Xiongdeng Temple

Xiongdeng Temple

Xiongdeng temple is also called Yangdeng temple. It is located in Rubu Township, 10km away from Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, south of Haizi, on the mountain behind lengba village, with an altitude of 4105m. "Yangdeng" means a temple built on a more open grassland and a higher mountain than the original wenggeng temple. Later, due to the transliteration of Chinese, it became "xiongdeng Temple".

Temple allusions

Before the establishment of xiongdeng temple, there were two temples, one called Weng Geng Da Ma, the other called Weng Geng Xia ma. They were small temples of Bai religion. Luozhen Langji (originally a white believer) who was the founder of the temple, was eager to worship Karmapa, the founder of the white religion, in order to pursue further study. He was rejected by his disciples and was unable to see him. Instead, he asked zongkaba, the master of the Yellow religion, to study Scriptures for eight years. After returning to Daocheng, he founded the Yellow religion, expanded xiongdeng temple and became the first generation of living Buddha of the Yellow religion in the temple. There were 730 monks. According to the assessment: the temple was built in 1415, with a history of more than 570 years. It covers an area of more than 1100 mu.

Temple development

At the beginning of the temple, there were seven monks. The main contents of "dense diamond" were established, and the religious practice system of "living according to the rules and regulations in summer" and "three things rules and regulations" were established. According to the classics, Buddhist activities were carried out.

In the 32nd year of Emperor Guangxu (1906), Zhao Erfeng, Minister of Sichuan Yunnan border affairs, carried out the policy of "changing the land to flow" in Kangba area. During the period of "Cultural Revolution" in the late 1960s and early 1970s, temples, which regarded religion as the "four old" (old ideas, old culture, old customs and old habits), suffered disaster.

In early 1983, on March 25 of the Tibetan calendar, the xiongdeng Temple began to resume normal religious activities, with more than 70 lamas and Zaba people. In 1984, xiongdeng temple was approved as an open Temple by the people's Government of Ganzi Prefecture.

In 1986, it was approved by the state and county. 270000 yuan was allocated for the restoration of the whole temple. After several years of painstaking efforts, a three storey Hall of more than 3000 square meters was built in 1990. In the center of the hall, there are 88 high pillars of the Buddha Hall, which is very spectacular. In addition, there are 87 large and small zakong (Lama and Zaba houses)

At the end of 1990, there were 256 Living Buddhas, lamas and Zaba in xiongdeng temple

organization structure

The highest authority of xiongdeng temple is the "Standing Council of lamas", which is convened by the highest ranking monks in the temple, namely, Kanbu, wangze, tiebang Lama and wuqurong. The participants include living Buddha, Kanbu, wangze, Xiangzhui, tiebang Lama and gexi. They discuss, study and decide all the important affairs of the temple. Hand it over to the chase and wait for 3 people to implement it. Xiongdeng temple has eight Qudu Huishou organizations, which are religious management groups.

Economic situation

Before liberation, Longxiang was responsible for the expenses of praying for Dafa Club 21 days a year, which was one of the sources of income of the temple. Secondly, the temple had 20000 Dayang and more than 10000 grams of grain (about 500000 Jin), which increased its income through usury and grain debt. Thirdly, the eight qudushou organizations set up by the temple distributed more than 30000 grams of highland barley and more than 100000 Tibetan barley every year, and collected interest to ensure Buddhist activities The fourth is to do business; the fifth is to do divination. When people get married, die, go out, repair houses, move, etc., they have to give alms, and this income is quite a lot every year; the sixth is to collect alms from religious people, especially from the deceased's family members. The temple will change the price of the deceased's property. In addition, the temple has 2 ranches and more than 100 cows.

religious activities

The temple has 93 days of Buddhist activities throughout the year. In the Tibetan calendar, a Dharma mission was held in January for seven days; in February for six days; in March for five days; in April for six days; in May for seven days; from July 15 to August 30 for 46 days; in October for two days to commemorate the death of the founder of the Yellow Sect, Luoba; in November for two days“ In addition, there are also some small-scale Buddhist activities, which are held in rural areas, including temples, lamas and Zaba, together with religious believers, or by monks in each village alone.

Address: Jinzhu Town, Rubu Township, south of Haizi mountain, is located on the hillside of lengba village, 10 kilometers away from the county seat

Longitude: 100.31400299072

Latitude: 29.09049987793

Traffic information: you can ride a bicycle or charter a car

Ticket information: Free

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