Approaching Jietai Temple, bunches of lilacs poked their heads out from the red courtyard wall.
Jietai Temple, formerly known as Huiju Temple, was founded in Wude five years in Tang Dynasty (AD 622). This is a well-known retreat of Zen master, which is famous for abstinence. In the fifth year of Emperor Xianyong in Liao Dynasty (1069), Master Fajun founded the Bodhisattva Ring in the temple. During the reign of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, the temple was rebuilt, and manjuji was given the name by Yingzong. Because of the largest Buddhist altar in China, it is commonly known as Tan Jie Temple and Jietai Temple.
Temple architecture, east-west, is the most complete temple in northern China to preserve Liao cultural relics.
Shanmen Temple is three rooms wide, with a single eaves and a gray tile roof. The gold plaque of Shanmen Temple is hung on the threshold, and wind chimes are hung at the four corners. The pair of stone lions in front of the door were carved by a monk on the stone mountain in Qing Dynasty when he was a stonemason. The author introduced this story in Qian Shan's Travels. Qian Shan used to be the seclusion place of Buddhist monks in Jietai Temple.
In front of the gatehouse is a stone tablet inscribed by Kangxi, "Man Ju Ji Tan Jie Inscription".
There is also an ancient tree, which was planted by Master Fajun. Master Fajun, in the fifth year of Emperor Xianyong of Liao Dynasty (1069), was ordered to help Lv Jintai spend the winter in Wu Song. He founded the bodhisattva ring altar in the temple, and was the first person to "open the altar and practice the ring" in Jietai Temple.
Shanmen Temple runs through the front and back with a through hole in the middle. On each side of the temple, there is a statue of a protector, one is King Kong of Michigan, and the other is King Kong of Rona.
After crossing the hall, I look back at the silhouette outside the mountain gate, which is a scene I can't bear to part with.
The second entrance is the King's Temple, with three rooms wide, single eaves and blue tiles on the top. The gold plaque of the King's Temple is hung at the door.
The front of Tianwang Temple is the bell tower, which was built in Jingtai period of Ming Dynasty (1447) and rested on the top of the mountain with pavilion-like double eaves. A lilac leans on the side.
The front of Tianwang Temple is the Drum Tower, which is the same as the bell tower, and the white marble carved dragon flagpole sets off two floors. A winter jasmine leans against the Drum Tower. In spring, the flowers in Jietai Temple are the most beautiful, and the ancient buildings seem to be a foil.
There are two symmetrical ancient pine trees in the courtyard, namely "Longsong" and "Song Feng", which are 500-600 years old. Dragon pine, stocky and magnificent, covered in Qiu knot, skin like dragon forest, like a black dragon head, trunk twisted to the south; Phoenix pine, smooth lines, tall and handsome, twisting its neck to the north; These two pine trees form a beautiful shape where dragons and phoenixes cross.
In the courtyard, there is a tablet of manjuji in the seventh year of Ming Dynasty (AD 1442). The inscription describes the construction of Jietai Temple by eunuchs such as Wang Zhen and Ruan Jian in Ming Dynasty. It was built for seven years. After its completion, Emperor Yingzong gave it the name "manjuji".
In the center of the King's Hall, there is a statue of Maitreya carved with wood and painted with gold.
On both sides of the Temple of the King are clay sculptures of the four great kings.
There is a statue of Wei Tuo in the pot door behind the Temple of the King of Heaven.
Entering the Third Hospital, the Ursa Major Hall is located on a platform nearly two meters high. Zhu Ziqing described it as spacious and spacious.
"Sister Xianglin in Lian Jie" is engraved with a dragon horizontal plaque, which is dry dragon calligraphy, and the couplet is "Zen is like a mirror leaving the moon, and rhyme is like a dance style".
The bronze III Buddha of the Ming Dynasty is cast in the Hall of Ursa Major, with Sakyamuni Buddha in the center, Amitabha Buddha in the south and Pharmacist Buddha in the north.
In the courtyard, the ancestral temple is in the south and Qielan Temple is in the north.
There is an ancient Pinus bungeana in the courtyard, which blocks the sun. Zhao Huaiyu, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising: Tan Zhe wins with a spring and resigns with a loose name. Looking at the jade shadow in the distance, I heard the sound of the waves. I've known him since the beginning, throwing like a greeting. A tree has a state and competes with creation.
From the right outside the Ursa Major Hall, I saw a Gu Song standing on the courtyard wall. Matsushita stone tablet is said to be the Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty. Books.
A lilac blooms quietly behind the house.
Oh, lilacs! In ancient times, cloves were the first choice for planting flowers and trees in temples. Among the temples in Beijing, Fayuan Temple in Chengnan Ancient Temple and Jietai Temple in Jingxi Ancient Temple are the most famous. There are more than 1000 lilacs in Jietai Temple, including more than 20 ancient lilacs that are over 200 years old.
Climbing up the stairs, the flowers fall, and the fragrance is intoxicating.
Climbing up the steps is the location of the Thousand Buddha Pavilion.
Thousand Buddha Pavilion is the Buddhist scripture-storing building of Jietai Temple, and the original building has been destroyed. The Qianfo Pavilion in front of us was rebuilt on the original site in recent years. The Thousand-Buddha Pavilion is a veritable Thousand-Buddha Pavilion, with a bronze statue of Buddha statue of Pilu, glass murals embedded in the brick wall and Buddhist niches all over the place. Each niche provides a Buddha statue, totaling 1 680. In front of the temple, the stone tablet on the left was written by Xu Shichang, President of the Republic of China, and the stone tablet on the right was Prince Gong? Write an article. Because of the epidemic situation, you can't enter the Thousand Buddhas Pavilion, but don't regret it, because the famous "Forbidden Taiwan and Five Pines" are arranged horizontally in front of the Thousand Buddhas Pavilion.
There are five strange pines in Jietai Temple, namely Kowloon Pine, Baota Pine, Wolong Pine, Free Pine and Activity Pine. Beijing is famous for its strange posture and ancient tree age, and has the reputation of "the best Beijing in the world", among which the Jietai Temple Gu Song Group should bear the brunt.
At the front desk of the Thousand Buddha Pavilion, the right side of the steps is "Wolong Pine" (five pines leave the stage), and the left side of the steps is "Free Pine" (five pines leave the stage), and the two pines are symmetrical. Zhu Ziqing said: It's better to stroll here, don't take a cursory look.
Further to the left, there is the activity pine (Wukesong tree on the platform), which Ganlong especially likes. He left a poem saying, "How can you shake an old man's strength?"? Duh, who is the leader, and it is inextricably linked.
Usually I stop, go through that small door and walk up the hill along the steps.
Go through the Nangong Courtyard first, then follow the low red wall and cross the upper and lower rooms.
The Nangong Courtyard of Jietai Temple was originally a resting place for the emperor when he came to the temple for pilgrimage. Both houses are monasteries.
The Hongshan wall is built on the mountain, and the buildings in the temple are one after another.
Thousand Buddha Pavilion, a three-eave pavilion-style wooden structure, is more than 30 meters high, and the roof is "the Great Five Ridges Temple", which is majestic and spectacular, hidden among the green hills.
No matter which angle you turn, the Thousand Buddhas Pavilion is right.
Jietai Temple is rich in ancient springs, and 72 wells have been drilled, which is one of the two wells left over. Lilacs accompany ancient wells, and clear springs leave rhyme.
The secluded courtyard at the highest place is called "Nine Immortals Hall", and the couplet reads: Climb high and look far, pay attention to the lotus world, and the next hall is adjacent to the pavilion to accompany the old gentleman.
Why are there halls of Taoism in Buddhist temples? Temple stone tablets record many meetings held by non-governmental organizations, such as the Dizang Society, the Sanyuan Compassion Society, the Compassion Society, the Guangyi Dinner Society, and the Five Revenues Congregation. Some small temples have been built in the temple, such as the Temple of God of Wealth, the Temple of Empress, the Temple of the Elderly, and the Temple of the Earth Hidden King, which makes some non-Buddhist temples appear in this Buddhist temple.
Bypassing the Nine Immortals Hall, it is the Guanyin Hall. Lian Yue: From the seat overlooking Brahma Sea, Panasonic gives birth to white clouds.
In the Guanyin Temple, there is a white Guanyin statue, which is made of pottery and painted with gold. Holding a vase in his left hand and a willow branch in his right hand, standing on the lotus platform, the tide rises from the sea. Guanyin has a dragon lady on the left and a boy on the right. They put their hands together and worshipped Guanyin.
Thousand Buddha Pavilion, Guanyin Hall and Brewmaster Hall are on the same axis from low to high.
From your Excellency Guanyin to the back of the Thousand Buddha Pavilion, there is a little lion standing on the railing.
The Little Lion and the Thousand Buddha Pavilion were newly formed in the same period of 20 15. After a few years, they seemed to be moved by Buddhism and were full of Buddhist nature.
This stone lion is more powerful, suppressing the fairy beasts on the northwest ridge.
The man riding impatiens is in front, and the dragon, phoenix, lion and three beasts are behind. It feels very leisurely.
Descending from the northwest corner of the Thousand Buddha Pavilion, the Winter jasmine protects a stone tablet, which was built in the fourth year of Jintiande (1 152) and is called the Golden Monument, which describes the life of the three masters of Jietai Temple.
From the front of the tablet, it is the "Zhenwu Hall", which is naturally the same as Jiuxian Hall. Zhenwu Temple was built in Ming Dynasty. After Judy seized the imperial power, she said that the Zhenwu Emperor helped him, so she laid a Taoist temple in Beijing to show her gratitude.
Downward, the lilacs are as white as clouds, and the fragrance attacks people.
Entering the Peony Garden, there is a large rockery screen wall built by Taihu Stone, and the statue is Prince Gong Yi. . Hey? From the 10th year of Guangxu (1884), he came here to "recuperate" and lived in this courtyard for ten years. He planted peony flowers widely in the yard. It used to be called Gongbei Courtyard, but now it is usually called "Peony Garden".
Peony Garden is a courtyard with two courtyards. The two courtyards are connected by wooden hanging doors with a game on the forehead. The plaque is called "Gathering Hall". The houses on three sides of the backyard are connected by cloisters. In the four corners of the yard, the flower beds made of Taihu stone and flowers and trees have their own advantages. During the Republic of China, from time to time, literati and rich people lived here to cultivate their self-cultivation. For example, Mei Lanfang and Tan Xinpei often talk about drama in the Peony Garden and participate in Buddhism in Jietai Temple.
Coming out of the peony garden, facing north, the temple sits west facing east, and the orientation is easy to be confused. There is a white marble stone tablet with the words "no meat and no wine enter the mountain gate" written in gold, indicating that everyone should go to the altar at once and pay attention to the rules.
I saw the giant pine "Nine Dragons Pine" (platform five pine), majestic, standing under the tree. I looked up and found that the branches of Gu Song really looked like dragons.
Next to it is a classic tomb tower protected by a glass cover, with eight stone pillars. This is the tomb tower of Elder Yue Quan, a monk in Yuan Dynasty. Elder Yue Quan has been abbot of Jietai Temple for four years.
On the eaves of classical buildings, musical pictures of musicians are carved. Musicians hold flute, pipa, harp, flute and other musical instruments, singing and dancing, vividly.
Wang Ming Temple, formerly known as Li Bo Hall, is dedicated to the outstanding Li Bo Zun. You, Li Bozun, were the first disciple of the Buddha to observe the precepts. He is highly respected, distinguishes right from wrong and upholds justice. Whenever there is a protest between monks, the Buddha always orders you to mediate with Li Bo. After the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to the Hall of Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, dedicated to Maitreya and donkey kong. Now, Jietai Temple has a precious cultural relic-carved dragon niche.
This woodcarving niche is a relic of the Ming Dynasty, surrounded by various dragon patterns and flower decorations. It is said that 146 dragons were carved in the whole niche.
In front, a stout Gu Song twisted up the gable and rushed to the ancient pagoda under the stone railing. Two branches were placed on each side of the pagoda, like a dragon stretching out its front paws to "guard" the ancient pagoda. (Field of the Republic of China) There is a poem saying: It is more novel to hold Tasong and care about clothes. Because this temple is too loose and weird, it has become an old tree essence. This pine tree and Jietai Hall were planted in Liao Dynasty at the same time, and it has a history of more than 1000 years. Under the careful care of the monks of past dynasties, the tree shape of Baota pine (Wukesong tree in Taiwan) was trimmed, making its branches bend and protecting the ancient pagoda, which has already become a spectacle.
From here, you enter Tan Jie Courtyard. It turns out that the hall of Ming Chengzu is the mountain gate of Tan Jie Siheyuan.
I saw Tan Jietang head-on, which was built in Liao Xianyong's fifth year (1069), nearly a thousand years ago.
Yuan Shikai wrote the three characters of "Buddhist field selection" on the gold tablet of the Qi Dynasty.
On the horizontal purlin in the temple, there is a plaque with the word "Qingjie" in Kangxi's calligraphy. The ceiling of the hall is painted with gold paint, and the middle part of the top of the hall is a "bucket with eight algae wells". The depth in the caisson is divided into two parts below the upper circle. There are many Xiaotian pavilions carved on the inner wall of the wellhead, and each pavilion is carved with a Buddhist niche, including a small golden Buddha statue and a solemn treasure. On the dome in the middle of the upper circular part of the caisson is a woodcarving dragon, looking down. There are also eight "ascending dragons" carved on the dome wall around Tuanlong, which are combined into "Kowloon Top Protection".
Taking pictures in a temple is like being a thief. That's it.
On the white marble platform in the temple is an annular altar, on which a sitting statue of Sakyamuni is enshrined.
There are ten carved wooden chairs in front of the statue, which are the seats of the "three divisions and seven certificates" when the ceremony is held.
The platform is made of large bluestone, with a square plane and a height of 3.25 meters. The platform is divided into three layers, the lower layer is large and the upper layer is small. Each platform is shaped by Sumitomo, with floating grass carved on the top and bottom and niches carved on the waist. There is a painted clay sculpture of Jietai in the niche, totaling 1 13 Jie Shen.
These commandments, clay sculptures and golden bodies, are different in shape and lifelike. This is a unique group of fasting idols in Beijing so far, and it is a rare artistic treasure.
Jietai Temple, Zhaoqing Temple in Hangzhou and Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou are also called the three major Buddhist temples in China. Jietai Temple is the largest, and it can teach the highest precept of Buddhism-the Bodhisattva precept, which is known as "the first altar in the world".
Go out of Tan Jie compound and visit the ancient pagoda in Gu Song.
There are two brick pagodas in Liao Dynasty, one is the tomb pagoda of Master Fajun (north), the seven-story brick pagoda has dense eaves, the pagoda brake is lotus, and the lower part of the pagoda body also adopts lotus pedestal. The other is Master Fajun's clothing tower (south), which contains Master Fajun's robes, food bowls, official records and other things.
Master Fajun (1021-1075) repaired Huiju Temple with monks in Xianyong five years, and built a new ring altar. He was the first person in Jietai Temple to "open the altar and practice the ring". In the same year1February, Liao Daozong summoned Fajun and awarded him the title of "Doctor Lu Chong is an ordinary bodyguard and a master preacher". After the death of Fajun, the court and monks built a tomb tower and a curtain tower on the west side of the back garden, and set up an inscription to praise the boundless merits of Fajun.
There is a Gu Song in the garden, which looks like an autumn chrysanthemum, flying in full bloom, and is called a chrysanthemum pine.
The lilacs in the garden are full of fragrance.
Clove is named after its slender tube like a nail and fragrant.
Lilacs have huge inflorescences, lush flowers and elegant colors. Lilac means brilliant. Lilac has the glorious nickname of the flower of heaven and has been the sacred flower of Buddhist temples since ancient times.
At that time, Zhu Ziqing had always heard about Tanzhe Temple and Jietai Temple, so he rode a donkey. He described the three famous pines at that time: "Wolong pine and Baota pine are all servants' postures, strong and weak, which means flying." "Kowloon pine is old and dry, as if showing its teeth." "Tanzhe is better than the layer, and the altar is better than the opening; But Tanzhe Temple seems quieter. The monks who quit the altar are all spring breeze, but they are far better than Tanzhe Temple. "
Interesting. Interesting. There is a stone tablet in the garden, which records this interesting memory of Mr. Zhu Ziqing.
Lilacs are small and weak, and the flower tube is slightly longer, giving people a feeling of wanting to do everything. When lilacs don't bloom, their buds are densely covered with branches, which is called lilac knot.
Poets often use lilacs in bud as a metaphor for melancholy complex. "The bluebird doesn't spread the news beyond the clouds, and the lilacs are sad in the rain."
Ancient temples, Buddha bells and lilacs really feel this way.
This door goes out, as well as the Dizang King Hall, the Sunlight Hall, the Moonlight Hall, and so on.
Finally, describe this clock.
On the pedestal more than 6 meters high in the northeast corner of the temple, the back is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the front looks east at the plain, commanding. There is a bell pavilion here, with four columns standing obliquely in a figure of eight, which has a unique style. There was a big iron bell named Youqing Bell in the original pavilion, and the existing Amin Jingtai copper bell. Cao Xueqin's grandfather, Cao Yin, wrote in "Looking at the Moon Altar": "The mountains are full of white clouds, who will ring the bell? There is no way to get there. From this point of view, I look like a dream, and I still owe Taiwan Province. "
Endless beauty, endless flowers.
In spring, in Jietai Temple, pagodas stand upright, Tan Jie is solemn, Gu Song is exposed, lilacs are snowing, leaves are wide open and refined.