Xingyuan Temple

Xingyuan temple is located in the north of middle street of Kulun banner. It is the main temple of Kulun in xiletu. Founded in 1649, completed in 1650, Emperor Shunzhi granted the amount of "Xingyuan Temple". Later, in 1710, an additional Xiang Dian was built around it. In 1719, a large-scale expansion was carried out. In front of the original main hall, along the central axis, the main hall, Tianwang hall and Shanmen hall, which are nine wide and nine deep, are built. On both sides, the side hall and the bell and drum tower were built symmetrically. Later, the main hall was rebuilt. In the architectural structure, it adopts the combination of Han and Tibetan, which is a two-story building. In addition, tall walls were built around Xingyuan temple and Xiangjiao Temple adjacent to Xingyuan temple to connect Xingyuan temple and Xiangjiao temple, forming a large-scale building complex covering an area of 25000 square meters. The project lasted three years and was completed in 1901.

Xingyuan Temple

Xingyuan temple is located in the north of middle street of Kulun banner. It is the main temple of Kulun in xiletu. Founded in 1649, completed in 1650, Emperor Shunzhi granted the amount of "Xingyuan Temple". Later, in 1710, an additional Xiang Dian was built around it. In 1719, a large-scale expansion was carried out. In front of the original main hall, along the central axis, the main hall, Tianwang hall and Shanmen hall, which are nine wide and nine deep, are built. On both sides, the side hall and the bell and drum tower were built symmetrically. Later, the main hall was rebuilt. In the architectural structure, it adopts the combination of Han and Tibetan, which is a two-story building. In addition, tall walls were built around Xingyuan temple and Xiangjiao Temple adjacent to Xingyuan temple to connect Xingyuan temple and Xiangjiao temple, forming a large-scale building complex covering an area of 25000 square meters. The project lasted three years and was completed in 1901.

Lama

There is a reincarnated living Buddha or hubilehan in Xingyuan temple. The leader of the Lama is known as the zhasakda Lama, the palm seal of siltukulun banner. The vacancy has always been filled by the Li Fan yuan of the Qing Dynasty. On March 19, 1931, after the Nanjing Government of the Kuomintang promulgated the "measures for the separation of politics and religion in xiletu Kulun banner", there were two vacancies for the zakda Lama, one for administration and one for religion. The former is called zazazak, while the latter is called xiletu Lama of Xingyuan temple.

Most of the zasakda lamas in Xingyuan Temple come from the samulu family in Nianbo, Ledu County, Qinghai Province. They are Tibetan. By March 1931, he had served 23 terms. The third, twenty second and twenty third of them did not belong to the samulu family. The 23rd luobusanglinqin was a Mongolian Lama in Kulun banner. After the separation of politics and religion, he returned to the common customs and became a Qi zhasak. Until the beginning of the land reform movement in 1947, only three terms were handed down. At the time of the integration of politics and religion, under the zasakda Lama, there were four vacancies, namely, zasak, demuqi and gusgui, to help manage the political and religious affairs of the whole banner. After the partition, only demuqi and gusgui were set up under the siltu Lama to assist the siltu Lama in managing religious affairs. There are 135 permanent lamas in Xingyuan temple.

Law Society

Xingyuan temple holds a grand Dharma Assembly four times a year, and all the lamas of the whole banner will participate in it. On the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the first month and June, the "Lama" Dharma meeting is held every three years in the year of ox, snake and chicken. This is a very large-scale law society. The preparatory work started two months in advance, mainly to make "Lama pills". From the fifth to the seventh day of July, the Council spent three days renovating its seats. From the eighth day of the seventh day to the fourteenth day of the seventh day, it lasted seven days and nights. During this period, all lamas who participated in the chanting must keep fast and must not walk out of the boundary set by the stones outside the temple. During the mani Dharma meeting, pilgrims gather inside and outside the Xingyuan temple, and goods stalls on the street are all over the place.

Current situation

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Xingyuan Temple once became the office of the party and government organs in Kulun banner. Buddhism and scriptures in the temple were destroyed in the land reform. During the cultural revolution, Xingyuan temple was seriously damaged, and only the main hall remained intact. In 1986, the people's Government of Kulun banner repaired Xingyuan temple, which made the ancient temple look new.

Address: Xingyuan Road, Kulun banner, Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Longitude: 121.775629

Latitude: 42.733803

Tel: 0475-4912719

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Xing Yuan Si