Wukong Temple, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province

The great sage biography of Sizhou in the temple has been transformed into avalokitesvara. A few years ago, I heard the light of the ruins in the ruins resort in Taki. Where can I ask about bulk?

There is a dragon guard in the Zen Gate, and the stupa is majestic and auspicious.

People still remember that three lives left the sheet and a reed became a kind voyage.

There is a letter from a monk, and the purple bamboo forest is deep and clean. According to textual research, the original ancient temple "Wukong Temple" in Wukong Village is one of the "480 temples in the Southern Dynasties", which was built in the Liang Dynasty (502-557 AD). Cai Wu, a hermit, believed in Buddhism and built a secluded courtyard in his back room. In the fifth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 980), it was named "Wukong Temple". In the third year of Jingdezhen (AD 1006), a seven-level pagoda was built, named "Huazang Pagoda", also known as "Wukong Pagoda". It is also called "Chengjiang Twin Towers" with the "Xingguo Tower" in Jiangyin City. In its heyday, temples are connected, pagodas are towering, trees are shaded, there are many monks, and incense is quite prosperous.

The shadow of Wukong Tower was once one of the eight scenic spots in Qingyang. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, the temple destroyed the tower. Wukong Temple was rebuilt in the 13th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1380), Qin Long in his later years (A.D. 1562- 1572) and Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1802). In A.D. 1929, there was a county Wukong rural normal school in the temple, followed by Wukong primary school. But the Huazang Tower collapsed at 1924.

According to the inscription on the stone cover where the porcelain bottle of the relics was unearthed, these relics belong to the famous monk Sangha in the Tang Dynasty.

Master Sangha (AD 628-7 10) came to China from the Western Regions to preach. Tang Gaozong Longshuochu (about 6 1 year) went from Xiliang (now western Gansu) to Chuzhou (now Huai 'an, Jiangsu) and was renamed longxing temple, Yang Shan. Later, Puguang King Temple was built in Linhuai County, Sizhou. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong (705-709 AD), he met Chang 'an (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi) and lived in Jianfu Temple. Li Bai once wrote the Sangha Song to describe their communication. Jinglong died in the third year (AD 709) and was buried in Linhuai. Later generations built Sizhou Pagoda in Sizhou, hiding the real body and carving the China Sangha statue. In the third year of Jingdezhen in the Northern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1006), Sancong, Fujian, xingguo temple, a monk from Taiping, Changzhou, and Yingyun, a monk from Wukong Temple in Jiangyin, participated in fundraising for the Great Sage Pagoda in Sizhou, and all the relics were released. A special silver vase with stone letters is stored and hidden under the pagoda as a permanent support.

The great sage of Sizhou was outstanding in virtue and was honored as the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva before his death. Since then, all Guanyin Buddha statues have taken its image as a model. According to legend, Guanyin at that time was always a "male phase" and only became a "female phase" after the Tang Dynasty. In the 19th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1680), the pagoda and Sizhou City were submerged by Hongze Lake, and the Great Sage himself sank to the bottom of the lake forever. Therefore, the relic unearthed in Jiangyin is the only dharma body of the Great Sage.

The strange phenomenon of the remains is really incomprehensible to modern people ... Li Feng, deputy director of the Shanghai Museum Office, recently told reporters excitedly: "A Guanyin relic was unearthed under an ancient tower in Jiangyin!" "Impossible?" The reporter disagreed. "Don't believe it? I will call Lu, deputy director of the Institute of Archaeology of Nanjing Museum, who is the person in charge of on-site archaeological excavation. " On the phone, the reporter asked, what evidence is there to prove that it is a "Guanyin Bodhisattva relic"? Lu said that the stone letter unearthed under the ancient pagoda has the inscription of Jingdezhen in the Song Dynasty for three years, indicating that the "silver bottle" in the stone letter contains the relics of Sizhou, a great sage in the Tang Dynasty. The Great Sage of Sizhou is a Sangha master, who is regarded as the embodiment of Guanyin in Tang and Song Dynasties by the Buddhist community and the people. Therefore, this matter can be called a major event in Buddhist cultural relics archaeology.

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The night before yesterday, the reporter came to Jiangyin with a strong curiosity, met Lu and Tang, the curator of Jiangyin Museum, and listened to their stories about the discovery of the great relic of Sizhou (relic, the remains of the deceased after cremation as claimed by Buddhism).

June 2003 +2003 10, during the renovation of a dilapidated primary school in Wukong Village, Qingyang Town, Jiangyin City, an ancient pagoda site was discovered, so the archaeological team conducted a rescue excavation. According to the legend of local villagers, 13 vats of gold and silver were buried under the foundation of a collapsed ancient pagoda. In order to prevent accidents, the Public Security Bureau sent police to protect the archaeological excavation site. Sure enough, seven ceramic vats were dug under the rammed soil layer of the tower foundation. However, the layers of compacted bricks, stones and mud in the jar were hollowed out, and only a few coins of "Kaiyuan Bao Tong" and "Taiping Bao Tong" were found at the bottom of the jar, but the value of subsequent discoveries far exceeded any treasure.

165438+1October 28th, a stone envelope with a length of 32.7 cm, a width of 22.5 cm and a height of 24. 1 cm was excavated. In the letter, copper coins are placed at the bottom, and a celadon bowl is placed on it. There is a blue enamel and brown clear bottle in the bowl, which is 10.5 cm high. There are also gold-plated bronze fingers, a silver dragon and a small crystal ball. There are seven lines engraved on the cover. After reading the inscription, the Buddhist archaeologist immediately said softly, "Congratulations, you have found the Guanyin relic!" "

The inscription on the stone letter means that this tower is called the Great Sacred Pagoda of Sizhou. It was built by Ying Yun, a monk of Wukong Academy in Jiangyin County, Jiangyin Army, and Shen, a fellow traveler, in the third year of Jingdezhen in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 1006). Xingguo temple of Changzhou Taiping and Cong Shan, a monk, provided his relics collection, saying, "A special silver vase with stone letters is stored under the tower to support it forever."

Because the relationship between the Great Sage of Sizhou and Guanyin needs further research, archaeologists have not made it public. The excavated cultural relics were transported to Jiangyin Museum for safekeeping for further study.

The next morning, Tang, director of Jiangyin Museum, carefully cleaned up the rotten things in the clean bottle mouth, and slowly poured the bottle mouth on the silk mat laid on the table, only to see a little oil flowing out of the bottle. "Why are there no relics?" Just as he was wondering, the oil on the silk seeped out and a dozen objects the size of rice grains appeared. "This is a relic!" He looked at the bottle carefully again and found that it was full of relics. These relics are black, red, purple, yellow, blue and white, mostly pearl-shaped, crystal clear and round.

How many relics are there? Director Tang wouldn't disclose it. But according to the reporter's information, there are as many as 4000. But it is said that the number of relics is difficult to count, because it keeps changing, and several new ones are born and one disappears. Tang promised the reporter to go to Jiangyin Museum to witness the cultural relics the next day.

At 8: 30 yesterday morning, the reporter came to Jiangyin Museum. Tang said that this was the first time it was opened to reporters, and at the same time, the iron gate of the warehouse where cultural relics were treasured was opened.

It was decorated as a historical exhibition room about Guanyin Bodhisattva. Buddhist relics, pure bottles, silver dragons, gold-plated copper fingers, crystal balls, stone letters, etc. Is kept in a sealed glass cabinet. There are 16 relics carefully placed on the miniature altar. Director Tang motioned the reporter to watch three white particles the size of a needle tip. "This is a newborn."

The relics of the Sangha master are both national precious cultural relics and Buddhist sacred objects, and how to keep them in the future has aroused great concern from all walks of life. Monk Yi Chengda, president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, pointed out that the existence of the Sangha master relic in Jiangyin is not only a great event in the Buddhist world, but also a good omen for the country and the people. Buddhist relics must be provided in accordance with Buddhist rules and regulations. It is reported that Jiangyin City will reclaim 600 mu of sea and rebuild the Great Sacred Pagoda in Sizhou and the Wukong Temple where it is located, so as to support the Buddhist monk relic. This move is bound to attract widespread attention at home and abroad. (Reporter Lin Yuze) According to the legends of past dynasties, the founder of Bodhisattva, the Buddhist monk Baozhi and the Sangha Master are all regarded as the incarnations of Master Guanyin in different periods. Which nationality did the Western Sangha come from in the Tang Dynasty? In which country is Alberthim of Kyrgyzstan located today? In the first year of Longshuo, Tang Gaozong (AD 66 1 year), the 33-year-old Sangha arrived in China with his disciples via Xiliangfu. Because of his long-term spread of Buddhism in Sizhou and the construction of the Puzhaowang Temple, his followers spread all over the country and became famous all over the world, and he was honored as the "Great Sage of Sizhou". In the second year of Tang Zhongzong Jinglong, he was summoned to Beijing and honored as a Buddhist. Yushu Temple is called Puguangwang Temple.

The enlightenment thought of the Sangha is close to the people. The existing Dunhuang manuscript "Six Degrees of Sangha" says that the Sangha "saves all beings by trillions", so the Buddhist community generally thinks that he is the embodiment of Guanyin. Especially in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the worship of Sangha, the incarnation of Guanyin, was very popular among the people. There are more than 200 monasteries, temples, towers, temples and churches related to the Sangha, all over the south and north of the Yangtze River. Li Bai once wrote a poem "Song of the Sangha": "A true monk has the name of the Sangha, and sometimes he talks to me about three cars ..." The following is taken from "On Wukong Temple":

In the history of Jiangyin, it is unknown how many places of interest have disappeared for one reason or another, so the power of pestle is often lamented by people in the past. Fortunately, there are still some famous historical sites in this town, such as xingguo temple Tower, Jiangyin Confucian Temple, Xu Xiake's former residence, Stone Garden, Huangshan Fortress Fort Site, Xiangshan Hongdu Garden, Zhongshan Park formed by the merger of Jiangsu Xuezheng and Jiyuan Site, and Liu Bannong's former residence. Others such as Gedun Wuwang Tomb and Cao Shi Ancestral Hall, Cangdun Liangdi Tomb, Lushan Mountain Scenic Spot, Chunshenjun Tomb, Dingshan Temple, Tiefo Temple, Shifang Temple, Taiqing Temple, Ganmingguang Complex Temple, Wukong Temple, Gaocheng Pier, Kangxi Pier, Shecheng, Dongshuncheng, Mocheng and Taocheng.

It is said that Wukong Temple was built during the Liang Xiao period in the Southern Dynasties. At first, a man named Wu donated an idle house at home to attract passing monks to stop and turn it into a temple, hence the name "Yuan Yin". During the period of Taiping and Xingguo in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhaoyuan Temple was renamed Wukong Temple, but there were already pagodas in the temple. Wukong Temple Pagoda is a Chinese Tibetan Pagoda. No one knows the exact date of its construction, because even the original Jiangyin county annals are not recorded. It is said that the attention of Wukong Temple Pagoda was earlier than that of Leifeng Pagoda on the south bank of Hangzhou West Lake 100 years, and predecessors also compared xingguo temple Pagoda, the hometown of Baquan, with the North Temple Pagoda in Suzhou. First of all, they are pagodas dedicated to the legendary Buddha relics or the remains of eminent monks. Second, the same shape, * * * is an octagonal brick and wood structure. It is inferred that the Wukong Temple Tower was built in Wu Nan Tang, the ten countries before the Northern Song Dynasty.

The Leifeng Tower on the West Lake collapsed during the Republic of China. So is the Huazang Tower in Wukong Temple. The actual record is 1923, exactly 80 years ago. It seems that apart from the depression of people's livelihood and the bad luck of the country, the villagers were unable or unwilling to repair the remains of ancient pagodas, which led to the collapse of ancient pagodas one after another. We can't say anything about the poor maintenance of our predecessors. In addition to the legend of the White Snake, there are Lu Xun's essays, such as "The Tower of Leifeng fell down" and "Re-discussion on the Tower of Leifeng fell down", which are well known to women and children. However, the Huazang Tower is not. Although it has been brilliant in history, there is no legend about it. Only Ling Tong's tomb in Soochow, not far away, quietly accompanied it. After the incense of "360 Temple in the Southern Dynasties" gradually faded on the later pages of history, Wukong Temple and Huazang Tower were silent for a long time. As a hometown person, I never knew its existence, but I never knew its exact location for several years. Wukong Temple in Wukong Village, a place with such a strange name, was once close to the main freight road from Jiangyin to Wuxi, but it declined after the new Xicheng Highway was completed and opened to traffic in the Republic of China. Perhaps even the Hua Zang Tower itself feels that it has become a symbol of a relatively backward era, but it is a pity that the so-called new era has brought about a more turbulent and melancholy situation. Have a heart but can't. Just like an old man who is too lonely and confused, he just bumped into himself for a day and collapsed silently in people's neglect. And its crashing sound must be shocking at the beginning, which may disturb an old man who is extremely sensitive to his afterlife. But with the final death of the old man, no one in this world knows that the Huazang Tower once stood proudly.

This silence is 80 years.

In less than 80 years, the Leifeng Tower on the West Lake has been rebuilt, and the sunset scenery of Leifeng Tower once again shines on the beautiful West Lake as the younger generation that once replaced it. It makes people linger, feeling that it is no longer the meaning of Mr. Lu Xun's original related words, but more about the superficial things of those sad but beautiful legends in the past, or listening to the tour guide explain the process of excavating cultural relics in the underground palace under Taki.

While the famous Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou has regained its glory, the Huazang Pagoda in the ruins of Wukong Temple in Qingyang Town, Jiangyin, Baquan's hometown is still sleeping. This strange phenomenon is just like the conquest and enforcement of the "haircut order" after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. A page of history specifically details the stories of "Three Days in Yangzhou" and "Ten Slaughters in Jiading", but it just understates the bloody battle between the soldiers and civilians in Jiangyin after the "81 Days of Anti-Qing in Jiangyin" broke the city. Only 53 women and children escaped from the xingguo temple Tower, which was more shocking than the previous two times. Perhaps Yangzhou has been a famous city since ancient times, guarded by the famous Confucian Shi Kefa, and Jiading is a famous city in Songjiang, so historians are particularly interested in it? Oh! Today, Ba Quan is denounced by Yan Yingyuan and Jiangyin's later Canon history: What is the history of history? Only historians are the most unscrupulous and despicable!

The Huazang Tower in Wukong Temple collapsed, but Baquan believes that one day it will stand up again and history will rewrite a glorious page for it. On February 30, 2003, after preliminary research by archaeologists, the silver bottle in the stone envelope unearthed from the underground palace of Huazang Tower on February 28, 65438 did contain relics, and

He is also a relic, the master of the great sage Sangha in Sizhou, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, and the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva as the people say. According to Master Nengzao, the abbot of Nanshan Temple in Hainan, who came here specially to hear the news, this relic will only exist in times of peace and prosperity, and it is a "auspicious sign". This is the third time after the founding of the People's Republic of China that the Buddha's toe relic was found in Famen Temple, and the Buddha's "Buddha's hair" was found in the underground palace of Leifeng Tower.

The relic refers to the hard bone crystal particles obtained by cremation after the death of a monk with excellent virtue. Buddhism believes that only those who sincerely worship Buddha and realize Buddhism and Dharma will the Buddhist relics naturally crystallize.

165438+1On the afternoon of October 28th, when archaeologists were carrying out rescue excavation on the underground palace of Huazang Tower, a stone letter was unearthed, which read "Changzhou Taiping xingguo temple is in danger ..." and was engraved on the cover of the stone letter. The disposal of the stone letter includes the ceremony of sitting in the lotus jar and sealing the jar for burial. But this time, people didn't see the ashes in the jar. Therefore, the use of lotus pot remains to be verified. 20 1 1 Cross-Strait Guanyin Charity Cultural Exchange Conference Series.

After years of hard work, Wukong Temple will soon be rebuilt and opened, and Jiangyin Buddhism will also turn a new page. Taking this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a series of activities will be held on June 65438+1October 65438+September 20 1 1, which mainly includes three parts: the cross-strait Guanyin charity cultural exchange, the Wukong Temple large-scale grateful soul party and the opening ceremony of Wukong Temple.

1.201/cross-Strait Guanyin Charity Cultural Exchange Conference (10am Jiangyin Grand Theatre)

20 1 1 A cross-strait Guanyin charity cultural exchange meeting will be grandly opened at Jiangyin Grand Theatre on the morning of 20 1654381October 20th. The exchange meeting was hosted by the Buddhist Association of Jiangsu Province, undertaken by the Buddhist Association of Jiangyin City and Wukong Temple of Jiangyin City, and assisted by the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council, china religious culture communication association, the Bureau of Religious Affairs of Jiangsu Province and the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of Jiangsu Province. The theme of this exchange is Guanyin charity culture, and the eminent monks and great virtues from three places across the Taiwan Strait will be invited to participate. Through the establishment of the Buddhist Charity Alliance, we will expand exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in the promotion of Guanyin culture, Buddhist art and cultural exchanges, charity and other aspects, and jointly pray for social harmony, national prosperity and happiness across the Taiwan Strait.

2. "Harmony between the Rivers and Seas, Love for Cross-Strait Love" 201KLOC-0/China Jiangyin Wukong Temple Large Grateful Soul Party (10 night, Jiangyin Sports Center).

On the evening of 20110, 19, a large thanksgiving party will be held in China Jiangyin Wukong Temple. The party was hosted by Jiangsu Zhaoyinyuan Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd., co-organized by Jiangyin Wukong Temple, and operated by Hunan New Activity Media Co., Ltd.

Li Zushi, the general director of the party, introduced that the theme of the party was Guanyin culture and music, with the historical cycle of Wukong Temple as the content line and the compassion and love of Guanyin culture as the emotional line. It is divided into five chapters: Fate, Compassion, Nirvana, Happy Jiangyin and Prosperous China, which combines Buddhism, dance and modern acousto-optic art.

As the highest and largest Buddhist music festival in 20 1 1, it is also the first masterpiece of Guanyin culture and music in the world. Tonight, Dawn, Sun Nan, Xin, Chen Chusheng, Super Girl Top Five Mai, Mei, Mei, and more than ten first-line stars from both sides of the Taiwan Straits sang. Well-known domestic performance teams such as Dunhuang Flying Dance Troupe, "Thousand Hands Guanyin" Performance Team, Jiangsu Song and Dance Troupe, Shaolin Temple Wushu Troupe, Jiangsu Buddha Orchestra and Jade Buddha Temple Buddha Orchestra will also join the party.

At the same time, in order to fully guarantee the artistic level of the evening party and dedicate a Buddhist festival integrating Chinese Buddhist music and modern stage art, the new event media gathered the best artistic talents in the domestic Buddhist community, the top technical team and creative team in China, including Yan Tang, the top domestic choreographer and chief designer of all previous fast women choreographers. Zhang Yimou's imperial composer and Olympic gold medal musician served as the music director, Yu Daming, deputy head of the Cultural and Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Second Artillery Corps, served as the dance director, and Chen, an outstanding expert enjoying the State Council allowance, served as the former deputy director of the Literature and Art Department, responsible for the overall planning of the party.

Opening Ceremony of Wukong Temple in Jiangyin, China (65438+120, Jiangyin Wukong Temple)

Wukong Temple is a famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of 1500 years. "Wukong" is a Buddhist term, which refers to the "no self" theory of "everything is empty" in Buddhism. On June 28th, 2003, the Tang Dynasty monk 165438+ relic passed away in the former site of Wukong Temple, which caused a sensation in the Buddhist circles at home and abroad, and also opened the prelude to the nirvana reconstruction of Wukong Temple. Master Sangha was the most popular "Sizhou Buddha" in Tang and Song Dynasties. Because of his educational thought, he was honored as "Avatar of Guanyin Bodhisattva". On June 5438+February 2, 20041,Wuxi Municipal Government officially approved Wukong Temple as a legal religious activity point, and planned to build Jiangyin Guanyin Cultural Expo Park with Wukong Temple as the core.

The Millennium Wukong, the glory of the golden age, is not only a happy event expected by Buddhist believers at home and abroad, but also a display of Buddhist cultural charm. On October 20th, 65438+ year/kloc-0, monks, great virtues and lay believers from three places across the Taiwan Strait will gather in Wukong Temple to reproduce the magnificent scenery of the Sangha relic in this world and serve as a beacon for the famous temple, praying for the prosperity of the country and world peace. At the same time, Wukong Temple will join hands with Taiwan Province Province to establish a Buddhist charity alliance, spread the Buddhist cause, help all sentient beings, and bring the gospel to China people on both sides of the strait and believers from all walks of life.

Gao Pei, deputy secretary of Jiangyin Municipal Committee, said that Jiangyin Guanyin is rich in cultural resources and is known as "worshipping Buddha in Lingshan and Guanyin in Wukong". Jiangyin's Buddhist cultural resources and tourism resources should not only be developed vigorously, but also make full use of modern marketing means, technical means and management mode to carry out comprehensive, in-depth and sustainable development and build a number of Buddhist cultural industry brands. 20 1 1 A series of activities of Guanyin Charity Cultural Exchange Conference on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will quickly start the Buddhist cultural tourism market in Wukong Temple through a series of tourism festivals, and also inject strong impetus into the Buddhist cultural industry in Jiangyin.

At the invitation of Master Nengzhao, the host of Jiangyin Wukong Temple, Miao Le, abbot of Lushan Tiefo Temple and Huangmei Miaole Temple, drove to Jiangyin on April 13 to attend the opening ceremony of Guanyin VI in Jiangyin Wukong Temple. After accepting the invitation of Master Nengzhao, Miaole Fashi attached great importance to it, giving priority to the itinerary and postponing other activities. Under the tense situation of flying to Thailand for nine days and seven classes, he only took a day off after returning to the temple, regardless of his age and the fatigue of returning home. He resolutely went to Jiangyin according to the pre-agreed time, attended the opening ceremony of Guanyin VI in Jiangyin Wukong Temple, preached Buddhism, and donated 100 yuan to Jiangyin Wukong Temple.

According to the archduke. On September 20th, 20 15, Elder Miao Le once again went to Jiangyin Wukong Temple to establish a "Friendship Temple" with it, and came to attend the ceremony of welcoming the Sizhou Grand Relic and donating money to award the honorary abbot in Jiangyin Wukong Temple.

Welcoming the Great Sage of Sizhou is a convenient way to restart Guanyin, which has practical and historical significance for promoting human Buddhism, compassion and compassion.

On the premise of donating 6,543.8+0,000 yuan to Wukong Temple two years ago, this donation is to donate 9 million yuan to Wukong Temple again, with two donations totaling 6,543.8+0,000 yuan, which is used to arouse all religious believers in the church, express their religious aspirations, practice the Dojo well, encourage Wukong Temple to adhere to the Guanyin Dojo, promote Buddhism, benefit students and do all kinds of legal work well.

Elder Miaole accepted the honorary abbot of Jiangyin Wukong Temple awarded by Elder Mingxue, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Chinese Buddhist Association, and deeply felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier and his obligations were greater. He said that more attention should be paid to the construction of Wukong Temple.

In order to thank the elder Miao Le for his deep thought, compassion and kindness, the monks of Wukong Temple held a concert of "Doing Good in the World, Remembering Guanyin-Gratitude for the Heart" at Jiamao Flower and Bird Garden in Jiangyin on the afternoon of the 22nd. Under the arrangement of Zhang Shun, the abbot of Wukong Temple in Jiangyin, the protector of Miao Le, a great monk, the cast members of 108 expressed their gratitude to Miao Le through colorful cultural performances.