Xilin Temple

The Xilin temple in Songjiang, Shanghai, was built in the Xianchun period of the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it was named Yunjian reception yard. There was Chongen Pagoda in the yard, which was destroyed by soldiers in the early Yuan Dynasty. Ming Hongwu 20 years (1387 AD) reconstruction, renamed the Xilin temple, and built pagodas, commonly known as Xilin tower. At the same time, it is also to commemorate the founder of Yunjian reception center in Southern Song Dynasty, Zen master Yuanying. The pagoda has seven stories, 46 meters or 5 meters high. It is very powerful and strict. The pagodas of the three Wu dynasties are famous far and near. In the Zhengtong period, Ming Ying's clan granted a plaque and granted the title of "great Ming Xilin Buddhist temple". At that time, there were more than 600 monks, with drum in the evening and bell in the morning, and fanbei in the Fayin. It flourished for a time and extended to the Qing Dynasty. Famen has been inherited from generation to generation and has been extended for generations. It is known as a famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Xilin temple in Songjiang District of Shanghai is about 300 meters from Renmin Road in Songjiang District along Zhongshan West Road. There is a magnificent Buddhist palace in front of you. This is the famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River. Walking into the Mountain Gate of the Zen temple and looking up, you can see the hand of master Mingshan, President of Jiangsu Buddhist Association: "Daxiong hall" inscribed on the tablet. The stippling is full of the strong calligraphy style of the orthodox Northern Wei Dynasty in Yungang Stone Carvings of Datong. On the ridge of dragon's kiss in the hall, the four characters of "Buddha's day adds radiance" shine in the sun, which is a trace left by Jin yingzi. After the ridge is "Falun Changzhuan".

Xilin Temple

Xilin temple was built in the Xianchun period of the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it was named Yunjian reception yard. There was Chongen Pagoda in the yard, which was destroyed by soldiers in the early Yuan Dynasty.

Xilin temple was rebuilt in the 20th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1387 AD). It was renamed Xilin temple and built a pagoda, commonly known as Xilin pagoda. At the same time, it is also to commemorate the founder of Yunjian reception hall in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zen master Yuanying, so it is easily called Yuanying tower. The tower has seven floors, 46 or 5 meters high. The tower is towering and strict. The three Wu pagodas are far and near.

In the orthodox period of the reign of emperor Xilin, the Ming Dynasty's Great Britain clan granted a plaque and granted the title of "great Ming Xilin Temple". At that time, there were more than 600 monks, including evening drum, morning bell and fanbei, which flourished until the Qing Dynasty. Famen has been inherited from generation to generation and has been extended for generations. It is known as a famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River.

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Xilin temple is located 300 meters westward along Zhongshan West Road, Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai. There is a magnificent Buddhist palace in front of us. This is the famous temple Xilin temple in the south of the Yangtze River.

Walking into the Mountain Gate of the Zen temple and looking up, you can see the hand of master Mingshan, President of Jiangsu Buddhist Association: "Daxiong hall" inscribed on the tablet. The stippling is full of the strong calligraphy style of the orthodox Northern Wei Dynasty in Yungang Stone Carvings of Datong. On the ridge of dragon's kiss in the hall, the four characters of "Buddha's day adds radiance" shine in the sun, which is a trace left by Jin yingzi. After the ridge is "Falun Changzhuan".

In the autumn of 1992, the Songjiang Museum presided over the renovation of the Xilin tower with funding from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of cultural administration. On November 29, 1993, when the repairmen unloaded the pagoda, they found that there were many Buddhist statues and ancient coins in the copper sandwich liner of Baoding gourd. There were gold Buddha statues, silver Buddha statues, gilt silver Guanyin statues, gilt silver Wenkui star statues, jade Guanyin statues, Buddhist scriptures, chronicle silver tablets, chronicle wooden boards, bronze seals and ancient coins. More than 50 pieces. Most of them were from Daoguang to Guangxu.

Treasure of zhensi

On December 15 of the same year, more than 70 pieces of ornaments, such as gold and silver Buddha statues, gold and copper Buddha statues, bronze Buddha statues, jade arhat statues, jade walls, jade rings, jade inkstones, ancient coins, Buddhist scriptures, amber and agate, were found in the brick Palace at the base of Tasha. Most of them are in the Ming Dynasty, and there are still things in the song, yuan and pre Song dynasties. From January 23 to 25, 1994, the underground palace of pagoda was excavated. It was found that the underground palace with 0.65 cubic meters of space was orderly arranged with Buddha statues, Guanyin statues and Silver Tower models. The cauldron, hearth and basin are like a small underground Buddha Hall. Several cornucopias are filled with hundreds of jade carvings. Agate, amber, crystal, coral and other accessories.

There are more than 70 gold and silver Buddha statues, gold and silver pagodas and other models, as well as bronze cauldrons, jade cups, jade bowls and jade plates in the small Buddha Hall of the underground palace of the Xilin temple. What's more amazing is that in the underground palace, there is a relic for the founder of the Xilin temple, Zen master Yuanying, which is the treasure of the famous temple.

Since the beginning of the Republic of China, the war has been declining. During the "Cultural Revolution" period, it was hard to avoid, and it was almost in ruins. The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) carried out the reform and opening up policy, gradually implemented the religious policy, enhanced the glory of Buddha and Xilin. In front of him, the great monk Zhang Xuming presided over the restoration, which took five years to take shape.

In February 1992, the great monk of sex cultivation succeeded the abbot and made great efforts to plan and revive the zongfeng style. He not only rebuilt the Pilu hall, newly shaped the Pilu Buddha and the twenty heavens, but also rebuilt the main hall and the East chamber, established the Songjiang Buddhist Association, presided over the daily work, and led the four disciples to further study. In 1992, the Xilin pagoda was funded by the Shanghai Cultural Management Association and now stands in the clouds. The following year, it was found that there were more than 100 pieces of gold-plated Buddha statues, jade arhat statues, amber, agate and other ornaments in the pagoda, which were dedicated to the Buddhist monk Yuanying.

Layout structure

The archway, bell and Drum Tower of Xilin temple were also completed under the guidance of the great monk Xingxiu.

Relying on the eternal light of Buddha, good faith and protection, thanks to the concern of the urban government, it was able to develop in the reconstruction planning of Zhongshan middle road and purchase land in the West. The district government also planned the northeast corner of our temple to Xilin temple as a permanent temple property. In the future, our temple will expand Manjusri hall, Puxian hall, Sansheng hall, pharmacist hall, east-west wing room, Buddha chanting hall, Zen hall, sutra collection building, Abbot's room, Zhaitang, library, exhibition room and other auxiliary halls according to the overall planning.

After the completion of the temple, the total area of more than ten mu, I believe that it will be an important place for the four people of ten sides to participate in the common practice, listen to the Scriptures, hear the Dharma, attend Zen and chant Buddhism, and cultivate talents. The future expansion project will cost a lot of money, relying on the good deeds of men and women from all over the world, and the benevolent people from all over the world. A little makes a lot, and a little makes a great deal, so as to achieve the cause of all over the world with the alms of the masses.

Cultural heritage

Songjiang Buddhism has a long history. Longhua Jing'an, built in chiwu, was loujing at that time, then Songjiang, and now Shanghai.

Songjiang calendar is a place where eminent monks and great virtues come forth in large numbers. Within the Fucheng, there were ten temples and thirteen pagodas since the Tang Dynasty. Xu Shangyu, a poet of Huating in the Song Dynasty, wrote the well-known poem "Xilin". It is recorded in the three Mao and nine peaks, but in the arbor forest outside the gate of the West City, there are frequent flying eagles and vultures.

Master Yuanying, sensing the victory of the pure land, built a temple and pagoda in the north of songqingyun bridge in the Xianchun period of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was originally named Yunjian reception hall, later named ting'en temple, also known as chong'en temple. The tower is also of the same name. It has eight sides and seven floors, with a total height of 46 or 5 meters. According to the records, the pagodas of the three Wu dynasties are famous far and near. Yuan destroyed war, Sanskrit sound deep ring. Master Wu Chun Hou of Ming Hong sought the site of the courtyard, rebuilt the Xilin temple, changed the name of the pagoda to Yuanying pagoda, and offered the relic of Yuanying master's spirit bone to the heavenly palace. About 50 years later, his disciples, Fawang Bian, were moved to the back of Tianwang hall to honor the spiritual relic of his ancestors.

In 1448, Emperor Yingzong ascended the throne and granted the pagoda the name of "Xilin Temple" and "Xilin pagoda". Twenty years later, Emperor Yingzong once again granted the imperial edict of gold to expand the temple, which was known as the Dragon Court and the mountains. There are more than 600 monks in the courtyard, so it is a famous temple in Jiangnan. In 1452, Emperor Daizong left a plaque with the name of "Buddha's Day brightening". After hanging the tower, the hall of Pilu was honored, and the temple was famous all over the world.

Since then, more than 500 years later, the Buddhist temple and pagoda of Xilin have been maintained, and the bells and drums have been heard in the land of Fengmao.

Architectural style

On both sides of the Dragon kiss ridge, fish tails are shining. On the top of the lace dripping water, small Bodhisattvas are shaped. The vertical belt is the four heavenly kings, and the center of the ridge top is decorated with a treasure gourd. Looking up at the whole hall, it is the traditional Xieshan single eaves architectural style of ancient famous temples in China. There is also an elephant trunk on the left and right sides of the ridge. And the sculpture "dragon in front and Phoenix in back" implies the auspicious meaning of dragon and Phoenix. With seven lines of ridge decoration and grey ancient tube tile roof, people seem to see the real architecture of the times.

In fact, the magnificent hall is a new building rebuilt on the site of the former hall. The hall built before the Ming Dynasty can only see two mulberry stones weighing about 4 tons under the upper circle. These relics 700 years ago have become the treasure of the new hall. It is only ten steps away from the back door of the hall composed of six floor lattice windows, that is, the towering Yuanying pagoda of Xilin Chan temple. The tower has seven floors and eight sides. It is of brick and wood structure. There are brick ladders in the wall of the tower. The tower, 46.5 meters high, is still the tallest Pagoda in Shanghai.

According to the relevant inscriptions, it is said that "the pagoda is magnificent and solemn, and the pagodas of the three Wu dynasties are no better than the others." Xilin temple and Xilin pagoda have a history of more than 700 years. In the 21st year of Hongwu (1388) of Ming Dynasty, the temple and pagoda were rebuilt. In memory of Zen master Yuanying, the founder of Yunjian reception house in Southern Song Dynasty, chongen pagoda was renamed Yuanying pagoda. The pagoda was rebuilt several times in 1613, 1793, 1840 and 1875. Yuanying pagoda is now conventionally called Xilin pagoda.

Overall planning

Songjiang, Shanghai, is a city of outstanding people. According to historical records, Songjiang Prefecture was established first, and then Shanghai county station was built. It has a history of 1500 years

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