Analysis on the causes of the fire in Shandan Buddhist temple

The fire in Shandan Buddhist Temple was caused by some wooden buildings in the temple.

Shandan Buddhist Temple is located at the foot of a high mountain 5 kilometers west of Shandan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, formerly known as Tufo Temple.

Shandan Buddhist Temple was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 425) more than 500 years ago/kloc-0. Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen wrote an inscription for the temple "Tufo", hence the name Tufo Temple.

From 1992, he was responsible for the eight-way salvation of Master Shi Juehui. With the support and donation of Master Yi Sheng, a famous Buddhist activist in Hong Kong Baolian Temple, * * * spent170,000 yuan to rebuild Shandan Buddhist Temple, and officially opened the temple in 1998. The temple has the largest indoor clay sculpture sitting Buddha in the world. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

In the early morning of July 24, 2023, a fire broke out in Shandan Buddhist Temple. After the fire broke out, the local authorities immediately organized forces to put out the fire. By about 10, the open flame has been basically extinguished.

Main attractions of Shandan Buddhist Temple:

Ursa major 1

Daxiong Hall is a pavilion with all-wood structure and glazed tile roof, with a height of 39 meters. In the temple, Sakyamuni said that the clay sculpture was 35 meters high. The giant Buddha is painted with gold, and its face, hands, feet and chest are all gold. It is lifelike, graceful, smooth, lifelike, dignified, kind and solemn, and is praised as "the first Buddha in the world" by senior Buddhists at home and abroad.

2. Tibetan Bodhisattva Hall

The Hall of the Earth Treasure King is dedicated to the Earth Treasure King Bodhisattva who became a Buddha in Jiuhua Mountain. Although the Tibetan Bodhisattva has achieved the cultivation of becoming a Buddha, it can rise from the fruit position of the Bodhisattva to the fruit position of the Buddha. Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha once made a big wish, that is, all sentient beings in the six divisions in the wheel of karma should be forgiven, and all kinds of sufferings should be saved before they can be upgraded to Buddha.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shandan Buddhist Temple