Jiulian Temple

Jiulian Temple

Jiulian temple is located in Jizu mountain, Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. In the 38th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, it was founded by master Wuwei. It was rebuilt by Abbot Chang Ying in 1997. He is now the master of shangguo Xiaqing. The transmission system is linjizong. The temple has been a reception temple for generations. There are Buddhist nuns living in the temple. They are vegetarians with good color, fragrance and lifelike shape. They are Buddhist vegetarians' treasures.

In Jiulian temple, there are often guests who admire the famous vegetarian food and sigh for it.

Brief introduction to temples

Jiulian temple is located in the west of huihuifang, Lingshan, Jizu mountain. It was built in the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. The layout of the temple is exquisite, with fragrant orchids and osmanthus, sparse flowers and trees, and elegant environment. Outside the temple, there is a hundred year old chestnut garden with a beautiful scenery.

Yunnan has a profound Buddhist culture. Dali has been known as "Miaoxiang Buddhist kingdom" since ancient times. Jizu mountain is the Taoist center of Buddha's great disciple, venerable Kaya. Venerable Kaya "guards his clothes to settle down" in order to wait for Maitreya's birth.

Buddhist culture

Jiulian temple is the first temple after entering the memorial archway of "Lingshan Huihui" at the gate of Jizu mountain. The winding path leads to seclusion, and the Zen house is full of flowers and trees.

The site of the temple is exquisite, surrounded by mountains, shallow streams, sparse flowers and trees, shaded by green pines, elegant and quiet. Because the hills around the temple are like lotus petals, and the temple is located on the lotus terrace, the characteristics of lotus coming out of the mud but not stained are consistent with the attitude of "the heart of going out of the world and doing the things of going into the world" advocated by Buddhist culture, it is respected as the holy flower of Buddhism, and because lotus has nine seeds, it is named "nine lotus".

Historical evolution

Jiulian temple was built in 1610, the 38th year of Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. It was founded by monk Dade Wuwei, and later its disciples Zizhen and Jueyong were successively renovated. In 1657, monk benzhan rebuilt the temple, and in 1691, a monk from Sichuan lived in the temple. In 1683, Dan Dang paid homage to Jizu mountain, leaving behind "several rafters do not want to live on the top of the mountain, but still have to sit on fire in June" In 1952 and 1963, with the strong support of the local people's government, the temple was renovated twice. It was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". Until 1985, the government again allocated special funds for large-scale restoration and added buildings.

Reconstruction period

In 1997, the temple was rebuilt by the dead Master Chang Ying. After restoration, the main buildings of Jiulian temple include Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, Sansheng hall, sutra collection building, guest hall, bell and Drum Tower, East and West Wing room, East and West Abbot's courtyard, big and small Zhaitang, teaching complex, etc. the main works and supporting infrastructure construction have been basically completed. The building area is about 12600 square meters.

The environment of Jiulian temple is elegant, with cornices, flowers, water and wood, light and shade glass. There is a rare flower in the temple, called "meridian Lotus", whose petals only open at 2 o'clock every day. What's more strange is that there is a cypress tree in front of Sansheng hall, which is not very beautiful compared with other flowers and trees. However, when the temple was destroyed in 1966 and the monk left, the cypress tree withered and withered. In ten years, the spring breeze blew, the rain and dew moistened and did not spit out a piece of green leaves. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with the further implementation of the religious policy, the government funded the restoration of the temple. This cypress tree actually sent out new leaves. The Buddhist nuns in the temple favored it more and more, and named it "withered wood in spring". Now it grows luxuriant and lush all the year round. There are also two green and straight bodhi trees (originally known as Piper Bola tree) planted in the courtyard. Bodhi tree, together with Sasa tree, Yan Fu tree and Cuju tree, is known as the four sacred trees of Buddhism.

At that time, Sakyamuni Buddha proved the way of Bodhi (Enlightenment) under the tree, which was called "bodhi tree". There is a lotus pond in the courtyard, and dripping Guanyin stands in the middle. Outside the temple, there is a large chestnut garden, with a hundred year old trees, winding like Qiu. In spring and March, the fragrance of chestnut flowers is refreshing; in summer, the branches of jade trees and the shadows of trees are whirling, and the breeze is blowing, which makes people feel relaxed and happy; in autumn, the ripe chestnut is sweet and palatable, and life is fertile soil.

Restore the original appearance

Taking advantage of the government's efforts to restore and promote religious culture, Jiulian Temple taught the Buddhist Bodhisattva Precepts to 868 Buddhist monks from inside and outside the province in 2000. In March 2001, the ceremony of the completion of Shanmen, Tianwang hall and Sansheng hall and the opening ceremony of Buddha statues was held; in 2003, with the approval of Yunnan Provincial Bureau of religion and Yunnan Buddhist Association, the Ministry of Buddhism of Yunnan Buddhist College was established in Jiulian temple, Jizushan, and the opening ceremony was held on October 24, 2004. The first session of Buddhist monks graduated in 2007. From October 8 to November 3 of the same year, the first session of teaching "two Buddhist precepts" was held Cilong held a Dharma meeting to teach the "Jushi Bodhisattva Precepts"; in 2013, it held a summer camp activity of "qingliangdi" with the theme of "Dharma joy, Zen and pleasant talk about coolness"; from February 18 to March 5, 2015 (from Lunar New Year's Eve to January 15), it held a Dharma meeting of praying for blessings and providing lights for pharmacists to eliminate disasters and prolong life.

After the second term of the Buddhist College of Yunnan Province, the existing facilities of Jiulian temple can't meet the needs of teaching. Therefore, under the leadership of master Chang Ying, a new Buddhist College was built on the east side of the temple. The foundation was laid in 2006 and the construction has been started so far. The completed Tianwang hall is tall and majestic, with cornices and angles. On both sides of the entrance are the four heavenly kings. In the middle of the niche, Maitreya is worshipped, naked and smiling. On the back is the Dharma protector Weituo. On the top of the steps is the great hall with double eaves and Xieshan style. The hall is dedicated to the Buddha of the third generation. The Buddha's figure is broad, flat, dignified, slender and blue, which makes everyone love and respect. On the back of the Buddha seat is the Sleeping Buddha. The head of the Sleeping Buddha is facing north, the body is lying on the west side, the right hand is under the head, the left hand is on the side of the leg, and the eyelids are half drooping. Face if the full moon, body like glass. The reclining Buddha is a 6.8-meter-long piece of Burmese white marble. If you call it, you will feel sleepy and wake up. On the top of the wall is the exquisite, lifelike and lifelike mural of water moon in itself. At the rear of the hall is the Sutra library, which stores the Sutras of Dazheng, Qianlong, Koryo, Tibetan and Pali languages.

The courses offered by the College of Buddhism are as follows: the foundation of three studies, the history of Indian Buddhism, the history of Chinese Buddhism, the outline of commandment, tongmengzhiguan, Puxian xingyuanpin, Yijiao Sanjing, Quanfa Bodhi Xinwen, shamini Lvyi, baifamingmen theory, shishanye Daojing, Buddhist scriptures, Chinese, English, Shizheng, calligraphy, fanbei, etc. Undergraduate courses: outline of eight sects, Mahayana Qixing theory, thirty verses of Weishi, history of Indian Buddhism, history of Chinese Buddhism, notes on the four points of Buddhist precepts, jiaoguangangzong, Dharma Sutra, Lengyan Sutra, Vimalakirti Sutra, sixth patriarch Sutra, brief discussion on Bodhi daoci, Mito Yaojie, history of Chinese pure land doctrine, Zhonglun《 There are dozens of courses such as Bailun, Sanlun Xuanyi, 12menlun, ancient Chinese, English and calligraphy.

daily management

Chang yingni, the former abbot of Jiulian temple and vice president of Buddhist College, passed away in September 2014. He is a student of Longlian, the "contemporary first bhiksuni" in China. He has successively served as the director of China Buddhist Association, vice president of Yunnan Buddhist Association, vice president of Yunnan Buddhist College, vice president of Dali Buddhist Association, executive vice president of Jizushan Buddhist Association, and member of Yunnan CPPCC for six consecutive terms I'm in charge. Master Guo Qing, the current abbot and Dean, is the second graduate of Minnan Buddhist College. He is now the Deputy Secretary General of Yunnan Buddhist Association, the dean of Buddhist Ministry of Yunnan Buddhist College, the vice president and Secretary General of Dali Buddhist Association, the member of Dali CPPCC, the member of Binchuan CPPCC, the editor in chief of Nianhua, the publication of Jizushan Buddhist Association, and the vice president and Deputy Secretary General of Jizushan Buddhist Association.

Jiulian temple is a place where people follow the religion. They are strict with the precepts. They have morning bell and evening drum, morning and evening class recitation, two hour fasting, summer home, Zen preaching, and performing Buddhism. They are like the wind of Taoism, the light of Buddhism, the worship of Buddhism, believers and tourists. May the power of Buddha be boundless, and the people in the four regions be blessed forever! The majestic palace, the pure Taoist temple and the compassionate Buddhist dharma play an important role in social harmony, purifying people's heart and enlightening wisdom!

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The existing buildings are mainly Sansheng hall, Tianwang hall, stone archway and so on. There is a cypress tree in the temple, which has a history of hundreds of years.

The current abbot of Jiulian temple, master Chang Ying, 43 years old, is from Anshun, Guizhou Province. He became a monk in April 1982 and studied under master Guo can. He graduated from Sichuan Buddhist Institute. He is also a member of the Chinese Buddhist Association, member of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Standing Committee of the Dali people's Congress, member of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Binchuan County Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, and vice president of the Jizushan Buddhist Association

The Buddhist culture in Yunnan is deeply rooted, and Dali has been known as "Yao Xiang Buddhist kingdom" since ancient times. Jizu mountain is the Taoist center of the first disciple of the Buddha, the first one of the Buddha, who is still waiting for Maitreya to come to life. Jiulian temple is the first temple after entering the memorial archway of "Lingshan Huihui" at the gate of Jizu mountain. The environment here is quiet, with sparse flowers and trees, green pines and green water. Abbot Chang Ying is the master of Longlian, the "first contemporary bhiksuni" in China. He always lives in the public. He recites in class in the morning and evening, and makes great progress in Taoism. He recites the Dharma and the Dharma, and the Taoism is widely spread. Those who have been here think that it is an ideal place for learning and practicing.

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