Then, next, Bian Xiao will introduce you to the temples in Wutai Mountain. Let's take a look at the list of temples you have been to!
1, Bukoji (the first national treasure of China) Bukoji in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province is a national key cultural relics protection unit, located in Foguang New Village, Wutai County, Shanxi Province, 30 kilometers away from the county seat. Therefore, the temple has a long history, and the Buddhist cultural relics in the temple are precious, so it is known as the "Buddha Light of Asia".
The main hall in the temple is the East Hall, which was built in the 11th year of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the AD.
In 857. As far as the construction time is concerned, it is second only to that built in the third year of Tang Jianzhong (AD 2000).
In 782), nanzenji Daxiong Hall in Wutai County ranked second among the existing wooden buildings in China.
Tang Dynasty architecture of North Temple. Sculptures, murals and inscriptions in the Tang Dynasty have high historical and artistic value and are called "Four Wonders".
Beixing Hall is not high and looks ordinary, but it is called "the first national treasure of China" 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 and after the Tang Dynasty.
2. Xiantong Temple (one of the earliest temples in China, the founder of Qing Temple) Xiantong Temple is a national key cultural relics protection unit, 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 many precious cultural relics. It is a pearl in the holy land of Buddhism.
Baima Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province is the earliest Buddhist temple in China, which is called "the source of Buddhism". The initial construction time of Xiantong Temple can be compared with that of Baima Temple.
Xiantong Temple is located in the north of Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain. The seven Jiuhui temples in the temple were a Huayan Dojo built by master Miao Feng in the thirty-fourth year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (AD 1606) by grinding bricks. This large-scale temple is one of the five Zen sites in Wutai Mountain. The history of this temple is very old.
During the Yongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (58 ~ 75 years), it was originally named Dafu Lingjiu Temple, which was rebuilt by Emperor Wei Xiaowen. Emperor Taizong rebuilt it as Huayan Temple. After the restoration of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he was given the "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 and 7 central axis temples. From south to north, there are Guanyin Hall, Manjusri Hall, Giant Buddha Hall, Infinite Hall, Qianbo Hall, Bronze Hall and Jingtang in turn. These temples are slightly different in shape, with their own characteristics and well-preserved.
3. Tayuan Temple (the landmark building of Wutai Mountain, where the Great White Pagoda sits) is located on the south side 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 separate 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. The full name of the stupa is Sakyamuni stupa, which has been referred to as stupa for short since its birth, or it is customarily called Wutai Mountain White Pagoda.
Towers rise from the ground, towering into the sky, surrounded by Wutai Mountain temples, which is quite spectacular. People regard it as a symbol of Wutai Mountain.
4. Bodhisattva Top (the founder of the Huangmiao Temple in Wutai Mountain, the highest temple in Wutai Mountain) is the largest Huangjiao 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 Great Manjusri Hall. It is one of the five Zen sites in Wutai Mountain.
This temple was built in the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (47 1 ~ 499) and rebuilt many times in past dynasties. After Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian and Tibetan lamas stationed in Wutai Mountain and became the head of the Huangmiao Temple in Wutai Mountain.
Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Wutai Mountain several times and stayed at Bodhisattva Peak.
Bodhisattva-level lamas are in charge of seals and order the whole Shanxi Province, including Shanxi Governor, General Commander of Datong, Daizhou Daotai and so on. , pay tribute to the Lama.
The whole temple covers an area of 45 mu, and the temple is built on the mountain with strict layout. There are 108 stone steps in front of the temple. There are buildings such as the Heavenly King Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower and the Ursa Major Hall in the mountain gate. Each hall is covered with three-color glazed tiles. In addition, there is a Kangxi imperial tablet in the hall, which is beheaded in a square and stands in the front yard;
The Qianlong Imperial Monument was carved with a square boulder in the East Temple Monument Pavilion. It 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 Peak has a long history. In the Qing dynasty, it actually became a royal temple, and its status was extremely noble.
Shuxiang Temple (the largest Manjusri Bodhisattva Temple in Wutai Mountain and one of the most popular temples) is a national key cultural relic protection unit, located in the west of Putuo Zongcheng Temple and at the northern foot of Shizigou. In the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong (176 1), Li Hong accompanied the empress Dojo to the Manjusri Bodhisattva Dojo in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province, and saw the majestic beauty of Manjusri, which made people awe-inspiring, and "silently knew that it was like returning".
In the Buddhist scriptures, Sakyamuni predicted that "the main Buddha in the East is Manjusri, sometimes like a bhikkhu, sometimes like a king". Manjusri is also translated as Schumann, which is similar to Manchuria, so the Dalai Lama in Tibet called the Qing emperor "the ten-mile emperor of Schumann" when he entered Dan Shu.
There is also a saying that Emperor Qianlong was born in Shishitani, Chengde, Qing Dynasty. Furthermore, some people say that Emperor Qianlong was reincarnated as Manjusri Bodhisattva.
Gan Long and Empress Dowager Cixi declined to comment. Back in the capital, the Queen Mother carved a stone statue of Mount Wutai Manjusri for the Xiangshan Baoxiang Temple. 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 manjusri appearance of Xiangshan Mountain.
When the Shuxiang Temple was completed, Gan Long attended the ceremony and wrote a poem: "It is very different from the overall model of the temple. It is a wonderful ceremony to celebrate the morning. Gold crystals are still common in Mongolia, but the Baodi dynasty is unique? The credentials were translated by Xuan Baiye and Brother Xi Zhi Yi Futu. Although the name is commensurate with the actual period, Li Shiying should sneer. "
The lamas in this temple are all Manchu, so the Qing court called this temple a home temple.
Shuxiang Temple is a typical Chinese temple, covering an area of 2.7 hectares, with a length of l 15 meters from east to west and about 200 meters from north to south. Using garden layout techniques, building rockeries on a large scale and planting pine trees sporadically, it created its own unique style.
6. Bishan Temple (one of the top ten green temples) Bishan Temple is located at the foot of Beitai Mountain, 2 kilometers northeast of Taihuai Town. Founded in Ming Yingzong period, it is the largest Shifang Temple in Wutai Mountain. The so-called ten parties mean that all monks and laymen who come here can get free accommodation. If the travel expenses are insufficient when starting from here, the temple will give some money.
So many mountain people regard this place as a must.
The environment around the temple is quiet and the scenery is excellent. The main buildings in the temple are Tianwang Temple, Lei Yin Temple, Tang Jie Temple and Maitreya Temple, all rebuilt in 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 (the highest Buddha statue in Wutai Mountain is located in Kannonji) Jinge Temple is located in South Taipei and Central Tainan of Wutai Mountain. Except for the five temple buildings at the top of the platform, Jinge Temple is located at the highest terrain, with an altitude of 1900 meters and a distance of about 15 kilometers from Taihuai Town. 1983 was identified by the State Council as the national key Buddhist temple in the Han area.
Jingu Temple is closely related to the spread of Tantric Buddhism in China and Master Bukong, one of the founders of Tantric Buddhism.
Nanshan Temple (the most attractive temple in Wutai Mountain and the treasure house of stone carving art) is 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.
The stone carvings and clay sculptures in the temple are the most distinctive, including Buddhist legends, Taoist allusions and patterns such as trees and flowers. Their meticulous knife work and exquisite composition are a must of Wutai Mountain.
This feature is most obvious in Youguo Temple. Standing on the top floor of Youguo Temple, you can overlook four of the five, and the scenery is quite good.
The architecture of Nanshan Temple is also very distinctive. The whole temple is built on the mountain, with distinct levels and scattered patterns. There are twists and turns between the temples, and the paths are secluded, giving people a mysterious feeling.
9. Longquan Temple (the world-famous Longquan Spring) Longquan Temple is located in the mountainside of Jiulonggang, 5 kilometers south of Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain, so it is also commonly known as Jiulonggang. Longquan Temple used to be the home temple of Yang Jiajiang, and there is a spring next to it called Longquan, hence the name of the temple. ?
Founded in the Song Dynasty and rebuilt in the early years of the Republic of China, it covers an area of 15950 square meters and has 165 temples. There are screen walls, terraces, archways and three courtyards.
There are stone carvings embedded in the middle of the screen wall, Manjusri riding a lion in the middle, and people and flowers all around. The composition is rigorous and the expression is realistic. Climb north 108 steps to reach the mountain gate. In front of the gate, there are a pair of white marble lions, Goulan arch bridge and stone archway, with flagpoles towering on both sides. They are all excellent sculptors.
Among them, the stone archway is the most attractive, from the cornerstone, column, diagonal, forehead, bucket arch to tile roof and ridge beast, all of which are exquisitely carved. People, animals, flowers, flowing clouds and mountains and rivers are distributed in the temple, beautifully carved, with three doors and six columns in the shape of "I", and the overall momentum is magnificent and ingenious.
It is said that it took craftsmen six years to build it. There are 89 dragons carved on the archway, all with scales and claws, which are lifelike; The characters' expressions are lifelike.
After seeing it, the visitors were full of praise and impressed. 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. In addition to the mountain gate, there are two Buddhist temples in the middle line, surrounded by branches and wings, with statues, studios and pavilions, surrounded by winding corridors and towering twin towers, among which the tower carving of Zen master Puji is particularly exquisite.
On the slope of Lixu in the northwest of Longquan Temple, there is a hexagonal poplar pagoda with three floors and a height of about 10 meter. Legend has it that after Yang Ye's death, Goro buried his bones here and built a tower to commemorate him. Later, Yang was named the Tower, so people later called this tower the Tower.
10, Fusaiji (Wutai Mountain Wisdom manjusri temple) Fusaiji, 25 kilometers south of Taihuai Town, with an altitude of 2,485 meters, and the top area of the platform is about140,000 square meters. The peaks are steep, the smoke is bright green, the flowers are splendid, the mountains are dense and colorful, hence the name "Jinxiu Peak". At the top, there is a Fosseki with a statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva's wisdom.
In April of the lunar calendar, the four stations in the north are still covered with ice and snow, but the mountainside in Nantai is full of flowers.
When you come to Wutaishan Temple, where incense is flourishing, you can pray and place your wishes while enjoying the architecture here. This is also a very good travel experience!
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