Sutra worship platform

Sutra worship platform

The Sutra worship platform is named for the Sutra chanting in jindizang. This is Tai, located on the west side of Tiantai peak, which is a rare platform in the mountains. It is also a temple, which was built in the Qing Dynasty, also known as Dayuan temple, commonly known as gubaijingtai, which is a provincial key temple. It used to be a group of long and narrow buildings, with three entrance halls of residential style. The abbot monk Shengming has been renovated since 1993, forming a building group centered on the main hall. The main hall faces east and West, palace style, double eaves angle, majestic momentum, Mr. Zhao Puchu title for the main hall. In the north is the dizang hall; in the East is the three storey Hui Style Building Wanfo tower; in the south is the Shiliao house, a five storey residence. The whole building is simple and elegant with harmonious style, which can be called the Pearl of Buddhism.

history

The temple was first built in the Qing Dynasty. It is said that jindizang once worshipped the Huayan Sutra here. Monks built the temple to commemorate it, which is called "Dayuan Temple" (Buddhism calls dizang "Dayuan Bodhisattva"). Because it's more popular and easy to remember, it's called "ancient Sutra worship platform". Since the establishment of the temple, Taoism has been pure, and monks and customs have been practicing together. During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there were Changguang and Xuxiu old monks who presided over the Taoist temple and made outstanding contributions to the temple construction. Generally, pilgrims to Jiuhua Mountain would come to the temple to worship the relics left by the Buddhist scriptures collected in the gold field. The incense fire was always strong. However, during the cultural revolution, the temple was seriously damaged, the Buddha statues were destroyed, and the monks were forced to leave the temple.

After the "reform and opening up", the monks returned to the temple, the construction was developed, the legal affairs in the temple returned to normal, and the temple took on a new look. In the past decade or so, a total of nearly 10 million yuan has been raised for the reconstruction of Daxiong hall, sengliao, sutra collection building, dizang hall, Shanmen building, large vegetarian restaurant and pilgrim reception room, with a total construction area of more than 2000 square meters, gradually expanding the scale of the temple and providing an excellent Buddhist activity place for believers at home and abroad. At the same time, it also promotes Buddhism and spreads the spirit of Tibet.

Built in 1994 and completed in 1996, the main hall of baijingtai has a construction area of 650 square meters, with double eaves resting on the top of the mountain. There are three Buddhas in front of the hall, Manjusri and Puxian on the left and right, Guanyin on the island behind, and eighteen Arhats on both sides. The whole hall is resplendent and solemn.

humanity

View of the peak of China

Chuandeng in the Ming Dynasty wrote the Tiantai Mountain chronicle. The first volume of the "peak" talks about Huafeng: "in the northeast of the county, sixty li and eleven are at the eighth highest place of Taiwan. The old legend says that the height is 18000 Zhang, and the Zhou Hui is one hundred Li. It is less sunny and more obscure. There is snow in summer, and the sun can be seen coming and going. There are holes in the middle, and the stone color is bright. Climbing to the top and descending the magic tower, you can see the boundless sea in the East. You can see the top of the sea and the mountains below. It's like a dragon and a tiger. It's like a banner and a drum. It's almost out of the world with the grass and trees. " This passage gives a detailed description of the scenery of Huading Sutra worship platform. The most striking thing is to watch the red sun rising and setting on the platform.

Worship the Sutra and watch the sunrise

People used to live in Huading temple to watch the sunrise at the Sutra worship platform. From April to October every year, when the weather is fine, they get up at three or four o'clock in the morning. They are accompanied by monks, wearing warm clothes, holding lanterns and crutches. They climb to the top of the mountain through a zigzag mountain road about five miles long, waiting for the first rise of the day. The road has reached the top of the mountain. After a prior agreement, it is extremely important to climb to the top by car Convenient. Many people stand on the top, watching the vast night, or whispering, or telling each other, patiently waiting for this spectacle.

Wang Shixing, a traveler of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in the records of entering the Tiantai Mountain: "the five drums are missing. The Taoist reported that" the sun rises on the bottom of the sea "started with Sheng Ji's dressing, and the great purple air of the East gathered together. In the dark, there was a gold engraving on it, shooting at the rest of the clothes. I cried out, "the sea of clouds is in my heart." the Taoist said, "it's not true." After a while, a red wheel, like molten silver juice, swings up, and the five colors in front of you disappear. Then you know the shadow you see. It's for the second day! The sun is rising, and the plants in the stream are picturesque. " Wang Shixing wrote that sunrise is valued in the eight words of "like melting silver juice, swinging up". The color of Xiaguang makes sunrise reach a strange state.

Qi Zhouhua, a native of the Qing Dynasty, had a special love for his hometown's mountains and waters. Of course, he saw them more often than most people. In his travels to Taiyue Tiantai Mountain, he wrote about the view of the sun in more detail and vividly. On the Sutra worship platform, he "looked far away at the Ming and Bo seas, the water was beautiful, and the sky was empty. When you watch the sun in the middle of your stay in Taiwan, you will see the golden haze in the East and the green air in between. The sun is about to rise. If gold is melting, the sun will rise again and again. When it first rises, it suddenly grows, waiting for the egg to flow; when it rises, it is still the same size (Garden), red and purple in color. If it grows larger and rises again, it seems to be getting smaller and smaller, but the light is dazzling, so we can't face it squarely. "

Qi Zhouhua wrote that the beauty of sunrise lies in the eight words of "if gold is melting, Mo Dang repeatedly". Melting gold into silver, its juice is radiant and brilliant. This is the great moment of sunrise.

Poetry praise

While enjoying the sun, many people sing happily. In the Qing Dynasty, a Shizhi monk wrote a seven temperament "worship Sutra platform":

In those days, the wise man held a ceremony on the stone platform, and in his nineties he talked about the wonderful view.

The fragrant clouds are scattered in the world, and the flowers come from the sky when it rains.

The pagoda town has been robbed of dust, and Longtan has been talking about the past and the present.

All of a sudden, the sea moon rose across the sky, and the mountains were like waves.

Architecture

From the main hall next to the right step more than ten steps, that is to jindizang worship site. On the top of the building is an open hall tile house, about two feet high, for the gold statue. On the right side of the wall is a tablet inscribed with the words "ancient Sutra worship platform". A rectangular rock protrudes from the ground, with footprints in the concave. It is said that in those days, jindizang worshiped scriptures on this protruding platform. The stone was the stepping stone when he ran to worship, thus leaving footprints. Monks who used to practice hard in Fuhu cave have been worshiping the Huayan Sutra for decades, and they have worn a dent on the floor.

master

The current abbot, master Shengming, is over 50 years old. He was born in Lu'an, Anhui Province. In 1983, he became a monk under master Renxing. He is also Secretary General of Anhui Buddhist Association and vice president of Jiuhuashan Buddhist Association.

Temple site: Jiuhua Mountain, Qingyang County, Anhui Province

Address: Jiuhua Mountain scenic spot, Qingyang County, Chizhou City

Longitude: 117.80983734131

Latitude: 30.467433929443

Ticket information: no ticket required. Jiuhua Mountain scenic spot tickets have been included.

Chinese PinYin : Bai Jing Tai