Friday, December 11, 2009

Cool Celestine - Wutai Mountain


Cool Celestine - Wutai Mountain


"Sutra" is recorded: "north-east side Office Name: Qingliangshan, from the Xi has come public in the various Buddha stopped; existing Buddha name: Manjusri, instead of families, Zhu Zhong ten thousand Buddha Ju, often in which the speech law. "(Zhu Buddha residence goods 32nd). "Treasure Dharani after" also said: "Er Shi Fu sue Lord King Lord Buddha made secret track: I Mieduo this age support after the Department of Island northeast, there are country names that earthquake. There are mountains of their country Haoyue 5 , Manjusri Boy live demonstrations for the multitude was born in the argument, and there are boundless heavens Ryujin Yaksha Raksasa tight hou Luo Jia who was Rama and other non-human. around the dependent respectful. "(earthquake there, Aurora, are means China Manjusri, Manjusri is the transliteration of Sanskrit, refers to Manjusri).

Wutai Mountain is China's four major Buddhist mountains (Sichuan Emei Mountain, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva temple; Jiuhua Mountain, Jizo temple; Putuo, Guanyin temple; Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province, Manjusri temple) of the first, located in Wutai County, Shanxi Province, , at 230 kilometers north of Taiyuan, there Qingliangshan, Zi Fu Shan, Yuan Guangshan, Baiyun Mountain, Yanmen Hill, Ling Jiushan, five mountains, five Longshan other aliases; or based on historical, or follow the classic, or As the legend, respectively, are his remarks. Mount Wutai around 250 km, from east, west, south, north, composed of five peaks, respectively, known as the eastern Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Western Taiwan, Southern Taiwan, China and Taiwan. Wutai is actually: Eastern Taiwan, Wang Haifeng, the West Taiwan hanging on peak, the North Taiwan leaf hopper-feng, Cui Yanfeng in Taiwan, Southern Taiwan beautiful peak. Peaks for each one has a temple dedicated to Manjusri Bodhisattva were different images of Manjusri worship known as the five-Manjusri.

Eastern Taiwan Wang Haifeng

Among the five East Taiwan Wang Haifeng, the West Taiwan hanging on peak has been no change; other three have occurred in history, changes in the North Taiwan was first rhubarb Eagle's Nest, and later changed to Ye Feng Dou; in Taiwan, the first refers to the peak leaf hopper, and later changed to Chui Yanfeng; Nantai was first Cui Yanfeng, finally as a beautiful peak. Five changes, should be subject to the history of the development impact of religious activities, from north to south. Today, five Wutai Mountain peak, East Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Western Taiwan, China and Taiwan to a mountain range, Southern Taiwan independence peak. Rocks are mostly gneiss, marble, quartzite, hard high and difficult to erosion. Formed a flat hilltop, valley depth of the special character.

Taiwan's scenic east

Temple Mount Wutai's monasteries are divided into blue and yellow Temple, blue is the Chinese Buddhist temple monastery, Huang Temple is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. The highest concentration of temples is surrounded by five Taihuai town, Wei Wendi tour in Taiwan from the north, expanding large-fu Tamawashi Temple (today's Xian Tong Temple) after the temples. Heyday period, up to 300 I Wufeng inside and outside Fosha seats, so far there is still a hundred blocks. China's ancient religious buildings and cultural resources, from all historical sculptures, murals, calligraphy over the Temple, has a very high artistic value. Which Nanzenji built in the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist Temple, the oldest two of our existing wooden structures. The significant pass Temple, Tayuan Temple, Pusa Ding, Shu Hou Temple as the Temple and the Law is for the five major Buddhist temple Wutai Mountain, the general visitors to Mount Wutai refers to Taihuai town.

Taihuai Town

According to historical records, the Eastern States Yongping years Tianzhu (now India), monk, "photo Molten" and "Zhu Falan", came to Mount Wutai, see the top five Taiwan hinterland Taihuai envelope, Yamagata landform and cultivation of the Buddha Ling Jiushan undiscriminating, returning after Luoyang, the Han Emperor Ming petitioned the construction of temples in the Wutai Mountain. As a result, the Han Emperor Ming awarded purpose and the construction of large-fu-ling in the Wutai Temple greedy. "Big Fu" is the meaning of Hongxin, "Tamawashi" means similar to the Western Regions Lingjiu Shan. Yang White Horse Temple and five great-fu Tamawashi Temple is to create China's first temple.

Xian Tong Temple, the predecessor is the big-fu Tamawashi Temple, so-called Taishan ancestral temple

Xian Tong Temple 1000 bowl Manjusri

The original dark Tongdian, copper tower have a layer of gold plated

Wutai Manjusri temple's fame as a more mass farther, higher and higher status, more and more temples, the scale is growing. During the vicissitudes of Buddhism there. Since the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Ming Photo Mount Tang, Zhu Falan promote Buddhism, Temple started to build large-fu Tamawashi to the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, Wutai Mountain has more than 200 temples. ZHOU Wu eliminate law, Wutai Mountain, and elsewhere, destroyed the temple is very serious. Sui Chu, Buddhism Zaixing, they began to build the temple.

In the heyday of the Tang Dynasty Buddhist, Mount Wutai Temple up to 300 multiple. Tang Wuzong Huichang eliminate laws, Wutai Mountain Buddhism, followed falling behind, temples reduced. Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan generations, although often built, but because of war, is still unable to exhaustively recover. By the Ming Dynasty, Buddhism Zaixing, Wutai Temple rebuilt and the creation of as many as hundreds of homes at the temple. Since the Qing Dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism Wutai Mountain, and some green into yellow Temple Temple, and a new yellow temple, there has been blue, the second temple with different features, the Han, Tibetan, Mongolian, Manchu ethnic groups live in harmony monks scene .

Tayuan Baita Temple, said to be China's highest Tibetan stupa

Wutai Mountain has been a Mingseng together place. Eastern Jin Dynasty monk born in Wutai Mountain Dong Lu Hui-yuan on the original County, Colorado; Tanluan the Northern Wei period, the Lu Chen of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Sui Hui Long, Tang Dao Xuan, Kui Ji, Chengguan, Jianzhen, Song-Hui Wu , sensation, Jin Su Lee Tuo room, the Yuan Dynasty Basiba, Haiyun major disabilities, Ming Karmapa, Miao-feng, Hanshan, such as Xin and lawyers in the history of Chinese Buddhism, a master of masters, or were born in local, or in the mountains to live for many years, or life-long self-cultivation in the Temple, are the development of the Wutai Mountain Buddhism, and even outstanding contributions to the development of Chinese Buddhism.

Wutai Mountain Buddhism, large areas are divided into blue and yellow to teach to teach the two systems. Green religion is the general term for Han Buddhism, there have been wears cases Lvzong, Tiantai, Hua-yen, Pure Land, Tibetan Buddhism, and under the Rinzai Zen, Soto sect and so on. Particularly unusual is that Matanga flange cases, history, Hin-pass monks believe that eminent monks, the monastery was founded in Tianzhu photo Matanga and Zhu Falan hand, they put a sectarian claim to the monastery Matanga flange cases for the Zen and Pure Land teachings cases of integration.

Yellow Sect is a general term for Tibetan Buddhism. Incoming Wutai Mountain time, there are two of the Tang and the Yuan Dynasty, said in the Qing Dynasty reached its peak. Early Qing Dynasty, the court will be changed to Mount Wutai Temple Yellow Green 10 Temple, monks have also changed by the monk Lama; Han monks emerged from Wutai Mountain, which was very rare.

Zhenhai Temple, Akiyoshi. If necessary Dorje Lama

Zhenhai Temple was once a land of Akiyoshi Buddha 驻锡

China preserved ancient wooden temple buildings are among the earliest in the Tang Dynasty architecture. Nanzen-ji Buddhist Temple, Mount Wutai's Basilica and the Basilica of the East, it is Tang example of wooden architecture in the making. Tang Dynasty architecture solemn and simple, soft and gorgeous architectural Song, Liao and Jin construction bold generous expansion Yuan building rough nature, the Ming Dynasty architectural rules precisely in the Qing Dynasty architectural luxury compact. Mount Wutai, the ancient wooden structure of temple architecture, history of continuity obviously, can be said that Wutai Mountain preserve the architectural history of various periods typical wood structure itself is a Chinese temple architectural history.

In the town of Wutai Mountain Taihuai Pusa Ding Xian Tong Temple on the north side of the spiritual chubong. Yes Mount Wutai, one of five major Buddhist temple. Pusa Ding said to Manjusri's residence, it is also known as true tolerance homes, also known as Manjusri Temple. This monastery was founded in the Northern Wei period, the ages were rebuilt during the Ming dynasty Yongle, the presence of Tibetan Buddhism, Wutai Mountain, big lamas living Pusa Ding, Pusa Ding became the first lamasery. Qing Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong several worship Wutai Mountain, are Pusa Ding stay. The existing architecture of the Qing Dynasty built, forms, practices and carving art, taking into account the system to create a palace. Temple is located in the hills, was quite high, built in front of a 108 stone steps, stone steps on three arch. Mountain gate are kings palace, bell tower, Buddha Temple, Main Hall and other buildings. On both sides of a wind-room, rear a Monastery, transfer corridors, full-scale. Zhong Yan Xie Shanding Buddha Temple, Main Hall Dan Yan Wuhu Dianding, hooked around the bar, all the roofs of buildings are three-color glass tile laying, after cold and heat, color as good as new, of which the most striking peacock blue.

Wutai Sa roof of the temple Manjusri

Kangxi imperial brush

Pusa Ding Temple big Monju

Wutai Mountain Yellow Sect, in the Qing Dynasty belong to Pusa Ding's "Zha Sake Big Lama" and the Zhenhai Temple, "Akiyoshi Living Buddha," the two systems. The monks are the Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan believers of all nationalities.

Wutai monasteries among the highest Pusa Ding's status is a great Lama 驻锡 Zha Sake, the full name of Zha Sake great lamas, "Qin Ming Zha Sake Management Wutai great lama lama Services palm-prints," first to five office Zha Sake Lama appointed by the Qing court. Kangxi had invited the Dalai Lama, Tibet, Khenpo (Professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the division) in the Wutai Mountain chanting initiation, and thanks for the prince division. So, starting from the sixth and replaced by the Tibetan Dalai Lama Khenpo selected Xuede superb as Pusa Ding Zha Sake great lamas, each term of six years, until the last Luosangbasang, a total of 19 appointed any Zha Sake Big Lama. Zha Sake Big Lama as a monk, you can sit Bataitaijiao travel, drumming up support.

In addition, from Pusa Ding Tai Dianding covered glazed tiles, wall inlay Huanglong, you can also see the status of noble. In order to protect Pusa Ding, Kangxi twenty-three years (A.D.
1684), Chi Ming "at Pusa Ding Yong Town officials set up around the entrance to a total one, Bing-10, infantry, 30, guardian of incense for the device," which in other temple is unique.

1 comments:

BuddismNews said...

Thank you, it's very interesting. Great to know how Tibetan Buddhism is evolving in China.
When you talk about Ming Karmapa, whom do you mean? Is this some of Karmapas of Kagyu?

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