Chengdu is no stranger to many people. It has many good names, including "Land of Abundance", "City of Food", "City with Beautiful Landscapes", "Best Tourist City in China", etc. Chengdu has always been a popular tourist city, and it is not far from Chongqing, an internet celebrity tourist city. Many people choose to visit these two cities together.
Chengdu has many tourist attractions, and Wenshu Monastery is one of the thousand-year-old temples worth visiting.
Wenshu Monastery is located in Qingyang District, Chengdu. Strictly speaking, this is not a tourist attraction, but a temple where monks and believers burn incense and pray for blessings. What’s more, Wenshu Monastery does not charge admission fees, unlike Some ancient temples and famous temples have developed into national 5A-level tourist attractions, and ticket prices are not cheap. Wenshu Monastery does not require tickets, and anyone can visit whether they are believers or not.
In addition to free of charge, visitors who enter the temple can also receive incense presented by Wenshu Monastery for free. One person can receive three for free. Bringing your own incense is not allowed. Temples like this are rare nowadays. It can be called a breath of fresh air in the Buddhist world.
Wenshu Monastery has a very long history, which can be traced back to the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty, and has a history of more than 1,400 years. It is said that in the Sui Dynasty, this temple was built by the beloved concubine of Shu King Yang Xiu, the son of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, for the "holy nun" at that time. It was called "Xinxiang Temple" at the time. It was destroyed by war in the late Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. , there are many famous monks in history and the incense is strong.
Wenshu Monastery became famous due to the arrival of Zen Master Cidu. The locals and Emperor Kangxi also admired Zen Master Cidu very much. Emperor Kangxi issued three edicts to invite Zen Master Cidu to Beijing, but he was politely declined. Later, Emperor Kangxi gave the "Empty Forest" silk banner to Wenshu Monastery, so Wenshu Monastery is also called "Empty Forest Hall". Today, it is one of the key Buddhist temples in the country and the first of the four major jungles on the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Wenshu Monastery is very large, covering an area of ??300 acres. Along the central axis, there are the mountain gate, the Tianwang Hall, the Three Great Scholars Hall, the Main Hall, and the Sutra Collection Building. There are two east and west sides of the central axis. There are also auxiliary buildings such as bell tower, dining hall, and Langfang on the side. The buildings in the entire temple are integrated into one, with more than 190 houses, all of which are typical Qing Dynasty buildings.
Generally speaking, you are not allowed to take photos when entering a temple, but you can take photos of the buildings inside the temple. Do not take photos of the Buddha statues in the hall. If you walk into the hall, you can appreciate the Buddha's relics and Master Xuanzang's parietal bone relics, which are the "Two Saints of Konglin" and are the most precious sacred objects in the temple.
There is a particularly unique pagoda on the side of the temple, called the "Thousand Buddhas Peace Pagoda". It was built in the 1980s to pray for world peace. Although the Thousand Buddhas Peace Pagoda is not a pagoda in the true sense, its clever shape is enough to make people unforgettable.
There are corridors surrounding the Thousand Buddhas and Peace Pagoda on the east, west and north sides. The walls of the west and north corridors are inlaid with a large number of inscriptions, which are called "corridors of inscriptions". Anyone who is interested should not miss this place.
I don’t know, have you ever been to or heard of the “Wenshu Monastery” in Chengdu? What’s your impression of this thousand-year-old temple? If you have the chance, will you visit here? Welcome to leave a message and comment.