The main attractions of Tianmen Temple

Legend has it that Confucius gave lectures in Xiaoxian County. He heard that Tianmen Temple was charming and came to enjoy it. When he passed by the foot of the mountain, it rained heavily, and all the books Confucius carried with him were wet by the rain. After the weather cleared up, Confucius put the book on the grass to dry, and the grass could no longer lift its head. Later, people called this place "Confucius Reading Desk".

Liu Yilong

In 425 AD, Liu Yilong, the son of Liu Yu, the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasties, built a temple in Tianmen Mountain. Because the hills on both sides of the ravine are dustpan-shaped and like two doors of God, it is named Tianmen Mountain. Because the temple was built here, it is called Tianmen Temple.

Feilaifo

There is a stone Buddha in the temple called Feilai Buddha, and the locals call it Erfo. Legend has it that when the temple was built, the main hall was completed and the Buddha statue was formed. Masons looked up and saw the "golden bird ankle" on the rock behind the temple poking their heads out. Have a great tendency to jump off a building.

The stonemason said: If you can fly into the lower hall without touching the main hall, I will carve you into the second Buddha. As soon as the stonemason's voice fell, there was a loud noise, and there seemed to be a huge stone falling from the sky in front of the main hall. Thus, there was a clay bodhisattva and a stone Buddha in the main hall of Tianmen Temple. That is, flying to the Buddha, the two Buddhas are dignified, just like the Tathagata, but slightly smaller. Because Gu Song in Tianmen Temple is elegant and quiet, literati often use it in Ming and Qing Dynasties to leave many poems and songs, among which palindromes are the most famous.

antithetical couplet

Chen Fengyuan: How much rain, how much dew, how much snow, how much wind and thunder, when to come out, when to come, how much magic is locked? Overlooking the hill, you can see through a song, a balance, a constant, a Thailand, from east to west, from south to north, and the details are equally divided.

During the Republic of China, palindromes were written by the magistrate of Xiaoxian County. It's a complete palindrome poem. When reading the front and back, the first two words of each sentence are deleted separately, and it becomes two palindromes.

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Xianfeng years of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Jiliang, a magistrate of a county.

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During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Huaihe River and Xuhe River were shipped out together with Jimen Xuyicheng. Tianmen Temple is open at 07:30- 18:00.

Buddha's birthday, national day holiday, open the door 30 minutes in advance in the morning. Tianmen Temple ticket 20 yuan, student ticket 10 yuan.