Buddhism has a long history in our country, so there are many temples in our country. Some temples have disappeared with history, but there are also many temples that have survived, including thousand-year-old temples. Temples have become famous tourist attractions with their long history and profound culture. Today I will introduce to you a famous temple in my country during the Six Dynasties, Shuilu Temple. This temple is named after the towering mountains surrounded by water. Let’s take a look!
About the temple
Shuilu Nunnery is located in Lantian County on the north side of the Qinling Mountains. Although it is called Shuilu Nunnery, it is not a nunnery. Due to historical reasons, it is now The Shuilu Temple we saw was renamed after the Shuilu Temple in the Putuolan nunnery in the north of Wuzhen Valley was destroyed, so there are no nuns here, only monks. This temple was first built in 1563. The area is not large and the scale is not grand. But there are thousands of colorful sculptures here.
Introduction to attractions
The reason why this small temple is so famous is because there are many colored sculptures and hanging sculptures in the temple. These sculptures are made of clay and painted The content is very unique. There is a wall sculpture here, which is the largest wall sculpture in my country. There are more than 3,000 figures and natural sculptures on it. It is known as "the first three-dimensional colorful wall sculpture in the world". Therefore, this place is also a clay sculpture museum, known as "Little Dunhuang".
There are not only many statues here, but the workmanship is also very fine. In particular, the sculptures of the characters are even more original. If you look carefully here, you can feel the changes in the faces of thousands of people. , these statues seem to have different stories and different artistic conceptions, all of which are telling you.
Guanyin
The most special thing about this temple is that the Guanyin Bodhisattvas in Shuilu Temple all have beards. This is different from the female Bodhisattvas we usually see. According to It is recorded that Guanyin Bodhisattva was indeed a man in the beginning. It was only later that he became a woman because of the love of the Chinese people. However, whether he is a man or a woman, he is very kind.
Significance
The fine colored sculptures in Shuilu Temple not only have ornamental value, but also from the content point of view, the shape of the characters and the overall layout convey the Three Religions to people. The idea of ??unity is that Buddhism uses emptiness to cultivate the mind, Taoism uses inaction to cultivate the body, and Confucianism uses benevolence to govern the world. It is very meaningful and has great value for the study of historical, cultural and religious thoughts.
Summary
Nowadays, this temple is not very well-known. Even though it is located in the popular tourist city of Xi'an, it is remote due to its remote location and Shuilu Temple is not a nationally civilized temple. It is a thousand-year-old temple, so there are not many tourists here, but it is still worth a visit. So have you been here? What do you think of this place? If you have better ideas, please leave a comment.