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The Historical Evolution of Nangshan Temple
In Song Taizu's second year of Gande (964), the court gave Cishou Temple 20 hectares of land to support monks. In the early years of Jingyou in Song Renzong (1034), the temples were completely expanded and renovated, including Fangmu Pavilion, Yuntao Pavilion, Cangxia Pavilion, Sulu Pavilion, Shipingxuan Pavilion, Songfeng Pavilion, Woyun Hall, Baiyun Hall, Haiyue Hall, Yanshou Hall, Xilai Room, Fantasy Room, Cleanroom and Daylighting Room. Hundreds of monks live there. In the 24th year of Yuan Dynasty (1287), the temple was destroyed by fire. In the 26th year of Zhiyuan (1366), the abbot Shen Gong rebuilt the temple and restored its old appearance. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the monks were destroyed by the war and dispersed. In the 11th year of Hongwu in Ming Taizu (1378), the abbot Daojie rebuilt the Dharma Hall, and then built the Ancestral Hall. In the thirty-first year of Hongwu (1398), Master Xiangjiang, the abbot, raised funds to build a fragrant kitchen, hall and wing. In the ninth year of Yongle (14 1 1), the abbot, Master Yongqing, rebuilt the Bilu Pavilion, the Lunzang Pavilion and the Bell and Drum Tower, and later a group of wizards rebuilt the Daxiong Hall. By the eighth year of Xuande (1433), there were more than 300 temples in Cishou Temple Tower, which reproduced the style of famous temples in central Fujian. During the Jiajing period (1522- 1566), the inner tower of Tower In Cishou Temple was destroyed three times, and the temple was destroyed. Only the Lunzang Hall and the Bell Tower survived. During the Qing Dynasty, monasteries declined gradually and failed to restore the scale of the early Ming Dynasty. In the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), Master Tong Yuan, the abbot, knocked on the wooden fish, raised money everywhere and rebuilt the Daxiong Hall. Today, in the great hero's hall, there is a couplet: "Hu Fuchu promotes the Cishou Temple Tower, knocks the fish to revive the ancient capsule mountain". During the period of 1908, Master Yuan Zhi and Master Huixian successively built Zen Hall, Tang Qi, Warehouse, Guest Room, Bell and Drum Tower, Jialan Temple, Ancestral Temple, Gongde Hall and left and right corridors. 1932, the abbot changed the lights, which proves that Master Miao Yi rebuilt the abbot's room and the mountain gate. These buildings are all brick-wood mixed structures and have been well preserved so far. After 1949, the people's government attached great importance to the protection and maintenance of the Cishou Temple Tower in Nangshan, and supported monks to manage this ancient temple in accordance with the Buddhist jungle regulations. 195 1 year, with the support of overseas Chinese monks, the stone pagoda of Vishnu was built, the tea pagoda was created, and the sutra depository was added. 1956, the abbot, Master Hua Guang, presided over the establishment of the "Langshan Tower In Cishou Temple Zhongxing Inscription". Before the Cultural Revolution, there were more than 30 monks living in the temple. During the Cultural Revolution, monks dispersed and stopped Buddhist activities. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the religious policy was restored and implemented. 198 1 year, the Cishou Temple Tower in Langshan was reopened as a place for Buddhist activities with the approval of the government. The monks returned to the temple and lived a normal religious life. At the same time, raise funds to reshape the Buddha statue and completely repair the temple. 1983, after Cishou Temple Tower was listed as a national key temple in Han area, the pace of restoration accelerated. Twenty-three monks carried forward the fine tradition of "paying equal attention to agriculture and Zen", plowing, protecting forests and reclaiming cultivated land.