Luohou Temple

Luohou Temple

Luohou temple is located in the east of Xiantong temple, Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain, between Xiantong temple and shifangtang. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty and many times in the Qing Dynasty. Luohou temple is famous for its two wooden buildings to receive guests from ten sides.

brief introduction

Luoxuan temple is located between Xiantong temple and shifangtang in Taihuai town of Wutai Mountain. It was built in Tang Dynasty. It is said that due to the presence of sacred lamps here, it is famous as a Buddhist temple. During the reign of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt. In 1705, it was rebuilt on a large scale. The temple was changed from Qingmiao to huangmiao, and luofo temple was also renamed "Luoyao Temple".

Luoxuan temple is one of the top ten well preserved Huang temples and one of the top five Zen temples in Wutai Mountain. The two small wooden buildings in the temple are famous for receiving guests from ten places. It is said that Luoxuan Temple used to be very popular in the past, especially among the followers of the Yellow religion. After years of continuous contacts, it has become a very influential temple in the Yellow Temple of Wutai Mountain.

In front of the mountain gate, there is a pair of stone lions in the Tang Dynasty, big and majestic atmosphere. Since the temple has changed from a green temple to a yellow one, it is no wonder that the statue of Manjusri riding a lion in the Manjusri Hall of the temple is not golden but milky white, so it is called white Manjusri. The lion of Manjusri riding a lion lies on a lotus stand instead of standing or lying on a brick stand. The shoulder flowers are stretched out on both sides of his shoulders, with sutras and wisdom swords on them. At present, there are 118 real estate buildings in Luozhen temple, including the Tianwang hall, Manjusri hall, Great Buddha Hall, sutra Pavilion, Zen house, accessory hall and corridor. In the back hall of the temple, there is a well-known "flower to see Buddha" activity device, which is made of a "Holy tree" in the temple, becoming a very famous scenic spot in Wutai Mountain. There is a lotus platform in the hall, which is a turntable with water wave shaped sculptures. Inside the turntable, there are four Buddhas, 24 heavens and 18 Arhats, with wooden petals in the center. The petals will open. When the petals open, the four Buddha statues, back to back and facing out, will appear. The name of "blossoming to see Buddha" comes from this. Along the curved stone road to the front of the mountain gate, the stone lions on both sides of the gate, one male and one female, big and powerful. Most of the temples in the central area of Taihuai are carved with stone lions, which is the only one of the remains of the Tang Dynasty. There are four halls in the gate. The first is the temple of heavenly kings, in which there are four heavenly kings, also known as the four vajras. They are the eastern heavenly kings holding pipa, the southern growth kings holding sword, the Western wide eyed heavenly kings winding snake, and the northern heavenly kings holding umbrella. The folk call them the four gods of wind (sword), tune (HARP), rain (umbrella) and Shun (snake). The second hall is Manjusri hall, which is for Manjusri Bodhisattva. Unlike the general Green Temple, the face of Manjusri Bodhisattva here is milky white, not golden yellow. There are shoulder flowers on both sides of the shoulders, and sutras and wisdom swords are placed on the flowers. Manjusri's mount is lying on the lotus rather than standing on the brick platform. All these reflect the characteristics of Manjusri statues of Huangjiao. The third is the Great Buddha Hall, which is for Sakyamuni Buddha (the whirling world on earth), pharmacist Buddha (the Oriental glass world) and Amitabha Buddha (the Western Paradise), collectively known as "the third Buddha". In front of the third Buddha, there are bodhisattvas who serve and support them. In the fourth hall, "blossoming Buddha" is the most mysterious. In the center of the hall stands a lotus, which contains four Buddha statues. Sometimes the eight petals of the lotus will slowly open, showing the square Amitabha. In fact, this is the result of manual operation by skillfully setting up organs. When the monk drives the wooden wheel in the dark room under the disc, the through column will rotate, and the lotus will open or close, resulting in the landscape of "blossoming Buddha". In addition, 24 statues were made on the platform, which are called "24 days". The production of the flowering Buddha is related to a magical legend. There is an ancient pine tree on the east side of the mountain gate. When Zhang Shangying visited Wutai Mountain in the Song Dynasty, he witnessed a magic lamp on the top of the tree. Later generations respected this pine tree as "Buddha tree". In the Qing Dynasty, for some unknown reason, the tree died suddenly. In order to commemorate the Buddha tree, the withered tree was cut down, and the main trunk was made into "flowering Buddha". The branches and axe residue sawdust were buried in situ, and a tower was built on it, which was called "pine tower". As one of the top ten yellow temples, Luoyan temple is also a symbol of the unity of the Han and Tibetan Nationalities. Almost all the followers of Lamaism in Qinghai and Tibet come to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha at Luoyan temple.

structure

Ten directions are East, West, South, north, Southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest, upper and lower. According to legend, this temple used to be very popular, especially the believers of Lama sect. It is one of the most influential temples in Mount Wutai.

Scenery

There are Tianwang hall, Manjusri hall, Great Buddha Hall, sutra Pavilion, wing room, accessory hall, Gallery House, Buddha statues and ridge ornaments on the top of the hall. The temple here is intact and is one of the best preserved large temples in Wutai Mountain. Apart from a pair of stone lions in the Tang Dynasty, there is also a famous "flowering Buddha" in the center of the back hall. It is a set of wooden installation system. On the altar, there is a water wave pattern, on which there are 24 heavens and 18 Arhats. In the center of the disc, there is a lotus with a height of more than Zhang. Four Buddha statues sit inside, and eight petals open and close. With the opening and closing of the petals, the 18 Arhats on the turntable also rotate. Among the temples in Wutai Mountain, this unique creation is very attractive and is a wonder in the temple.

history

Luoxuan temple is located between Xiantong temple and shifangtang in Taihuai town of Wutai Mountain. It was built in Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, Luoxuan temple was one of the twelve courtyards of dahuayan Temple (now Xiantong Temple), which was called shanzhuge courtyard. It was rebuilt in 1492. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yanfei made a vow for her son to ascend the throne, and allocated funds to rebuild it. In 1792, it was repaired again.

In 2013, it was announced as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Address: 035515, Wutai County, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 113.59761089087

Latitude: 39.008470056339

Chinese PinYin : Luo Hou Si