Huayan Pagoda was built in the 13th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1380) under the leadership of Monk Delang. Because the top of the tower contains the Huayan Sutra 8 1 volume written by the eminent monk Deran, it is named Huayan Tower. It is said that Master Delan sought alms to build a tower and traveled around the world. It took several years to raise funds to build the tower and four years to build it.
Huayan Pagoda is a square seven-story brick-wood structure, in the style of Tang Dynasty, with a height of 32 meters, 45 meters or about 50 meters. There are steps, cornices, arches, eaves and teeth with high beaks in the tower. In the past, flying over the eaves and walking on the wall, jingling wind chimes and ten thousand buddhas were extremely spectacular. Since the Ming Dynasty, with the increasing fame of Song Yin Temple, Huayan Pagoda, Tongfang Pagoda, Xilin Pagoda and Ritual Pagoda have been called the Four Pagoda of Songjiang Mansion. The monument to the tower reads: "It is a square brick-wood structure with a height of 150 feet and a circumference of 35 feet. There are steps in the tower to climb, eaves rise, eaves peck high, wings stop, bells jingle, melodious and thought-provoking, two floors above the ground, worshipping Zhouting, worshiping thousands of buddhas on the top, worshiping Sakyamuni and Duobao Buddha statues on the bottom, and patronizing spirits on the side. The structure is different from the general floating map, and it is rare in a hundred miles, and it has become a place of interest for a while. "
It was rebuilt twice in the 40th year of Qingganlong (1775) and 27th year of Daoguang (1847). In the early years of the Republic of China, under the sponsorship of Ren Chen, a releasing pond was dug and lotus roots were planted. Build a Buddhist scripture building, store Mahayana scriptures, and erect a granite arch stone bridge around Baota River; Build a stele gallery to record the rise and fall of the temple tower; The paintings and calligraphy between the walls are beautiful, all of which are masterpieces by famous artists.
196 1 year, the top of huayan tower was tilted by lightning. 1999 1 month reconstruction, completed by the end of the year. In the late 1980s, Huayan Pagoda was rebuilt, and a large number of cultural relics from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were discovered, including Buddhist scriptures, bronze statues of gold, silver, crystal fragments and porcelain, Buddhist music and relics, brocade, gold, agate and wooden ornaments.
1962, Huayan Pagoda was announced as a county-level cultural relics protection unit; In 2002, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Shanghai.
Huayan Pagoda and the Three Sages of the West
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