Longxing temple is located in the north gate of Pengzhou City, Sichuan Province. Founded in the third year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (337), it was originally named "Dakong Temple". In the second year of Yongding, Liang Wudi (558), Master Zhigong expanded the temple. Wu Zetian naturally gave it the second year (69 1) and renamed it "Dayun Temple". In the sixth year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (7 18). Tang Wuzong Huichang five years (845), the temple was abandoned as idle land. In March of the following year, Wu Zong died and Xuanzong succeeded to the throne. In the second year of Dazhong (848), it was predicted that the Zen master would rebuild longxing temple. By the 1940s, the temple covered an area of more than 80 mu and had four halls, many of which had more than 65,438+000 statues, more than 65,438+000 permanent monks and 654,300 houses. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the King of Myanmar presented the Jade Buddha, the King of India presented the Buddhist relics "Eight Lords" and Japan presented the Tripitaka. This ancient temple is famous for the stupa of Sakyamuni Buddha.
* * * Only 6 smoking records in total:
1. In the 25th year of Guangxu reign (1899), smoke rose from the top of longxing temple tower.
2. 1929, smoke from the top of longxing temple Tower.
3, 1937, spring, longxing temple Tower Smoke.
4. On July 22nd 197 1, smoke appeared in longxing temple Pagoda. At dusk every day, the iron gourd at the top of the tower rises repeatedly, and it can be clearly seen at a distance of three or four hundred meters from the tower, lasting for about half an hour, and then disappears. For more than ten days, thousands of people have been watching every day. It has become an anecdote that sensationalized Jinnan.
5. 1976. In mid-August, longxing temple Tower smoked.
6.1From August 22 to 29, 993, at about 7 o'clock every night, the longxing temple Pagoda once again appeared the spectacle of smoke from its spire, with hundreds of onlookers.