Then, next, Bian Xiao will introduce you to the temples in Wutai Mountain. See if there are any temples you have been to in the list below!
1, Beixing (the first national treasure of China)
The national key cultural relics protection unit, North Keji, Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province, is located in Foguang New Village, Wutai County, Shanxi Province, 30 kilometers away from the county seat. Therefore, the temple has a long history and precious relics, so it is known as "the Buddha's Light of Asia".
The main hall of the temple, the East Hall, was built in the eleventh year of the Tang Dynasty, that is, in 857 AD. In terms of construction time, the main hall of nanzenji in Wutai County, which was built in the third year of Tang Jianzhong (AD 782), ranks second among the existing wooden buildings in China.
Tang Dynasty architecture in Kitakyushu. Sculptures, murals and inscriptions in the Tang Dynasty have high historical and artistic value and are called "Four Musts".
Beixingtang is not tall and ordinary, but it is called "China's first national treasure" by Liang Sicheng, a famous architect in China, because it breaks the Japanese scholar's conclusion that there were no wooden buildings in China before the Tang Dynasty.
2. Xiantong Temple (one of the earliest temples in China, the leader of Miao Qing Temple)
Xiantong Temple is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located in Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province. It is the largest and oldest temple in Wutai Mountain. This temple has a long history and precious cultural relics. It is a pearl in the holy land of Buddhism.
The White Horse Temple in Luoyang, the earliest Buddhist temple in China, is called "Teachers College". The initial construction time of Xiantong Temple can be compared with that of Baima Temple.
Fairy Temple is located in the north of Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain. The 79th Hall in the temple was a Huayan Dojo built by Miao Feng during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1606). Jade Buddha Temple is one of the five temples in Wutai Mountain with a long history.
Built in the Yongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (58~75), it was originally named Dafu Lingjiu Temple, and was later rebuilt as Mingyuan Temple by Emperor Xiaowen of Wei. Emperor Taizong rebuilt it and named it Huayan Temple. After the restoration of the famous Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, it was named "Daxiantong Temple". Later, after expansion and repair, it formed today's scale.
Now it is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The temple covers an area of 80,000 square meters, with more than 400 buildings of various types and 7 central axis halls. From south to north, there are Guanyin Hall, Manjusri Hall, Giant Buddha Hall, Infinite Hall, Qianbo Hall, Bronze Hall and Jingtang in turn. These halls are slightly different in shape, unique and well preserved.
3. Tayuan Temple (the landmark building of Wutai Mountain, with the Great White Pagoda in the temple)
Tayuan Temple is located in the south of Xiantong Temple in Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain. Here, it used to be the tower courtyard of Xiantong Temple in Wutai Mountain. In the Ming Dynasty, the stupa was rebuilt and became a single temple. Because there is a big white pagoda in the courtyard, it is named Tayuan Temple.
The towering white pagoda is the main symbol of the temple, hence the name of the temple. This pagoda is called Sakyamuni Pagoda, or Wutai Mountain White Pagoda for short.
This tower rises from the ground and soars in the air, surrounded by Wutai Mountain Temple, which is quite spectacular. People regard it as a symbol of Wutai Mountain.
4. Bodhisattva Top (leader of Huangmiao Temple in Wutai Mountain, the highest temple in Wutai Mountain)
The largest Huangdi Temple in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province. Located on the Ling Jiu Feng on the north side of Xiantong Temple in Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain. According to legend, it is the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, that is, Manjusri residence, so it is also called Zhenrongyuan and Manjusri Hall. It is one of the five Buddhist temples in Wutai Mountain.
This temple was built during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (47 1~499) and has been rebuilt many times. After Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Tibetan and Mongolian lamas settled in Wutai Mountain and became the head of the Huangsi Temple in Wutai Mountain.
Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Wutai Mountain several times, stayed at Bodhisattva Peak, gave the Bodhisattva Peak Lama a magistrate seal, and ordered the whole province of Shanxi, including Shanxi Governor and Datong Com.
In the pavilion of the East Buddhist Temple, the Dragon Imperial Monument is carved with a square boulder, which is six meters high and one meter wide on each side. It is engraved with Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan characters. Bodhisattva Top is a Manchu name, which means the place where Manjusri Bodhisattva lives.
Bodhisattva has a long history. In the Qing dynasty, it actually became a temple of the royal family, and its status was extremely noble.
5. Shuxiang Temple (the largest Manjusri Hall and one of the most popular temples in Wutai Mountain)
Shuxiang Temple, a national key cultural relics protection unit, is located in the west of Zongcheng Temple in Putuo and at the northern foot of Shizigou. In the 26th year of Qianlong (176 1), Li Hong accompanied the Empress Dojo to the Manjusri Bodhisattva Shuxiang Temple in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province. It is awe-inspiring to see Manjusri's wonderful and solemn appearance, and "silently recognize its image as a return".
In the Buddhist scriptures, Sakyamuni predicted that "the Buddha in the East is Manjusri, sometimes like a bhikkhu, sometimes like a king". Manjusri is translated as Manjusri, which is very close to Manchuria, so when the Dalai Lama in Tibet entered Danshu, he called the Qing emperor Manjusri.
There are rumors that emperor Qianlong was born in lion ditch, Chengde, Qing dynasty; Then someone added that Emperor Ganlong was reincarnated as Manjusri Bodhisattva.
Dragon and Empress Dowager said nothing about it, and said whatever she wanted. Back in the capital, the Queen Mother carved a stone statue for Baoxiang Temple in Xiangshan according to Manjusri of Wutai Mountain. In the thirty-ninth year of Qianlong (1774), Li Hong ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to build this temple in Chengde, imitating the regulations of Wutai Mountain Statue Temple and the appearance of Xiangshan Manjusri.
When the Shuxiang Temple was completed, Gan Long attended the ceremony and wrote a poem: "Like a full-scale temple model, this is a wonderful ceremony to celebrate the birthday." Jin Meng is still common, but the Baoyu dynasty is unique? Translate credentials to promote white industry, and my brother's floating picture. Although the name is commensurate with the actual period, the teacher's profit should be despised. "
The lamas in this temple are all Manchu, so the Qing court called this temple a home temple.
Shuxiang Temple is a typical temple in China, covering an area of 2.7 hectares, with a length of15m from east to west and 200m from north to south. Using garden layout technology, rockery was built on a large scale and pine trees were planted sporadically, creating its own unique style.
6. Bishan Temple (one of the top ten green temples)
Bishan Temple, located at the foot of Beitai Mountain, 2 kilometers northeast of Taihuai Town, was founded in the Ming Yingzong period and is the largest ten-square temple in Wutai Mountain. The so-called Shifang means that all monks and laymen in the Quartet can live here for free. If they are short of money when they leave here, there will be some charity in the temple.
Therefore, many climbers regard this place as a must-visit.
The environment around the temple is quiet and beautiful. The main buildings in the temple are Tianwang Temple, Lei Yin Temple, Tangjie Hall and Maitreya Hall. The statues in each hall were reconstructed in the Qing Dynasty. There is a statue of Sakyamuni on the stone altar in the center of the temple, which is finely carved and majestic.
7. Jinge Temple (Guanyin, the highest Buddha statue in Wutai Mountain, is located in the temple)
Jingu Temple is located at the northern foot of Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province, in the central Tainan. Except for the five temple buildings at the top of the platform, Jingu Temple is located on the highest ground, with an altitude of 1900 meters and a distance of about 15 kilometers from Taihuai Town. 1983 was identified by the State Council as a key Buddhist temple in Han area of China.
Jingu Temple is closely related to the spread of China Tantric Buddhism and Master Bukong, one of the founders of Tantric Buddhism.
8. Nanshan Temple (the most attractive temple in Wutai Mountain, a treasure house of stone carving art)
A big temple in Wutai Mountain, about 2 kilometers away from Taihuai Town. This temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty. The whole temple has seven floors and is divided into three parts. The lower three floors are called Gokurakuji, the middle one is called Shande Hall, and the upper three floors are called Youguo Temple.
Stone carvings and clay sculptures in the temple are the most distinctive, with Buddhist legends, Taoist allusions, trees, flowers and plants, flowers and other patterns. Careful cutting and exquisite composition make Wutai Mountain a must.
This feature is most obvious in the Youguo Temple of the temple. Standing at the highest place of Youguo Temple, overlooking four of the five schools, the scenery is quite good.
The architecture of Nanshan Temple is also very distinctive. The whole temple was built on moushang.
Among them, the stone archway is the most attractive, from the cornerstone, stone pillar, oblique arch, forehead arch and bucket arch to tile roof and ridge beast, all of them are beautifully carved, with figures, animals, flowers, clouds and landscapes. Distributed in the hall, beautifully carved. It has three doors and six columns, showing the shape of "I", which is magnificent and ingenious.
It is said that it took craftsmen six years to build it. There are 89 dragons carved on the archway, with scales and claws, and their expressions are realistic; The characters have vivid expressions.
After the visit, all the visitors praised it and left a deep impression. The three courtyards in the temple are arranged horizontally, colluding with each other and having their own styles.
The East Courtyard is a temple courtyard, which is divided into front and back according to the terrain. Outside the mountain gate, there are two Buddhist temples in the middle line, surrounded by branches and wings, with statues, studios and pavilions, winding cloisters and towering twin towers. Among them, the tower carving of Zen master Puji is particularly exquisite.
On the hillside in the northwest of Longquan Temple, there is an ancient pagoda of poplar leaves, which is hexagonal and has three floors and is about 10 meters high. Legend has it that after Yang Ye's death, Goro buried his bones here and built a tower to commemorate him. Later, Yang Ye was named Yang, and later people called this tower the Tower.
9. Longquan Temple (world famous Longquan)
Fusaiji is 25km south of Taihuai Town, with an altitude of 2,485m, and the top area of the platform is about140,000m2. The mountains are steep, the smoke is dripping, the flowers are in full bloom and the mountains are colorful, hence the name "Jinxiu Peak". There is a Buddha on the top, with a manjusri bodhisattva in it.
In April of the lunar calendar, the North Fourth Station is still frozen with snow and ice, while the South First Station is in full bloom halfway up the mountain.
Come to Wutai Mountain Temple, and the incense will flourish. You can admire the architecture here and pray for your wishes. This is also a very good travel experience!
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