Fayuan Temple
Fayuan Temple is the oldest existing giant temple in Beijing, which covers an area of about 6,7 square meters on the east side of the southern end of Waijiaozi Hutong in Xuanwu Gate. It was built in the early Tang Dynasty. Originally known as Minzhong Temple, it was changed to Chongfu Temple in the Ming Dynasty, and was renamed Fayuan Temple after being rebuilt in the 11th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1735).
the temple sits in a courtyard facing south. The first entrance is the Temple of the King of Heaven, where statues of the four heavenly kings, a cloth bag monk and a bronze statue, are enshrined. Second, there is the Ursa Mahayana Hall, dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha and Manjushri and Pu Xian, which are statues in the early Ming Dynasty. On the beam of robbing Xiamen, the plaque of "Fa Hai Zhen Yuan" was hung with the imperial pen of Ganlong. The third entrance is Guanyin Pavilion (also known as Minzhongtai), which displays the stone carvings of past dynasties. Behind the pavilion is Pilu Hall, which is dedicated to the bronze five-sided Buddha statues of the Ming Dynasty. Among them, the four-sided Buddha has four faces, and the upper one is Pilu Buddha. Then there is the great compassion altar, which displays the scriptures written by the Tang and Five Dynasties and the scriptures of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Sijin is the Tibetan Classics Museum, which displays the stone sculptures of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Soochow, Northern Wei Dynasty, Northern Qi Dynasty and Sui and Tang Dynasties, among which the three-year statue enjoyed by Tang Dynasty is the most precious. Fayuan Temple has been destroyed by fire, earthquake and war, and has been rebuilt many times, but the temple site has not changed.
After the founding of New China, the state allocated special funds for the second renovation, and China Buddhist College and China Buddhist Cultural Relics Library were established here, which were designated as key cultural relics protection units in Beijing. In 1963, Buddhist conferences in 11 countries and regions in Asia were held here, and in 198, the statue of a real monk was exhibited here after returning from Japan. Now the temple is an important place for Buddhist activities in Beijing.
Guangji Temple
Guangji Temple is located at the east entrance of Fuchengmennei Street, east of emperors' temples in past dynasties. It is one of the famous temples in Beijing and the seat of Chinese Buddhist Association now.
guangji temple was founded in Jin dynasty, which has been over 8 years. Tomorrow, during the Shunnian period, the monk Pratt & Whitney rebuilt. In the second year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty (1466), it was named "Hongci Guangji Temple". In the thirty-eighth year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1699), it was renovated, with the addition of imperial inscriptions and "Guanyin" near the rice, and plasticized the gilded Buddha statues such as Sakyamuni. There is an old tree in the temple, and a stone tablet beside it is engraved with the Song of Iron Tree, which was made by Emperor Long. After the fire, the temple has been rebuilt and repaired many times.
After the founding of New China, two major renovations were carried out in 1952 and 1972, which restored the ancient temple to its former charm and maintained its grand and solemn features.
Tanzhe Temple
Tanzhe Temple is located on the mountainside of Tanzhe Mountain in Mentougou, Beijing, 45 kilometers away from the urban area. Tanzhe Temple was built in the Jin Dynasty (265-42) and was called Kafukuji at that time, Longlongquan Temple in the Tang Dynasty, and Great manjuji after its reconstruction in the Jin Dynasty. It was built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was rebuilt by Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty and named Xiuyun Temple. The name of the temple has been changed in different dynasties, and the name of Tanzhe alone has been passed down for a long time. Tanzhe Temple is named after Longtan behind the temple and Zheshu on the mountain.
There is a saying in Beijing that "Tanzhe comes first, then Youzhou comes later". It is conceivable that this temple is ancient. The architectural layout of Tanzhe Temple is divided into three grids: the middle road is the Buddha Hall-Shanmen, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall and Piluge. There are many antiques and beautiful legends in this group of buildings. Such as the statue of Princess Miaoyan, the daughter of Kublai Khan in Yuan Shizu.
It is said that Princess Miaoyan once had her hair cut and lived here, and every morning and evening, the bricks were almost worn out, so it took a long time. There is also an ancient ginkgo tree on the east side of the Hall of Great Heroes, commonly known as the "Imperial Tree", and the symmetrical one on the west side is called "Pei Wang Shu". Pine trees in the middle of the road are particularly thick and high into the sky, as well as Borneo trees, Magnolia trees and other precious flowers and trees. From the back hall, you can overlook the whole temple landscape. There is also a stone fish, a treasure of Tanzhe Temple, in the gallery of the Dragon King Hall in the temple. It is a big stone fish about 1.5 meters long and weighs 75 kilograms. This fish looks like copper from a distance, and it can make a crisp music when hit. The ancients said it was a treasure of the Dragon Palace in the South China Sea. In fact, it is a meteorite with high copper content. The original stone fish has been destroyed, and now the stone fish is a replica.
East Road is a palace, where emperors of the Qing Dynasty traveled to rest. The most famous road is the Liubei Pavilion, which people often say. Hanging in the pavilion is a horizontal plaque of "Yi Pavilion" written by Emperor Qianlong himself. It looks like a dragon head in the south and a tiger head in the north. The spring water flows into the ditch and flows out through the tortuous flume. The flume in the Liubei Pavilion is about 1 cm wide. If you put the glass into the flume, the glass will drift with the water, and visitors can take the cup to attract wine when sitting in different positions. There are four such flowing cup pavilions in Beijing, among which the flowing sound of Tanzhe Temple and Zhongnanhai is the most famous.
West Road is a collection of scattered buildings with circular and square Buddhist temples, which are solemn and beautiful. The highest place is Guanyin Hall, with bronze bells tied at the corners, and the breeze makes a crisp sound.
Biyun Temple
Biyun Temple is located at the eastern foot of Xiangshan Mountain. It was built from Yuan Dynasty to Shunnian, and was originally named as the Temple of Biyun. In the 11th year of Ming Zhengde (1516), the temple was expanded and converted into a temple. In the 13th year of Qing Qianlong (1748), the King Kong Throne Tower and Luohan Hall were built on the original basis. When New China was founded, the temple was already in tatters. In 1954, the people's government made great efforts to renovate and rebuild sun yat-sen memorial hall, which made the buildings in the temple look brand-new.
Walking into the back of the mountain gate of the towering platform of Biyun Temple, there are two statues of King Kong Lux (commonly known as two generals, Hum and Ha) in Ming Dynasty, each 4.8 meters high. The Bell and Drum Towers are built on both sides, and the Temple of the King is on the front. The original statues of the four kings in the hall are 2.5 meters high. Legend has it that he is Maitreya's substitute, so the statue of later generations is dedicated to Maitreya. This bronze Miqin Buddha statue was made in Ming Dynasty. Entering from the Temple of the King of Heaven is the second entrance to the courtyard, which is the main body of the whole temple. The main hall has statues of Sakyamuni and his disciples, as well as sculptures of the story of Tang Xuanzang's Buddhist scriptures. The hall is a Ming Dynasty building with wooden structure, and the Buddha statues, statues and algae wells inside are extremely beautiful.
The main building in the south courtyard of the temple is Luohan Hall, and there are five small white pagodas at the top of the hall (surrounded by four, with the middle one slightly larger). In the hall, there are 5 wooden and gilded statues of arhats, seven Buddha statues and a statue of Jigong, which is more than one foot high. There are two theories about the five hundred arhats: one is the five hundred male monks who participated in the first or fourth gathering; The second is the 5 disciples who often listen to Dharma with Sakyamuni. The five hundred arhats in the Arhat Hall of Biyun Temple are arranged according to the list and order drawn up by Emperor Qianlong himself, and there is a painted gold god card in front of each arhat, with the name of arhat written on it. Emperor Qianlong named himself Lohan, and he was named Breaking Jaken. The argument that Jigong has no seats in Luohan Hall is that he came late, and 5 seats were full, so he had to stay on the beam.
To the north of 5 Arhat Hall is Puming Juemiao Hall. On March 12th, 1925, Sun Yat-sen died in Beijing, where his coffin was parked. In May 1929, the coffin was moved to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Zijinshan, Nanjing for burial. His clothes are sealed in the arch of the pedestal of the King Kong Tower. In 1954, the temple was renovated and turned into an exhibition room for Sun Yat-sen's life. There is a bust of Sun Yat-sen in the temple, and there is also a glass coffin given by the Soviet government in those days, and there are also materials such as Dr. Sun Yat-sen's will in the hall. There are two exhibition rooms on both sides of the memorial hall. The first room displays the information and photos of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's early revolutionary activities. The second room displays the information and photos of China people's democratic revolutionary activities led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
the reclining Buddha Temple
The reclining Buddha Temple is located at the southern foot of Shou Niu Shan in the north of Xishan Mountain, about 2 kilometers away from the urban area. The temple was founded in the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627-649), formerly known as Doulv Temple, also known as Shou 'an Temple. Later generations were abandoned and built, and the name of the temple changed with the change of dynasties. It was renamed Pujue Temple after being rebuilt in the 12th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty. Because there was a reclining Buddha carved from sandalwood in the temple in the Tang Dynasty. Later, in the Yuan Dynasty, a huge bronze statue of Sakyamuni's Nirvana was cast in the temple. Therefore, most people call this temple "Sleeping Buddha Temple".
According to Yuan history, at that time, 5, Jin of copper was cast and 7 workers were employed. The bronze Buddha is 5 meters long and sleeps horizontally, with its head facing west and south. His left hand naturally lies flat on his leg, and his right hand bends his arm to hold his head. Behind the reclining Buddha, there are 12 Bodhisattvas with a heavy and sad facial expression, which constitutes a scene of Sakyamuni nirvana under the Borneo tree, telling 12 disciples about the afterlife. On the front wall of the temple, there is a horizontal plaque of "Being at ease". In addition, there are several Boluo trees in the temple. Every time in late spring and early summer, white flowers are in full bloom, and flowers are like countless white jade pagodas hanging upside down between branches and leaves.
Dazhong Temple
Dazhong Temple is located on the North Third Ring Road in the western suburbs. Formerly known as Juesheng Temple, it is famous for its Yongle Bell more than 5 years ago, so it is called Dazhong Temple. The temple was built in 1733, the 11th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty. There are nine flying dragons carved around the bluestone plaque on the mountain gate, and in the middle is Yongzheng's imperial pen "Jian Jian Jue Sheng Temple", which was the original when the temple was built. The temple facing south in turn is the screen wall (destroyed), the mountain gate, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Heavenly King Hall, the Ursa Major Hall, the Guanyin Hall and the Tibetan Scripture Building, the Big Bell Tower, the East and West Tibetan Scripture Buildings, and the Ancestral Hall.
The big clock is on the bell tower in the backyard of the temple. The building is 16.7 meters high, with windows on all sides below the upper circle. According to legend, the bronze bell was cast by Yao Guangxiao in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, which was an antique 6 years ago. The bell is 6.94 meters high, with a maximum diameter of 4 meters and a depth of .7 meters, with a total weight of 46.5 tons. It is known as the "China Bell King", and its bells are loud and audible for miles. There are 23, words in all 8 volumes of Hua Yan Jing, all written in regular script, so it is also called "Hua Yan Zhong".
There is an ancient clock museum in China in Dazhong Temple. There are nearly 1 ancient clocks on display in the museum, including the Yongle clock and the oldest pottery clock at the end of primitive society. In several halls of Dazhong Temple, there are Exhibition of the Historical Evolution of Dazhong Temple, Exhibition of the Brief History of the Development of China Ancient Clock, Exhibition of the Brief History of the Development of Foundry Technology in China, Exhibition of the Historical Evolution of Yongle Big Clock and Exhibition of Buddhist Inscriptions of Yongle Big Clock. The two sides are opened as "Bell Gallery" to display ancient clocks of past dynasties.
Yunju Temple and Shijingshan Mountain
Yunju Temple is located in Shijingshan Mountain, Fangshan District, 75 kilometers away from the urban area, and is a historical Buddhist resort. Yunju Temple, also known as the Western Region Temple, was founded in the reign of Emperor Dazheng of Sui Dynasty. The temple gate faces east, and the middle road of the temple was originally a six-entrance hall. The front is the Tianwang Hall, and the stairs are the Pilu Hall. On both sides of the temple are the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower, and then the Sakyamuni Hall, the Qitan Hall, the Pharmacist's Polygonum and the Maitreya Hall. On both sides of these halls, there are ancillary buildings such as Monk's Room, Manjusri Hall and Abbot. The highest point of Yunju Temple is the Hall of Great Compassion, which is integrated with the Dharma Hall and the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, forming the largest temple in the whole temple.
Yunju Temple is most famous for its Fangshan Shijing, which is the only collection of stone carvings in China. Scriptures are carved on stone tablets and hidden in nine caves. Fangshan Shijing was carved in Sui Dynasty, completed in Ming Dynasty, and lasted for thousands of years, which is comparable to your world masterpiece. After liberation, the people's government excavated and sorted out the stone scriptures collected in Yunju Temple. Up to now, there are 14,278 stone scriptures that are still well preserved.
In p>1961, the State Council listed the Yunju Temple site, two Liao pagodas, eight Tang pagodas, the Sutra Cave and the Stone Classics as the national key protected cultural relics. In order to protect these precious cultural relics, the North Pagoda of Liao Dynasty was reinforced and repaired successively, and a warp board library was built to protect the stone sutras, and it was decided to return the stone sutras to the ground at 9: 9: 9 on September 9, 1999, so as to make these thousands of years old.
Tianning Temple
Tianning Temple is located in Beibinhe Road outside Guang 'anmen and was built in Liao Dynasty. Tianning Temple was called Guanglin Temple in Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, renamed Hongye Temple in the second year of Sui Renshou, and Tennoja in the Tang Dynasty. Later, it was rebuilt and repaired, and the name of the temple was changed several times. It was renamed Tianning Temple in the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (144).
Tianning Temple Tower is the oldest existing classical building in Beijing. It is also a typical brick tower with dense eaves in China. According to documents, this tower has existed in the Sui Dynasty. However, the existing Tianning Temple Tower was built in Liao Dynasty. Some details were rebuilt in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After more than 9 years of tests, this tower is still intact and beautiful, and it is really one of the most precious architectural art relics in Beijing today.
Tianning Temple is an octagonal 13-story solid brick tower with dense eaves, with a total height of 57.8 meters. It is built on a square brick platform, with two octagonal pedestals, which are flat seats. On the flat seats, the tower body is supported by three-story lotus seats, and the plane of the tower body is also octagonal. Above the 13-story tower eaves, brick double-copy bucket arches imitating wood structure are applied, and the eaves of each floor decrease from bottom to top, and each floor The top of the tower ends with a "pagoda" in the shape of a treasure, which is a symbol of Buddhism (the pagoda was knocked down during the Tangshan earthquake in 1976).
fahai temple
fahai temple is located at the southern foot of Cuiwei Mountain in Shijingshan. The temple was built in the fourth year of Ming Dynasty (1439) and completed in the eighth year of Ming Dynasty (1443). This large-scale temple is famous for its exquisite murals. It was declared as a national key protected cultural relic in 1988.
There are nine murals in fahai temple Daxiong Hall. Among them, three on the back wall of the Buddhist shrine are treasures in the murals. Three bodhisattvas, Guanyin, Manjusri and Pu Xian, are painted in the middle. They are half naked, with veils on their shoulders and twisted chests, sitting with their right knees folded around their left legs, and their right arms lightly placed on their necks. They look quiet and solemn. On both sides of the hall, the Tathagata, Feitian, etc., supported by lotus flowers, are painted with peony, rose, bodhi, plantain and other flowers as the background, and the picture is filled with auspicious clouds, much like the legendary realm of Brahma Buddha. On both sides of the back of the temple are 36 figures, including the Empress Dowager, Tianlong Babu and Ghost People. The figures are up to 1.6 meters high. These murals are masterpieces of Ming Dynasty murals. In addition to murals, there are more than 15 photos of temple history exhibitions and other murals in the temple.
Hongluo Temple
Hongluo Temple is located in the sun of Hongluo Mountain, 7 kilometers north of Huairou County. 5 meters west of the temple, there was a spring called "Pearl Spring". It is said that there are two big snails in the spring, which are deep red in color. Every time the sun sets, the snails spit out a flame, and the red light is shining and can be seen for hundreds of miles. Hongluo Mountain and Hongluo Temple were named after this. After the death of Hongluo, it was buried in the temple and two pagodas were built to commemorate it.
Hongluo Temple was built in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, originally named daming temple, and changed to "Fu Temple for Protecting National Capital" in the Ming Dynasty. In 1663, Emperor Kangxi came here to build a mountain pavilion, set up a throne and plant fruit and bamboo, and the scale of the temple was expanded. At that time, the temple real estate was 36,5 mu, and there were more than 3 monks. The temple field occupied 4 square kilometers of the square garden. After liberation, there was a normal school here until the early 198s. In recent years, it has been vigorously renovated and opened up as a new tourist attraction and designated as a key cultural relic protection unit in Beijing.
There are two ancient pagodas on both sides of the main entrance steps in the temple. It is said that these four ancient pagodas are more than 2, years old, but they are still majestic and flourishing, and the trunk is 1.6 meters in diameter. In addition, there are ginkgo trees, pine trees and wisteria in the temple for nearly a thousand years. Every spring, clusters of purple-marbled wisteria flowers are hung all over the branches, and the rich fragrance of flowers overflows the whole temple, which is one of the most scenic spots in Beijing. Hongluo Temple has been a holy place of Buddhism for generations, with frequent monks, and it is said that Buddhism is extraordinary. According to the "chanting etiquette", it is recorded that the 12th "Red Snail Master" among the 13 ancestors of the Eastern Celestial Scholars came from this temple.
Hongluo Temple is also an important place to train abbots and abbots for other monasteries. Therefore, the temple is well-known and full of incense. Hongluo Temple has an elegant environment surrounded by mountains. There are many wild animals here, including foxes, roe deer, rabbits, pheasants and many kinds of birds. There is also a Hongluo Reservoir in the south of the temple, which can be used for boating, swimming and fishing.
Daigakuji
Daigakuji is famous for its clear springs, ancient trees, magnolia flowers and quiet environment. The temple sits west facing east, and the temple is built on the mountain. From east to west, it is composed of four courtyards, namely, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Tianliangshou Hall and Great Compassion Altar. besides