What are the interesting things about Foding Palace in Niushou Mountain, Nanjing?

Nanjing Niushou Mountain Foding Palace is a must-see attraction when visiting the Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Area. There are many interesting attractions worth visiting. Then let me introduce to my friends in detail what attractions there are in Niushou Mountain Foding Palace! See below for details.

1. Large and small domes

With the theme of offering, the Buddha Palace building is divided into two parts, namely the large dome and the small dome, which means external support and internal support. The large dome is 120 meters long, shaped like a Buddha cassock, echoing the Niutou East Peak. It covers the small dome of the underground palace, symbolizing the boundless blessings of the Buddha. The small dome as a whole is like the Buddha's hair bun, and the single shape is the hands folded, which means that thousands of believers are making offerings to the Buddha.

The base of this small dome is shaped like a lotus throne. The entire lotus throne is composed of 56 Feitian Bodhi Doors symbolizing the infinite wisdom of the Buddha and 56 Cloud Gate Ruyi Pillars symbolizing good luck. Together with the Mani orbs on the small dome, it forms the sacred image of a "lotus holding treasures".

2. Lotus Throne

"Foding Cliff Manjusri Holy Mountain" is named after the entire cliff is located under the protection of the Foding Palace cassock at the west peak of Niushoushan Mountain. It is divided into upper and lower floors. The upper floor is carved with 13 large and small grottoes according to the shape of the northern grottoes. The lower floor is mainly composed of relief carvings of various depths and scripture stone carvings. The upper and lower layers are combined to form a giant Buddha's hand, which is majestic.

3. Buddha's Peak on the Cliff_Manjusri Holy Mountain

The Zen Grand View is 112m long from north to south and 62m wide from east to west. The total building height is 46.5m, the internal net height is about 38 (41.2) m, the space area is more than 6000m2, and it is oval in shape. The core of Zen culture is Zen culture, which consists of three parts: the Zen garden where the Buddha became a monk, the Zen garden where the Buddha became a monk, and the Lotus Theater in the middle, which simultaneously show the story of the Buddha's life.

4. Zen Grand View

The main colors of Thousand Buddha Hall are red, yellow and dark gold. The overall space of the Thousand Buddha Hall is dome-shaped and the plane is oval. The outer circle of the Thousand Buddha Hall is surrounded by the Thousand Buddha Gallery, which spatially includes three underground floors. The Thousand Buddhas Hall is laid out according to the Five Directions and Five Buddhas of the Tibetan world in China. With the pagoda relic stupa representing the Vajra Buddha as the center, the four Paramita Bodhisattvas on the pagoda, the four symmetrical Buddha statues around the corridor, the sixteen Buddha statues at the meeting gate, the four Buddha statues, and the eight internal and external supporting Bodhisattvas, present the The sacred scene of the Buddhist Tantric Vajra Fourth Puja Mandala. The most eye-catching thing in the center of Thousand Buddha Hall is the pagoda enshrining the parietal bone of Buddha. The tower is 21.8 meters high and its shape is based on the gilded Ashoka Pagoda. The inverted Sumeru-shaped center pillar of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang symbolizes the clean and solemn world of China and Tibet.

:0.1-10.1 Ten Thousand Buddha Gallery consists of three, four and five underground floors. The third underground floor mainly displays Chinese Buddhist culture, with two scriptures and sixteen silk-framed meticulous paintings. The fourth basement displays Indian Buddhist culture. There are 20 days in the corridor, and seven lacquer paintings show the story of Indian Buddhist teachings. Entering the fifth underground floor, with the theme of Buddha Jataka and relic culture, it includes a multimedia video showing the relic culture, ten porcelain paintings of the sixteen images of immortals, eight pagodas and related physical exhibitions.

5. Thousand Buddha Hall

The Buddha Ceremony Building consists of several niches and different forms of murals. It mainly enshrines the other four of the Eight Buddhas on the Core Monument of Life, all from Masters of arts and crafts from all over the country. The "treasure of the tower" on the ceremonial level is a radiant Buddha statue, jointly created by Fujian arts and crafts master Lian and a famous sculptor. It took more than two years. The craftsmanship uses the purest Dehua white porcelain. The surface of each Buddha statue is inlaid with rock-color gold threads, and the backlight part is inlaid with rock-color. It is also decorated with precious gems such as gold, silver, glass, red beads, and agate. With vivid images and bright colors, it can be called a national treasure. In addition, the Observation Station

6. The Corridor of Ten Thousand Buddhas

The ruins palace is located 44 meters underground. The central area of ??the Tibetan Palace belongs to a religious place called the Tibetan Palace Hall. The relics on the top of the Buddha will be enshrined in the main hall of the Tibetan Royal Palace for a long time. The Relic Palace is dominated by dark tones, creating a solemn and mysterious atmosphere. The corridor is 66 meters long. According to the layout of the connotation of the six paramitas, the six paramitas are the six behaviors of a Bodhisattva, namely, observing precepts, giving, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom.