In the 19th year of Zhenguan (A.D. 645), Xuanzang returned from the west and retrieved a large number of Buddhist relics, eight Buddha statues and 657 Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu. After Master Xuanzang returned, he translated 74 Buddhist scriptures in Hongfu Temple, Jionji and Yuhua Temple, reaching 1335 volumes. After the completion of Daxiong Hall, Xuanzang became the host. Xuanzang planned to build an ancient pagoda in Jionji in order to house the relics and prevent the loss of scriptures, fires and so on. Because Xuanzang's stupa project was huge, Tang Gaozong ordered the court to build it. "A Record of Great Sage" describes this past in detail. "At the beginning, on the day when the foundation stone was laid for this tower, Master Xuanzang once said that he was sincerely willing ... May thousands of Buddhas share the same view, and the atmosphere is sacred and solid." The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is made up of.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda built by Master Xuanzang was not built in the form of pagodas in China at that time, but in the form of Indian women. You can't climb the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. A considerable number of Buddhist relics and scriptures are preserved on the first floor. The material used is brick soil, and Xuanzang's heart to restore the status of pagoda can be seen.
According to Xuanzang's "Records of the Western Regions of Datang", there are wild goose pagodas in the mountains and rivers of Indra, Maha, and wild geese have come to realize that the name of wild goose pagodas probably comes from this. Naming this pagoda "Wild Goose Pagoda" also reflects Xuanzang's pursuit of the authenticity of Indian Buddhism. However, Xuanzang's wish finally came down. Since then, the worship of stupa is gone forever, and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda built in that year has been gradually destroyed after more than 50 years of wind and rain.
During the Chang 'an period (AD 70 1- AD 704), the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was rebuilt on the original site, with blue bricks as building materials, and the five floors were changed to seven floors, restoring the shape of the pavilion tower, with a height of 64 meters. The rebuilt Big Wild Goose Pagoda is magnificent and rich in Buddhist culture, which is more in line with the hearts of tourists than the previous ones. Later, it gradually developed into a secular tour project called "Wild Goose Pagoda", which accumulated a profound literary foundation for literati.
The stability of the reconstructed Big Wild Goose Pagoda is far better than that of the "Xuanzang" with brick surface and earth core. From the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, "Dajigong was born and spent the most difficult and lonely time in the robbery". Although Ji 'en Temple has been destroyed by military disasters, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda still stands.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda, made of blue bricks, is not afraid of man-made disasters, but can't resist natural disasters. By the time of the Xi earthquake in the Ming Dynasty, not only the tower was shattered, but also the top of the tower collapsed. In the 23rd year of Wanli of Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1604), the Ming people "maintained" the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and added a two-foot thick "tower shell" to its exterior. Since then, although the romantic figures have been exhausted, the only Big Wild Goose Pagoda has not stood still. The great Jionji has been damaged several times. After the founding of New China, the temples were repaired many times. So far, a large-scale Qujiang scenic spot of Big Wild Goose Pagoda has been formed.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the landmark building of Xi 'an 1300 years ago. Represents the historical and cultural height of this city. It was originally built for Master Xuanzang to collect Sanskrit scriptures, Buddha statues and Buddhist relics brought back from India.
The Wild Goose Pagoda was built in the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Li Zhi was 24 years old in the third year of Tang Yonghui (652). He ascended the throne for the first time and was in high spirits. This year, Tuguhun, Silla, Korea and Baekje all sent envoys to pay tribute; The national population has increased from less than 3 million in the Zhenguan period to 3.8 million; Wu Zetian, who just entered the palace for more than a year, gave birth to her eldest son, Li Hong.
Master Xuanzang has been engaged in the translation of Confucian classics for seven years since he returned to China. In order to properly keep the relics of the scriptures brought back through hardships, he wrote to the emperor and begged him to build a stone tower in the sun at the end gate of Ji' ang Temple, with a chart attached, on the grounds that "people are afraid of not changing them often, and the scriptures are lost and it is difficult to imitate fire". In Xuanzang's original design, "the pagoda is thirty feet high." It is planned to worship the great powers as the ancient relic of Sakyamuni. "It can be seen that what Xuanzang wants to build is a giant stone pagoda with a completely Indian style.
Emperor Gaozong rejected the plan. He believes that "it is difficult to achieve great success." Finally, a tower with clay and brick faces in the middle was built in the west courtyard of Ji 'en Temple, which is "imitating the slope protection system of the western regions" (the same as Su's voice), with five floors and a height of 190 feet. The project took two years, and Xuanzang even "carried bricks and stones". Unfortunately, this tower gradually collapsed after more than 40 years because of the poor quality of the brick core.
During Chang 'an period (70 1-704), Wu Zetian rebuilt the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, all of which were built with masonry. It is "old-fashioned according to Eastern Xia's brake meter", with seven floors and a height of 300 feet. The existing Wild Goose Pagoda was built this time. Whether it is 190 feet or 300 feet, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a skyscraper in the Tang Dynasty in terms of height (64.5 meters).
In addition, from the first year of Tang Zhongzong Shenlong (705-707), all new Jinshi and their successors will go to the Ci 'en Temple Tower to hold a title-creating activity that caused a sensation in the capital. Students all over the world take the title of Big Wild Goose Pagoda as their dream and glory. According to the analysis of historical data, among the more than 8,000 scholars in the Tang Dynasty alone, 5,000 to 6,000 were named after the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The Wild Goose Pagoda was built in the third year of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui (AD 652), in the west courtyard of Jean Temple, 4 kilometers south of Xi 'an. After returning to China, Tang Xuanzang moved from Hongfu Temple to this temple to translate Buddhist scriptures, founded Faxiangzong, and proposed to build the Wild Goose Pagoda to store Buddhist scriptures brought back from India. When building the tower, he personally carried a basket to transport bricks and stones. Taki is modeled after [Chè n-lined] Pagoda in India, with five floors and a goose-shaped bottom. At the top of the tower, there was a tablet inscribed by Emperor Taizong on the preface to Tang Sanzang, which was called "Yanta Shintoism" by Chu Suiliang. This is a masterpiece of calligraphy, which is now embedded on both sides of the south gate hole under the tower.
The Ji 'en Temple predates the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In the 22nd year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (AD 648), Prince Li Zhi built the Ji 'en Temple in memory of his dead mother, Empress Wende, and in return for her upbringing. At that time, * * * had 13 courtyards and 1987 houses, and invited Xuanzang, a monk who went to India to study Buddhist scriptures and returned to China, to preside over the temple affairs. Famous painters Yan, Wu Daozi and others have painted murals here on a large scale. In the third year of Tang Yonghui (652), Xuanzang built a tower in the west courtyard of the temple, named Ci 'en Temple Tower, to store the scriptures brought back from India. The present name of the pagoda is recorded in the Biography of Sanzang Master Ji Angji: There was a monk temple in Tuozhou, Mojie, and one day a wild goose broke away from the group and fell to the ground. Monks believe that this wild goose is the incarnation of Bodhisattva and decided to build a tower for the wild goose, so it is also called the Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as the Wild Goose Pagoda. When the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was first built, it was a five-story square tower with brick surface and core. Later, it was changed to a seven-story square pavilion, and it was changed to a ten-story pavilion in the Tang Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the Tangta added brick faces. At present, the tower is 64 meters high, and each floor is made of imitation wood structure. There are exquisite line-carved Buddha statues on the bottom lintel, and the west lintel is the Buddha statue of Amitabha, engraved with a magnificent hall. There are two stone tablets embedded in the brick niche of the south gate at the bottom of the tower: Preface to Tang Sanzang and Preface to Tang Sanzang, both written by Chu Suiliang, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. The Wild Goose Pagoda is a famous tourist attraction in the Tang Dynasty, so there are a large number of inscriptions by literati, including more than 200 inscriptions in the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone. Today, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is still a landmark building in Xi 'an, an ancient city, and a famous scenic spot at home and abroad.
There are many sayings about the name of Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The construction of Wild Goose Pagoda is the result of the introduction of Pagoda, an architectural form of ancient Indian Buddhism, into China with the spread of Buddhism. It is also one of the symbols of Chang 'an City in Tang Dynasty.
As a person from Xi, I am happy to answer questions about Xi. The Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the southern suburb of xi, diagonally opposite to Shaanxi History Museum, and is one of the most famous cultural symbols in Xi.
The Tang Dynasty witnessed the rapid development of Buddhism in China. From the royal family to ordinary people, many people believe in Buddhism. Therefore, temples and pagodas are very popular all over the country to meet the spiritual needs of believers.
The Wild Goose Pagoda was built under this background. It was built in Yonghui, Tang Gaozong for 3 years, that is, in 652 AD, with 7 floors, 9 floors in essence, and two floors have been buried underground. It is 64.5 meters high, 1.366 years ago, and it is the most humanistic stupa in China at present. After 1000 years of wind and sun, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has obviously tilted to the west. Standing on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square, you can fully see this scene.
More specifically, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built by Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong to reward Xuanzang, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, for his boundless merits.
From 627, the first year of Zhenguan, Tang Xuanzang traveled tens of thousands of miles to the west and traveled to more than 0/00 Buddhist countries in the west, and spent 17 years. In 644, he brought nearly a thousand Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues and other treasures related to Buddhism back to the Tang Dynasty.
After the Tang Priest came back, Emperor Taizong was very moved. He planned to build a holy place to store these treasures. At the same time, he is also going to create a quiet workplace for Tang Priest, so that he can translate the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures he brought back with confidence. In the hands of Tang Gaozong, the pagoda was finally built.
The relationship between Wild Goose Pagoda and Kenji is just like that between a son and a mother. First, Ji 'an, then the Big Wild Goose Pagoda built in Ji 'an.
Jionji was built in 648 with the approval of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin in memory of his beloved mother, Empress Wende, by Crown Prince Li Zhi. Later, when Li Zhi became emperor, it was just the need to build a pagoda to collect scriptures, so it was logical to build this seven-story Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Jean Temple.
I think there are two main historical significance of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
First, it witnessed the high prosperity of Buddhist culture in the Tang Dynasty, which is an important material evidence for modern people to study the customs, culture, humanistic thoughts and religious beliefs in the Tang Dynasty, and is also of great significance to the study of architectural art in the Tang Dynasty.
Secondly, it proves that China and India, two ancient civilizations, have frequent cultural exchanges, and it also proves from the side that the Tang Dynasty was strong because it was tolerant and open, and always accepted the excellent cultures of other countries, thus making itself strong.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the landmark building of Xi and the symbol of the city!
The Wild Goose Pagoda was built by the Tang Priest, Master Xuanzang. Why build it? In order to store the scriptures brought back from the west.
According to records, those scriptures are not paper books, and many of them are written in Sanskrit scriptures of Bedolo leaves, which need a dry preservation environment. This tower is a very sacred building in Buddhism. So Xuanzang reported to Tang Gaozong and applied to build a tall stone tower.
Emperor Li Zhi looked at the design drawings and the project budget, then at the financial revenue, and thought that the project was too big. Therefore, it is suggested to change it into a brick tower to avoid the big project and the overwork of the mage. Xuanzang readily agreed and personally organized the design and construction. Xuanzang was then the president of the Datang Buddhist Association.
It is said that at first, five floors were built, with bricks outside and concrete inside. Later, the space was taken out and there were no stairs to climb the tower. Fogayeta, whose shape is imitated by Tianzhu. Li Zhi, director of the Chang 'an Planning Commission, saw it and felt that it was not in harmony with the overall style of the city, so he organized relevant departments to carry out rectification and added it to the ninth floor. Empress Wu Zetian is keen on innovation and remoulding, with ten floors and seven floors. There is no way to accurately verify the specific information.
In the late Tang Dynasty, Tang Wuzong launched a nationwide campaign to destroy Buddhism, demolishing a large number of temples and pagodas. Some teenagers are eager to own this landmark. However, due to the special status of Wild Goose Pagoda and Dajigong, the relationship with the ancestors of the royal family was spared from being destroyed.
Many years later, the great Jionji no longer exists. In the Ming Dynasty, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was extensively repaired, and the Tangta was wrapped in bricks more than half a meter thick, which is what we see today.
The geographical location of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is not the original Gingi, but a pagoda. Daxiong Hall was built by Emperor Li Zhi of the Emperor Gaozong when he was a prince, and was hired as the first abbot in memory of his mother, the eldest grandson, Xuanzang, who returned from the scriptures. In Chang 'an, Huiji will be regarded as a base for translating Confucian classics. Now the Ji 'en Temple under the tower was restored in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Bell and Drum Tower was built in the Qing Dynasty, and the others were rebuilt in recent years. In the Tang Dynasty, a ruins park was built in the location of Daxianzhi as a memorial!
Thank you for inviting me! A: The famous Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Dajiju, Xi City, Shaanxi Province, also known as Ci 'en Temple Pagoda. The Wild Goose Pagoda was built by Tang Xuanzang in 652 and Tang Yonghui in three years, in order to store the Buddhist scriptures he retrieved in India. Its tower was originally five floors, but later it was added to the ninth floor. This is a magnificent building with unique flavor and brick as the main material, which was approved by Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin and his son, Li Zhi, personally inscribed the seal, which attracted domestic and international attention for its boldness and grandeur. The Wild Goose Pagoda is a scenic spot in China, which is magnificent and unique. It has always been a popular holiday resort for tourists at home and abroad, showing the brilliant pioneering work of the working people in China, winning a reputation for the prosperity and greatness of China, and being the pride of the motherland and people! Confirmed the great pioneering work and infinite wisdom of the Chinese nation!
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The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Yonghui, Tang Gaozong for three years. Because it is located in Jean Temple, it is also the Jionji Pagoda. The most famous in Chang 'an of Datang is Dajigong. It was built by the imperial edict of Tang Sanzang Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty. He once presided over the temple affairs, managed the Buddhist sutra field and founded the Buddhist Rouzong. .....
Tang Xuanzang!
"The Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Yonghui for three years (AD 652), in Ji 'an West Yard, four kilometers south of Ann. After returning to China, Tang Xuanzang moved from Hongfu Temple to this temple to translate Buddhist scriptures, founded Faxiangzong, and proposed to build the Wild Goose Pagoda to store Buddhist scriptures brought back from India. When building the tower, he personally carried a basket to transport bricks and stones. Taki is modeled after [Chè n-lined] Pagoda in India, with five floors and a goose-shaped bottom. At the top of the tower, there was a tablet inscribed by Emperor Taizong on the preface to Tang Sanzang, which was called "Yanta Shintoism" by Chu Suiliang. This is a masterpiece of calligraphy, which is now embedded on both sides of the south gate hole under the tower. "
According to legend, a long time ago, monks in a temple in Mojeto (now southern Bihar, India) believed in Hinayana Buddhism and ate three clean (i.e. geese, deer and calves). One day, a flock of geese were flying in the air. A monk saw the goose and casually said, "Nobody has anything to eat today. Bodhisattva should know that we are hungry! " As he spoke, a wild goose landed in front of the monk and died. He told all the monks in the temple with surprise that the Tathagata was educating them. So in the place where the wild goose fell, it was buried with a grand ceremony, and the tower was named the Wild Goose Pagoda. Xuanzang, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, visited the Big Wild Goose Pagoda during his study tour in India from 629 to 645. After returning to China, in order to store the Buddhist scriptures brought back from India during the translation of the scriptures in Ji 'an Temple, in 652 A.D., a brick tower imitating the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in India was built in the west courtyard of Ji 'an Temple, called Big Wild Goose Pagoda. This name continues to this day. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is famous for the story of "Tang Priest (Xuanzang) learning the scriptures". Jionji in front of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda mentioned Jionji and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and naturally thought of Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty. He once presided over the temple affairs, led the Buddhist scripture translation circle and founded the Buddhist Sect. He personally supervised the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the temple. Jionji is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty. It was built by royal decree in the Tang Dynasty, and it was built under the patronage of the royal family. It has a prominent position and a grand scale. He is the first dean here. This legendary figure is honored as "Master Sanzang". Xuanzang, a native of Yanshi, Henan Province, was a famous traveler, translator and Buddhist in history. Xuanzang traveled westward from Chang 'an in 628 AD and arrived in India through difficulties and obstacles, and was carefully guided by Master Jie Xian. When he returned to China in 645 AD, the imperial court held an unprecedented grand ceremony in Jeju. Xuanzang brought back 657 Buddhist scriptures, and translated 74 Buddhist scriptures in Hongfu Temple, Jionji and Yuhua Temple successively, with a total volume of 1, 335. Among the four major Buddhist translators in China, he translated the most books and translated them best. At the request of Emperor Taizong, Xuanzang also recorded the history, mountains and rivers, folk customs, product climate, political culture and religious beliefs of 16, 5438+00 cities and 28 regions and countries during his trip to 17, and compiled them into "Records of the Western Regions of Datang" 65438+. Since the Tang Dynasty, the story of him going to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures has been widely circulated. On this basis, Wu Cheng'en, a novelist in the Ming Dynasty, created The Journey to the West, one of the four great novels in ancient China.
There are six highlands in the Great Chang 'an City. Besides palaces, pagodas are also built in highlands. Qingliu Temple is a highland, which was called Leyuan Scenic Spot in ancient times. There is a poem: there is a shadow in my heart, driving to Guyuan. Jionji, where the Wild Goose Pagoda is located, is also a highland. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was actually built by Master Xuanzang to translate and collect Buddhist scriptures. Now Xi is a landmark!