Gangcha Temple

Gangcha temple, known as "Gangcha gongqingadan quepeilang" in Tibetan, means "Gangcha temple has xihongdezhou". It was originally the largest temple in Gangcha area and also the center of religious activities in Gangcha area. It is a Gelug Temple of Hualong Zhizha temple. It was first built in 1915.

Gangcha Temple

Gangcha temple, known as "Gangcha gongqingadan quepeilang" in Tibetan, means "Gangcha temple has xihongdezhou". It was originally the largest temple in Gangcha area, and also the center of religious activities in Gangcha area of Qinghai Province. It is the Gelug Temple of Hualong Zhizha temple, which was first built in 1915.

geographical position

It is located 25 kilometers north of Shaliuhe Township, that is, 3 kilometers north of the junction of ikulan River and Wuni river. Founded in 1915, the temple is a Gelug Temple of Hualong Zhizha temple.

Cultural characteristics

At present, the master of the temple is the fifth Sala Jiba · aongsongrejiancuo. The temple is located in Ennai village, Shaliuhe Town, 25 kilometers north of Gangcha County, between lengbao mountain in Dedan and Wensang mountain in Deqin, and at the confluence of ikulan River and Ennai water. The temple is built close to the mountain, with courtyard pavilions, high and low, green tile palace walls, and cornices. It is a large landscape of Gangcha. There are many treasures in the hall, including sculptures, murals and embroidery. The totem on the ridge of the great Sutra hall is brilliant, the empty umbrella is exquisite, and the deer want to run. In the hall, there are carved beams and painted buildings, embroidered pillars, horizontally spread sutras, hundreds of Buddha statues in the niches, surrounded by cigarettes and bright Buddhist lamps, which make people suddenly feel extraordinary and refined.

Related Legends

It is said that before that, a living Buddha of Tibet's sera Temple traveled here. At the request of thousands of households and herdsmen, he assigned the site of the temple and promised to send eminent monks to preside over the temple building activities when he went back. Later, when the living Buddha went to Hualong Zhizha temple, he found that a young Japanese Chaoba monk was very knowledgeable and sent him to Gangcha to repair the temple and carry out religious activities. After arriving at Gangcha, with the support of Qianhu and others, the Japanese Chaoba monk first set up a tent temple, with ramalavdan as its leader. He went to Sala temple in Tibet for further study, and then returned to Gangcha tent temple. In 1925, he rebuilt the tent temple into a earthen temple, named "Gangcha grand temple with Xihong fazhou". The Japanese, Chaoba monks who presided over the temple building activities later obtained the qualification of reincarnation. They were called "Sala Qinba living Buddha", or "Qinba Buddha" for short. The second and third generations died young, and the fourth died in 1956. In 1958, the temple had one Sutra hall, 97 monasteries, and more than 910 houses. There were 217 monks (including 13 ganba and 1 Seng Guan), who were succeeded by qianhuhua treasure of Gangcha. According to the statistics of the United Front Work Department of Gangcha county Party committee in 1958, at that time, the temple had strong economic strength. The property owned by the living Buddha was 20 horses, 1 mule and 750 sheep; the property owned by the Sutra hall, namely monks, was 300 cattle, 2200 sheep and 6000 yuan; the property owned by monks was 196 horses, 1278 cattle and 4540 sheep. After 1958, property was confiscated and buildings demolished. In 1962, after the northwest ethnic work conference, it was opened for a time, with a new Sutra hall, 9 rooms, 50 monk houses and 16 monks. In 1967, it was closed again and the Sutra hall was demolished. In 1981, with the approval of Haibei State Party committee, the temple was reopened, with a white lace tent as a temporary Sutra hall. In recent years, one Sutra hall, one Buddhist hall and 30 monk houses have been rebuilt. There are 35 monks, 3 horses, 12 cattle and more than 120 sheep. There is no living Buddha in the temple. The living Buddha of gazangdajie (member of the State Political Consultative Conference, member of the Standing Committee and director of the provincial Buddhist Association) is also the director of the temple management committee.

Historical changes

In 1866, in accordance with the will of the late Lama labdan, Gangcha people built a Mongolian yurt Sutra hall in narengou, a tent temple with four cow hair tents and eight monks. It is said that at that time, the "Russia Bo" high base, the flag hanging high, the sound of conch, the sound of drums, into the temple lights, kowtow salute in an endless stream. In the second year of Xuantong (1901) of the Qing Dynasty, due to the long drought and no rain, the epidemic of animal disease, people were terrified. According to the judgment of the hereditary qianhujiao babukan and the living Buddha, the original site of the temple was not an auspicious holy land, so it was necessary to choose another pure land to eliminate the disaster. After repeated divination and selection, he finally moved to the foot of the west mountain on the Bank of the ikulan river. At this time, there were 8 cattle shack houses and 16 monks.

In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), niebudan Angjie, who succeeded Qianhu, went to Zhizha temple in Hualong to pay a visit to the living Buddha shamaba in accordance with the wishes of the deceased Qianhu and the construction of a religious center for the Gangcha people. After the recommendation of the living Buddha, he invited the "RI Chao Ba" ascetic monk, who had studied in sera temple in Tibet, to build the Gangcha temple, and extensively mobilized the masses to offer alms to the temple to build a permanent temple. "Richaoba" salaqinba chanted sutras and divined for herdsmen. She was deeply trusted by the masses and gained increasing popularity. Later, she was praised as the first living Buddha of Gangcha Temple by religious believers. Her French name is salaqinba and has succeeded to the fifth generation. Later, it was redetermined to build an earthen temple in front of lengbaoshan in deridan. From 1915 to 1958, a 1630 square meter Sutra hall with 56 temples, 56 buildings, 99 monasteries and 776 Buddhist temples was built. Around the temple, six "Xiankang" (Maitreya Buddha Hall), four "zankang" (dizhi Temple), two "Douge RIKANG" (Baisan Notre Dame Hall), five "darekang" (Jiudu Notre Dame Hall), six "Jiwa" and six kitchens were built. The temple is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with magnificent architecture, exquisite structure and reasonable layout. The prosperity of Gangcha Temple lies in not only Tibetan people's deep national and religious consciousness, but also other profound social roots and political background. In the past dynasties, thousands of families had their children into Buddhism. They believed in Buddhism and devoted themselves to the maintenance and development of the temple. Labudan, the first Lama of 1000 households, once cut his hair to be a monk in nilgongba temple in guide County, Qinghai Province. It is said that when he was a monk, he took his horse to drink water in the early morning. When he came to the river, he heard several women talking about the tragic killing of the leaders of 13 Gangcha tribes. For the sake of the prosperity of the tribe, he still served as a secular member of the tribe, but his belief in Buddhism is still as devout as ever. He was also a believer in Buddhism. His political and other affairs depended on the divination of the living Buddha. He was appointed to jihejia for three years. Niebudan, a four term chieftain, was more devout in the giving and construction of the temple. He was one of the most important figures in the construction of the temple. He was also a faithful disciple of Buddhism. He once worked as a Buddhist monk in neirgon Temple of guide. He studied Buddhist Scriptures for many years and then returned to the secular life. He was appointed to Qianhu at the age of 24. He is clever and eloquent. He was recognized as the reincarnated spirit child of Lama labdan by the living Buddha of degezuoqin temple in Ganzi, Sichuan Province. The masses call him "Gangcha hongbaogouluo", which means thousands of households and living Buddha. No matter in administration or daily affairs, they are determined by the living Buddha's divination intention. They try their best to safeguard the interests of religious temples, care about the consolidation and development of temples, fully support all religious activities of monasteries in Gangcha, and treat all monasteries equally. As a result, the monasteries can unite with each other. After 1958, the Sutra hall and Zen house were demolished. After the Northwest Ethnic Work Conference in 1962, the temple was opened for a time, with 9 new sutras halls, 50 monk houses and 16 monks. It was closed again in 1967 and the Sutra hall was demolished. On April 5, 1981, the temple was reopened, with a white lace tent as a temporary Sutra hall. In 1982, the temple was rebuilt at the site of the old Sutra hall, covering an area of 528 square meters. The newly built Sutra hall is more magnificent than the original hall, with 50 rooms above and below. Maitreya hall, white umbrella cover Buddha's mother hall, Tara hall, Dharma protection temple and Jiwa are built around the Sutra hall. There are also three white and beautiful stupas in the East and west of the temple. Da Jing Tang Temple ridge Falun brilliant, exquisite umbrella, double deer want to run. In the hall, there are carved beams and painted buildings, embroidered pillars, horizontal mats, and hundreds of Buddha statues in the walls. There are cigarettes and Buddhist lanterns. There are more than 30 murals and 20 statues in the temple. The statue of "duomuba" is worshipped in the center, Deqin Zhihua on the left and jiyaba on the right. On both sides of the grid thousands of Buddhas juxtaposed. At the top is the statue of zongkaba, and at the bottom is the portrait of Erdeni. The main religious activities are: praying for Dharma on the 15th of the first month, sunning Buddha on the 17th of March and fasting on the 15th of April. There is a tradition of performing Tibetan Opera in Gangcha temple. On March 17 every year, the Tibetan Opera "Milarepa" is performed. Local people treat this day as a festival.

Tibetan Opera Milarepa. Milarepa (1040-1123), which is the first year of emperor Renzong's Kangding to the fifth year of Emperor Huizong's Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty, is commonly known as Milarepa tebaga, and its legal name is Xiebei Duoji. He was born in Gongtang, later Tibet (in the north of Tibet Jilong County, near ALI). His father, Mira xirao Jianshen, was rich in business and farming. When he was seven years old, his father died and his property was seized by his uncle and aunt. Mira, her mother and sister were driven out of the house, orphaned and widowed, living a poor and bullied life. Later, he avenged his occupation of the family property by using incantation and became repentant. In 1078, he went to Shannan to pay homage to the famous Buddhist translator malba chojilozhe as his teacher. He built houses and buildings for malba, worked hard and suffered a lot. After six or seven years, he began to learn the gist of Buddhism. He went deep into the mountains and forests and lived a very hard and inhuman life

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