Source: It is said in "The Tale of the Western Regions of Datang" that after the last disciple Shan Xian was exposed in the corpse, Sakyamuni "was silent and lay down in the north between two trees". Ginseng is sad, lamenting that the Buddha is silent and all beings are blessed. Sakyamuni lay on the lion bed on his right to comfort everyone. This scene is the image of the reclining Buddha later.
Legends and allusions: In the legends of China, they are concrete people. According to legend, there was a cave in the original site of the reclining Buddha Temple that led directly to the Nujiang River, but the entrance was blocked by a boulder, so the river never flowed out.
Suddenly one day, the river washed away the boulder, instantly flooded the nearby ten thousand mu of fertile land, and all the villages floated on the water. At this moment, A Dai youth happened to pass by. Seeing this scene, although he was anxious, there was nothing he could do. Finally, in desperation, he lay down and blocked the hole, saving thousands of people. Later, in order to commemorate him, people carved the boulder in the cave into a Buddha statue, so there was a reclining Buddha.
Attractions: Babuli, China? The white sleeping Buddha is a natural landscape composed of snow-capped mountains and landforms, and deep eyes are composed of the shadow of snow-capped mountains. The delicate nose rises slightly and the tight mouth formed by hills, and the shadows of hills and snow-capped mountains are rare natural landscapes.
The extended information "The Legend of the Sleeping Buddha" is a biography of a master of evidence. The master of evidence was a generation of eminent monks in the early Northern Song Dynasty. He lives in Nengren Temple in Lianshui, Huai 'an and promotes Buddhism in Lianshui area. It was named "Sleeping Buddha" by Zhenzong and became a household name in Lianshui area. The manuscript is based on local legends, combined with some historical facts, and tells the story of a generation of eminent monks through legends and stories in a humorous, humorous and intelligent way, showing the compassion and universal feelings of Buddhism.
Lying Buddha culture
This discovery made the staff of Guangdong Nantaishan Forest Park Management Office very excited. They never imagined that the natural reclining Buddha in Nantai Mountain, which was little known to the outside world and far away from the local people, is the largest natural reclining Buddha found at home and abroad so far.
In mid-April this year, Guangdong Nantaishan Forest Park Management Office wrote the investigation results into written materials and solemnly reported them to Pingyuan County Party Committee and Government, thus unveiling the mystery that Nantaishan is the first natural reclining Buddha in the world.
Yesterday, Ling Feng, the deputy county magistrate of Pingyuan County, said in an interview with this reporter that the natural "sleeping Buddha" in Nantai Mountain has many beautiful legends and rich humanistic spirit, which is a tourism resource with great development value in Pingyuan County.
Now people in the plains are proud to have the "sleeping Buddha" and accompany it. "Sleeping Buddha" has also become a topic that people often talk about. Now more and more people go to Nantai Mountain for leisure travel. At present, Pingyuan county has included the construction of natural reclining Buddha culture in South Taishan in the planning of developing mountain tourism industry.
It is understood that the construction of the core scenic spot of Guangdong Nantaishan Forest Park is being vigorously promoted, and the hardware construction of roads, scenic spots and facilities of Nantaishan Forest Park has been fully rolled out. Located in Shilongzhai Scenic Area across the mountain from the South Taishan Natural Buddha in the urban area, the investment is180,000 yuan. This spring, facilities such as hiking trails and Buddhist pavilions were built. When people climb the Guanyin Pavilion, they can have a panoramic view of the reclining Buddha.
At the foot of Yunyan Mountain, which is 0/6 km north of Baoshan, there is a Buddhist holy place, which has been filled with incense since the Tang Dynasty. There is the largest reclining Buddha in China, which attracts tourists from Myanmar and Thailand who are known as the "Buddhist Kingdom" to worship here every year. 196 1 year, when Myanmar Prime Minister Wu Nu and his wife visited China, they also made a special trip to Baoshan to pay their respects.
The reclining Buddha Temple was founded in the fourth year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (7 16 AD), with a history of 1200 years. According to legend, there is a cave that leads directly to the Nujiang River. Because of the boulder, the river doesn't flow in. One day, the river suddenly broke through the boulder, surged out, flooded the flat Baoshan dam fertile land, and the village field became Zeguo.
A young Dai man who went out on business happened to pass by here. He used his quick wits to lie down and block the hole with his body, thus alleviating the flood. Later, in order to celebrate his achievements, people carved the giant stone carving in the cave into a Buddha statue.
The reclining Buddha Temple is built on the mountain, with caves as the main hall, front and back rooms and three halls. Stalactites in caves hang upside down in various ways. Outside the cave, the cliff is rugged and the Bai Cui is loose. There is a pond about two acres square in front of the temple, which is crystal clear, with fish swimming and weeping willows swaying.
The most fascinating thing is that there are 500 arhats with different expressions in the cave hall, all of which are lifelike. 1987, Ms. Fu, a patriotic Buddhist from Myanmar, donated a reclining Buddha with a height of 18 feet and placed it in the newly restored hall.
Mr. Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, specially presented the memorial tablet of "Yunyan reclining Buddha" to the reclining Buddha Temple. The reclining Buddha Temple is also listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Yunnan Province, attracting tourists from all over the world to visit and worship.