Yichun Yangshan Yin Qi Temple
Yichun City, Jiangxi Province is the holy land of Zen Buddhism. Zen forest is one of the most distinctive historical cultures in Yichun, and it is also one of the important tourism resources to be developed in Yichun. Among them, as the head of the five families and seven families of Zen Forest, Luyang Zongzuting-Yichun Yangshan Yin Qi Zen Temple, the thoughts and relics of its founder Huiji Zen Master, occupy an important position in the whole Yichun Zen Forest; Until now, it is still a good place for people to enjoy the scenery and relax. Throughout the ages, all the literati who came to Yichun did not visit Yangshan. In the history of Buddhism, the landmark' Mazu Dojo Building' and' Baizhang Qinggui' both took place in Yichun City. The first leaf of Zen Buddhism "One Flower with Five Leaves" is Yin Qi Temple, the ancestral home of Yang Zong. Its site is located in Dianshang Formation, Southeast Village, Hongjiang Township, Yuanzhou District, Yichun City. The temple was built in Huichang period of Tang Dynasty (1842), with a history of 1 164 years ago. The founder of the temple is Master Huiji. In its heyday, Yangshan Yin Qi Temple had 28 halls, halls and pavilions, with more than a thousand monks, which had an important position and influence at home and abroad. After many vicissitudes, Shan Ye is quiet. With the strong support of people from all walks of life, Master Yicheng inherited Master Xu Yun's last wish, vowed to revitalize Yang Zong, and sent his disciples to be responsible for the restoration of Yangshan. In September 2003, Yin Qi Temple in Yangshan was restored in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province. In August 2004, the construction of Huiji Tower started ahead of schedule and has been completed. At the same time, the expressway leading to Yangshan in Yichun central city has also been completed. On June 5438+07, 2006, the foundation stone was laid and completed on June 5438+00. Master Yang Hang, the 11th descendant of Huiyang Sect, became a monk in Shinnyoji, Yunju Mountain in199/0/year, and graduated from Jiuhuashan Buddhist College in 1996, then went to Zhong Nanshan, Shaanxi Province to study and founded a meditation hall in Xiantong Temple in Wutai Mountain. Since 2002, he has served as Na Wei in Baofeng Temple and Xiantong Temple in Wutai Mountain.
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Yangshan Yin Qi Temple is located at the foot of Jiyunfeng Mountain, Mingyue Mountain, more than 20 kilometers south of Yuanzhou District, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province (now Temple Village, Hongjiang Township, Yuanzhou District, so-called Yangshan refers to Jiyunfeng Mountain).
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Yangshan Yin Qi Zen Temple is the first leaf of Zen "one flower and five leaves". It was built in Huichang period of Tang Dynasty (842) with a history of 1 164 years ago, and was founded by master Huiji. In its heyday, Yangshan Yin Qi Temple had 28 halls, halls and pavilions, with more than a thousand monks, which had an important position and influence at home and abroad.
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Yangshansi
In the Tang Dynasty, Hui Ji, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, came from Weishan to Yangshan, Yichun, Yuanzhou Prefecture, to give lectures at Yangshan Temple, and was called Yangshan Zen Master by the world. It is one of the five southern schools of Zen, based on Wei Shan Zen master You Ling and Hui Ji. In the fifth year of Tang Huichang (AD 845), it was founded by Zen master Huiji himself, and it rose in the first year of Xuanzong. Wei Zhou was built with the strong support of then Prime Minister Pei Xiu and Jiangxi Observatory.
Yin Qi Temple
Since Wu Zong opposed Buddhism, Huiji once went out to live in seclusion, so Xuanzong was renamed "Guiyin Temple" in his middle age. The word "Yin Qi Temple" in the original temple was inscribed by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Jiyunfeng (i.e Yangshan) with its back to Yin Qi Temple is one of the peaks of Mingyue Mountain in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province. There is an open hillside at the foot of the mountain, and the stream gurgles down along both sides of the hillside, and finally meets at a canyon in front of the slope, and then rushes out through the canyon. The original mountain gate in front of the slope and the original Wujin Hall in the mountain gate rose in turn according to the terrain. The mountains are stacked and magnificent, such as Qionglou Yuyu and Xitianfan Palace. Historically, Jiyunfeng has always been a treasure trove of geomantic omen in Yichun County and even in Yuanzhou Prefecture, and it is also an excellent place for monks and nuns to pursue purity, seclusion and meditation.
Taiping xingguo temple
During the reign of Zhao Huan in Song Taizong, Yin Qi Temple was renamed "Taiping xingguo temple". Taiping xingguo temple is no longer a single Luyang Sect Dojo, but a so-called "Ten-square Abbot". In the winter of the seventh year of Dade in Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1304), the temple was once destroyed by fire. However, due to the hard work of Zen master Xiling, the new temple was erected on the original site eight years later. Yuan Renzong inscribed the plaque "Tai Yang Shan Taiping xingguo temple", named Master Hui Ci as "Master Hui Ci inspired Zhao Ying to achieve great harmony", and ordered Minister Cheng Jufu to inscribe "Da Yang Shan Rebuilding Taiping xingguo temple", which was inscribed in front of the temple by great calligraphers Zhao Mengfu Shu Dan and Xerox.
Xingguo ancient temple
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the national fortune declined, and so did the Yangshan Temple Group with Taiping xingguo temple as its core. In the 11th year of Daoguang (A.D. 183 1), Taiping xingguo temple was rebuilt for the last time after being destroyed by fire again, and it was renamed "Xingguo Ancient Temple". After reconstruction, the temple building area is only over 500 square meters, less than one twentieth of the past, and the style is even worse. However, the two ginkgo trees planted by Zen master Huiji in front of the temple have become more and more lush and tall after thousands of years of wind and rain. In 1950s, the last monks of Xingguo Ancient Temple were expelled from the temple, and all the facilities in the temple were burned down. In the 1960s, even the Lingta of Master Huiji was completely demolished. Only the ginkgo tree in front of the temple for two thousand years and the graves of some ordinary monks in the surrounding mountains are hanging.
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Song dynasty
During the reign of Zhao Huan in Song Taizong, Yin Qi Temple was renamed "Taiping xingguo temple". Taiping xingguo temple is no longer a single Luyang Sect Dojo, but a so-called "Shifang Temple", that is, no matter which faction you belong to, as long as you are a famous monk, you can invite the abbot to the temple. Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, famous monks such as Chu Yuan Zen Master of Lin Ji School, Yangshan Zen Master of Cao Dongzong School, Fo Yin Zen Master of Yunmen School, Hangwei Zen Master of Huanglong School, etc. They all live in Taiping xingguo temple. Famous literati in Song Dynasty, such as Huang Tingjian, Fan Chengda, Xin Qiji and Zhu, all visited here. In the Song Dynasty, Taiping xingguo temple not only prospered itself, but also promoted the rise of a large number of "satellite" temples in Yangshan. Among them, Mupen Temple has reached the level of being famous at home and abroad. As the population of Yangshan increased greatly in Song Dynasty, residents reclaimed Shan Ye to escape tyranny. Fan Chengda, a famous litterateur, recorded in his Lu Luan Lu that "there is a field on the hill and a platform on the bench, which is famous from top to bottom". The word "terraced fields" originated here.
the Yuan Dynasty
Taiping xingguo temple was presided over by Xiling, a famous Buddhist monk. The Zen master of Xiling once entered the palace to give lectures at the call of Kublai Khan of Yuan Shizu, so the imperial court gave him the Buddhist name many times. Kublai Khan gave him the title of "Buddhist guide"; Yuan Chengzong gave him the title of "Great Circle". In the winter of the seventh year of Dade (A.D. 1304), the temple was once destroyed by fire. However, due to the efforts of Zen master Xiling, the new temple was erected on the original site eight years later, which was "more spacious and more beautiful than the old temple". Jiangxi Province reported the drawings of the temple to the imperial court, and Yuan Renzong personally wrote a plaque entitled "Dayangshan Taiping xingguo temple", and named Huiji Zen Master "Hui Ci inspired by Datong Zhengjue Zen Master", and ordered Minister Cheng Jufu to write "Dayangshan Rebuild Taiping xingguo temple" in the first year of Qing Dynasty (13 12). Taiping xingguo temple not only worshipped Hui, the founder of Yangshan Buddhism. Residents have developed mountains and forests on a large scale, planted rice and other food crops, and opened up more terraces. Especially when the Ming Dynasty perished, a large number of Ming officials who did not want to be enslaved by the Qing Dynasty hid in the mountains far away from the emperor, and some even shaved their heads and became monks to escape the persecution of the Qing Dynasty. It also adds a strong cultural atmosphere to Taiping xingguo temple and Yangshan area with it as its core.
Ming and Qing dynasties
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Yangshan was not only full of Zen forests, but also the secular population was increasing. Residents have developed mountains and forests on a large scale, planted rice and other food crops, and opened up more terraces. Especially when the Ming Dynasty perished, a large number of Ming officials who did not want to be enslaved by the Qing Dynasty hid in the mountains far away from the emperor, and some even shaved their heads and became monks to escape the persecution of the Qing Dynasty. It also adds a strong cultural atmosphere to Taiping xingguo temple and Yangshan area with it as its core.