Unreal Big Tibetan pagoda and the Ying County,

Unreal Big Tibetan pagoda and the Ying County,


Ying County Wooden Pagoda (Buddhist Temple Temple release Jiata, commonly known as the Ying County Wooden Pagoda), in Ying County, Shanxi Buddhist Temple Temple (located approximately 25 kilometers south of Datong). Was built in the Qing Liao Ning years (A.D.
1056). Flat octagonal tower, the first layer of double eaves, these layers are Dan Yan, a total of five-six nets, sandwiched between layers of dark layer, so this is actually nine-story. Because the bottom of the double eaves and a corridor, so the appearance of a six-story tower roof. 67.13 feet high, bottom diameter of 30 meters, is the tallest of the oldest wooden structure.

The oldest wooden structure of the tallest tower

Tower plug-Chinese dynasties over the plaque

Pagoda built in stone 4 meters high and two-story platform and on the floors with inside and outside the two laps wooden pillars support the outer ring there are 24 columns on each floor, inner ring with eight, poles between the Use a lot of bracing, beams, Fang, and short columns, the composition of the complex in different directions wooden beam, full tower using a total of 54 brackets, each a combination of brackets have a certain way, beams, Square, combined into one column each layer is to form an octagonal hollow structure; This structure greatly enhanced strength of tower construction. Yuan Shun, who favored, he had experienced a major earthquake, pagoda unharmed.

Inside and outside the wooden pillars supporting two laps

Tower plug-in Chinese dynasties of the plaque over the tower has a statue next layer, the bottom of the Sakyamuni Buddha tall and solemn, at the top gives the day a high dome caisson unpredictable feel. The bottom of the wall inside the tank there are six Tathagata portrait, the proportion of moderate, colorful and 6 Tathagata at the top of both sides of the flying, but also lively and full, his voice, is a rare masterpiece frescoes. Layer octahedral light, a Lord Buddha, Bodhisattvas and two two waiters vivid gestures. Three-layer plastic Quartet Buddha, facing the Quartet. Five-layer plastic Buddha seated in the central, eight sub-Buddha sitting all directions. The use of tower is not the dark heart of the high-ceilinged room decorated layer of Buddha statues to enhance the solemn, is an architect-designed structure, function and use of a model.

The second floor of the main Buddha, Bodhisattvas and two waiters 2

A layer of the Buddha, his face painted mustache

In addition to sophisticated building structures, the Ying County Wooden Pagoda to fame is that in Ying County Wooden Pagoda Buddha found inside precious Liaoning block-printed edition Tripitaka - Khitan Tibet. It is this set called "illusory big hiding" block-printed edition of the Liao Dynasty Tripitaka first appearance in front of the world because of Khitan Tibet in the past was seen only in historical records, has never appeared, so it is known as the illusory Daizo.

"Cultural Revolution" period, should be able to escape unharmed County pagoda, Buddha, after the Red Guards smashed a surprise, pulled out from the Buddha bellies in a number of scriptures, among them a part of the Khitan Tibet Can Juan, when the Red Guards wanted to have thought will be of these national treasures of precious scriptures burned, but one of the Red Guards stole possession of the "concept of Maitreya Bodhisattva, on Health Tusita days after dredging," among the volume.

In 1974, Ying County Wooden Pagoda due to a serious tilt, in the corresponding maintenance of county pagoda among the rescue from the belly of a Buddha found a large number of classics, including the precious "Khitan Tibet," 12 volumes, these twelve volumes " Khitan Tibet "printed on the OAU and Ershiyinian Shengzong Liao (AD
1003), in which three volumes with a frontispiece map, a very fine graphics. This is "unreal big Tibet" first appeared in front of the world. This 12 volume "Khitan hiding" on South Korea-owned printing house Magistrate Mu's rank, name, can be seen Liao Dynasty in Nanjing (today's Beijing, was the provisional capital of Liao) with printing house, specializing in Buddhist scriptures and the Eagle single-carved Buddhist Scriptures India.

"Khitan hiding" around the Liaoning Okimune (A.D.
1031 ~ 1054), the open-carving. Liao, also known as Tibet. It is in the "open treasure" Tianxi revised based on the income of "Sutra products with praise," "Set the name of all the Buddha," "would like to be reborn with the collection," "Release Mahayana theory," "Big Day Jingyi interpretation, "" Big Day speech released by the justice secretary notes "," release to teach the secret Tibetan Dharani finest collection "and then spread to the north by the theory of the unique translation, has lasted for more than 30 years carved.

Ham-Yong Liao, according to a four-year (A.D.
1068) Yenching Tennoji, Chi Yan relegated to "the creation of Buddhist scriptures balcony hills and clear waters of Hospitals in mind" contains, said a total of 579 this Buddhist scriptures Zhi, forming the beginning of arrangement to eliminate the word bully. Have not previously been found to have circulating copies, until 1974, when Yingxian Wooden Tower repairs only found in the tower Can Juan; reel edition style for each version of 24 lines, each line ranged from 15 ~ 18 characters.

In addition to "Khitan Tibet", the Ying County Wooden Pagoda of Buddhist Scriptures unearthed quite a few prints of these classics of the title page, as well as the tower of the color out of three "phase Buddha saying," Taoban silk to exquisite and delicate color pictures. Shows that when the Liao Nanjing, did have quite a well-engraved printing technology. In particular these three, "Shakya assertions that" more is China's earliest chromatic existing printed works.

Unreal Daizo argument map appear at the beginning of the Buddha

Is said to be hidden from the year of that volume, until years later that the Red Guards forced the livelihood of the scriptures Nachulaimai, Tianjin, a train driver saw the words through the volume is very Juanxiu spend 1000 yuan to buy down. A few years later a collector, it takes Beijing 2000 yuan from the hands of the Tianjin bought. In 1994, the collector decided to sell it, the National Library and collections around the home flock. Liao Dynasty block-printed edition of this book "on the concept of Maitreya Bodhisattva Health Tusita days after dredging," Can Juan prices have been soaring to 300,000 yuan (approximately equivalent to 1.5 million NT dollars) Finally, let Beijing a collector to buy walking; today precious books in this volume Liaoning Tibet expert for the conservative valuation of thousands of dollars (about 680 thousand yuan, 3.5 million NT dollars).