An article about visiting Xinchang Buddhist temple

Xinchang Buddhist Temple is located in the southwest of Xinchang County, Zhejiang Province, in the valley between Nanming Mountain and Shicheng Mountain. There are stone statues of the Great Maitreya Buddha in the temple, and there are hidden crane caves, sawstones, pavilions, handsome stones, Shi Qiping, Fangshengchi and some cliff carvings outside the temple. The temple was founded in the Yonghe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (345-350), with a history of 1600 years, and is one of the key temples in China.

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Big Buddha Temple

The temple is built on the mountain, with five floors on the front. The temple is tall and majestic, and the huge stone statue of Maitreya sits in the center of the hall. This huge stone statue, carved on the precipice, took about 30 years to complete. It is a masterpiece of early grottoes in the south of the Yangtze River. The Buddha statue is tall and majestic. According to the measurement, the height of the stone Buddha is 2.4m, the height of the front seated statue is13.2m and the width is15.9m.. Knee distance10.6m, ear length 2.7m.. Palm trees can hold more than 65,438+00 people. About 300 meters northwest of the Great Buddha Temple, there is also a small temple called "Thousand Buddha Temple". There are thousands of Buddha statues in the courtyard, each about 7 inches long and nearly 5 inches wide. They are neatly arranged and radiant, which fully embodies the infinite wisdom and high artistic level of ancient craftsmen in China.

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Located in Shicheng Mountain, Xinchang, the Great Buddha Temple is "surrounded by towering walls, rugged rocks and surrounded by the city". The Great Buddha Temple has a long history of building temples and enjoys a high status in the Buddhist community. It was once one of the centers of Buddhism research and dissemination in China. Xinchang Buddhist Temple was founded in the early years of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with a history of 1600 years. According to Biography of Monks, in 345 AD, Tan Guang, a monk, came to Shicheng Mountain to enjoy the strange mountains and strange waters in eastern Zhejiang, especially influenced by Zhu Daoqian, an outstanding monk at that time, and Zhi Dun, who retired to eastern Zhejiang. Tan Guang lived in a stone room and built the "Hidden Yue Temple", which was the beginning of Xinchang Buddhist Temple.

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The Great Buddha Temple is famous for its grotto statues, but its historical contribution to the study and dissemination of Buddhism has long been ignored. Nowadays, when people re-recognize the status of Xinchang and Xinchang Buddhist temples in the religious circles, they can't help but mention the eminent monks Zhu Daoqian and Zhi Dun again. Zhu and Zhi were quite famous in Buddhism at that time. Yu Fa-lan, Yu Fa-kai and Yu, among the eighteen eminent monks in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, settled in Xinchang, eastern Zhejiang, and arrived one after another, attracting a large number of celebrities to talk about Taoism here at that time. Yu Falan also built the Yuan Hua Temple, the predecessor of the Thousand Buddha Temple, outside the gate of the Great Buddha Temple. According to historical records and scholars' discussions, when Tan Guang arrived in Shicheng, Xinchang, Buddhism was introduced into China only 150 years ago. Because many eminent monks studied and spread Buddhism here, the then Xinchang Giant Buddha Temple became the national Buddhist research base, which led to the emergence of "six schools and seven schools" in the history of Buddhism in China. The activities of many eminent monks and celebrities in Xinchang pushed the study of Buddhist teachings in China to a climax, and gradually spread to the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins on the basis of the research results, which naturally became the most important reason for the Buddhist community to regard Xinchang Buddhist Temple as a Buddhist holy place.

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The glorious history and position of the Great Buddha Temple in the development of Buddhism can be understood by tourists through special books and oral explanations by tour guides, but the sculpture art of the Great Buddha Temple and the harmony between architecture and environment cannot be fully expressed by any words and languages. Only when you are there can you understand the mystery. The Buddha statue is located in a cave in Xianji Rock, Shicheng Mountain, and there is a magnificent Hall of Great Heroes outside the cave. The flowing water outside the temple and the fragrant fog inside the temple are the core areas of the Great Buddha Temple. No matter what purpose you visit the Buddha, whether you are fully prepared or not, as long as you enter the main hall, everyone will feel an invisible shock. The treasure statue is solemn, kind-hearted, and even smiles and stares at the place where every "Buddhist temple" is located.

My husband is vulgar, but no one can avoid this feeling. The Buddha statue is 2m high, 13.74m, with a head height of 4.8m, an ear length of 2.8m and a nose length of1.48m.. The proportion of the whole statue is coordinated, and the angle of people's viewing is fully considered. Known by the academic community as "the first Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River". Speaking of the origin of the giant Buddha, we have to explain how the Buddha statue was built. According to records, in 486, a monk named Hu came to Shicheng Mountain. According to legend, Buddha's light appeared on the cliff of ordinary Ji Xian Rock, so he vowed to carve a huge statue of Maitreya Buddha on this rock wall. But in his lifetime, he only became a statue, and before he died, he vowed to "recreate this Buddha in the afterlife." Later, monk Shu continued to chisel without success. It was not until the sixth year of Tian Liang's imprisonment (507) that Liang Jian 'an and Wang Suwei sent the most famous monks at that time to continue digging. Under the calculation and command of monk You, it was finally completed in the fifteenth year of prison (5 16) and became famous all over the world, thus the real history of the Great Buddha Temple began. Because of the legendary story of carving the giant Buddha, people also call it "the miracle of three lives". The excavation age and scale of the Great Buddha Temple are similar to those of Yungang in Shanxi and Longmen in Henan, and more than 200 years earlier than that of Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan.

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the thousand buddha temple

The Thousand Buddha Temple is located about 300 meters northwest of the Great Buddha Temple, next to the outer gate of the Great Buddha Temple. It is another stone kiln statue besides the giant Buddha. Because the total number of Buddha statues in the grottoes exceeds 1000, it is named Thousand Buddha Temple, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Rock. There are indeed more than 1000 Buddha statues in the Thousand Buddha Rock. According to statistics, there are 1.075 Buddha statues in the stone kiln, the largest is 1 m, and the smallest is only a few inches. The predecessor of the Thousand-Buddha Temple is the Yuan Hua Temple founded by the eminent monk Yu Falan. It was built in 345-356 AD, so it can be seen that the statue of Thousand Buddha Rock predates the Giant Buddha. During the Southern Dynasties, there were few stone kiln statues in the south, so the thousand Buddha rocks in Shicheng Mountain in Xinchang were extremely precious. Thousands of Buddhist temples were destroyed in the Cultural Revolution, but most of them were preserved. It is an ancient grotto sculpture art building with great research value.

Free living pond

The release pond is in the gate outside the Big Buddha Temple. The release pond of the Great Buddha Temple is not only an inherent building in general Buddhist temples, but also plays a wonderful role in adding scenery to the Great Buddha Temple in Xinchang. No matter pilgrims or tourists, as soon as they enter the outer mountain gate, they will be attracted by two clear pools. Two green mountains and four green trees are reflected on the water, and the feeling of Buddhism arises spontaneously. The rock wall in the south of the release pool "There is no Amitabha in the south" was written by Master Hongyi, and the word "release pool" was written by Qian Silian. The memorial tower of the wise master was built on the hillside between the two release ponds to commemorate the wise master Zhiyi. Zhiyi was the founder of Tiantai Sect and a Buddhist master in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the seventeenth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (597), at the invitation of Yang Guang, King of Jin, he went to Yangzhou from the rooftop and passed through Shicheng Temple. 1/kloc-0 died here due to illness on 24th, and was buried in Tatou Temple in Tiantai Mountain with a mantle memorial tower. Because Tiantai Sect is widely spread in Japan, Xinchang Buddhist Temple has become a frequent place for Japanese tourists to visit and worship.

Saw stone

Saw stone, commonly known as saw stone, is a boulder more than 4 meters high on the right side of the highway outside the mountain gate. You can tell with a little attention. There is a crack in the middle of this rock, like a knife. According to legend, it was cut by two immortals with a straw rope, in order to enlighten those who dug the Buddha to persevere. Visitors can see the wood fossils next to the release pond, which are displayed in the same place as the wood fossil garden in the scenic spot, namely Anxi Village, Jingling Town, Xinchang. Wood Fossil Garden is a tourist Buddhist temple in Xinchang in recent years.

The management department is convenient for tourists to visit and moved here from Anxi village, which has scientific value for studying geological changes. /kloc-0.5 billion years ago, the wood fossils, high or low, thick or thin, are arranged in the scenic area in an orderly manner, adding a historical and scientific atmosphere to the Great Buddha Temple. Prajna Valley Prajna Valley was built by using a quarry in a valley in Shicheng Mountain. The designer skillfully arranged the exhibition of the development history of Buddhism by using the terrain of the site. In the form of flowing waterfalls, the sense of movement of the Great Buddha Temple is increased, and the Buddhist community emphasizes the Buddhist cultural atmosphere of the Great Buddha Temple. In a valley near the Wood Fossil Garden, there is a newly added 500 Arhat Hall in the Big Buddha Temple. All arhats sit or stand in a cave on the mountainside. Opposite the cave, there is a big-bellied arhat with the whole hill as a statue, which is vivid and vivid, and it is also one of the must-see places for tourists. The Great Buddha Temple is already a large-scale temple, but it is scattered in a small valley in a very orderly way. Without the rendering of the Giant Buddha City at the entrance of the scenic spot, people can hardly feel its existence. Prosperity and tranquility, big and small are skillfully unified in the valley of Shicheng Mountain, and historical culture and natural scenery win-win, which may be the secret of the longevity of the Buddha Temple. If you have enough time to visit the Big Buddha Temple, it is recommended to visit the top of the mountain around the Big Buddha Temple, which is completely different from shuttling between temples and immersing yourself in the Buddhist atmosphere. You can not only see cornice buildings with different colors, such as red, yellow and black. However, the tunnel wall twists and turns, and the pool water reflects the rich green hills like a mirror. Your Shan Ye is full of ancient trees and wild flowers. Especially in autumn, maple leaves fly red, wild chrysanthemums spit yellow, and autumn is spring.

Tuying village

The word "snake carving village" was written by Mr. Jin Yong. A stone road leads to Niujia Village. The bronze statue of the shooting hero at the entrance of the village was designed by the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts, weighing 3 tons, and the base is granite. The statue didn't designate anyone, but it was Guo Jing, the hero in Shooting? Genghis Khan who only knows how to shoot an eagle with a bow? Or the hero around us? ..... The pavilion built by the earth wall in front is the watchtower. At the end of the Song Dynasty, people were in chaos, nomads and soldiers came to harass them, and villagers boarded the pavilion, but they could see it from a distance and call the police. Walking in the street of Niujia Village, Qusan Hotel is on the left, and street shops are on the right. Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin, two figures in Niujia Village, often come to this hotel for drinks. Qu San, the owner of the hotel, is a cripple and a disciple of Shi Yao, the evil emperor of Dong. Walking through the small stone bridge is a big waterwheel with a diameter of six meters, which is driven by the current to rotate. Inside the house is the water mill that has disappeared in the south of the Yangtze River, where rice cakes are processed. If you are interested, you can now mix a packet of crisp sugar to make stuffing and slowly taste this folk food-cake flower. In front of the open space, there are often folk acrobatic performances such as sedan chair, big pull and cockfighting. Further on is the home of Guo Xiaotian and Yang Tiexin. Cheongwadae is the main residence with doors in the wall. Now this is a farmhouse restaurant, where you can eat Xinchang-style farmhouse meals. Turning Niujia Village, the building presented to everyone is Trang Van Bagua Bookstore. The shopkeeper is also a disciple of Huang. After being expelled by Master, he returned to his hometown Taihu Lake, followed the essence of Master, and built it in Trang Van according to Fuxi's 64 hexagrams. It shows the stills taken by 200 1 CCTV in Xinchang. It was also selected as "Eight Dragons" to shoot the scene of Shaolin monks' life. Bypassing the Bagua Bookstore, we entered the territory of Dong Xie Huang. The octagonal cornice pavilion in front of us is called Dongxie Bagua Hall, which is built for Huang's room with the modeling elements of Yijing Bagua. It is ventilated all around, like a pavilion, reflecting Huang's "evil" As a part of Shaolin Temple, the Bagua Pavilion and Tallinn on the right had an earth-shattering fighting scene. The ravine on the left of the pavilion is the Great Buddha Temple.

Huang Rong Xiulou and Huangzhuwu. Everyone has to go up through the eight diagrams arranged by Huang, and now Huang's main house has been changed into a museum. In front is the Beggars' Guild Xuanyuan Terrace, which is the holy place for beggars' gathering every July 15. The lake in front of Xuanyuan is a semi-yin-yang diagram, which forms the pattern of Artest pool with the semi-yin-yang diagram of the platform. Next to Xuanyuantai, there are several self-funded entertainment activities, such as Xiao Li flying knives, bow archery and so on. Walk past Wen Jun Restaurant and you will arrive at LAM Raymond Inn. The pond opposite the inn is just the swamp needed for shooting. Plum blossoms on the ground are full of organs, but they are the only way to Yinggu Courtyard. The main house of Yinggu Courtyard is suspended and supported by wooden columns. The Round Bamboo House is the place where Ying Gu performs the strange five elements. Set up a gossip stage in the middle to connect the main house and the bamboo house. It is shaped like the Big Dipper in the sky.

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Take bus No.2, No.6, No.7 and No.8 in the urban area to the "Giant Buddha City" station, and after entering the gate of the Giant Buddha Temple scenic spot, the battery car fee is 2 yuan/person.