2009-01-20

White Horse Temple - Chinese tourism scenic spots

White Horse Temple, located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, 12 km east, according to the North Mangshan Hill, South Point Waterinfo. Yongping the Eastern Han Dynasty was founded in 11 years (68 AD), Buddhism came to China to build the first temple. Its Chinese Buddhism spread and development for Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges, is of important significance in Chinese Buddhism In the history of special status, the title of "Release the source" and "Zuting." By the State Council in 1961 as the first batch of national key cultural unit.
 

Luoyang as the Eastern Han Dynasty at the time the country is the country's largest city, was also well-known cities in the world. Tianzhu (now India) Monk photo Matanga Zhu Falan missionary now, a lot of Buddhist scriptures, Han Ming Di Liuzhuang decree in accordance with Buddhist tradition style built the first temple, according to legend is the white horse from the Taiyue Shi (Afghanistan this area) contained Tuo Buddhist country, and the Buddha Therefore, named the White Horse Temple. White Horse has Siwai 2 of the relative standing of Shima, is the Song Diaozao, rather than works of the Han Dynasty.

To the Sui and Tang Dynasties period, due to the rise of Buddhism, the White Horse Temple reached its peak, as well as the country of the world Dade monks have come to worship, which will have to Sino-Japanese friendship and made a significant contribution to the monk in the Tang Dynasty monk Jianzhen. Wu also visited many times, air show Prosperity. The famous Tang Dynasty poet Wang Changling reading "see out on the temple, the high forest floor. Southerly open promenade, as Liangqiu Summer Night." Praise throughout the elegant temple of the famous poem. In the late Tang Miefo nationwide, so that the White Horse Temple, were greatly affected. Song Zhao Guangyi King also ordered the rehabilitation of the White Horse Temple. Yuan Shun to four years ( 333), by the great calligrapher Zhao Mengfu carved book "White Horse Temple in Los Beijing Zuting in mind," the monument is still an Terauchi, is a rare art. Today, we see the White Horse Temple for 35 years Ming Jiajing (1556) renovation, the door is horizontal inscribed board at the time set. Now the White Horse Temple in the area about four Square meters. Ming Jiajing 34 (1555) cast a more than 1,000 kilograms of the clock, the hall is still suspended.

White Horse Temple, Buddhism came to China to create an official from the first temple. Its construction and the well-known in the history of Buddhism in China "for Yongping" closely linked. Legend has it that Han Ming Di Liuzhuang Night Palace, the King dream God put the first white light, flying around the court hall. Dream for the next day that the Buddha, the envoy Sui Qian Cai Yin, Qin Jing, and so seek to worship Buddha of the Western Regions. Cai, Qin and others in the Yueshi (Afghanistan this area) in the event of the tour to the education of India (ancient India) Jiashi Mo Tang monk, Zhu Falan. Cai Qin is tantamount to invite Foseng States to preach Buddhism, and white pack containing Buddhist scriptures, Buddha, Bashansheshui, in the 10-year Yongping (67) came to the capital Luoyang. Han Ming Di royal decree construction of the temple style like India. Bearing in mind that for the white horse through the pack gong, then temple named "White Horse Temple."

From the beginning of the White Horse Temple, China's abbey will be known as the Pan-Temple, White Temple also is considered to be the birthplace of Buddhism in China. Mingseng foreign monks even history has access to this demand by the law, the White Horse Temple, also the title of "Zuting" and "release the source."

Jiansi White Horse Temple, several times during the Rise and Fall, has made several attempts to repair, particularly in the era of Empress Wu's largest construction. White Horse Temple longer Courtyard, sitting south, inside the main building there are Hall of Heavenly Kings, the permitted, the main sanctuary, Jieyin Dian, Pilu Court, QI Yun tower, and so on. Tour the White Horse Temple, not only to pay respect to those grand, solemn Diange vivid and lifelike statues of Buddha, but also contains some vivid experience the story of the history of the landscape.

At Shannon's color Ancient White Horse Temple Hill inside the compound things on both sides of the thick tree leaves, each with a graves, and this is a well-known "Tomb of the second monk." On the eastern side of the grave stone inscribed with "Han Kai Yuantong Road, Mount Master Tang tomb", on the west side of the grave stone inscribed with "Han Kai Zhu holders of the total teaching method Tomb of the master." Metella these two masters of worship is invited Han Chuan granted by the law of eminent monks ? ? Teng Jia Shimo and Zhu Falan. Stone is on the title Huizong of Zhao Ji Zhui Feng. There are cool on the stage in the two monks of the statue. They hope the Chinese Buddhist followers of the two monks admire them.

Taiwan cool to be known as "air courtyard," the White Horse Temple is the scenic spots. Kangxi years, the temple abbot monk has lured such as poems of praise: "Taiwan-Hong Bao Ge Bi exquisite, long-Yoon & Yang around the Vatican Palace, hanging stone stile to the Han people, when they heard nothing Meng Qing Qing." 43 meters long , 33 meters wide and 6 meters high, set by the blue block of the high-profile, with the ancient architecture of the distinctive characteristics of the East. Pi Lu Zhong Yan Ge rest , To fly out Kok Wing, a magnificent view, side hall in a palace, Sengfang ancillary buildings, neat layout, into a courtyard since. Cooper Hospital in gray, Kim calm, quiet environment. Legend has it that Han Ming Di was Liuzhuang childhood and summer school premises, the monk was later changed to stay in India and Translation.

Mountain Gate on the eastern side of the White Horse Temple, An exquisite old fashioned, tall and straight Toshihide the pagoda, which is famous tower QI Yun. QI Yun tower is a square Zhuanta Miyan Shi, 13 level, 35 meters high. Its unique shape, in the ancient tower in the unique, hard to come by. QI Yun tower, formerly the White Horse Temple Nyorai The Story of the Buddha's stupa, the tower QI Yun Kim for the Tenth Five-Year Dading (1175) reconstruction, for the first Luoyang existing buildings.

Baima temple there are many kinds of pomegranate trees. White Horse Temple, the famous capital during the Han, Wei and pomegranate. Pomegranate rest in peace in the country of origin (now Iran), the Han Dynasty in the same Buddhist, Buddha came to China together, and the largest in Luoyang, settled in Chang'an. At that time, people U.S. pomegranate as a symbol of exchanges between the Chinese and foreign people, double the value of the pomegranate, pomegranate of the White Horse Temple, there is the "sweet white Liu, a real cow." White Horse Temple, as China's first ancient temples in the history of Chinese Buddhism in the history of cultural exchanges with foreign countries and occupy a very important position.

  Chinese history The first Buddhist temple in Luoyang White Horse Temple in Luoyang City more than 10 kilometers, the North back Mangshan Mountain, south of Waterinfo; sunset, the sunset reflects the White Horse Temple, green glazed tile walls of the hall, set off Calocedrus pines, the solemn weather. Mountain Gate to see the face of the "White Horse Temple," three words, people can not help asking: "What is the white horse and customs ? "This from a number of books on the record about the well-known story - 2064 Year (60 Buddhist calendar for eight years, seven of the Eastern Han Yong Ping), one night, Han Ming Di Liuzhuang golden dream of God, who brought Sunlight, flying in the imperial palace court, it is heart-yue. The next day, Liuzhuang Qun Chen asked. A learned and knowledge of the great Said: "The Western countries India (ancient India) has called the" Buddha "God, the emperor might be the dream of the Buddha."

  Liuzhuang then sent to fight for the West. The pedestrian crossing of the Tianshan, the more Cong Ling, Tai Yueshi the Western Regions in the country (now in Afghanistan) encountered in India and Morocco photo S. Tang and Zhu Falan, on the invitation to the two Chinese Loaded with white statues of Buddha, in 2067 (10 years of the Eastern Han Yong-ping) to return to join the Kyoto Luoyang.

  The next year, according to the decree to form India Matanga, the flange to build the living temple, known as the White Horse Temple. "Temple" is the original meaning of the institution, as a result of Matanga, Chu Laishi flange to the institution and a foreign guests, in order to show courtesy, That is still home to Temple; Since then, the Chinese Buddhist temple construction on the Xiang Yan said. "White Horse", is said to be taken from the pack by the white horse.

  While generations of scholars and the legend of the Buddhist mass and Turkey at the beginning of time, such as the controversial path, but the general delight in talking about this Buddhist, Han Ming Di law for China to become the Buddha In the history of basic accepted facts, the White Horse Temple, Buddhism is as the first sign of the mainland of China, renowned all times.

  Zuting Buddhist temple in the present situation

  The history of the storm, the White Horse Temple, destroyed several built a few, Temple, but the site has never changed. The seventh century under the Wu Tang Ye, the main Buddhist temple in Xuehuai Yi is a pet , The popular White Horse Temple, amounted to more than 1,000 monks. Shih Hui-chang and the law difficult, the White Horse Temple, destroyed by the larger, such as the Tang Yong: "The white matter has been carried by air, Duanbei would like to see a trace of residual brake. Xiao Xiao hut autumn wind, the rain kept thinking the night strong." Decade of the century Ye Song Dynasty under repair at the White Horse Temple, "Wei dingxin structure," " Amamiya category. "Today's White Horse Temple, formed in the sixteenth century, laid on the leaves when Mingjia Jing Shi Qiba century Qing Emperor Kangxi and rehabilitation at the" White Horse Buddhist temple. "In 1961, the White Horse Temple has been identified as key state protection unit .

  Now the White Horse Temple covers an area of 40,000 square meters, as compared with more than 100 inter-hall Code Chinese Buddhist temple to the vertical layout style, the main building is located in the north-south line. Entering the Mountain Gate, a stone on each side, on the eastern side of the "White Horse Temple in Los Beijing Zuting monument in mind," by the author of the Yuan Dynasty monk Wencai, calligraphy works Li also cool. Before the line again, off-Xie Shan King Hall, on the whole temple to the Great Hall of Zhudian, Buddha hall Mid sit right hand Nianhua, Kasyapa, two disciples Ananda next lap, Monju, Fugen sitting out the second Buddha, two days after the woman paternity. Xiang An in place for five, the visual hanging around, hanging Man Zhang, ranked futon, a solemn silence. This constitutes a scene that is often said that Chinese Zen Buddhism "Nianhuaweixiao."

  East Grand Hall Ming Dynasty, pta have a cast iron bell, the weight 2500 kg, have inscriptions on the "bell resounded through the Vatican Palace, under the House to pass the specter of shock. ... ..." "White bell" for Luoyang one of the Eight, it is said that whenever Yuebaifengqing Night, Dawn here, everything is Shangdian monks, chanting blow up with the bell, the White Horse Temple, dozens of melodious bell, Inside the clock tower on East Main Street, the clock since also be able to resonate with the other hand, hit the town clock tower, also from the White Horse Temple bell will resonate.

  After the Great Hall is to support the Main Hall of the Buddha III, HS Ocean's 18 points. These were sitting like Ocean's potential, different attitude, look different folder with the Department of the Yuan Zhu Qi-made stem Autopoietic process, very precious. Zhu Qi folder of the so-called dry method of imaging, is generally used to paint, Ma, silk, silk wrapped in layers mounted on Nitai, and then revealing Nitai, a statue made of, Zhu folder statues paint dry, has a long history in the Sui and Tang Sheng, After Song was gradually lost and keep the world statues are extremely rare. After the hall is Jieyin Dian, after further White Horse Temple is the last of the permitted Pilu Court.

  Pilu Pavilion was built in the early Tang Dynasty, on the stage in the cool, cool green-brick structure from Taiwan, nearly seven meters high, nine-meter-long, three meters wide. Pilugenei for the Sakyamuni Buddha Pilu bodies of law, clean, next to the Legislative Monju, Samantabhadra. Court set with the posterior wall of the monument, engraved on the "four Chapter II. " After the brief introduction of basic Buddhist thought, generally considered to be the first Chinese translation of Buddhist scriptures, taken by the Moldovan Teng, Zhu Falan translation. Pilu Chongyanxieshan Court, the pick-wing flight angle; Pavilion things from a side hall in a palace Matanga, like the flange. Tang Yong who had been Wang Changling White Horse Temple: "See the moon temple, the high forest floor. Southerly open gallery Cool in summer, such as the fall. "In fact, as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty, the White Horse Temple Gardens has been famous moment. White Horse Temple in Sha Guo Zhi many, grapes, pomegranates, and so on, the fruits of" Sweet is delicious, in the crown in Beijing, "the emperor was also sent to pick. However, these scenarios No longer has, today, the most attractive Department that is cool and Taiwan. Pilu Pavilion on the stage with the week Construction, into a pattern of self-constituted a small courtyard house in water Yihong, Lotus after another, several strains of Cooper, Weng Yu Yu thick, refreshing and pleasant; looked from the audience, if the whole garden in the air, such as the release early Qing Joint show had written: "Taiwan law sprinkling rain Parker wind up a fruit cool weather, Shan Kwong Kok Hin swallow is mixed on Pilu bodies."

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