Shisheng temple

The full name of Shisheng temple is lotus pure land Shisheng temple, which was built in the first year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty. It is the first official Tibetan Buddhist temple established by the Qing government in Northeast China and the largest lama temple in Shengjing before the Qing army entered the pass. Shisheng temple is a two-story courtyard surrounded by two-story green brick walls. Its main hall, Tianwang hall and mahagala tower are the key buildings of the temple. In the main hall, there are exquisite statues of Sakyamuni, Maitreya, wuliangshou and other Buddhas. In the southwest mahagala tower, there is a mahagala Golden Buddha. It has a long history, unique shape and unique production. It is the treasure of Shisheng temple. During the Spring Festival, may day, November and other holidays, Shisheng temple holds traditional and lively temple fairs, attracting many tourists.

Shisheng temple

Shisheng temple is located in Huangsi Road, Heping District, Shenyang City. Shisheng temple, whose full name is lotus pure land Shisheng temple, was built in the autumn of 1636, the first year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty, and completed on the first day of August in the third year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty. It lasted for three years. It was the first formal Tibetan Buddhist temple established by the Qing government in Northeast China and the largest lama temple in Shengjing before the Qing army entered the pass.

On December 5, 2016, the National Tourism Administration announced that Shisheng temple was warned.

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Historical evolution

Shisheng temple is the abbreviation of Shisheng temple in Lotus pure land. It is also called "Huangsi" because it was built by Emperor Taizong of Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of more than 7000 square meters. It is one of the famous Tibetan Buddhist temples in Northeast China, Huangjiao. When Huang Taiji was in power, he went to the temple to worship Buddha in the first ten days of the first lunar month every year.

Emperor Qianlong visited the temple to worship Buddha four times.

Shisheng temple is famous not only for its luxurious architectural decoration, but also for its popularity with the emperor of Qing Dynasty. Because of the emperor's many blessings, Shisheng temple is well-known among the temples. Emperor Qianlong came here four times and wrote a poem titled Shisheng Temple: "after the founding of Tiancong, Mongolia said guanlai. All Buddhists are Buddhists, so the Vatican opens. It is the most appropriate way to teach according to Shinto. The sage is not only wise, but also wise. The name of the temple is the real victory, and the virtue of the Ming Dynasty is the victory. We should work hard together and succeed in making money. "

The establishment of Shisheng temple was a major event of Tibetan Buddhism in the area under the later Jin (Qing) regime before the Qing army entered the pass. After the heyday of the Yuan Dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism experienced the situation of numerous sects and mutual struggle in the Ming Dynasty. By the end of Ming Dynasty, a new situation was gradually formed in which the Gelug school was dominant. Tibetan Buddhism spread to the vast areas of Mongolia and became the religion of the Mongolian people. In this situation, the upper group of Tibetan regime headed by Gelug faction actively sought the support of new political power, and the post Jin (Qing) regime, which rose in Northeast China, became the target of Tibetan Buddhism to actively contact and seek support. Shisheng temple was established under such circumstances.

The temple was rebuilt in 1726. According to the stele of Shisheng temple in Shisheng temple, there are five couplets in the original main hall of Shisheng temple, with three statues of western three saints, including Ananda, Kaya, wuliangshou, lianhuasheng, eight Bodhisattvas and eighteen Arhats. There are three pillars in the East and the west, and 108 niches of the Tathagata in the East. West for mahagara. There are three couplets in qiantianwang hall, three couplets in waishanmen, as for sengliao, Zen room, bell and drum music.

After liberation, the people's Government repaired the main buildings in the temple. In 1985, it restored the mountain gate, the main hall and the Buddha tower. Shisheng temple is a cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level. In 2016, after collecting donations from all parties, he rebuilt his golden body, and returned to Shisheng temple through ceremonies such as blessing.

Master Mandula, the current abbot of Shisheng temple.

Temple pattern

Shisheng temple was built in 1638. Emperor Taiji of Taizong once took charge of all the kings, Baylor, ministers and Korean aristocrats living in Shenyang. It was overhauled in the fourth year of Yongzheng reign of Qing Dynasty (1726), and then it was repaired many times. All the emperors of the Qing Dynasty highly praised Shisheng temple. Every time they visited the temple, they would make friends with people and show off their ancestors' merits. Emperor Qianlong visited the temple four times and recorded poems. New officials from Shengjing (Shenyang) also visited the temple to worship Buddha and receive seal. Because the temple was valued by the emperor, it is still well preserved. Since 1984, the mahagara Buddha building and Sutra room in the main hall have been renovated, the mountain gate and the heavenly king hall have been rebuilt, and 10 new rooms have been built.

Shisheng temple covers an area of more than 7000 square meters, with a construction area of more than 2000 square meters. The whole temple is rectangular, facing south from north and divided into two courtyards. Along the central axis are the mountain gate, the heavenly king hall and the main hall. On both sides are the bell tower, the drum tower, the side hall, the mahagara Buddha tower, the Sutra hall and the monk '.

On both sides of the gate are the bell tower and Drum Tower. Between the Tianwang hall and the main hall, there is a side hall in the East and the West. On both sides of the main hall are the scripture room and dressing room. On the southwest of the main hall is the mahagara tower. There is a Pavilion behind the Tianwang hall. The stone tablet in the pavilion records the process of casting and migration of mahagara Golden Buddha in Manchu, Mongolian, Han and Tibetan characters.

There are two steles of Shisheng temple in the temple, on the East and west sides of the vestibule. On the east side, Manchu is engraved in front of the stone tablet, followed by Chinese; on the west side, Mongolian is engraved in front of the stone tablet, followed by Tibetan. The inscriptions are popular and of high historical value. In the temple, there was a waist knife and Nurhachi sword given by Huang Taiji when he opened the temple. Now it is collected in Shenyang Palace Museum.

Main attractions

Huangsi bell

When you enter the mountain gate, there is a big iron bell hanging on the right side of the bell tower. The Lama rings the bell on time. The bell is thick and melodious, and can be heard all over the city. With the sound of the bell, people get up in the morning to welcome the morning light and send the setting sun in the evening. They have a sense of happiness. This is one of the famous eight scenic spots in Shenyang in the past, which is "the bell tolls at the Huangsi Temple". There is a big drum in the drum tower on the left. At night, the time is announced by beating the drum. The sound is low and far away. It varies according to the change.

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From the middle gate of the heavenly king hall, you can see two stone pavilions on the left and right, with each tree and stone tablet connected. On the right side, Manchu is engraved on the front and Chinese is engraved on the back; on the left side, Mongolian is engraved on the front and Tibetan is engraved on the back. The inscription describes the whole process of building the temple, the scale of the temple, and the arrangement of Buddhist offerings in detail, which provides valuable first-hand information for the historical study of Shisheng temple. Tianwang hall is a three Ying Xieshan style building. The painted statues of the "Four Heavenly Kings" in the hall are vivid, powerful and daunting, and have high artistic value. Maitreya Buddha is worshipped in the middle, and the Dharma protector Wei Tuo is behind Maitreya Buddha.

audience hall

The main hall is the main building of Shisheng temple, with a height of more than 10 meters. It is built on the basis of a blue brick platform, with five double eaves and a mountain rest style, covered with yellow glazed tiles and cut edges. There are 24 bright red pillars in the inner corridor, with five horizontal and three vertical pillars. For the cornice Dougong Xieshan style wooden frame structure, covered with golden glazed tile inlaid edge trimming, appears magnificent. In the middle of the hall, there is a statue of Sakyamuni, six feet high, with a rich body and a kind face. On the left and right are Ananda, Kaya, Maitreya, dengdeng, lianhuasheng and wuliangshou. On the left side of Maitreya is a statue of zongkaba, the founder of the Yellow Sect. There are eighteen Arhats on the top and eight vajras on the bottom. They are all excellent works of art with different shapes, vivid images and distinctive personalities. Inside the hall, there are carved beams and painted buildings. The pillars of the two top beams are painted with golden dragon plate columns. The ceiling is a Tibetan style caisson. Buddha city, the paradise painted on the ceiling, has delicate lines, bright colors and strong appeal. There are many kinds of scriptures and musical instruments in the hall, which are also precious historical relics.

In the southwest of the main hall, there is a two-story wooden structure building with cornices and brackets. This is the mahagara Buddha building, which was built for worshiping mahagara Golden Buddha at the beginning and got its name. Inside the building, there is a golden Buddha mahagara, which is said to have been cast by basiba in the Yuan Dynasty. According to the stone tablet in the temple, "when the master of the Dayuan Temple arrived, there was a Lama named paspa who used gold to protect the mahaga Lama and worshipped it in Mount Wutai. Please move to the desert. Another Lama, Xia'er Bahu Tu, moved back to the han'er Lingdan Khanate of the Da Yuan people. I am the emperor of benevolence and benevolence, who conquers his country, and the people return. At that time, there was a Lama, mo'erji, who came with it. When he heard about it, he ordered all the lamas to meet him and take him to the western suburb of Shengjing with courtesy. "

Mahagala, also known as "mahageli", is translated as "the great black sky". Originally, it is a kind of god worshipped in India. It is said that it is the incarnation of the great self in the sky. It is said that the great dark sky is the God of war. If you worship this God, you can gain prestige and victory. Later, mahagara was accepted by Buddhism and became one of the Dharma protectors. During the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism introduced mahagara to the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. Since Kublai Khan's imperial master, bashiba, ordered aniko to make this statue, Mongolian emperors of all dynasties regarded it as their patron saint. The statue was secretly worshipped in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province, and then moved to Sakya, Tibet, the hometown of basiba. After several turns, when Manchuria rose, the maergan Lama carried the statue to Huang Taiji. Therefore, the statue was handed down to the Qing court in Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and was worshipped by Huang Taiji. The pavilion in Shisheng temple was specially built to worship the statue.

The mahagara Golden Buddha is on the upper floor, and the wooden pagoda with the remains of moriji Lama in Shengjing is on the lower floor. The Qing emperor paid homage to mahagara Golden Buddha every time he visited. The Golden Buddha is a standing statue, holding a magic wand in both hands. It is about one foot and two inches high and weighs 64.5 Jin (in the past, 16 Liang was one Jin and the whole was 1000 Liang, so it is also called "thousand Liang Buddha"). In order to prevent the Golden Buddha from being stolen during the building construction, two locks were added at the stairway, and the following facilities were set up

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