temple of the Dragon King

temple of the Dragon King

Longwang temple, located in the north of shennei Township, Anxi County, is an ancient temple built in the Song Dynasty, also known as Longtan Temple. In the old days, it was dedicated to the Dragon King of the four seas, the empress of the Dragon King, the sun, the moon, the star king, the Leigong, the Dianmu, the Fengshen and the Yubo gods. When the wind and rain are out of balance, the drought does not rain, or the rain does not stop for a long time, the people have to go to the Dragon King Temple to burn incense and pray for the Dragon King to control the water and weather.

The temple of Dragon King is famous for its immortals in the mountain and its spirits in the water. In history, Longwang temple was a place where officials and people prayed for rain in case of drought. Wei taste pray rain in this, he blame Taoist must see dragon, dragon see shape show Wei. Wei also, the heavy thunderstorm hit Wei and killed him, so he was sacrificed beside the temple. In this regard, historical records and folk widely spread a variety of legends. According to the annals of Anxi County written by Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, "after Makeng mountain in Changtai (now the corner of Makeng in HUSHUI Village),". There are three pools. The next pool is the deepest. Where is the Dragon King Temple. It's not good to pray in drought. In February of the seventh year of Jiajing, there was a severe drought. Huang Yi, magistrate of the county, was bareheaded. He led the people to pray under the pool. Three steps and one worship led to the rain. In June of the thirty first year of Jiajing, the county magistrate Wang Xun prayed for the water and the rain In the annals of Anxi County, miscellaneous records of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it was quoted from the annals of the Song Dynasty: "the Longtan Temple in Shencun village is more than two Zhang long, with a big stone on its side. When praying for rain, the turtle will see drought, and the snake will see rain." Another ancient book says: "Longtan Temple is located in the east of Zhenfu. The water is blue. In case of severe drought, people from all walks of life come here to pray for rain. If they don't get home, it's raining heavily. They ask for all kinds of help, and none of them is cool."

Longwang temple, a newly compiled annals of Anxi County, states: "from March 25 to May 16, 1943, the whole county suffered from drought of 378461 mu According to legend, county magistrate Chen Gongbei once led Xinnan to Longtan Temple to pray for rain, and it rained heavily. He Lu, an ancient poet, wrote a poem "rain from the dragon pond": strange stones pierce holes in the pond, and people say that they can see the dragon palace through the sea. If they come to pray for rain due to drought, they will only be in the moment of hushing the clouds.

Historical origin

The Longwang temple is one of the 18 famous cultural relics in Anxi County, Quanzhou City. On the wall of the temple, there was a poem with five rhythms written by song Yinglin, the former magistrate of Anxi County. It is more climbing than climbing. The top of the temple is rugged. There are tigers in the forest, and there are no monks in the temple. The ghost cave Yang phosphor does not have, the Longtan wet fog steams, not because prays for rain, who to this beacon ascends Under the temple, the water of Longtan is deep and green. On the lake, the terrain is precipitous. The peaks are towering, the peaks are circling, the emeralds are covered with dans, and the clouds are ethereal. In the mountains, "sunny days, continuous rain, thousand years often hanging too ancient sound" (Huang Yagu poem). Guanyin Mountain is covered with fog all the year round, "floating smoke and misty shadow" (Jinshi Huang ertou's poem); Xiandong peak is known as a fairy, "Pengshan mountain is ethereal, clouds and smoke are locked, and the sky is distinct from the high place" (Zhixian Huang's poem).

Layout structure

Dragon King Temple: stone turtle, stone boat, stone drum, stone chicken, stone dog, stone monkey, stone man, stone chair, stone table remarkably like the true. Among the mountains, there is a winding stream, which makes a detour, hitting the stone, playing the sweet sound of Shenlin stream.

Dragon King Temple, along the stream there are rain pool, birdstone pool, drum pool, rhyme pool Like a string of pearls inlaid in the green tent. In ancient times, it was known as the three wonders of mountain, stone and pool, with "extraordinary scenery, poets and poets, and many visitors". The site is in the stream between Zhendong Village and HUSHUI village. The water from the valley flows into the three pools and splashes three piles of snow. It is a wonder. The third one is called Longtan, which is the most spectacular.

Folklore

According to legend, in ancient times, the dragon pool was unfathomable. Sometimes, the black dragon rose from the pool and prayed for rain, so it was named. In the temple of the Dragon King, Guo Zhenyi, a Jinshi of Tong'an, went to Longtan to have a sightseeing. He splashed ink with his brush and wrote a poem on the spot

Yin Yin touched the stone like a rainbow,

The chemical industry can be seen in the removal of Lushan.

Four seas dragon and snake square cauldron boiling,

A pond full of fish and turtles.

On the goutai misty rain alligator,

In the wind and thunder bird path of Nalu.

The terrain is deep and the sky is small,

He scratched his head in front of the bottle and asked about the poem.

The Dragon King of the four seas is the God respected by the Han people. It is the general name of the Dragon King of the East Sea, the Dragon King of the South China Sea, the Dragon King of the West Sea and the Dragon King of the North China Sea.

The belief of Dragon King originated earlier, and then gradually spread throughout the middle land. Although the early Dragon God had the divinity of rainfall, he had no duty of keeping the earth. For example, when praying for rain in the Han Dynasty, it was sacrificed to the Earth Dragon.

The Dragon King is the Dragon God who manages the ocean and human climate and wind and rain under the order of Nu Wa. It is described in Qu Yuan's "songs of Chu" and "Nine Songs". Dragon is a combination of nine kinds of animals. It can go to the sea and call the wind and rain. So the dragon is the head of the spirit beast, and it is also the witness of the unification of the yellow and the Chinese. It was regarded as the symbol of the monarch by the emperors of all dynasties, so the ancient emperors issued many imperial edicts to seal the dragon as the king in order to make the country prosperous.

In ancient times, the ancient people were not wise enough to think that the Dragon King was only related to precipitation. When there was a severe drought or flood, the people thought that the Dragon King was the one to punish all living beings. Therefore, the Dragon King was a severe and somewhat vicious God among the gods.

In order to pray for good weather, a dragon king temple was built in eastern China to worship the Dragon King. There are many seated statues in the temple, usually only one dragon king. There is a description of the origin of the dragon in the Taoist classic "Taishang Yuanshi Tianzun Shuo Yuyu Longwang Jing". The dragon is the spirit of wisdom and vitality when the universe was born. Because Taiji (the solar system centered on the earth's wisdom) was established, it was ordered by the Jade Emperor to become the God to protect Taiji creatures. Another mission of the Dragon God is to protect the environment where Taiji creatures exist from destruction. According to their functions, dragon gods can be divided into heaven Dragon God, Earth Dragon God, Sea Dragon God and so on. Some local dragon gods also have the functions of God of wealth. They all have the ability to cultivate Yin and Yang and transform and use the five elements (elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth).

In the Taoist classics, the God of Heavenly Dragon assisted in the description of the emperor of Shanggong, the gods of Leibu (the Ninth Heaven should popularize Tianzun by the thunder of Yuan Dynasty), Lei gongdianmu, fengboyu and other gods to carry out the cloud and rain, blocking the elements and disasters that can damage and destroy Taiji. The Sea Dragon God helps Mazu to manage marine creatures and is the protection god of fishermen.

Nu Wa canonized Nine Dragon Kings in total, making them Ze Rui and nourish the lower world. The Nine Dragon Kings are: Five Emperors [land, heaven], a total of five, recorded in the "Dragon King product". There are four Dragon Kings of the four seas [the ocean], which record the Taishang Dongyuan mantra Sutra. As the Dragon King of the four seas was canonized by Nu Wa, his status among the gods was lofty and special, and he maintained a greater autonomy. The heavenly palace generally allowed him autonomy in his ocean affairs. The Dragon King had sons and grandchildren of the dragon and lived in the lower world, which was another embodiment of privilege among the gods.

Cultural influence

Dragon King, one of the Taoist gods, originated from the worship of Dragon God and the belief of sea god in ancient times. Influenced by Chinese traditional culture, Japan also believes in it. It is considered to be in charge of the living creatures in the sea, and it is often worshipped in flood and drought prone areas. There are four Dragon Kings in charge of the four seas, which are called the four seas Dragon Kings. The little dragon king can exist in all waters. The image of Dragon King is mostly the dragon head. In Taoist classics, the Earth Dragon God assisted the later Tuhuang dizhi, the Immortal Emperor of Antarctica, and the great emperor of five mountains to nurture and manage the Yin and Yang and products in various regions of the earth, manage the mountains, rivers, plains and highlands, as well as the immortals and Yin and hell beings.

The Sea Dragon God helps Mazu to manage marine creatures and is the protection god of fishermen.

Landscape in front of the temple

Believer initiative

It's a pity that in the 1950s, the Longwang Temple collapsed due to disrepair. In the 1980s, because of the highway construction, it was further damaged. Today, there are only a few ruins.

Nowadays, taking natural and cultural aesthetics as an example, and taking earthly mortals for physical fitness and spiritual cultivation, the Longtan Temple is surrounded by a vast forest, a long sea of clouds, a gentle mountain breeze, and a murmuring stream. The Longwangmiao site in Anxi remains to be developed. It is expected that the believers of dexianda can come to restore the site together, and hope that the original appearance of the ancient temple can be restored. The natural landscape such as mountains, stones and pools and the ancient temple landscape can be used for reasonable planning and comprehensive development. It can become a rare summer resort in the suburbs of the county. We sincerely invite all sectors of the society and all the social organizations concerned and supporting the temporary Hall of the Dragon King Temple to be kind, generous, helpful, helpful and contribute to the grand event. For the restoration of the Dragon King Temple and dedication of a sincere, contribute a good heart, to become good virtue, to the eternal! To show merit, to keep fame! Every bit of your kindness is the strength of the reconstruction of the Dragon King Temple, and will achieve the supreme merit. I sincerely hope that you and I can work together to make the Longwang Temple shine again as soon as possible, so that it can be used as a Dharma base for believers. In the future, on the day of the completion of the Dragon King Temple, a monument will be carved to commemorate its boundless merits and virtues, which will be passed down to the future generations and benefit the descendants! I wish those who care and support Longwang Temple good health.

Address: Longwang temple, East nanbinhe Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, Gansu

Longitude: 103.856750974

Latitude: 36.067317701531

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