Qilingta

Qilingta

Qiling pagoda was built in Daming Temple as early as the first year of Renshou (601 AD) of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. The pagoda is nine stories high, and the bones of Buddha are worshipped in the pagoda. This burning monk's words of great enlightenment are called "qilingta". Unfortunately, in the third year of Huichang, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty (843 AD), one generation of relics turned into scorched earth.

In 1980, the statue of master Jianzhen came back to visit relatives, and people in the valley advocated the reconstruction of the qilingta. In 1988, master Ruixiang, the abbot of Daming Temple, selected the site of the East Garden of the temple, rebuilt the Qiling pagoda and laid the foundation stone. After the death of master Ruixiang, master nengxiu presided over the work of Daming Temple. Drilling was started on August 27, 1993. Before long, the qilingta will be displayed in the world with unprecedented new appearance.

In the Song Dynasty, song Xiang was the magistrate of Yangzhou during the reign of Baoyuan (1038-1040 A.D.), and wrote in his poem "climbing Daming Temple Pagoda" that he climbed the pagoda with sick feet. It can be proved that qilingta existed in the Northern Song Dynasty. Or reconstruction after destruction. Record this for reference.

Basic engineering

In 1980, the statue of master Jianzhen came back for "visiting relatives", and people in the valley advocated the reconstruction of qilingta to encourage Hongye.

In 1988, master Ruixiang, the abbot of Daming Temple, rebuilt the Qiling Pagoda in the East Garden of the temple and laid the foundation stone. The ceremony was grand.

After the death of master Ruixiang, master nengshu presided over the work of Daming Temple, led the monks to save money, raised money and worked hard.

Drilling was started on August 27, 1993, and piling was officially started on December 7, 1993, with 36 piles and 9 anchor piles.

Each pile is 0.9m in diameter and 25m in depth.

Before long, the qilingta will be displayed in the world with unprecedented new appearance.

Historical evolution

In 601, the first year of Renshou, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he built the Qiling Pagoda in Daming Temple. The pagoda is nine stories high, and it is located in Shugang. The pagoda worships the bones of Buddha, which means that the Buddha is here.

This burning monk's words of great enlightenment are called "qilingta".

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the political economy of Yangzhou developed rapidly. Li Bai, Gao Shi, Liu Changqing, Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi, the famous poets of the Tang Dynasty, all visited the Qiling pagoda to write poems.

After Li Bai, a great poet of Tang Dynasty, ascended the pagoda, he once praised it in his poem: "the pagoda is vast and magnificent.

After the poets Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi ascended the pagoda, they also wrote poems about it.

Bai Juyi wrote a poem and said: "half moon is soaring in Guangling, where tower and tower are different. It's especially suitable to be on the Ninth level of Qi Ling.

Liu Yuxi wrote in his poem: "it's not difficult to carry each other step by step. The nine layers of cloud lean on the outside and become stagnant.

All of a sudden, countless tourists raised their eyes to see "the smile half a day.". Unfortunately, in the third year of Huichang (843) of emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty, the achievements of one generation turned into scorched earth. Throughout the ages, tourists have been sighing.

Architectural design

Master nengxiu wanted to restore the excellent and precipitous Qiling Pagoda with first-class style. He specially asked Yangzhou Architectural Design Institute to carefully design the pagoda. The body of the pagoda is square, the plane is 22m × 22m, and the bottom floor area is 484 square meters.

The nine level pagoda is placed on the 2.50-meter-high bearing platform, under which there is an underground palace of 4.00 meters. The main structure is reinforced concrete, wooden pavilion type, with a total construction area of 1865 square meters.

The style imitates Tang Dynasty, East, West, North and south, each side has four columns and three rooms, one door and two windows, flat seat and waist eaves, flat seat and eaves are supported by brackets, the eaves are large and flat, the columns are drum shaped, and the windows are straight lattice.

The height of the tower varies from layer to layer. The first layer is 8.20 meters, the second layer is 6.30 meters, the third layer is 6.20 meters, the fourth layer is 6.15 meters, the fifth layer is 6.10 meters, the sixth layer is 6.05 meters, the seventh layer is 6.00 meters, the eighth layer is 5.95 meters, the ninth layer is 8.50 meters, and the spire is 10.55 meters, with a total height of 70.00 meters.

The tower is majestic in design. After completion, it will occupy Shugang with a panoramic view of Yangzhou.

The total construction cost of qilingta is more than 10 million yuan. In order to rebuild the qilingta, Daming Temple raised money, respected the public at home and abroad, protected the Dharma, cultivated a wide range of Futian, and helped the victory together! Daming Temple raised more than 1000 yuan, and set up a stone in the gallery of the Qiling pagoda.

Address: Daming Temple, No.8, pingshantang East Road, Weiyang District, Yangzhou City

Longitude: 119.41314697266

Latitude: 32.41939163208

Tel: 0514-87331089

Ticket information: market price: 10.0 yuan

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