Brief introduction of daxiong hall

Daxiong Hall was originally rebuilt in Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt in Ming and Qing Dynasties. On the east wall outside the temple gate, there is a stone carving of "Mo Teng entered the Han Ling Yi Ji" re-established in the Song Dynasty. Wu Bi said it was the Preface to the Holy Teaching, written by people in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has the style of Jin and Tang Dynasties and is very cute. "At this moment, this stone records the beginning of the construction of Yun Qi Tower by Emperor Han Ming.

On the ceiling of the temple. Painted with bright lotus patterns; In the center of the temple, this huge wood-carved double-layered niche is beautifully carved and resplendent, and looks very spectacular. In the middle of the niche, a Dapeng golden-winged bird is embossed, and the bird kisses the human body. On both sides of the golden-winged bird, there are three relief dragons. According to Buddhist legend, Dapeng golden-winged bird likes to eat dragons best, but the dragons have no choice but to "complain" to the Tathagata, who draws a bunch of silk from the cassock and covers a dragon with a silk. Since then, the dragon has been protected by the Tathagata and no longer worried about being hurt by Dapeng birds. Tathagata also uses magical powers to make offerings endless. With the sacrifice of On Behalf Oflong, the requirements of Dapeng Golden-winged Bird have been met, the contradiction between the two sides has been solved, and both dragons and birds are happy. The pattern on the niche may have originated from this Buddhist legend.

The three main buddhas, two generals and eighteen arhats in Daxiong Hall are all statues of the Yuan Dynasty, and the twenty-four Maitreya Buddha in Tianwang Hall was transferred from the Buddha Hall of Cining Palace in Beijing in 1973, which is an extremely rare cultural relic handed down from ancient times in China. Among them, eighteen arhats are the only ones in China, and they are the treasures of the White Horse Temple. The three Buddhas were kind-hearted and sat in the middle. On the second day, they kept Wei Tuo and Wei Li on the left and right. Eighteen arhats stand on both sides, lifelike. This is the most exquisite statue art and ornate hall in the temple. There are three main buddhas in the temple, among which is Sakyamuni Buddha, the world leader of the old woman. The pharmacist Buddha on the left is the leader of the oriental pure glass world. On the right, Amitabha is the leader of the Western Heaven. Therefore, it is also called "Constant Three Buddhas".

Arhat, transliterated in Sanskrit, is the abbreviation of Arhat and the highest ideal fruit pursued by Hinayana Buddhism. The eighteen arhats in this temple have different postures and different palms. They look strange and lifelike, which is really the ingenuity and superb skill of the sculptor.

On the east and west mountain walls, there are thousands of carved Buddhist niches, providing 5056 wall buddhas.

Li Weitian Qiang, standing behind the temple, is the only clay sculpture of the Yuan Dynasty in the temple.

The three main buddhas, the two heavenly generals and the eighteen arhats in the temple are all dry lacquer statues of the Yuan Dynasty.