Emei Mountain is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. Pu Xian Dojo in Buddhism.
Why did Emei Mountain become a famous Buddhist mountain? Why did it become the Dojo of Pu Xian? In fact, Mount Emei was not originally famous for Buddhism, but for Taoism. This used to be a treasure trove of Taoism. It is an ideal place to cultivate immortals and is regarded as the seventh hole by Taoism.
Legend has it that the word "big moth" carved on this stone was written by a famous person. At the end of the ninth century, an elder with Taoist spirit came to Mount Emei. He visited the immortals all day and asked about collecting herbs and alchemy. In my spare time, I often practice martial arts and alchemy under this boulder. This man is Lv Dongbin, regarded as the Northern Five Phases by Taoism.
Lv Dongbin Road. Junko. In order to commemorate him, later generations specially built this pure sunshine hall. It is the most famous Taoist temple in Emei Mountain. The hillside behind the temple is still well preserved. Stone tablets record the glory of Taoism in the past.
Soon, however, the calm of Mount Emei was changed by the legendary adventure of an old drug farmer. One morning, Pu Gong, who was over 60 years old, went up the mountain to collect medicine as usual. Suddenly, he found a line of footprints on the ground, as big as a tea tray and shaped like a lotus. Pugong followed this strange footprint all the way to the top of the mountain, but the footprint disappeared. Then, with a sound of the sky, a colorful halo rose in the vast sea of clouds. There is a white elephant with a long nose in the halo, holding a bodhisattva with a golden crown, holding Ruyi cross-legged on the lotus platform. Pugong was frightened and bowed down. Afterwards, Pugong learned that it was an auspicious image of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra in Buddhism. Later, he built a temple dedicated to Pu Xian on the top of the cliff where Pu Xian's auspicious statue was found. Later generations named it Chu Dian, and he also converted to Buddhism. This year is 63 AD. From then on, Mount Emei began to believe in Pu Xian for more than 1000 years.
Three hundred years after Pu Xian appeared in Emei Mountain, the eminent monk Hui held a ceremony not far from Wanli and made a special trip to worship in Emei Mountain. He found that Xixinling area is a good place to build temples and spread the Dharma because of its broad terrain and surrounded by peaks. In 399 AD, Huiji built the Fujian Foundation here. This is the only temple named after Pu Xian on Mount Emei. Since then, the fate of Pu Xian has been closely linked with the rise and fall of Pu Xian Dojo.
The entry of Buddhism broke the unification of Taoism in Emei Mountain. At the same time, it also opened the prelude to the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism about Mount Emei.
The story of the legend of the white snake originated from an ancient legend in Emei Mountain. The legendary white snake is a snake spirit who realized Tao after practicing in Emei Mountain for thousands of years. She and Green Snake came to Hangzhou West Lake from Emei Mountain in human form. The White Snake and scholar Xu Xian fell in love at first sight and got married. I thought I could live happily ever after. Who ever wanted to meet Brother Fahai? Monks have greatly changed their fate. Although the white snake has long been immortal, it has turned into a beauty. But she still can't resist the efficacy of realgar wine. After drinking wine, the white snake soon showed its true colors. Xu Xian, who found out the truth, was terrified out of her wits and was dying. After going through all kinds of hardships, the White Snake was lucky enough to steal Xiancao, which saved Xu Xian's life, but could not save his heart. Xu Xian finally converted to Buddhism and followed the monk Fahai to Jinshan Temple. White snake and monk Fahai compete for Xu Xian, just as Buddhism and Taoism strive for more followers in real life. The equality of all beings advocated by Buddhism and the "down-to-earth, practice-oriented" advocated by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva are both easy to understand and easy to practice, which is very suitable for the mentality of ordinary people. Compared with Taoism, it is more practical and more easily accepted by ordinary people. Buddhism in Emei Mountain gradually expanded its territory. Some Taoist priests in the mountains have gone far away, and some have simply converted to Buddhism. Pu Xian Dojo devotees are as fragrant as a cloud.
At this point, the white snake in the play is hopeless, but in order to get Xu Xian back, she put all her eggs in one basket. Try your best to make waves, and the water overflows Jinshan Temple. The white snake and the monk Fahai each showed their magical powers. However, although there was a thousand-year-old white snake, it was eventually taken away by Fahai and suppressed under the Leifeng Tower. Just like the white lady who desperately tried to save her love. In Emei Mountain, Taoism, as a local religion, is also trying its best to maintain its original position. The struggle has also become more intense.
In the fifth year of Tang Huichang, that is, AD 845. The emperors of this dynasty worshipped Taoism. So the court ordered the abolition of monasteries to expel monks and nuns and banned the spread of Buddhism. The Buddha statue was destroyed and the melting bell was used to make coins. This is the famous "Huichang Destroying Buddha" in history. Huichang destroyed the Buddha for ten years. Buddhism in Emei Mountain was hit hard. Foukenji was not spared.
In 874, the new emperor succeeded to the throne. The enlightened religious policy has brought new opportunities for the religious development of Mount Emei. This year, a monk named Huitong came to Mount Emei. The devastated Fukenji made him heartache. Therefore, he persuaded his sister, Master Xu Hui, to go up the mountain to rebuild the Pu Xian Dojo in Fukenji. Therefore, Xu Hui became the first monk to enter Mount Emei.
Fujian Temple, as the most representative temple in Pu Xian Dojo, reopened its gate in 876 AD after renovation and expansion. In order to keep Fukenji away from the fire. According to China's Five Elements Theory, it was renamed Baishui Temple. In the Song Dynasty, it was changed to Baishui Fujian Foundation. Since then, more and more Buddhist temples have been built on Mount Emei, and the Pu Xian Dojo has flourished again. The twists and turns of The Legend of the White Snake subtly reflect the period when Buddhism gradually replaced Taoism on Mount Emei. Although Taoism had an earlier influence on Mount Emei than Buddhism. However, due to the rapid rise and popularization of Pu Xian's belief. Taoism withdrew from the central position of Mount Emei. Many Taoist temples have been changed into monasteries one after another, forming a situation of Buddhism's exclusive respect.
There is another version of the ending of the story of Emei Mountain White Snake. After the enlightenment of Bodhisattva, the white snake and the green snake became the Bailong River and Heilongjiang River in front of Niuxinting. The rushing river washes away the hard ox heart stone, as if to tell the world that they have converted to Buddhism and finally achieved positive results.
In the first century A.D., Pu Gongzheng happened to meet the auspicious occasion of Bodhisattva Pu Xian. Some Buddhists carved the earliest existing Buddha statue in the world on the Ma Hao Cliff in Lingyun Mountain east of Emei Mountain. Five hundred years later, the tinkling of iron sounded again on Lingyun Mountain. Curious people found that a monk named Haitong was directing everyone to cut mountains and walls.
Lingyun Mountain is located in Leshan, more than 30 kilometers east of Emei. At the foot of the mountain is the confluence of Minjiang River, Qingyi River and Dadu River. Whenever the rainy season comes. The raging flood is like a runaway wild horse. Swallowing farmland and houses, the people are miserable. At this time, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva entered a prosperous time. This situation prompted Haitong, a Buddhist monk, to make a great wish: "Carve a big Buddha statue on Lingyun Mountain, as high as a mountain, and use the power of Buddha to flood the people and bless them." . Thus, this huge project, which is destined to amaze future generations, began in 7 13 AD.
There is a cave called Shihai Cave behind the Giant Buddha. Haitong lived in this cave all the time when the giant Buddha was dug. Haitong stabbed himself in the eye in order to protect the funds raised for the construction of the giant Buddha, scaring away corrupt officials who came to extort money. Haitong walks down to the construction site with the help of a young monk on crutches every day. He said, "I can't see it, but I have to listen to the construction of the giant Buddha." . However, just as the head of the giant Buddha was carved, Haitong was silent. Zhang Qiu ××, who succeeded Haitong, was also promoted to leave. Later, he received strong support from Ambassador Wei Gao of Jiannan Xichuan. This arduous and long project can continue.
In the 19th year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong, that is, in 803 AD. This Buddha statue, which embodies the painstaking efforts of three generations, was finally completed and named Leshan Giant Buddha. At this time, it has been 90 years since monk Haitong first dug the giant Buddha. The completion of Leshan Giant Buddha and the prosperity of Pu Xian Dojo in Emei Mountain ushered in the heyday of Buddhism in Southwest China.
Leshan Giant Buddha is 7 1 m high and is the tallest statue of Maitreya Buddha in the world. It represents the future and symbolizes light, good luck and hope. The giant Buddha just carved is not what we saw today. It wears a cherry shawl and shines brightly. It is located in the wooden pavilion on the 13 floor to shelter from the wind and rain. /kloc-At the end of 0/3 century, the Elephant Pavilion was unfortunately destroyed by the war, and the Leshan Giant Buddha was exposed to the wind and rain.
Until the 1980s, a tourist accidentally discovered that Lingyun Mountain and several surrounding peaks just formed a huge reclining Buddha, and the giant Buddha just stood in the heart of the reclining Buddha. This discovery confirms the ancient Buddhist saying that the Buddha is in the heart. Buddha is a mountain, and the mountain is a Buddha. Sleeping Buddha embraces Buddha's seat and echoes Mount Emei from afar, forming a rare Buddhist cultural landscape in the world.
Mount Emei is located in the remote southwest of China. However, the prosperity of Pu Xian Dojo was valued by emperors of all dynasties. In 980 AD, an imperial edict from Song Taizong brought great changes to Mount Emei. On a rare sunny day this autumn, a monk named Mao Zhen from Fujian Temple hurried down the mountain. Although I don't know why, Mao Zhen arrived at Bianjing, thousands of miles away, day and night. When Friar Mao came to the palace, Song Taizong invited the pregnant queen. It turned out that Emperor Song Taizong was eager to have children. He wanted to ask the monk Mao Zhen to calculate whether the queen could give birth to a prince for him. The monk Mao Zhen pondered for a long time and finally agreed. He asked the emperor to allow him to do Buddhist work for three days. The emperor agreed. Monk Mao Zhen led a hundred monks to hold a grand ceremony. The sun rises and sets for three days and nights. Mao Zhen has been burning incense and chanting in front of samantabhadra bodhisattva. At dawn on the fourth day, a golden auspicious cloud appeared over the palace. It wasn't long before the Queen gave birth to a boy, later Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng. Emperor Taizong was happy with his son and believed in the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra. However, he knew that Monk Mao Zhen was an experienced doctor before he became a monk, to thank the Bodhisattva for his kindness. Emperor Taizong gave 3,200 gold to cast a bronze statue of Pu Xian in Fujian. This bronze statue is 7.85 meters high and weighs 62 tons. Bodhisattva samantabhadra wearing a golden crown sits on the lotus platform carried by a white elephant. It is exquisitely shaped and well proportioned. No matter the volume and weight or the level of technology, it can be called peerless work. Later, Emperor Taizong also decreed that all temples in the whole mountain should be dedicated to Bodhisattva Samantabhadra. And deliberately increased the number of officials stationed in Fujian, responsible for the religious affairs of the whole mountain. Since then, Mount Emei, Mount Wudang in Shanxi, Mount Jiuhua in Anhui and Mount Putuo in Zhejiang have been called the four Buddhist Dojo in China.
In A.D. 1600, Emperor Zongshen of the Ming Dynasty succeeded to the throne. Two orders were issued to allocate funds for the reconstruction of Forkenji. In order to avoid fire in the reconstruction of Fukenji. The walls are all made of red bricks, and there is no wood, so it is called flat brick hall. The square wall at the top of the brick temple garden directly and simply reflects the ancient world view of China, a place with a round sky. More than 1000 iron Buddha statues on the wall surround the bronze statue of Samantabhadra given by Song Taizong that year, symbolizing that Samantabhadra and 3000 disciples will stay in the pure land of Emei Mountain forever. When the beamless brick hall was completed, it coincided with the seventieth birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi. Therefore, Mingzong personally inscribed the name of "Shengshou Wannian Temple", replacing the temple name that has been used for more than 1000 years. At the same time, Emperor Zongshen specially presented a golden seal of "May Pu Xian be the treasure of the king". This gold seal, together with the Ye Jia relic brought back from Sri Lanka and the Bayeux Sutra presented by the King of Myanmar, is called the Three Treasures of the True Mountain of Wannian Temple. Since then, Wannian Temple has occupied a central position among many temples in Pu Xian Dojo of Emei Mountain, and its reputation has spread far and wide.
For more than 400 years, the flat brick temple has experienced 18 earthquakes, all of which are safe and sound. In A.D. 1946, Wannian Temple was destroyed again. Other buildings were reduced to ashes by the fire. Only the brick temple protects the bronze statue of Pu Xian standing in the ruins.
By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were more than 260 temples in Mount Emei, offering nearly 300 statues of Samantabhadra. Thousands of monks and nuns fast and recite Buddha all the year round, and there are countless laymen. Bodhisattva Bodhisattva Dojo reached its peak.
The legend of the white snake, which has been passed down through the ages, is still being sung. Since Pugong saw the auspicious image of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, the aura has remained unchanged, and the Bodhisattva has never appeared again. People call this rare brilliant halo Buddha Light. The Buddha's light turned into a Buddhist world in the rolling sea of clouds, and monks built a sacred spiritual paradise for themselves. Mount Emei, which has a life of hundreds of millions of years, is bathed in the bright light of Buddha, which deeply implies that Buddha is a mountain and mountain is a Buddhist meditation machine.