Ningbo Dongqian Lake Scenic Area Asoka Temple in Ningbo belongs to several A-level national scenic spots.

Ashoka Temple, located at the southern foot of Lushan Mountain in Yinxian County, Zhejiang Province, is a national key Buddhist temple in Han nationality areas identified by the State Council. Asoka Temple, known as the "Southeast Buddhist Country", is a famous Buddhist temple and one of the "Five Mountains" of Buddhism in China. The temple is famous at home and abroad for Sakyamuni's true knowledge and exquisite stupa, and is deeply respected and admired by Buddhist believers at home and abroad.

In 486 BC, Sakyamuni was nirvana, and his disciple Ananda and other teas were attached to him. His bones were like five-colored beads, bright and solid, and they were relics. It is said that Ashoka of Peacock Dynasty converted to Yi Buddhism and built 84,000 pagodas, each of which contained the relics of Sakyamuni Buddha. After the completion, Feiyu Feiyi will be escorted to "Eight Auspicious Six Special Resorts" all over the world. In the third year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (282), monks Liu Sa and (Dharma name Huida) made up their minds to look for stupas. When he traveled all over Shanze from north to south and came to Niaoshao (now Daqi Town, Beilun District), he suddenly heard jingling bells in the ground, so he sincerely worshipped Buddha, recited scriptures and recited Buddha, and after three days and three nights, he saw results. This is one of the 84,000 stupas built by King Ashoka. After Huida discovered the pagoda, she built streets on the spot to make a living. In the first year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (405), Andy built a pagoda pavilion and a meditation room and gave them to 27 monks to guard. In the second year of Yuanjia in the Southern Song Dynasty (425), a monk from Yi Temple in Song Wendi helped to create a temple and let Ashoka live in the field. Twelve years, the tower temple was built. So far, this temple has begun to take shape.

Liang Wudi Xiao Yan popularized Buddhism. In the third year of Heiping (522), Emperor Wu gave the "Asoka Temple" and expanded the temple. Xiao Ziyun, a famous calligrapher in Liang Dynasty, inscribed the temple name. In the fifth year of Datong (539), Emperor Wu heard that the wooden floating figure of the stupa hidden in Ashoka Temple was damaged, and immediately issued a letter, and Sun Xiaocha was responsible for increasing the original three-story floating figure to five floors; Give 520 taels of gold, make 400 bronze buddhas, write 500 volumes of scriptures, and cast iron tripod four corners of the town; Set aside 3,000 soldiers to camp around the stupa for defense; Exempt Ashoka Temple from land tax. Since then, Ashoka Temple has become famous all over the world, ranking first in China, and celebrities have devoted themselves to it. In the third year of Tang Tianbao (744), Jian Zhen, a famous monk, went to Japan for a third lecture, and the ship sank in Zhoushan. After being rescued, Jian Zhen and his party settled in the stupa hall of Ashoka, and monks from monasteries in Shaoxing, Hangzhou, Huzhou and Xuanzhou came to invite Jian Zhen to give lectures and receive precepts. Tang Zhongzong sent a special envoy to deliver the money and a letter to protect him. Ashoka Temple reached its initial prosperity. In the fifth year of Tang Zengchang (845), Wu Zong ordered the destruction of Buddhism, the abolition of temples, the burning of Buddhist scriptures, and the relocation of Buddhist pagodas to the official library of Yuezhou. Yi lived in Fairchild and watched Yang Yan play the stupa. He thought it was auspicious in China and asked the court to send more monks to guard it. Zong Yi was allowed to play, and he kept it for 37 days.

In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu in the Northern Song Dynasty (1008), Asoka Temple was named "Asoka Mountain Guangli Temple" by the court and expanded into a Shifang Buddhist Temple. In the first year of Xining (1068), Huai Lian, a Zen master of Dajue, became the fifth abbot of Asoka Temple. At that time, "the throne was at its peak and its reputation spread far and wide." In the sixth year of Yuan You, Huai Lian built Chen Kuige to collect imperial pens of the Song Dynasty, and Su Shi wrote an inscription for Chen Kuige. At that time, talented people came forth in large numbers, and questioners from all directions came in an endless stream. There has been an unprecedented revival in Ashoka Temple. After Huailian, the abbot of Ashoka Temple in Song Dynasty successively had masters such as truth, purity, emptiness, great wisdom, Buddha photos, wonderful wisdom and smiling Weng. They are knowledgeable and carry forward Buddhism, and Asoka Temple has become a famous avenue in eastern Zhejiang. After the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, Hangzhou became an important Buddhist place in China. The position of Ashoka Temple is also more important. Shortly after Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, he gave the tablet of the stupa "Buddha's top light tower" to Asoka Temple. In the 26th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 156), Emperor Gaozong appointed Jingshan monk Gaozong as the abbot, and he was a "disciple from all directions, running across the river". In November of the first year of Xichun (1 174), Li Yuwen, an emissary from Xiaozong, asked the Buddhist relics to enter the forbidden area for sacrifice, and the abbot escorted them out of the corridor. Filial piety has paid tribute to the relic three times and inscribed the monument of "Wonderful Temple". He also named Conglang "Miaozhi Zen Master" and gave him money. During the Xichun period, Zhao Kai, the magistrate of Mingzhou County, even "built a pagoda with gold, and Feng 'an Pagoda was among them". When the right prime minister Shi was in office, he advocated the establishment of a temple fair level and stipulated "five mountains and ten temples" Asoka Temple is listed as the second of the Five Mountains, and like Jingshan Temple, Lingyin Temple, Jingci Temple Temple and Tiantong Temple, it has become an important place for Zen tourists to visit.

In the first year of Deyou (1276), after Song Xuedi's demotion to Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Shizu sent messengers to Huayan Temple in Kaiping to meet the stupa and worship. In the same year, in nine years, the Baolita was moved to Yan Dou Saint Wan 'an Temple. In order to pray for the country, ancestor Kublai Khan called100000 monks and nuns to the palace, ancestral temple, demand palace and 16 Dojo halls of various yamen, where snuff and flags were fragrant and brahmins sang songs. The sai-jo was very happy. He paid tribute in person and gave Asoka Temple a name, incense, gold and silver. Then he sent monks to record this pity and sent Master Zhan Jia back to Tarnum to repair Asoka Temple in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. A year later, the resplendent Asoka Temple once again stood at the southern foot of Lushan Mountain. From the Yuan Dynasty to the period, many fields in Ashoka Temple were occupied by the Hao family. Qiu Nalin learned that in the second year (1342), he appointed Xue Chuangguang, abbot of Asoka Temple, as a monk in the middle of Sichuan. Snow window lamp lives up to expectations, but it has shortcomings. A few months later, not only all fields and gardens occupied by Jiahao were restored, but also large-scale construction was carried out, and ancestral halls, ancestral halls, porches, warehouses and miscellaneous houses were built in turn, making Asoka Temple a veritable jungle. There are many monks and nuns in all directions, and there are no fewer than a thousand people inside and outside. In the 10th year of Zheng Zheng (1350), Wu Guang used the platinum given by the imperial court to build Chengen Pavilion. Jin, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, wrote an inscription for Chengen Pavilion.

In the 15th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1382), Taizu conferred the Asoka Temple as "the fifth of the five Zen Buddhism in the world". During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi hid the bronze pagoda of the relic, and the abbot Fu Fei rebuilt the relic hall, building more than 100 cloisters, shrines, monasteries and relic halls. In the first year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1662), the temple was destroyed by fire, and reconstruction began in the eighteenth year of Kangxi (1679). In the sixteenth year of Qianlong (175 1), when Qianlong visited Hangzhou in March, he specially gave the abbot of Yiquan Zisha Gate a dragon satin robe, palace satin and a royal show bag. After Wanquan returned to the temple, he built Chengen Hall to collect royal gifts. Later, Qianlong presented Asoka Temple with a volume of Heart Sutra, a letter of Great Compassion Sutra and a plaque of Feeling and Round. During Guangxu period, there was an upsurge of building Asoka Temple. From the 11th year to the 29th year of Guangxu (1885- 1903), more than 90 houses such as Why Xintang were rebuilt, ponds were dredged, fences were built, and pine, cypress, bamboo and plum were planted. In the third year of Xuantong (19 1 1), the Daxiong Hall was rebuilt, which made Asoka Temple form an ancient architectural complex with overlapping halls and corridors and national style.

From the first year of the Republic of China to the fifth year, when Zongliang was the abbot, Ashoka Temple still attached importance to the construction of the temple, and rebuilt the relic hall and the Buddhist scripture building successively, both of which were covered with glazed tiles; There is a Qianlong version of the Tripitaka in the Buddhist Scripture Building. During the "Cultural Revolution", most of the Buddha statues in temples and celebrity calligraphy and painting handed down from generation to generation were destroyed by quilts. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the State Council implemented the religious policy. 1979, the government allocated more than 600,000 yuan to start the whole Ashoka Temple. After three years of reunification, the central axis was basically restored. The ancient buildings in southeast Buddhist countries have become Buddhist Dojo and holy places to visit. 1982 Asoka Temple was listed as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit, and later listed as one of the national key temples by the State Council. Ashoka Temple has turned a new page.

Ashoka Temple covers an area of more than 80,000 square meters, with a building area of about 24,000 square meters. It is an artistic and cultural complex integrating ancient buildings, paintings, sculptures, gardens, cultural relics and scenic spots. The temples in the temple are resplendent and magnificent; The temple is surrounded by mountains, with peaks and peaks, and Mongolian Scotch pine towering into the sky. The mountains and rivers set off the thousand-year-old temple, which is called the Vatican King's Hall. There is a pen-shaped Jade Mountain in front of the temple, which looks like five phoenixes reaching into the temple. Therefore, there is a saying that Tian childhood (temple) is Jiujiang holding pearls and Ashoka (temple is five phoenix rising sun). The buildings on the main axis are Ayi Dachi, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall and Relic Hall. Especially the relic temple, which is rare in other temples. Covered with glazed tiles, colorful buildings are built inside, which set each other off inside and outside, resplendent and magnificent. The most distinctive Buddhist buildings in Ashoka Temple are: (1) Grandma Lotus Pond: The Grandma Pond in India is a beautiful bathing place for nobles on the banks of the Yokogawa River, with metal railings on it. Built in Ayundachi, Asoka Temple in Yin County. This pool is about 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. Metal railings were originally installed on the pool side railings around the pool, but they have been removed. Compared with the distant "outer pool", Aida pool is also called "inner pool". This is a pool where Buddhists set free, and it is a world where fish are happy. The "Fish Paradise" of Dong Qichang, a great calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, is inside the South Column. On the south side of the pool, there is a "Miaoxi Spring" stone tablet inscribed by Zen master Wanquan. Next to the stone tablet, there is a stone well, and the spring water is cool and endless. The northeast corner of the pool is a three-story bell tower with three eaves and three bays. Asoka Temple is the same as Tiantong Temple, only the bell tower has no drum tower. (2) Tianwang Temple: the black tile roof and bottom of Xieshan with double eaves, the upper floor is divided into five rooms, about 14 meters high, and the words "national foundation reinforcement" are written on the front ridge; Carved on the eaves are the words "Temple of the King"; There is a horizontal plaque inscribed by Zhao Puchu, president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, on the gate. There are 18 diamond sutra stone carvings on the stone wall in the temple, and six couplets are engraved on the front and rear stone pillars, such as "Ashoka made a floating picture, 84 thousand, but Weiss was the only one; The twelfth generation of Saha asked for relics. He is so spiritual. " This temple is dedicated to the statues of Maitreya, Wei Tuo and the four heavenly kings. (3) Daxiong Hall: It is a seven-room-wide, black-tiled building with double eaves and hills, with a height of about14m. On the front ridge, there are sculptures of "good weather" and colorful arowana playing beads, and there is a square forehead of "Daxiong Hall" between the eaves; Under the lower eaves, the horizontal tablet book "Feeling and Walking Are Round" is the imperial book of Emperor Qianlong. Couplets are "five thousand classics, three treasures". From the white horse, all beings cross the river; Two famous mountains in Zhejiang, the Six Dynasties Temple and Red Sheep, have been robbed for several years. "The horizontal plaque inscribed with" Good Lion Roar "in the temple is also the imperial pen of Emperor Qianlong. In the temple, Sakyamuni Buddha, Pharmacist Buddha and Ananda Buddha are carved in the east, and Amitabha Buddha and Ye Jiafo are carved in the west. There are eighteen arhats on both sides, and there are fifty-three portraits of the island, Manjusri and Pu Xian behind them. There are two camphor trees in front of the temple, about three hugs, which are higher than the top of the temple. (4) Relic Hall: five rooms with double eaves and yellow glazed tile roof, about 13m high. The screen door in front of the temple is beautifully embossed. On the square between the eaves, the inscription "Miaosheng Hall" is the imperial system of Song Xiaozong, and the inscription "Relic Hall" is written on a yellow plaque under the eaves. There are four statues of dharma protectors outside the back wall of the temple, which are magnificent and lifelike. They are works of the Tang Dynasty and have high historical and artistic value. In the center of the temple, the "Buddha's top light tower" is Song Gaozong's imperial book, and a "bright and solemn" horizontal plaque is hung in the south. In the center of the temple is a stone pagoda with a height of seven meters. Inside the pagoda, there is a Buddhist shrine with seven treasures embedded, the statues of Libin and Ashoka under the pagoda, and the statue of Sakyamuni lying behind the pagoda, which is about 4 meters long. There are four precious stone tablets on the two side walls of the platform in front of the temple, including Wan Zhai-rong's article in Tang Dynasty, Yong Tian Monument in Ayurveda Temple by Fan Zhongshu, Chronicle of the Completion of Chen Kuiting and Miao Quan Ming Monument by Zhang Jiucheng in Song Dynasty. There is a "breast milk spring" behind the temple. The pool is about 2m long and1.5m wide. Above the spring, there is the inscription "Shaman Huatuo" by Gao Zhenxiao, a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty. There are two Jingui trees in front of the temple, which are stacked together and covered with branches and leaves. In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the trees are full of golden color, and the fragrance is inside and outside, and people live in them. For example, when the osmanthus falls, the yellow core is everywhere, and the eaves can be measured. (5) The Buddhist Scripture Collection Building of Fatang: there are five rooms on the second floor on the rear left side of the relic hall, with a height of about12.5m.. Downstairs of Dharma Hall, the left and right walls are embedded with stone carvings of Shi Guanlin 16 Buddha statues. There is a sutra-storing building upstairs, with the inscription "Dragon * * *" by Xu Shichang. The original Buddha Pagoda of Sakyamuni is collected in the building, printed in the early years of Qing Qianlong, with books 1662 and 7 168, donated by Qin and photocopied in the Republic of China. There are 5 19 volumes, 1532 volumes, 6362 volumes, Japanese sequel and other precious cultural relics photocopied by the Commercial Press.

1992, Master Yi Tong, the current abbot, raised a total net capital of 5.5 million yuan in Tan Yue. In this temple, facing Yuji and leaning against the peak, a seven-level octagonal pagoda was built in 1995, named "East Pagoda of Asoka Temple". There are also six towers, which become the East Tower. There is also a "Sino-Tibetan World" built according to Buddhist classics. Ashoka Temple originally belonged to Legalist Dojo, which has been Lin Ji Dojo since the Song Dynasty.

At present, the abbot of Asoka Temple is 73-year-old Master Yi Tong from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He graduated from China Institute of Chemistry and is currently the executive director of China Missionary Association, the vice president of Zhejiang Buddhist Association, the member of Zhejiang CPPCC, the vice president of Yinxian CPPCC and the representative of Ningbo Municipal People's Congress.