Tiankai Temple

Tiankai Temple

Tiankai temple is located on Yuanbao mountain in Longmen ecological park, Hancunhe Town, Fangshan District, Beijing. It is one of the oldest ancient temples in Beijing. It has a history of more than 1950 years. It is also a holy land for the excavation of Sakyamuni Buddha bone relics. According to historical records, there are 15 Buddhist relics in Tiankai Temple Pagoda. Therefore, Tiankai temple has become a world-famous Buddhist holy land.

Current Abbot

Master Shiyan: born in Henan, the birthplace of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference in Fangshan District of Beijing, executive director of the Beijing Buddhist Association, abbot of Tiankai temple in Beijing, director of the temple management committee, and also in charge of Yunju temple and lefo temple in Beijing.

In October 1978, he enlisted in the central guard independent regiment of Beijing Garrison, and in 1983, Rongwu. During my stay in Beijing, I was lucky to be in touch with Buddhism. Before becoming a monk, he studied in Beijing Language and Culture Institute. I have studied Buddhism and traditional culture.

On June 19, 1987, at the ceremony of Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Yongxia, an old monk of Qing Dynasty, became a monk.

In 1992, on the eighth Christmas day of the fourth lunar month, the Buddha received a full ring at Baima temple in Luoyang, Henan Province.

In 1993, he lived in Baofeng temple in Tengchong, Yunnan Province. He once made a vow in front of the Buddha. He vowed not to become a Buddha when hell is not empty. All living beings do their best to prove Bodhi!

In the autumn of 1994, he returned to China Buddhist College of Fayuan temple in Beijing and stayed close to senior monks such as Laoyin and Xiayin. On December 25, 1997, with the approval of the Religious Bureau of Tengchong County Government of Yunnan Province, the county Buddhist Association and other competent departments, he became the abbot of Baofeng temple and held a grand ceremony of seat promotion. In 2007, he lived in Tiankai temple in Beijing. He rebuilt the temple with all his strength. He set up monks and promoted Buddhism. Under the protection of ten directions, he invited back many precious white jade Buddhas from Myanmar to worship.

In 2010, he was honored as the abbot and director of the Management Committee of Tiankai temple in Beijing, and presided over the overall work of Tiankai temple. Since becoming a monk, the master has made great progress in learning and practicing. He adheres to the precepts of purity, seeks the Dharma from the top to the bottom, assimilates all living beings, and gets close to the great good knowledge. He has won the heart of the Dharma by following the elders such as monk Shangjing, monk Xiayan, monk Shangyin, and monk Rende. Zen and pure cultivation, show dense and smooth.

history

Tiankai temple was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the inscriptions of the Yuan Dynasty and Qianlong's shangshangshanzhi, Huayan Huisheng, an Indian Buddhist monk, came to the eastern land in the 10th year of Emperor Guangwu's founding (AD 34). In the 26th year of Jianwu (A.D. 50), he came here to establish Tiankai temple and spread Buddhism.

Master shouchang (1010-1070), the abbot of Tiankai temple in Liao Dynasty, presided over the legal affairs of Tiankai temple and lived in Shangfangshan. Before that, Shangfangshan was a temple of Tiankai temple.

In 1273, Yinggong was the abbot of Tiankai temple and Shangfangshan. According to the order, Yinggong led the public to rise and fall, rebuilt Tiankai temple and its many temples, and restored the light of Buddhist holy land.

In 1984, the Buddha light appeared near Tiankai ancient pagoda for many days, which caused a sensation and was reported by the major media. In 1990, the State Administration of cultural relics and its related units conducted in-depth excavation and textual research on the ancient pagoda, confirming that there is a rare national treasure in the underground palace of the ancient pagoda - Sakyamuni Buddha bone relic! Because Tiankai temple had not been rebuilt at that time, for the convenience of management, the Buddhist bone relic was worshipped in Yunju temple.

At about 4:00 p.m. on May 14, 1991, at the Tiankai pagoda Buddha relic exhibition held in Yunju temple, the staff received 16 Japanese friends, among whom the octogenarian, Ichiro Antai, was deeply moved. More than 50 years ago, as the Secretary of a news agency, he was stationed in Fangshan County, the southwest suburb of Peiping with the Japanese invaders. He learned that although Tiankai temple was destroyed, there was a Buddhist relic under the tower. He sent people to search for the underground palace and dig deep caves. At the same time, suddenly, the wind was blowing violently, the sky was covered with hail and the earth was covered with peace and tranquility. He closed his eyes and put his hands together. That is to say, he repented: "Buddha, I dare not attempt Buddhist treasures!" At this time, the wind and rain stopped suddenly, and the sun was shining on the remnant tower. After paying three respects to the pagoda, Antai withdrew in a hurry. Fifty years later, he learned from Asahi Shimbun that a Buddhist relic had been found in the underground palace under the remnant pagoda of Tiankai temple. He was ashamed of his crimes and said with emotion: "disciples of Buddha! Be sure to stop stealing! Stop looting! Stop burning and killing.

Tiankai temple now covers an area of 126 mu, close to mountains and rivers, the construction scale is solemn and majestic. Tiankai Temple includes Tiankai tower, Xinglong temple, nianfo hall and Guanyin temple, each with its own characteristics. Many rare and precious jade Buddhas are also worshipped in Xinglong temple, which are invited by master yanfo of Tiankai temple from Burma thousands of miles away. And today's highest hand-painted Thangka (up to 4.3 meters), fine workmanship, exquisite materials, can be called treasures.

From 2005 to 2010, Mr. youxisen, chairman of Longmen ecological park, invested a lot in the reconstruction of Tiankai temple. During the period, there were also many eminent monks and ten good faith to support, help build temples, invite Buddhists, pacify monks, preach, and solemnize the Taoist temple. Therefore, Tiankai temple was able to revive all kinds of waste, resume its opening, and reappear its former glory.

With the care and support of the government and leaders at all levels, Tiankai temple was granted a Buddhist activity site certificate by Fangshan District Civil Affairs Bureau on September 15, 2010, the eighth day of the eighth lunar month. The thousand year old temple Tiankai temple has officially become a legal Buddhist temple. Master yanfo presides over the overall work of Tiankai temple. Three treasures plus quilt, dragon heaven Dharma protector, believers support. Tiankai Temple plays back the light to all living beings and creates a harmonious temple in Beijing!

social activities

On October 7,

Beijing Tiankai Temple National day seven Dharma reading meeting successfully concluded. This is the first time that the Tiankai temple in Beijing, as the birthplace of the concept of "freeing oneself from fasting", has officially held a public collection reading activity.

The public collection reading activity began to be promoted in early 2015, with dozens of temples including Zen, pure land, Tiantai and more than 10000 people participating. The national day seven Dharma reading meeting of Tiankai temple in Beijing was personally initiated by master kuanjian, during which nearly 100 people actively participated. Master kuanjian personally led the audience to read the Buddhist scriptures, and mercifully announced: "on this" eleventh day ", we have organized the reading Buddhist scriptures Association. We are very impressed that everyone can come to participate in it, and we are very glad that so many people can be inspired to learn Buddhism. Although there are a lot of Buddhists in number, there are not many who really know and see. The reading collection that we promote is to go deep into Scripture collection, to learn by listening and learning, to change the mind, to read by mouth, to hear by ear and to think by heart, so that it can be achieved in the end! We can perfectly combine the public reading collection with the freeing from the fast. "

Address: Fangshan District, Beijing, China

Longitude: 115.897947446

Latitude: 39.616731008172

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