Peacock cave

Peacock cave

"Peacock cave" is located between the cliff walls of peacock temple in peacock village, shuanglongjie Township, Anyue County, Sichuan Province, adjacent to Mingshan Temple scenic area, 60 km away from the county seat of Anyue County. The master of peacock cave, the Buddha mother Peacock King Ming, wears a Buddha crown and sits on the peacock's back. With four arms, the first one on the left holds the lotus, the second one holds the auspicious fruit; the first one on the right is held in front of the chest, and the fingers are broken. The two heavenly kings were on the left and right. The back wall is decorated with the scenes of offering sacrifices to heaven and man and the war between Emperor Shitian and Asura. Its exquisite degree is even higher than that of Dazu Grottoes with similar themes. Undoubtedly, it is a wonderful flower in Anyue Grottoes in Western China!

In 1750, the fourth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, monk Chongzhi built a temple here. Because the ancestors engraved Peacock King Ming, it was named peacock temple. The cave is 4.7 meters high, 4.3 meters wide and 2.7 meters deep. There are 8 large and small niches, 75 statues and 6 inscriptions, which are mainly engraved in peacock cave, three Buddha cave, Amitabha cave, Guanyin Sutra niche and hell niche. This statue was created in the Northern Song Dynasty. The most striking one is the statue of Peacock King Ming. In the middle of the niche, there is a three-dimensional Peacock King Ming with a height of 2.3 meters. On it sits a Peacock King Ming with four arms. He wears a Buddha crown, a necklace on his chest, a double collar coat, a lotus bud in his left hand, a flat peach in his left hand, a bird feather in his right hand, and a leaf Sutra in his right hand. The stone pagoda of Jingmu in the late Tang Dynasty is 12 meters high, with 8 square and 3 layers. There are 24 small relief Buddha statues, and 144 Buddhist scriptures are carved. The cave has unique conception, wonderful shape and high aesthetic value. On the top of the mountain behind peacock cave, there is a Jingmu stone pagoda in the Tang Dynasty. It is 15 meters high, 8 square and 3 layers, and 24 small relief Buddha statues. The pagoda is simple, beautiful and well protected, which is rare in Sichuan Province.

brief introduction

In 1750, the fourth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, monk Chongzhi built a temple at the foot of a mountain in Anyue today. Because the ancestors engraved Peacock King Ming, it was named peacock temple. The cave is 4.7 meters high, 4.3 meters wide and 2.7 meters deep. There are 8 large and small niches, 75 statues and 6 inscriptions, which are mainly engraved in peacock cave, three Buddha cave, Amitabha cave, Guanyin Sutra niche and hell niche. This statue was created in the Northern Song Dynasty. The most striking one is the statue of Peacock King Ming. In the middle of the niche, there is a three-dimensional Peacock King Ming with a height of 2.3 meters. On it sits a Peacock King Ming with four arms. He wears a Buddha crown, a necklace on his chest, a double collar coat, a lotus bud in his left hand, a flat peach in his left hand, a bird feather in his right hand, and a leaf Sutra in his right hand. The stone pagoda of Jingmu in the late Tang Dynasty is 12 meters high, with 8 square and 3 layers. There are 24 small relief Buddha statues, and 144 Buddhist scriptures are carved. The cave has unique conception, wonderful shape and high aesthetic value.

King Ming is the incarnation of Buddha and Bodhisattva to subdue the demons. True and false miscellany 13 says: "the meaning of light in the Ming Dynasty is a symbol of wisdom. The so-called anger body uses wisdom to destroy the master of trouble and karma, so it is called the king of the Ming Dynasty." In esoteric Buddhism, a person who obeys the orders of the Tathagata and shows anger in order to summon all living beings. The peacock king is also known as the "Buddha mother peacock king". Generally, the king is angry, which makes ordinary people feel difficult to get close to. The Peacock King Ming is elegant, kind and amiable, and has a poetic peacock as his mount. In ancient India, it is said that peacock was the natural enemy of poisonous snake and was deified. Peacock King Ming is the incarnation of peacock God. It is said that she is a female with four arms. She holds lotus, Juyuan fruit, auspicious fruit and peacock's tail in her hands and sits on the rosette, which is carried on the peacock's back. Peacock King Ming has the colorful wings of a male peacock on his back, which is very powerful and beautiful. The God can eliminate poison and disaster, and calm the changes of heaven and earth.

With the passage of time, the peacock temple, which was once prosperous with incense, has become depressed and dilapidated. In those days, the peacock cave could be preserved only by a family outside the cave. During the cultural revolution, people said that they would blow up the peacock cave, but because this family lived here, the peacock Mingwang cave and its kitchen could not be destroyed separately, so the peacock cave was preserved. Many years ago, the house collapsed and disappeared. It is said that the state gave the family 500 yuan for management and 300 yuan for dog food, and ordered them to take charge of the cultural relics. However, the money actually fell into the hands of the family was only 300 yuan for people and 100 yuan for dog food, and the rest was deducted by that level.

The peacock cave was partially damaged in the May 12 earthquake. In order to preserve the rare grottoes, Anyue County has repaired and reinforced peacock cave and Mingshan temple. On June 21, 2012, Sichuan Provincial Administration of cultural relics organized experts to inspect and accept the environmental renovation project of cliff statues in the wofoyuan in Anyue County, and the post disaster rescue project of mingshansi grottoes and kongkedong grottoes. Today, the old look has changed. The peacock cave in the deep mountain is no longer luxuriant and uninhabited, but protected under the eaves of the newly built cave. Now, it is the place where friends who are searching for the ancient and the secluded come to Anyue to search for treasures.

architectural composition

The main hole of peacock cave is chiseled according to the rock. It is 4.7 meters high, 4.3 meters wide and 2.7 meters deep. There are 8 large and small niches, 75 statues and 6 inscriptions, which are mainly engraved in peacock cave, three Buddha cave, Amitabha cave, Guanyin Sutra niche and hell niche. The statue was created in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the most striking one is the statue of Peacock King Ming. In the middle of the niche, there is a three-dimensional peacock with a height of 2.3 meters, on which sits a four armed Peacock King Ming. He wears a Buddha crown, a necklace on his chest, a double collar coat, a lotus bud in his left hand, a flat peach in his left hand, a bird feather in his right hand, and a leaf Sutra in his right hand.

Jingmu stone pagoda

After peacock cave, there is a Qing Dynasty building complex, Sanqing hall. The famous Jingmu stone pagoda in the late Tang Dynasty is located in the courtyard. The stone pagoda is a single eaves Jingmu stone pagoda with a height of 12 meters. It is divided into three layers with eight bright pillars on each layer. The pillars are divided into eight sides and six sides. Each of them is engraved with the name of Buddhist scriptures. There are 24 bright pillars, with 144 Buddhist scriptures. The handwriting is simple and fluent. On the upper walls of the four layers of the tower, there is a small Buddha statue in relief, a total of 24. The stone pagoda is simple, solemn, majestic, and well preserved. It has high artistic value and cultural relic value. 、

Related Legends

The legend of stone pagoda

It is said that there was an old well at the top of the mountain. The water was clear, and some good people poured into the chaff. In less than half a day, they came out of the river at the foot of the mountain. Later, demons came out of the well and brought disaster to the people. There was an eminent monk, wearing a Dharma crown, wearing a Dharma suit, straw sandals, holding a whip to drive demons, preparing a incense table, singing gongs and drums, who went down the well to suppress demons. Before going down the well, the eminent monk told the young monk, "if you see the straw sandals dancing in the well, you will beat the war drum fiercely and cheer for me." The eminent monk just went down the well, and sure enough, he danced with straw sandals. Unfortunately, the little monk only watched the fighting with straw sandals, but forgot to beat gongs and drums. As a result, the eminent monk died of exhaustion at the bottom of the well and was eaten by a monster. The little monk was very sad and indignant. He was the only one who did not omit to attack and recite the Buddhist scriptures to make up for his merits and demerits. He specially built the Sutra pagoda on the ancient well to suppress the demons. It's worth seeing anyway.

Legend of peacock cave

It is said that shuanglongjie township was the former peacock farm. It was the only way to Chengdu and Chongqing in ancient times. It was also an important town for soldiers and bandits in the past dynasties. With dense trees and mild climate, it was where peacocks lived. Peacocks could be seen everywhere at that time, so it was called peacock farm. In the peacock farm, there is a resident named Kong Si. His family is so poor that they have no rice to cook. They all depend on wild vegetables for a living, because both of them are seriously ill and have no money to cure. There are also two children who are a few years old. They have to drag their weak bodies up the mountain to look for wild vegetables. One day, the whole family was carrying wild vegetables, and suddenly a beautiful peacock came from outside. Standing above the center of the main room, he did not move. He just screamed. Seeing this, Confucius thought that maybe the peacock was hungry, so he went to bed. Confucius could not help but put the wild vegetables in the bowl in front of the peacock. Then the peacock ate them, called "better, better", and flew away. At night, Kong Longxiang dreamed that his ancestors were on the peacock's back and on the lotus. Ask Kong Si to come to him. As soon as Kong Si gets rid of him, he says, "everything is fine with you. Be diligent.". As soon as Kong Si heard two sentences, he woke up and couldn't sleep any more. As soon as it was light, he called his wife up and walked around the mountain quickly and slowly. He felt very comfortable and strong. He seemed to have recovered completely. The husband and wife are very smart. They hoe the slope and open up wasteland. Because of their hard work, they had a good harvest in that year. The cows, pigs and sheep are bright, and they are not sick. Life is better. There are happy smiles on the faces of the whole family. It's really nice to be a man, and there are lots of poultry. One day, sitting in the courtyard, Kong Xiangxiang thought about what happened. Could it be that the ancestors of the Kong family came to light and cured us. The peacock that flew in that day may be the incarnation of our ancestors. It was he who saved us. Otherwise, there is no today. We will never forget his kindness and decided to carve an ancestor and a peacock statue to worship. Kongsi told his wife what he thought, and she agreed immediately. Kongsi invited a skilled stonecutter to carve on the rock next to his house. After several months of layout and carving, a peacock cave with fine craftsmanship, exquisite art, complete layout and rich content was displayed in front of the people.

development

Anyue is the most concentrated County of ancient Chinese Buddhist statue sites known in China. At present, 200 grotto statues have been found, with more than 100000 statues. Among them, the magnificent statues of the Tang Dynasty and the exquisite statues of the Song Dynasty are especially famous in the world,

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