What are the eight major Foshans in China?

Including: Nantong Langshan, Nanyue Hengshan, Zhongyue Songshan, Jiangxi Lushan, West Yunnan Jizu Mountain, Eastern Zhejiang Tiantai Mountain, Shaanxi Zhongnan Mountain, and Beijing Xiangshan.

1. Langshan, Jiangsu

Historically, Hengshan was one of the activity centers of Buddhism in my country. There were hundreds of large and small temples in the front and back mountains, and on the mountain and under the mountain. Among them, Fuyan Temple is known as the "Ancient Temple of the Six Dynasties", and Zhusheng Temple, Fangguang Temple, Shangfeng Temple, etc. are also famous Buddhist resorts all over the world.

The temple enshrines the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva among the "Three Saints of the West" and the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva dojo. It is a provincial-level scenic spot in Jiangsu Province and a national AAAA-level tourist area. Langshan is also the first among the eight famous Buddhist mountains in the country.

2. Nanyue Hengshan

Historically, Hengshan was one of the activity centers of Buddhism in my country. There are hundreds of large and small temples in the front and back mountains, and on the mountain and under the mountain. Among them, Fuyan Temple is known as the "Ancient Temple of the Six Dynasties", and Zhusheng Temple, Fangguang Temple, Shangfeng Temple, etc. are also famous Buddhist resorts all over the world.

The full name of the main scenic spot is "Hengshan Scenic Area", which is located in Hengshan County. It is now classified as Nanyue District and is a municipal district of Hengyang City. It was listed as a Hunan Provincial Nature Reserve in 1979. On November 8, 1982 It was announced as one of the first batch of national key scenic spots in Japan.

3. Zhongyue Songshan Mountain

Historically, there is a saying that "there are 72 peaks at the top and 72 temples at the bottom". Today, in addition to the well-preserved Fawang Temple, there are also historical temples such as Huishan Temple, Yongtai Temple, Qingliang Temple, and Lotus Temple. The Shaolin Temple, known as the "Zen Resort" in Zhongzhou, an ancient temple, is located here. "The sun rises over Haoshan Col, the morning bell frightens the birds, the creeks in the forest are gurgling, and the grass is green on the slopes...".

The melodious "Shepherd's Song" still makes people's hearts surge. The beautiful scenery of Shaolin Temple has long been vividly lingering in my heart from this beautiful song. Songshan, home to the most famous Shaolin Temple in the world, is located in the northwest of Dengfeng City, Henan Province. The main body is composed of two large mountains, Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain.

4. Lushan, Jiangxi

Lushan was already one of the domestic Buddhist centers during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty. From the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties to the Tang and Song dynasties, there were many temples here, with as many as 500 and as few as 300. Almost the entire mountain was occupied by temples. It has always been said that "Lushan is full of pagodas".

Located in the southern suburbs of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China, it is one of the famous mountains in China. It is also a cultural heritage and a world geological park assessed by UNESCO. It is also a national 5A tourist attraction of the Republic of China. Scenic spots and civilized tourist attractions, the initiator of the World Famous Mountains Conference. Lushan Mountain was formed during the Quaternary Ice Age. It is a horst-type fault-block mountain range and has been an important tourist destination in China since ancient times.

5. Jizu Mountain in Western Yunnan

According to Buddhist scriptures, Kasyapa, one of the ten disciples of Sakyamuni, entered Jizu Mountain in the northwest of Binchuan County, Yunnan, holding a gold-threaded monk's robe. The mountain is waiting for the compassionate Buddha to descend into the world and enter the Huashou Gate.

The temple architecture on the mountain began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The largest existing Buddhist temple is Zhusheng Temple. The nearby Yuanjing Temple, Tanchan Temple, and Shizhong Temple are also famous temples. Jizu Mountain is located in Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

Jizu Mountain is named after its peak resembles chicken feet. Jizu Mountain is a famous Buddhist holy land and the intersection of Chinese Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism.

6. Tiantai Mountain in Eastern Zhejiang

The ancient Guoqing Temple built in the Sui Dynasty on the mountain is the birthplace of the Tiantai Sect of Buddhism. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Japanese monks came here many times to learn the teachings of Tiantai Religion and spread it eastward to Japan. Guoqing Temple is still well preserved and is a famous ancient temple in China with endless incense.

Tiantai Mountain is mainly located in Tiantai County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, at the watershed of Yongjiang River, Cao'e River and Lingjiang River. It runs from northeast to southwest and is connected to Xianxia Ridge in the south. The main peak, Huading Mountain, is in the northeast of Tiantai County. Made of granite.

7. Zhongnan Mountain, Shaanxi

According to "Guanzhong Tongzhi", Zhongnan Mountain not only has magnificent scenery, but is also listed as a Buddhist resort. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been more than 40 large and small temples here, and incense has been very popular. Zhongnan Mountain, also known as Taiyi Mountain, Difei Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain, and Zhounan Mountain, referred to as Nanshan, is a section of the Qinling Mountains, starting from Mei County, Shaanxi Province in the west, to Lantian County, Xi'an in the east. It has thousands of green peaks and beautiful scenery, and is known as the "fairyland". It is known as "the capital", "the crown of the cave" and "the most blessed place in the world".

8. Beijing Xiangshan

Xiangshan is located at the eastern foot of Xishan Mountain. The large-scale Xiangshan Temple was built in 1186. It was the place where emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties stayed when visiting the temple.

The ancients said: "There are hundreds of temples in the Western Mountains, but Xiangshan is the best." The incense in Xiangshan is flourishing and continues from generation to generation.

Fragrant Mountain is located in the northwest of Beijing. It is the remnant of Xishan Mountain, covering an area of ??about 2,400 acres. The main peak is Guijianchou, with an altitude of 557 meters. In October 2012, the world-famous Xiangshan red leaves were selected into the world Famous mountains.

Fragrant Hill is one of the components of the Three Mountains and Five Gardens. It formed an important landscape in the northwest royal gardens in the Qing Dynasty and is famous for the Twenty-Eight Scenic Spots of the Fragrant Hill and the Clear Snow on the Western Mountain.

Doctrines and Classics

Basic Doctrine

The main teachings of primitive Buddhism include the Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, the Five Aggregates, Impermanence, and Selflessness. Around the Gregorian Era, Mahayana Buddhism emerged, and a number of classics elucidating Mahayana thoughts appeared one after another. The theories of emptiness, the middle way, reality, and the six degrees of perfection were theoretically developed, and the teachings were developed to some extent. The main ones are non-absence nirvana, emptiness of dependent origination and consciousness-only theory.

After Buddhism was introduced to China, there were many innovations in doctrine. The main ones include the harmony of the three truths, three thousand thoughts in one thought, sudden enlightenment, ten mysteries, six phases and three concepts.

Classics

Buddhist classics are divided into Tripitaka, Sutra, Vinaya and Commentary. The original meaning of "Zang" is a bamboo box that can hold things. It has the meaning of accommodation and collection. Buddhism is used to summarize all Buddhist classics. Sutras are the teachings spoken by Sakyamuni himself; Vinaya are the rules and explanations that the Buddha established for believers to abide by; Sutras are the explanations and studies of various theories made to elucidate Sutras and Vinaya.

There are still some commentaries and writings on Tripitaka by Buddhist monks and scholars, which are called "external Tibetan classics". The Tripitaka was called "All Sutras" during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and was called "Tripitaka" after the Sui Dynasty.

The Tripitaka is divided according to language families, and it is generally believed that there are three major systems: Pali language family, Chinese language family, and Tibetan language family. Only a few Sanskrit scriptures survive in Nepal, India and China. In recent years, some more have been discovered in Xinjiang, China and Kashmir, mainly Mahayana classics.