Wutai Mountain in Shanxi 1
On Wutai Mountain, there is the earliest temple building in China-Xiantong Temple. Xian Tong Temple, formerly known as Dafuling Jiusi, was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty and is the earliest recorded Buddhist temple in China. Among them, the word "doctor" was given by Emperor Han Ming himself, which means "Hong Xin".
Historically, Wutai Mountain has been burning incense continuously. Up to now, it has formed a spectacle of the coexistence of Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism. On Wutai Mountain, there are not only monks of Han Buddhism, but also lamas of Tibetan Buddhism. Its rich Buddhist sects and cultures are amazing.
2. Mount Emei in Sichuan
Different from the colorful Buddhist sects in Wutai Mountain, the Zen on Mount Emei is unique. Roughly in the 8th century, that is, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, a unique Zen pattern was formed on Mount Emei. However, the Buddhist cultural history of Mount Emei is much longer than this. According to records, as early as the Wei and Jin Dynasties, monks built temples on Mount Emei. The oldest temple on Mount Emei is now the ancestral temple of Emei-Heishui Temple.
3. Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province
Compared with the other three famous mountains, the Buddhist culture of Jiuhua Mountain is very special-mainly from two monks. The first is Jin Qiaojue, a monk in the Tang Dynasty. Jin Qiaojue was originally a Silla aristocrat. After becoming a monk, he practiced in Jiuhua Mountain in Tang Dynasty. After his death, the local people thought that he was born as a Tibetan bodhisattva, so they respectfully called him "Jin Cang" and built a tower to commemorate him. Since then, Jiuhua Mountain has been named the Dojo of the Tibetan Bodhisattva.
The second is that the Ming monk is innocent. Innocent was a monk. He died after a hundred years of practice, and his body did not rot after death, hence the name "Bodhisattva". After Jiuhuashan Buddhism was innocent, it developed rapidly for a period of time in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It can be said that Jin Qiaojue and Innocence, one is the pioneer of Jiuhuashan Dizang Dojo, and the other is the founder of Jiuhuashan's Buddhist status today. Both are indispensable.
4. Mount Putuo, Zhejiang
The difference between Putuo Mountain and other famous mountains is that it is not actually a mountain, but one of Zhoushan Islands 1390 islands. The earliest time of Putuo Mountain as Guanyin Dojo was also in the Tang Dynasty. Hua Hui, a Japanese monk, first built "Refusing to Go to Kannonji" on the island in the fourth year of Tang Xiantong. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Buddhism in Putuo Mountain was unified by Zen Buddhism. At present, there are three main temples on the island, namely Fusaiji, Fayu Temple and Huiji Temple.
Main temples in Wutai Mountain:
Tayuansi 1
Originally the pagoda of Xiantong Temple, it became an independent temple when the pagoda was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. Pagodas are mainly in temples. The stupa is the white pagoda in Tibet, so it is also called the Great White Pagoda. There are 19 iron towers in China, and a Cishou tower in Wutai Mountain is hidden in the Great White Pagoda. This tower standing in front of Taihuai Temple is tall and eye-catching and has always been regarded as a symbol of Wutai Mountain.
2. Bodhisattva Peak
On the Jiu Feng in the north of Xiantong Temple, it is said that Manjusri lives in Bodhisattva Peak, so it is also called Zhenrong Garden, also known as the Great Manjusri Hall. Founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was rebuilt in previous dynasties. During the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, Jiang Quanqu, the great disciple of Zong Kaba, the founder of Lamaism and Yellow Sect, went to Wutai Mountain to spread Yellow Sect, which was the beginning of the introduction of Yellow Sect into Wutai Mountain. After Yongle, Mongols and Tibetans settled in Wutai Mountain, and Dalai lived in Bodhisattva Peak and became the head of the Huangdi Temple.
3. Statue Temple
It is a temple dedicated to Manjusri Bodhisattva. It was built in Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in Yuan Dynasty, destroyed by fire, and rebuilt in Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. Among them, the back of the niche consists of three statues, namely the pharmacist, Sakyamuni and Tommy. The three buddhas live in the inverted seat on the back of Manjusri Bodhisattva, which is quite special, with 500 arhats on both sides.
4. Luojia Temple
To the east of Xiantong Temple is an Lama Temple, which was built in the Tang Dynasty. Ming Hongzhi rebuilt. There is another wonder in Luozi Temple. In the middle of the back hall, there is a movable lotus platform, which is a wooden circular Buddhist altar, surrounded by waves and eighteen arhats crossing the river.
Among them, there are large wooden petals on the lotus, and there are square niches carved inside. Four-faced buddhas are sitting in the niches respectively. The Lotus Table is equipped with a central shaft and a roulette wheel. Manipulation mechanism, lotus platform rotation, lotus opening and closing, four-faced Buddha hidden from time to time. This is called "seeing Buddha when flowers bloom".
Baidu Encyclopedia-Five Famous Buddhist Mountains in China