ancient brick walls from the Eastern Han Dynasty have been excavated.

In ancient Guanghan, Baima temple in Sanxingdui was named "Baima Temple" because Baima temple in Luoyang sent eminent monks to Guanghan City to carry scriptures on white horses. It was also named "fenjing Temple" because it sent scriptures from western regions to Sanxingdui. Its scale is very large and magnificent. On the central axis, there are many temples in disorder. In front of the mountain gate, there are two white horses standing majestically. The river on both sides of the temple is like a belt. The scenery is pleasant. There are all kinds of precious trees in the line. The birds on the top of the trees preach the Dharma. The flowers under the trees compete to blossom and compete for splendor. It's really "the music of birds and flowers in the garden, and there's no (rare) fairyland in the sky".

At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the abbot of Baima temple, master fazang, invited the Dharma king of dadegamaba, the great living Buddha of Awang, the great living Buddha of zhangdaha and the great living Buddha of Reba to preach the Dharma to the temple. Eminent monks from all over the country and four disciples of Manchu, Han and Tibetan nationalities gather in Baima Temple (courtyard). There are as many as 800 permanent monks and more than 2000 residents. They once flourished for a time and are famous far and near.

In the 1940s and 1950s, master Neng Hai, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism and vice president of the all China Buddhist Association, led his disciples to preach the "Manjusri five character mantra" in this temple. He held the "great Weide Vajra", the "great Shilun Vajra" and the "great Shengle Vajra". He repeatedly held long-term and short-term closed practice. Many of them learned secrets like clouds, and those who got the degree like stars in the sky.

Regaining glory

Guanghan Baima Temple regained its glory:

Baima temple in Sanxingdui, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, is located on the Bank of Duck River in the west of Guanghan City, adjacent to the famous tourist attraction of China, the ruins of Sanxingdui ancient city in Guanghan City. Since its completion, Baima temple in Sanxingdui, Guanghan, has been rebuilt for several dynasties. It has gradually formed an important temple with an area of more than 2000 mu and more than 1000 permanent monks, which is very influential in the Chinese Buddhist circles. In modern times, the Baima temple in Sanxingdui, Guanghan, suffered many calamities and was completely destroyed during the cultural revolution. After the restoration of religious policy, the government decided to rebuild Baima temple in Sanxingdui, Guanghan. In 2002, the United Front Work Department and the Religious Bureau of Guanghan City, as well as local believers, visited Sangji Erge living Buddha and begged him to preside over the ashram. Regardless of his seventy years old, he readily agreed. For this reason, he sacrificed all his property and publicized Huayuan everywhere regardless of his old age and illness. Finally, in 2004, he completed the construction of the main hall. At present, sangiore living Buddha is raising money for the construction of Shilun Vajra Mandala. I hope everyone who has seen and heard of it will have a quiet heart and work together to build this wonderful Shilun Vajra Mandala.

The origin of the name

The origin of the name of Baima temple in Guanghan

It seems that the exact reason for the change of the name of fenjing temple to Baima temple can not be confirmed. But there are roughly two possibilities: first, at that time, when the Baima temple in Luoyang sent Scripture letters, it was also Baima tuojing, so it was called Baima temple at that time. Second, Zhao Yun, one of the five tiger generals of Shu Kingdom, and Zhao Zilong, a valiant general of Changsheng, once led the troops to camp here. At present, Baiguo township near Baima temple, also known as zhaojiaying, has two white fruit trees more than one thousand years old. It is said that general Zilong cut them by himself. It is also said that the Baiguo tree is the place where the general tied his horse. Although the real reason has long been hidden in the history of the long river, but still vibrant, leafy Millennium trees always seem to witness the changes of history in silence. Because Zhao Zilong rode a white horse, later generations called the temple white horse temple in memory of general Zilong.

Ancient poems of Baima Temple

firstly

Thousands of years of changes, only in the sea.

Fal Daochang stands out, and it is full of knowledge of the Dharma circle.

second

None of the Dharma yuan came to life, but it originated from deep meaning.

The light of the Buddha shines through the extremely good way, and the sound of the Dharma spreads into the hearts of the people.

Wisdom does not rise alone. It is the power of the Tathagata.

The Sanskrit music is full of fragrance, and the water is gurgling.

third

The sun, the moon and the stars in zhanbu are three places, and the white horse soars into the sky.

Kongxing protects the people in the sky. It's good to sing.

After all, he has a clear and empty eye, and takes turns to be affectionate when he is angry and in love.

Suddenly looking back, we can see the beautiful scenery at the moment.

Address: Duck River, west of Guanghan City

Longitude: 104.33208465576

Latitude: 31.050075531006

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