Mahabonddha

Mahabonddha

Qianfo temple is located in shanshenyu village, Shikou Township, Jiaokou County, Shanxi Province, beside National Highway 209. It is named after 1055 lifelike stone Buddha statues in different shapes. Qianfo temple has a long history and culture. According to archaeological experts, Qianfo temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty, and it is the only earliest temple that Indian Brahmanism was introduced into China.

Historical evolution

Thousand Buddha Temple, there is only one niche, the plane is rectangular, no back room, lift meters high, 8 meters wide, covering an area of 40 square meters, mainly to create tower shaped niche, so it is also known as "tower cave". The statue on the left has 21 layers. Among them, there are five upper floors with 16 statues on each floor; a statue of the main Buddha symbolizing the emperor is engraved in the center, with three parallel floors on both sides, and each floor has a train statue; and there are nine centimeter sized characters engraved in it, such as "made in the first year of Yongxi" and "made in the third year of Xinghe".

Layout structure

Thousand Buddha Temple, 22 layers of statues on the right. Among them, there are 22 statues on each floor of the first to second floors, 25 statues on each floor of the third to fifth floors, 23 statues on each floor of the sixth to eighth floors, 21 statues on each floor of the ninth to twelfth floors, and 1 large statue carved in the middle, 8 layers on the left and 2 layers on the right, 60 statues on each floor.

There are more than 900 statues in total. The big ones are more than feet and the small ones are about inches. They have different postures, beautiful lines, rich clothing, informal and rigorous arrangement. There are more than 1100 bottles of cliff Buddha statues carved on the stone walls of the temple, which are about two feet high and three feet wide. They are made in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.

Although eroded by wind and rain, the statues of Moyan in Qianfo temple still have smooth lines, clear images, vivid images, exquisite carving skills and superb craftsmanship.

Qianfo Temple scenic spot is located in the temperate monsoon climate zone, which is the most suitable place to visit in summer.

Related allusions

The Ming emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty sent Qin Jing envoys to Tianzhu to write about the remains of Fu Tu. He met two Buddhist monks, moteng and zhufalan in the Yueshi kingdom of West Tianzhu, and introduced Buddhist classics into the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty.

"In the tenth year of Yongping reign of the Ming emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 67), there were two Buddhist monks, the white horse carrying Sutra of shimotang zhufalan, who founded the Royal temples, the White Horse Temple, the Xingjiao temple and the Ximing temple in Wenyang County of Xizhou (Jiaokou County of Shanxi Province), established the Vatican Palace, translated the Sanskrit classics and taught Buddhism; at the same time, there was dadetanna in India, who taught Brahmanism (Hinduism) in the thousand Buddha cave in Shenyu of Wenyang mountain."

"In the tenth year of Yongping reign of the Ming emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 67), the imperial envoy welcomed Indian shimotang zhufalan to establish a royal temple in today's Jiaokou county and Shilou county. He was Wang Min, the name of uncle, who was the general of Mu village in Liulin County of Shanxi Province

There are 1055 Buddha statues carved on the four walls of Qianfo cave. The highest one is 1.5 meters, and the smallest one is only 14 cm. The sculptors are fine, vivid, and the proportion of body and body is appropriate, which has high artistic value. The main Buddha of the statue is in the middle, with two waiters and two Bodhisattvas on both sides. The Buddha of Sakyamuni sits on the ground, the silk belt is slanted around his shoulder, and the silk belt is erected on his right hand. This handprint is rare all over the world. The base of the Buddha statue is a lotus stand.

artistic value

The thousand Buddha Temple, standing on both sides, seems to be a Dharma protector. All Bodhisattvas are seated in a bun, with a crown on their head and a wreath on their body. The statues in the four wall niches have different postures. Some sit cross legged with their hands fixed; some hold their hands together for religious support; some step on the lotus to get rid of the dust.

1055 statues have been well preserved through the vicissitudes of time. They are a valuable cultural heritage presented by history to modern people. Their potential research, education and cultural values are immeasurable. A small number of brick carvings, wood carvings and painted clay carvings in the temple are also exquisitely carved, which complement the stone carvings and enhance the artistic appeal of Qianfo temple.

Emperor Xiaoding empress dowager, built in the nine years of Wanli thousand Buddhist temple. Hall for pilushenafo, around a thousand lotus seat, lotus health thousand Buddha, divided in accordance with, golden light thousand. When the Korean king tribute to Zuntian 24 body, a Luohan 18 body, Zhao Gong temple. It is like copper, but light is not like lacquer.

The twenty-four statues of Zuntian are solemn, merciful and fierce. They are full of spirit and good quality. It was not made by the state, and its workmanship was inferior. The eighteen statues of arhat are not the models of the eastern earth, but different from those of heaven and man.

However, the eighteen expressions are different, which can not be done by one single hand. If you work hard, you will be angry. If you close your eyes, you will be calm. If you write a book, you will be able to recite it. If you listen to something, you will be able to judge it. At that time, the monk bianrong in Western Shu was interrogated with a false accusation. But please stay in the temple, and the Dharma seat will be greatly improved. The temple is at babukou, north of Deshengmen. One mile south of the temple, there is a small thousand Buddha Temple.

Great significance

Yu Yanji visited Qianfo temple in Gushi City, Tiankai Buddhist selection hall in the north of the city, and Songtao's voice was in harmony with Sanskrit's voice. Thousand layer petal Chung Pilu seat, ten thousand Li letter to the light. Purple extremely has the auspicious fragrance to come out, evening does not have the Shuang class to follow the hall. Once the putuan is over, it will be forgotten.

Qishui official Fuchen thousand Buddha Temple, spring bird sound Buddha, lotus blossoming lamp. If you look and listen, you are afraid of love.

Address: Xinjian West Road, Zhoucun District, Zibo City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 117.840777

Latitude: 36.801207

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