Qixia temple is located at the west foot of Qixia Mountain in Qixia District, Nanjing, surrounded by mountains on three sides and the Yangtze River in the north. It is one of the four famous temples in China, the birthplace of Buddhism "Sanlun Sect", and the Buddhist center of China in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which is as famous as Jiming Temple and Dingshan Temple in the Southern Dynasties.
Qixia temple was founded in the seventh year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (489), where Liang Sanglang made great contributions to the three religions and was called the ancestor of the three religions in the south of the Yangtze River. Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, the emperor of Sui Dynasty, built stupas in eighty-three states, with Jiangzhou qixia temple as the head. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Gongde Temple, with a large scale. It was also called the four largest jungles in the world together with Lingyan Temple in Changqing, dangyang city, yuquan temple, and Tiantai National Temple in Zhejiang.
2. Nanjing Jiming Temple
Jiming Temple is located at the foot of Lushan Mountain at the eastern foot of Jilong Mountain in Xuanwu District, Nanjing. It is also known as the ancient Jiming Temple. Founded in the Western Jin Dynasty, it is one of the oldest Brahma temples in Nanjing. Since ancient times, it has had the reputation of "the first temple in the Southern Dynasties" and "the first temple in the Southern Dynasties". During the Southern Dynasties, it was the center of Buddhism in China.
The history of Jiming Temple can be traced back to Qi Xuan Temple in Wu Dong. When the temple was in the Three Kingdoms, it belonged to the backyard of the State of Wu. In 300 (the first year of Yongkang in the Western Jin Dynasty), he built a house on the mountain and founded the Dojo. After the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was transferred to Tingwei Department. In 527, Liang Wudi built Tongtai Temple in Jimingtai, becoming a real Buddhist resort.
3. Nanjing Linggu Temple
Linggu Temple is located on the southeast slope of Zijin Mountain in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, about 1.5km east of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. It was built in the 13th year of Tian Jian (565,438+04) and was built by Liang Wudi in the Southern Dynasties to commemorate the famous Buddhist monk Master Bao Zhi. It was originally named Kaizenji. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang personally named Linggu Temple as "the first Zen forest in the world", which was one of the three major Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty.
The chronicle of Brahma Temple in Jinling listed it as a big temple with the same name as Dahongji Temple and Tianjie Temple. Linggu Temple has release ponds, King Kong Hall, Tianwang Hall, Infinite Hall (also known as Infinite Hall), Wufang Hall, Pilu Hall, Guanyin Pavilion and other halls, and there is Baogong Tower behind the temple. Xuanzang Memorial Hall in Linggu Temple is dedicated to a sitting statue of Master Xuanzang, and there is a relic of Xuanzang's top bone in the memorial tower of Master Xuanzang in front of the statue.
4. Nanjing Hongjue Temple
Hongjue Temple is located in Zutang Mountain, Dongshanqiao Town, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. It was built in the second year of the Southern Liang Dynasty (503). Formerly known as "Buddha Cave Temple", later called "Hongjie Temple". In the Qing Dynasty, Li Hong, who avoided the emperor Qianlong, was renamed "Hongjue Temple".
Hongjue Temple is backed by Niushou Mountain, facing Yuntai Mountain, surrounded by mountains, and has an excellent geographical position. The south foot is the largest underground palace in the south of the Yangtze River-the Second Mausoleum of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Hongjue Temple is a famous temple in Jinling. It was built by Sikong Xudu in the second year (503) of Liang Wudi and Tian Jian in the Southern Dynasties. Formerly known as Fodong Temple, it was renamed in Ming Dynasty (1436- 1449). It is one of the eight temples in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty.
5. Fangshan Ding Lin Temple, Jiangning District, Nanjing
Ding Lin Temple is located in Fangshan, Jiangning District, Nanjing, with a history of 1500 years. It is a famous temple in Jinling and one of the "Forty-eight Scenes of Jinling". Historically, Ding Lin Temple was divided into "Upper Ding Lin Temple" and "Lower Ding Lin Temple", and Ding Lin Temple in Fangshan was the Lower Ding Lin Temple.
During the Southern Dynasties when Xiao Yan was established in Liang Wudi, the founder of Dharma in Tianzhu went to Xiadinglin Temple to hold Buddhist activities. Fangshan still retains historical sites such as "Damo Cliff", where the founder of Zen Buddhism, Damo, sat. Therefore, it is called "Nandinglin, north shaolin" in Buddhism. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the incense of Xiadinglin Temple was very prosperous, and with the continuous construction of the temple, its scale became more and more grand.
1in April, 983, qixia temple was identified as the national key Buddhist temple in the Han nationality area, and Qixia Mountain Branch of China Buddhist College was established in the same year. 1988 1 month, listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Qixia temple is located at the foot of Qixia Mountain in Qixia District. Qixia temple is not only the best scenic spot in Nanjing, but also famous for its important position in the history of Buddhism in China. Qixia temple, one of the three main schools of Buddhism in China, experienced war.
Qixia Mountain Temple has a total area of about 860 hectares, with the highest peak of 286 meters. It consists of three mountains and two streams, namely Longshan, Hushan, Zhongfeng, Taohua and Zhongfeng. Because the mountain is rich in all kinds of medicinal materials, you can take them after eating them, so it is also called taking the mountain.
Qixia temple covers an area of more than 40 mu, and the Pilu Hall and the Tibetan Scripture Building serve the Third Hospital, rising step by step along the mountain, with a neat and beautiful pattern. In front of qixia temple is an open green lawn with a mirror-like lake and a crescent-shaped white lotus pond, surrounded by lush trees and flowers.
In the distance are winding peaks with fresh air and beautiful scenery. The main buildings in the temple are the mountain gate, Maitreya Buddha Hall, Pilubao Hall, Dharma Hall, Buddhist Hall, Buddhist Scripture Building, Jian Zhen Memorial Hall and the stupa. There is a monument to Amin Hui Jun in front of the temple, and there are many places of interest behind the temple, such as Thousand Buddha Rock.
Jiming Temple is located at the foot of Lushan Mountain at the eastern foot of Jilong Mountain in Xuanwu District, Nanjing. 1387 (twenty years of Hongwu in Ming dynasty), Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming dynasty, ordered the demolition of the old house, the expansion of the scale and the reconstruction of the temple. Zhu Yuanzhang inscribed "Jiming Temple". Later, it was expanded in the years of Xuande, Chenghua and Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, and the courtyard was huge, covering an area of 100 mu. Later, the ancient temple was destroyed by the Xianfeng War. Although the Tongzhi period was rebuilt and the scale was greatly reduced, the incense has been flourishing.
1958 changed to Zhong Ni Dojo. From 65438 to 0983, under the leadership of the former abbot Zong Cheng, Jiming Temple was gradually restored and opened to the outside world according to the scale and shape of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and became an important temple in Nanjing. During the period of 1992, the crew of "The Legend of the New White Snake" came to Nanjing Gujiming Temple to borrow the pharmacist pagoda to shoot the relevant scenes of Leifeng Pagoda because the West Lake Leifeng Pagoda had fallen down and the new one had not been built.
The gate of Jiming Temple is located on the stone steps on the left side of Jiming Temple Road. The words "Ancient Jiming Temple" are written in gold in the middle of the gate. After entering the gate, there is a food table (Zhigong Table) on the left. In front of the dining table is the Maitreya Buddha Hall, and on the hall are the Ursa Major Hall and the Guanyin Building. There are two gilded bronze statues of Sakyamuni and Guanyin presented by Thailand, and 32 new Guanyin statues are enshrined in the hall.
To the east of Ursa Major is the site of Xu Ge Pavilion, and to the west is the Tayuan. All the towers are carved with bluestone and the ground is paved with bluestone. The Pharmacist Tower was rebuilt in 1990, and Guanyin Tower is a spacious building on the left.
To the east of Menghuo Building is Jingyang Building, and there is a couplet upstairs: "At the foot of Jilong Mountain in Taicheng, Di Zi, it evokes the former site of Jingyang Building; Xuanwu Lake, rouge ancient well, is still the same as the old view of the ancestral temple. " This couplet contains stories about the remains of Jilong Mountain, Taicheng, Xuanwu Lake, Tongtai Temple and the ancient well of Rouge. These two famous buildings are places where people lean against railings and overlook. Today, they have been changed into a teahouse and a vegetarian restaurant, facing the window.
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Qixia temple-Baidu encyclopedia
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Jiming Temple-Baidu Encyclopedia