Du Hongming
Fu Dafo Zen Temple is a famous temple in ancient Shu, inherited from Linji Zen ①, and is now a scenic spot in western Chongqing and a Buddhist dojo ②! The heaven and earth are marvelous and miraculous. The Fushui flows to the west, and the purple air comes from the east. Looking north to the middle of Sichuan, you can see the length and breadth of the thoroughfare. Facing Chongqing and Guizhou in the south, you can overlook the screen of lotus peaks. On the banks of the Fujiang River, the golden Buddha is flying. A long history, the charm of heaven and earth. The stone carvings are exquisite and the buildings are clever, and the treasures are hidden and the skills are outstanding. The carved beams and painted buildings are full of auspiciousness. The cornices are high and ridged, and they are deep and ethereal. The sound of Sanskrit sounds like a thousand-mile rhyme. The beautiful bells and bells are the auspiciousness of everything. The ancient temple is majestic, covered with glass and rising to the sky. The Fujiang River circulates, creating clear waves and embracing the ancient city.
The Youzai Buddha has been glorious for thousands of years. Traveling across Jiuzhou, good at all over the world. The pagodas stand solemnly and the temples undergo vicissitudes of life. A treasure land where dragons soar and phoenixes dance in a blessed land. When facing the wind, I miss the distance; when I touch the scenery, I feel nostalgic for the past. The Great Buddha Temple is on top of Dingming Mountain. A Zen temple was built in the third year of Xiantong. Buddha statues are engraved on the cliffs, and the holy light has been universal for thousands of years. The heads were chiseled in the Tang Dynasty and the bodies were carved in the Song Dynasty. They are exquisitely carved and well proportioned. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yan Statue Pavilion was built, with seven eaves attached to the mountain, all covered with colored glaze. It was the first wonder of Bashu and was completed. Shaoxing Renshen Decorated Golden Body. From the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, during the three hundred years, the largest golden Buddha in the world began to appear. Sitting in the lotus position, with a snail bun on her head, the golden light shines brightly. The left hand is placed between the knees, the right hand is flat on the chest, the posture is solemn and solemn, the eyes are bright and expressive, and the momentum is particularly majestic. It is eight feet high, also known as the "Eight-foot Golden Immortal③". Decorated with gold four times, it is now an "art treasure".
The beautiful Buddha is full of beauty. There are green pines and green cypresses, and the walls stand thousands of feet tall. The flowers are fragrant and the birds are chirping, and the sceneries change with each step. The Jade Emperor Hall honors the Jade Emperor④, which is unique from other temples; the Guanyin Hall honors Guanyin, specially invited from Thailand⑤. "The sound of the piano on stone pedals ⑥", stepping on the stone steps, the sound of the piano echoes, within a hundred steps, it is like hearing the sound of the sky, it is one of the four major echo buildings in China; "Standing on the ground to become a Buddha ⑦", strong and straight, extraordinary momentum, ten miles away It is clearly visible from a distance, and it is the first of the three most important Buddha characters in our country. The ancients wrote: "The mountain spirit is strange and unpredictable. When will a moon fly out? The sunset will illuminate all the people in the two dynasties. Today, the head will turn white again." This is called "The Autumn Moon on the Green Screen". The Buddha saw "the tiger stream in the surroundings, a river surrounding the pure domain, the place called Jiuling Mountain, and thousands of points surrounding the Zen Pass", so he transformed it into the "Elephant Buddha Seal⑨". The sound of the sea tide rises, which makes me feel relaxed and happy. "The wall stands thousands of feet long, leaving behind my love for thousands of years." The ancient sage Guan Yu left the "Guandao Stone" here. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty gifted the "Huang Luo Tent" to survive, and the Neo-Confucian scholar Wei Liaoweng built the famous "Liaoweng Pavilion". From a close look, the pavilion has high corners, a glazed golden roof, and is brilliant; Beautiful and spectacular. Climb the tower and look down from the pavilion. You can see the steep red cliffs and the small boat leaning on the ancient shore; the bright moon and the stars in the sky reflect the waves. The scenery of Fujiang River is picturesque and poetic, and the beautiful scenery of Tongnan is among them.
The great Buddha is so sincere and sincere. The incense is strong. Believers worshiped and tourists flocked to the place. If you believe in the vast divine heaven, you will be connected; if you love the misty blessed land, you will be spiritual; if you are pious, you will be blessed; if you respect and love, you will reach the gods. Since the Tang Dynasty, through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, emperors, generals and ministers have stayed here, and scholars and scholars have entertained themselves here. In this geomantic treasure land, if there is a spring breeze, it will turn into spring rain, and if there is a dream, it will become a reality; in this holy land of the Golden Buddha, if there is a good relationship, gold and jade will be born, and if there is poetry, the meaning of painting will appear. I think about this, as close as Tongnan, in the middle of the Yuxi River, as far as the land of Bashu, the masses, the leaders, men, women, old and young, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, all those who have love love this place, everyone who has love will love this place. All sensible people love this land.
Youzai Buddha, a holy place in western Chongqing. Although it is an altar, it is also a park, a magnificent palace with exquisite stone carvings. Ancient building with high majestic style. It stands against the mountain and is built along the river. Strange and delicate, with a secret aura. When one enters it, there is a different cave. When one looks at the environment, life and death are completely blurred. When the orioles chirp and the bells ring, the ears feel happy when they hear them; when the cranes soar and the bells ring, they feel refreshed when they witness them. Xinlanfenhui, green shadow orchid pepper. Fresh air, oxygen bar air conditioning. When you are in the pure land, all worldly obstacles are thrown away. Go with the flow, be indifferent and show off. Forget all favors and disgrace, throw away fame and wealth.
The magnificent Buddha is in its prime. Social harmony and rejuvenation of China. Things are prosperous and the people are prosperous, and the country's destiny is prosperous. Tongnan Buddha, Nirvana and rebirth. He was promoted to a national treasure⒁ and decorated with a golden body⒂. Tourism development and reconstruction of the mountain gate. The newly built square will help all sentient beings. Expand publicity and become famous in Chongqing.
Cultural treasure, world-famous!
Sigh, the great Buddha is leisurely, the great Buddha is beautiful, the great Buddha is good, let’s spread the reputation of “the Buddha’s dojo in China”!
Hey, the Youzai Buddha, the Majestic Buddha, and the Tongnan Buddha have established the reputation of "the largest golden Buddha in the country".
Note:
① Linji Sect: It is one of the five major schools of Zen. Tongnan Grand Buddhist Temple inherits the Linji Sect. The founders of the temple are Shi Dexiu and Shi Pu Zhi, Master Shi Jieyuan, etc.
②Buddha Dojo: On November 24, 2009, the Vice Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Chinese Buddhist Association, the President of the Chongqing Buddhist Association, the Abbot of Ciyun Temple, and the highly respected Master Weixian in the Chinese Buddhist community personally wrote this The scenic spot of Tongnan Grand Buddha Temple is named "Chinese Buddha Dojo".
③The Eight-foot Golden Buddha: The Tongnan Golden Buddha, commonly known as the "Eight-foot Golden Buddha", is a large-scale mosaic gold Buddha carved by Buddhists and Taoists, with a height of 18.43 meters. The carvings are exquisite and well-proportioned. The head was chiseled in the Tang Dynasty and the body was chiseled in the Song Dynasty. The golden body was decorated four times in the Song Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. It is the largest golden Buddha in my country and the seventh largest Buddha in the world.
④ Jade Emperor Hall: Built in the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922), it was originally a place where people prayed for rain and offered sacrifices to heaven. At that time, the influence of Buddhism in the Great Buddha Temple was already very strong, because Tongnan was a Taoist Tai Chi temple. In the hometown of founder Chen Tuan, the Jade Emperor, the highest deity of Taoism, and the Buddha Sakyamuni are honored together, which is a testimony to the integration of Buddhism and Taoism. It shows that the Heaven "controlled" by the Jade Emperor and the Western world "controlled" by the Buddha are both paradises that the world longs for. This is also the unique feature of Tongnan Grand Buddha Temple that is different from other temples and jungles.
⑤Guanyin Hall: Guanyin Bodhisattva is the great disciple of the Buddha who sat down. He made a great wish to the Buddha to "transfer all living beings and establish Bodhi." Therefore, in the Tongnan Grand Buddha Temple, Guanyin is located on the left side of the Buddha. This is also The Great Buddha Temple is different from other temples in the jungle. The hall was built in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, was destroyed by war in 1945, and rebuilt in 1946. The jade Guanyin statue enshrined in the hall was brought back from Thailand by Mr. Xue Yongxin, the president of Enwei Group.
⑥ "The Sound of Stone Pedaling and Qin": It was called the Big Buddha Cave in ancient times and is located on the cliff on the right side of the Big Buddha Hall. Stepping on the stone pedals, the sound of the piano, which is strangely similar to that of ancient chimes, echoes in the cave. Because there are seven levels that are particularly clear and loud, it is commonly known as the "seven-step piano". It was excavated in the Ming Dynasty and was built more than a hundred years earlier than the Echo Gallery of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It is one of the four major echo buildings in ancient my country.
⑦ Become a Buddha immediately: also known as "Dingtian Buddha", the calligraphy is carved on a steep rock wall with a height of 8.85 meters. It was written by Yunyan Buddha in 1870 in Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty. The calligraphy is simple Powerful, strong and straight, with extraordinary momentum, it can be clearly seen from ten miles away. It is the largest Buddhist inscription on Moyan in our country.
⑧Autumn Moon on the Green Screen: The stone on the steep bend is red in color, and there is a group of orange-yellow oval stone patterns on the rock wall, showing a clear moon shadow. No matter how the rock is weathered and peeled off, the moon shadow remains the same. The ancients chanted, "The mountain spirit is strange and unpredictable. When will the moon fly out? The sunset will illuminate all the people of the two dynasties. Today, the head will turn white again." Many beautiful legends have been left behind.
⑨Elephant Buddha Seal: It is said that the Buddha appeared at the foot of Dingming Mountain in Tongnan in 1665, the first year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When he saw this place, he was "surprised by the green water of Tiger Creek and the pure area surrounded by rivers. The place was called the Eagle" "Long green mountains and thousands of points support the Zen Pass", and decided to open a Taoist temple here, that is, the incarnation appeared on the cliff. It was not until 783 years later during the Jianyan period of the Song Dynasty that the first Zen master of the Great Buddha Temple discovered it. He took the meaning of "the elephant is invisible" and created the "Great Buddha Temple". "Image Pavilion", and his shadow will always follow the Buddha on the cliff. Later generations look up to his Dharma image, and only those who are destined to see it can see it.
⑩Haichaoyin: The east rock wall of the Buddhist temple is steep and steep, and the ancients inscribed "The wall stands thousands of feet long, and the love is left behind for thousands of years." There is a huge strange rock that looks like an eagle on the top of the rock. When visitors stand under the Eagle Rock, they can hear the sound of the ocean tide coming from the depths of the rock wall. It is like standing on the shore of a big seashore with surging waves. It makes people feel relaxed and happy. Heart fluttering.
⑾Guandao Stone: It is said that during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, a huge stone suddenly fell and was shaped like the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, a weapon of Guan Yu. The people suspected that it was Guan Gong's sanctification, so they built a temple statue and worshiped in the morning and evening. After Guan Yu's death, his status was extremely high. Emperors of all dynasties respected him and praised him as a rare and loyal general. Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty named him the "Loyal and Righteous Divine and Martial Guan Sheng Emperor".
⑿Huang Luozhang: On the side of the rock eagle in the east of the Great Buddha Temple, the stone wall looks like an emerald green jade, and the yellow curtain hangs from the air like a bead curtain, hanging in front of the tent.
Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty passed here on his way to the south of the Yangtze River. The Buddha dreamed of sleeping here in the open. Qianlong was lying alone on a cliff in the mountains. The wild wind blew, he was at ease and carefree, and he still saw the Buddha, so he gave it the name Huangluozhang.
⒀ Liao Weng Pavilion: Also known as "Jian Pavilion", it is an ancient pavilion-style pavilion with four corners and two covered towers. It was built by Wei Liao Weng, a Neo-Confucian scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is 15 meters high. The corners of the pavilion are high, the temple holds the sky, the glazed golden roof is brilliant, the pavilion reflects the clear water, and it is beautiful and spectacular. Climbing the tower and looking down from the pavilion, you can see the picturesque scenery of Fujiang, "hanging on the steep red cliffs, a few boats leaning on the ancient shore; the bright moon, the stars in the sky reflecting the waves".
⒁Promoted to national treasure: Tongnan Buddhist Temple, in August 1956, was designated as the first batch of key protected cultural relics by the Sichuan Provincial People's Government. On May 25, 2006, the cliff statues of Tongnan Grand Buddha Temple, as cultural relics from the Sui to Qing Dynasties, were approved by the State Council to be included in the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
⒂The body was decorated with gold again: From 2009 to 2010, the Tongnan Grand Buddhist Temple was decorated with gold for the fourth time in history;
Note: This article is a director of the Chinese Poetry and Fu Masters Association Mr. Du Hongming's masterpiece has been included in the first volume of "Fuyuan Qiongpa".