Shoufo Temple

Shoufo Temple

There are four shoufo temples in China. They are shoufo temple in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, shoufo temple in Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, shoufo temple in Zixing City, Hunan Province, and shoufo temple in Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province.

summary

About 5 kilometers northwest of Dawukou District, the foot of Helan Mountain. Lanshan in the west, east of the Yellow River, known as "yuneidongtianfudi.". Shoufo Temple borrows the natural terrain, the design is careful, the buildings are scattered, and the layout is just right. The Duobao pagoda, about 30 meters high, stands in front of the main hall. The East and west of the pagoda are the Buddhist hall and the Xiangdian hall. The central axis of the pagoda is the Wuliang hall, Guanyin hall, Tianwang hall and Shanmen. The bell tower and Drum Tower in the middle of the gate are exquisite and exquisite. The Shanmen tower is solemn and solemn. All the halls, carved beams and painted buildings, human landscapes, birds, animals and flowers, are vivid. Outside the temple, there is the hall of Avalokitesvara with thousand hands on the left; on the right, there is the hall of pharmacist Tathagata with two Ganquan on the left. In front of the hall is the quiet room, in front of the quiet room is the east garden, and in the circle is the ancestral pagoda.

form

In the temple, the three saints of Huayan, the three saints of the west, dizang, Maitreya, the five Han Vajra Bodhisattva, the eighteen Arhats, and the Dharma protectors are worshipped. The pagoda is dedicated to the seven Tathagata. The holy image is merciful, solemn, energetic, and lifelike, which makes the Pilgrims to the mountains enjoy the pilgrimage bar.

history

This temple was founded by HongJue national teacher of Pingyang in Tang Dynasty. After several dynasties' changes, the memorial tablet of Shizu provided by ancestral hall has passed through 24 generations of Legalists and has a history of more than 920 years. Duobao pagoda is the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. It has been destroyed by many wars. However, the presence of Buddha statues on the mountain wall shows countless miracles: it is said that in ancient times, Buddha statues were frequently seen on the mountain wall, and local believers built temples for them. They responded to requests and were inspired. When Pingluo County was under attack, Russia saw that Wuliang showed his holiness, the enemy retreated, the city was safe, and all living beings were protected, so Wuliang hall was built. There are also legends of tearful stone statues. It is said that in ancient times, there was a shepherd with a stone Buddha on his back. At this time, he raised money to build three "little gold" temples (that is, only one hall). People wept when they saw the stone statues. According to historical records, "more than 100 men and women in Chaoshan knew this together, and they could not stop crying." the good faith witnessed the heartbreak and shared the heart of Bodhisattva, so they set up the gate of the temple, with the corridor on the left and the veranda on the right. In addition, it is said that an ancient bowl with a dragon painted on it was hidden in the temple. When it rained and the temple was flooded, the dragon on the bowl disappeared, but a dragon was swimming in the rain. During the cultural revolution, the bowl was lost. The most prominent feature of Shou fozeng is that in the same temple, he worships both Bodhisattvas and Xuanwu emperor. Taoism named it Wudang Mountain together with Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province. During the construction of the temple, the Mongolian believers also contributed to the construction of the Vatican hall to worship the five Buddhas in the esoteric school. Therefore, in addition to the Han monks, the Mongolian and Tibetan lamas also practiced in tin. Thus, in the Qing Dynasty, the temple had formed a Daoism center with the Han, Mongolian and Tibetan dynasties, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism respected, and Buddhism and Taoism valued equally. During the period of the Republic of China, there were Tibetan and Mongolian lamas and believers who came to worship from Qinghai Tibet and Inner Mongolia, or those who went to Mount Wutai to take a rest.

eminent monk

The monks of shoufo Temple of all ages have been paying close attention to asking questions. They are strict with the laws and regulations. There are many famous monks, such as Pushen, Zhenru, faben, Hailin, Liyi, Tongbai and so on. In modern times, there was a feeling of "the top door opened" (spirituality can come in and out of the top door at any time); Guangyu, who was born to know things before, was born to be divine, young and gorgeous, and long and sensitive; Guangju, a moose kneeling in front of the seat; hancong, an axe with the top door, was safe and sound; wonderful virtue, who had great powers, continued to testify when cremated. When the temple flourished in the Qing Dynasty, more than 150 monks lived in it. At the peak of master ouxinxi, more than 200 monks lived at most. From ancient times to the present, every temple fair has been blessed with bells and drums, Sanskrit rhymes, traffic and people. Especially at the Chongyang temple fair, there are more than tens of thousands of laymen. "The world is full of treasures and outstanding people." In addition to the nearly 20000 volumes of xucang and bingjiacang, there are also a large number of rare books, which I copied by hand. Every generation of Abbot attaches great importance to talent cultivation, with the view of "no real Confucian, rare real monk". Mr. yanpin, who teaches four books and five classics, first builds the foundation, then studies the classics, that is to say, he pays attention to the Prajna of words, and then to the realization of truth, advocating both learning and cultivation. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, when Guangyu was in Tanzhe Temple, one of the Eight Temples in Beijing, he asked Empress Dowager Cixi to write a long yellow scroll entitled "imperial gift to the longevity Buddha Temple of Wudang Mountain in Pingluo, Ningxia". In spite of the statement in the history of Buddhist music in Ningxia, which was published in the inaugural issue of Sai Shang Wen Tan, the martial treasures of the temple's cultural and musical achievements were completely destroyed in the cultural revolution. In addition to the buildings, only the bronze statue of Vajra Bodhisattva in the late Tang Dynasty survived.

Shoufo temple has been gradually formed in the past dynasties. Although there is Taoist culture, Buddhist culture is still the mainstream, and has never been resident in Xidao. It is also known as the "Buddhist temple to protect the country" in history. Since the reform and opening up, Buddhist activities and religious believers have been able to rectify their names. The government has allocated special funds to repair the ancient temples. Four good believers are happy to help them rebuild the golden body of Buddha statues. We sincerely invite six new white jade Buddha statues to be carved in the Chinese Tripitaka, and escort more than 20 young monks to study and further study in colleges at all levels.

Personage introduction

The former abbot of shoufo temple was master xuzao (1917-1987), commonly known as Li Zhiguo. He was born in Pingluo County, Ningxia. He studied little private school and was proficient in four books and five classics. At the age of 17, he was a monk from Hanrui in 1937. In 1940, he received the full commandment under the master of Xindao. In 1948, he took over the 25th generation of linjizong. After 1949, he served as a member of the Chinese Buddhist Association and CPPCC of Ningxia Autonomous Region. The current abbot of shoufo temple is master shimiaojie, whose name is zhidu (commonly known as Xu Jinshan). He was born in chaohubao, Pingluo County in February 1922. At the age of 23, he went to Wolong Temple in Shaanxi Province to receive a full commandment. He served as the prison of shoufo temple for a long time. He was disabled during the cultural revolution. In 1981, he returned to shoufo temple as abbot. He is now a member of the Standing Committee of Pingluo CPPCC, a member of Shizuishan CPPCC, President of Pingluo Buddhist Association and vice president of Ningxia Buddhist Association.

Address: Dongjiang Lake, yangerlong, liangshuwan, Dongjiang Town, Zixing City, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province

Longitude: 113.26180267334

Latitude: 25.948148727417

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