Who built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi 'an and what is its historical significance?

Wuliu Temple in Sui Dynasty was nearly destroyed by the time of Wude in Tang Gaozu. In the 22nd year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (AD 648), Wuliu Temple was rebuilt by Prince Li Zhi with the grace of his mother, Empress Wende, and renamed as Grand Jionji. Because of the royal snow, the Great Jionji is built on a grand scale, covering an area of nearly 4 mu, with more than ten courtyards, covering the main hall, the Great Buddha Hall, the Buddhist Temple, the Yuanguo Courtyard, etc. The number of rooms is nearly 2,, which is shocking-the Great Jionji has thus become the most famous Buddhist temple in Chang 'an.

In the 19th year of Zhenguan (AD 645), Xuanzang returned from the west and retrieved a large number of Buddhist relics, eight Buddha statues and 657 Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu. After his return, Master Xuanzang translated 74 Buddhist scriptures in Hongfu Temple, Jionji, Yuhua Temple and other places, reaching 1,335 volumes. After the completion of the Great Jionji, Xuanzang became the host. In order to lay the relics and prevent the scriptures from being lost, fire and so on, Xuanzang planned to build an ancient pagoda in Jionji. Because Xuanzang's stupa project was huge, Tang Gaozong ordered the imperial court to build the stupa. "Records of Great Jionji" gives a detailed account of this past. "At the beginning, on the day when the foundation stone was laid for the tower, Master Xuanzang once said that he was sincerely willing, ... May thousands of Buddhas share the same view, and the atmosphere is sacred and solid with the two instruments." The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built by.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, built by Master Xuanzang, was not built in the form of a pagoda in China at that time, but was built in the form of an Indian pagoda. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda can't be climbed. On the first floor, a considerable number of Buddhist relics and scriptures are preserved. The materials used are brick and earth, and the heart of Xuanzang to restore the status of the pagoda can be seen.

According to Xuanzang's "Records of the Western Regions of Datang", there are wild goose pagodas in the mountains and rivers of Indra, the kingdom of Mogarto, and wild geese are enlightened one after another-the name of the Wild Goose Pagoda probably comes from this. The naming of this pagoda as "Wild Goose Pagoda" also reflects Xuanzang's desire to pursue the authenticity of Indian Buddhism. However, Xuanzang's desire finally fell down. Since then, the worship of stupa has gone forever, and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in the past, has been gradually destroyed after more than 5 years of wind and rain.

During the Chang 'an period (71-74 AD), the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was rebuilt on the original site, using blue bricks as building materials, and the five-story pagoda was changed to seven-story, thus restoring the shape of a pavilion pagoda, which was 64 meters high. The rebuilt Big Wild Goose Pagoda is magnificent and profound in Buddhist culture, which is more in line with tourists' hearts than those built by predecessors. Later, it was gradually developed into a secular tour project named "Wild Goose Pagoda", which accumulated a profound literary foundation for scholars and literati.

The rebuilt Big Wild Goose Pagoda is far better than Xuanzang's "brick-faced and earth-centered" in terms of stability. From the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, "Great Jionji was born in the world and spent the most difficult and lonely time in the" robbery ".Although Jionji was repeatedly damaged by military disasters, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda stood still.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, made of blue bricks, is not afraid of man-made disasters, but it can't resist natural disasters. By the time of the Xi 'an earthquake in the Ming Dynasty, not only the tower body was shattered, but also the top of the tower fell. In the 23rd year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (AD 164), the Ming people "maintained" the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, adding a two-foot-thick "tower shell" to its exterior. Since then, although the romantic figures have been exhausted, the only Big Wild Goose Pagoda has not stood down. The Great Jionji has been damaged several times. After the establishment of New China, the temple was renovated many times. Up to now, a large-scale Qujiang Scenic Area of Wild Goose Pagoda has been formed.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a landmark building in Xi 'an for more than 13 years. Represents the historical and cultural height of this city. It was originally built for Master Xuanzang to collect Sanskrit scriptures, Buddha statues and relics brought back from India.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty. In the third year of Tang Yonghui (652), Emperor Li Zhi was 24 years old. He first ascended the throne and was in high spirits. This year, Tuguhun, Silla, Koryo and Baekje sent envoys to pay tribute; The population of the whole country increased from less than 3 million in Zhenguan period to 3.8 million; Wu Zetian, who had just entered the palace for more than a year, gave birth to her eldest son, Li Hong.

Master Xuanzang has been engaged in the translation of Confucian classics for seven years. In order to properly take care of the relic of the scriptures brought back after all kinds of hardships, he wrote to the emperor, pleading with him to build a stone pagoda in the sun of Duanmen, Jionji, on the grounds that "it is afraid that people will not be replaced often, and the scriptures will be lost and it is difficult to imitate fire", and attached a chart. In Xuanzang's original design scheme, "the amount of pagoda is thirty feet high." It is planned to take the worship of the great powers as the ancient relic of Sakyamuni. " It can be seen that what Xuanzang wants to build is a giant stone pagoda with a completely Indian style.

Gao Zong vetoed this plan, arguing that "it's hard to achieve success because of the great achievements". Finally, a tower with a clay and brick surface in the center was built in Jionji West Courtyard, which was "imitating the system of blocking slopes in the western regions" (with the same sound as Su), with five floors and a height of 19 feet. The project took two years, and Xuanzang even "carried the bricks and stones". It's a pity that this tower gradually collapsed for more than forty years because of its poor quality because of its brick surface core.

during the Chang' an period (71-74), Wu Zetian rebuilt the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and all of them were built with masonry, which was "old-fashioned according to Eastern Xia", with seven floors and a height of 3 feet. The existing Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built this time. Whether it is 19 feet or 3 feet, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a skyscraper in the Tang Dynasty in terms of height (64.5 meters).

In addition, from the year of Tang Zhongzong Shenlong (75-77), all the new scholars and successors will go to the Ci 'en Temple Tower to hold a title-naming activity that will stir the capital. All the students in the world take the title of Wild Goose Pagoda as their dream and glory. According to the analysis of historical data, among the more than 8, Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty alone, about 5, or 6, once named the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Jionji West Courtyard, four kilometers south of Xi 'an, in the third year of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui (AD 652). After returning to China, Tang Xuanzang moved from Hongfu Temple to this temple to translate Buddhist scriptures, founded Faxiangzong, and proposed to build the Wild Goose Pagoda to store Buddhist scriptures brought back from India. When building the tower, he personally carried the basket to transport the bricks and stones. The tower base is modeled after the Indian Tatar [Chè n-lined] Buddhist Pagoda, with five floors, and the bottom floor is in the shape of a goose. At the top of the tower, there used to be a tablet entitled "Preface to the Three Monks of the Tang Dynasty" written by Emperor Taizong, which was called "Wild Goose Pagoda Sacred Religion" by Chu Suiliang. It is a masterpiece in calligraphy and is now embedded between the two sides of the south gate cave under the tower.

Jionji was earlier than the Wild Goose Pagoda, and in the 22nd year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (AD 648), Prince Li Zhi built the "Jionji" in memory of his dead mother, Empress Wende, to repay the kindness of upbringing. At that time, * * * had 13 courtyards with 1,987 houses, and invited Xuanzang, a monk who went to India to learn Buddhist scriptures and returned to China, to preside over the temple affairs. Famous painters Yan Liben and Wu Daozi all painted murals here, showing the grand scale. In the third year of Tang Yonghui (652), Xuanzang built a tower in the west courtyard of the temple, named Ci 'en Temple Tower, to store the scriptures brought back from India. The present name of the tower is recorded in the Biography of Master Sanzang in Jionji: There is a monk temple in the state of Mojietuo, and one day a wild goose broke away from the colony and fell to the ground. The monks thought that this wild goose was the incarnation of Bodhisattva and decided to build a tower for the wild goose, so it was also called Wild Goose Pagoda, also known as Wild Goose Pagoda. When the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was first built, it was a five-story square tower with a brick surface and a core. Later, it was transformed into a seven-story square pavilion style, and it was changed to a ten-story one during the Tang Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, the brick surface was added to the Tang Pagoda. At present, the tower is 64 meters high, and each floor is made of wood-like structure. There are exquisite line-carved Buddha statues on the bottom lintel, and the west lintel is a picture of Amitabha Buddha, which is engraved with magnificent halls. There are two stone tablets embedded in the brick niche in the south gate at the bottom of the tower: "Preface to the Three Monks of the Tang Dynasty" and "Preface to the Three Monks of the Tang Dynasty", both of which were written by Chu Suiliang, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. The Wild Goose Pagoda was a famous tourist attraction in the Tang Dynasty, so there were a large number of inscriptions by scholars and scholars, and there were more than 2 inscriptions in the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone. Up to now, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is still a landmark building in the ancient city of Xi 'an, and it is also a famous scenic spot at home and abroad.

the name of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda can be said in many ways.

The construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the result of the introduction of Pagoda, an architectural form of ancient Indian Buddhism, into China with the spread of Buddhism. It is also one of the symbols of the Tang Chang 'an city preserved to this day.

As a native of Xi 'an, I am happy to answer questions related to Xi 'an. The Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the southern suburb of Xi 'an, diagonally opposite to Shaanxi History Museum, and it is one of the most famous cultural symbols in Xi 'an.

The Tang Dynasty witnessed the rapid development of Buddhism in China. From the royal family to the ordinary people, there were many people who believed in Buddhism. Therefore, temples and pagodas were popular all over the country to meet the spiritual needs of believers.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built under this background. It was completed in Tang Gaozong Yonghui for 3 years, that is, in 652 AD, with a total of ***7 floors, with 9 floors in essence, and two floors have fallen into the ground. With a height of 64.5 meters, it has been 1366 years since, and it is currently the most humanistic stupa in China. After more than 1 years of wind and sun, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has obviously tilted to the west. Standing on the Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, you can fully see this scene.

To be more specific, the Wild Goose Pagoda was built by Li Zhi, Tang Gaozong, to reward Xuanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, for his boundless merits.

from 627, the first year of Zhenguan, Tang Xuanzang traveled tens of thousands of miles to the west, visited more than 1 Buddhist countries in the west, and spent 17 years. In 644, he brought back nearly a thousand Buddhist scriptures and statues, as well as other treasures related to Buddhism to the Tang Dynasty.

When Tang Priest came back, Emperor Taizong was very moved, and he planned to build a holy place to store these treasures. At the same time, he was also prepared to create a quiet workplace for Tang Priest, so that he could finish translating the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures he brought back with peace of mind. In the hands of Tang Gaozong, the pagoda was finally built.

The relationship between the Wild Goose Pagoda and Jionji is just like the relationship between a son and his mother. First there was Jionji, then the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Jionji.

Jionji was built in 648. It was built by Crown Prince Li Zhi as a place to pray for the memory of his loving mother, Empress Wende, with the approval of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin. Later, when Li Zhi became emperor, it was just the need to build a pagoda to store scriptures, so it was logical to build this 7-storey Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Jionji.

I think there are two main points in the historical significance of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

First, it witnessed the high prosperity of Buddhist culture in the Tang Dynasty, which is an important material evidence for modern people to study the customs, culture, humanistic thoughts and religious beliefs of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time, it is also of great significance to study the architectural art of the Tang Dynasty.

Second, it proves that China and India, two ancient civilizations, have frequent cultural exchange activities. From the side, it also proves that the Tang Dynasty is strong because it is tolerant and open, and has always accepted the excellent cultures of other countries, thus making itself strong.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a landmark building in Xi 'an and the logo of the city!

The Wild Goose Pagoda was built by the Tang Priest, namely Master Xuanzang. Why build it? In order to store the scriptures brought back from the Western Heaven.

According to the records, those scriptures are not paper books, and many of them are written in the Sanskrit scriptures of Bedolo leaves, which need a dry preservation environment. And the pagoda is a very sacred building in Buddhism. So Xuanzang reported to Tang Gaozong and applied to build a tall stone tower.

Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong, looked at the design drawings and project budget, and then at the financial revenue, and thought that the project was too big. Therefore, it is suggested to change it into a brick tower to avoid the big project and the overwork of the mage. Xuanzang agreed happily and personally organized the design and construction. Xuanzang was then the chairman of the Datang Buddhist Association.

it is said that five floors were built at first, with bricks outside and concrete inside, and then the space was taken out, and there were no stairs to climb the tower or anything like that. The Buddha Gayeta, whose shape is imitated by Tianzhu. Li Zhi, director of the Chang 'an City Planning Commission, saw it, and found it incongruous with the overall style of the city, so he organized relevant departments to carry out rectification and added it to the ninth floor. Empress Wu Zetian is even more keen on innovation and re-transformation, with ten floors and seven floors. There is no way to accurately verify the specific information.

In the late Tang Dynasty, Tang Wuzong carried out a nationwide campaign to destroy Buddhism and demolished a large number of temples and pagodas. Some teenagers are eager to lay hands on this landmark. However, due to the special status of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Jionji, the relationship with the royal ancestors was spared from being destroyed.

After many years, the Great Jionji no longer exists. In the Ming Dynasty, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was renovated on a large scale, and the Tang Pagoda was wrapped with bricks more than half a meter thick, which is what we see today.

The geographical location of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is not the original Jionji, but the Pagoda. The Great Jionji was built by Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi when he was a prince in memory of his mother, the eldest grandson, and Xuanzang, who came back from the scriptures, was hired as the first abbot. And Jionji will be regarded as the base for the translation of Confucian classics in Chang 'an. Now the Jionji under the tower was restored in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the bell and drum tower was built in Qing Dynasty, while others were rebuilt in recent years. In the Tang Dynasty, a ruins park was established in the location of Great Jionji as a memorial!

thanks for inviting me! Answer: The famous Wild Goose Pagoda is located in the Great Jionji in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, also known as Ci 'en Temple Pagoda. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built by Tang Xuanzang in 652, the third year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty, in order to store the Buddhist scriptures and other things he retrieved in India. Its tower was originally five stories, and later it was added to the ninth floor. It was a magnificent building with unique flavor and brick as the main material, which was approved by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and his son Li Zhi personally wrote inscriptions on seal characters, and its boldness and grandeur attracted both at home and abroad. The Wild Goose Pagoda is a scenic spot in China, with its majestic and unique flavor. It has always been a popular resort for tourists at home and abroad, showing the brilliant pioneering work of the working people in China, winning a reputation for the prosperity and greatness of China, and being the pride of the motherland and people! Confirmed the great pioneering work and infinite wisdom of the Chinese nation!

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The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Yonghui, Tang Gaozong for three years. Because it is located in Jionji, there are various Ci 'en Temple Pagoda. | The Great Jionji is the most famous in Chang 'an, Tang Dynasty. It was built by a royal decree in Tang Sanzang. Xuanzang once presided over the temple affairs and managed the Buddhist Sutra Zechang here, and founded the Buddhist Soft Sect ...

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"The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Jionji West Courtyard, four kilometers south of Xi 'an, in the third year of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui (AD 652). After returning to China, Tang Xuanzang moved from Hongfu Temple to this temple to translate Buddhist scriptures, founded Faxiangzong, and proposed to build the Wild Goose Pagoda to store Buddhist scriptures brought back from India. When building the tower, he personally carried the basket to transport the bricks and stones. The tower base is modeled after the Indian Tatar [Chè n-lined] Buddhist Pagoda, with five floors, and the bottom floor is in the shape of a goose. At the top of the tower, there used to be a tablet entitled "Preface to the Three Monks of the Tang Dynasty" written by Emperor Taizong, which was called "Wild Goose Pagoda Sacred Religion" by Chu Suiliang. It is a masterpiece in calligraphy and is now embedded between the two sides of the south gate cave under the tower. "

According to legend, a long time ago, monks in a temple in the state of Mojietuo (now southern Bihar, India) believed in Hinayana Buddhism and ate three clean foods (that is, geese, deer and calves). One day, a flock of geese flew in the air. When a monk saw the geese, he said casually, "Everyone has nothing to eat today. The Bodhisattva should know that we are hungry!" After saying his word, a wild goose fell dead in front of the monk. He was pleasantly surprised and told all the monks in the temple that it was the Tathagata who was educating them. So at the place where the geese fell, they were buried with a grand ceremony to build a tower and named the Wild Goose Pagoda. Xuanzang, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, visited the Wild Goose Pagoda during his study tour in India from 629 to 645. After returning to China, during the translation of scriptures in Jionji, in order to store the Buddhist scriptures brought back from India, in 652 AD, an imitation Indian goose was built in the West Yard of Jionji.