The four famous Buddhist mountains in China are Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, Emei Mountain in Sichuan and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui, and they are the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva respectively.
With the introduction of Indian Buddhism, four famous mountains began to build temples and monasteries in China in the Han Dynasty, and they have continued to this day. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), historically protected by the government, it was designated as a key cultural relics management unit, and the temple was renovated. Now it has become a famous religious and tourist resort at home and abroad. [ 1]
Chinese name
Mount Wutai
Foreign name
wutaishan
geographical position
Shanxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Anhui
Climatic conditions
Temperate climate type
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9:00—— 17:00
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navigate by water/air
Mount Putuo, Mount Emei and Mount Jiuhua are all listed.
Mount Wutai
Basic information
Wutai Mountain, one of the holy places of Buddhism, is the Manjushri Dojo. Fiona Fang is located in Wutai County, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China (PRC), with an area of over 3,000 square kilometers and an altitude of over 3,000 meters. Surrounded by five peaks, it is high, flat and wide, shaped like a stone foundation, so it is called "Wutai Mountain". Wutai Mountain has been one of the diverse Buddhist cultural centers in the world and China since the Han and Tang Dynasties. Since then, dynasties have developed and built. After careful decoration, there are more than 300 temples in its heyday, which can be called "the best of all schools and the first class of teaching". By the end of 20 14, most of the temples in Wutai Mountain had been merged and expanded, and now there are 39 temples inside the platform and 8 outside it. Wutai Mountain is also one of the national key and world-famous scenic spots. After continuous renovation, the temple has become more and more grand, majestic and solemn, showing the lofty status of Buddhism as "one of the masters of China's traditional culture and the main school of world culture". Religious cultural heritage is extremely rich, and it is a world-famous "cultural giant". The five most famous temples are Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, manjusri temple, Shuxiang Temple and Longhu Temple.
Wutai Wufeng
Wutai Mountain is Wanghaishan in Dongtai, GuaYue Feng in West Taiwan, Jinxiu Peak in South Taiwan, Xuefeng Peak in North Taiwan and Cuiyan Peak in Middle Taiwan. Among the five stops, the Xuefeng in Beitai is the highest, with an altitude of 3058 meters, which is known as the "roof of North China". "Liang Qingshan Zhi" records: "Adjacent to Heng Yue shows a thousand peaks; Have a bird's eye view of the fast-flowing and long-flowing areas; North Lingzi plug to curb Wan Li smoke; The south protects the central plains and is a shield for big countries. The situation of this mountain is difficult to describe. Five peaks are neutral, and a thousand peaks are open. The song is graceful and graceful, and the road is long. Green is blue, and the curtain is heavy. I am honest and honest, he is a mountain. " It is also called "Liang Qing" because of its cool and pleasant summer climate.
Cool holy land
Main temples
Xiantong temple
Xiantong Temple, built under the Ling Jiu Feng in Taihuai Town, is a Buddhist temple with a long history of Wutai Mountain Sect. Founded in Yongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was formerly known as Dafuling vulture temple. Expansion in the Northern Wei Dynasty during Emperor Xiaowen's reign. Because there is a garden next to the temple, it is named Garden Temple. Tang will be renamed Huayan Temple, which will be rebuilt and given a Daxiantong Temple. Rebuilt in the Qing dynasty, forming today's scale. The temple covers an area of 80,000 square meters and has more than 400 buildings. There are seven halls on the central axis, such as Manjusri Hall, Daxiong Hall and Infinite Hall. There is a bronze hall behind the central axis, which is three rooms wide and less than five meters high. Small and exquisite, cast in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. There are 10,000 small bronze buddhas in the temple, and there is a big bronze Buddha on the middle stage. There is a bronze bell weighing ten thousand Jin on the bell tower in front of the door. When it is struck, the sound can spread all over the mountain. [2]
Tayuansi
Tayuan Temple was originally a pagoda of Xiantong Temple. When the pagoda was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty, it became an independent temple with houses built in it.
As the main building, the stupa is a white pagoda in Tibet, so it is also called the Great White Pagoda. There are 19 iron towers in China, and the 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.
Pu Sa Ding
Bodhisattva is located on the spiritual Jiu Feng on the north side of Xiantong Temple. According to legend, Manjusri lives in Bodhisattva Peak, so it is also called Zhenrongyuan, also known as the Great Manjusri Hall. It was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the subsequent 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.
Pu Sa Ding
Lingyin Temple
Ling Ying Temple was built in the Sui Dynasty, facing south, with three original mountain gates, in front of which hung a giant plaque "Building the Top of Taipei". There are two rooms, east and west, and three stone tablets inside, which record the construction of Ling Ying Temple in past dynasties. Ling Ying Temple is located in the south of Taihuai Center Temple Group, on the top of the steep Fan County. There are greedy rock walls in the south and east of Fanxian Mountain, which is connected with Zhongtai Mountain in the west and steep slope in the north. There is a path leading to the temple at the top of the mountain. "Liang Qingliang Mountain Records" said that there were 500 immortals who led chrysanthemums into Taoism in the past, and quoted a poem saying: "Purple gas floats in the daytime on the mountain, and there are immortals on the mountain. Bait chrysanthemum has a different style and walks leisurely among white clouds. " Standing in the hinterland of Taihuai, looking at Fanxian Mountain in the south, I saw the sharp peaks going straight into the sky. The temple buildings on the spire really looked like a fairy mountain against the blue sky. [3]
Lingyin Temple
Shuxiangsi
Shuxiangsi
Shuxiang Temple is a temple dedicated to Manjusri Bodhisattva. Built in the Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in the Yuan Dynasty and destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt during Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, and there were three statues of pharmacist, Sakyamuni and Tommy on the back of the niche. The three buddhas live in the seat on the back of Manjusri Bodhisattva, which is quite special. Contrary to the general temple practice, there are 500 arhats on both sides.
Longhusi
Longhu Temple is a Lama Temple in the east of Xiantong Temple, which was built in the Tang Dynasty. Ming Hongzhi rebuilt. There is another wonder in Longhu Temple. In the middle of the back hall, there is a movable lotus platform, which is a wooden circular Buddhist altar. There are waves carved around the altar, and eighteen arhats cross the river. Among them, there are large wooden petals on the lotus, and there are square niches carved inside. Four buddhas were sitting in the niches. The Lotus Table is equipped with a central shaft and a roulette wheel. Manipulation mechanism, lotus platform rotation, lotus opening and closing, four buddhas are hidden and present. This is called "seeing Buddha when flowers bloom".
Xuefeng Waterfall in Wutai Mountain.
Fall into the snow peak and go to Longhu Temple.
Manjusri of Longhu Temple
Manjusri Li Shimiao Wang Fa
Bishansi
In addition to the five Zen sites in Wutai Mountain, famous temples include Jingu Temple and Bishan Temple. Bishan Temple is the largest Shifang Temple in Wutai Mountain. According to the Buddhist scriptures, there are ten directions: east, west, south, north, southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest, upper and lower. Shifang Temple, also known as Shifang Temple, is a temple that can be presided over by famous monks from all sides.
important
Wutai Mountain was famous in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Song Dynasty, monks from Japan, Indonesia, Nepal and other countries had contacts with Wutai Mountain. From the long history of Wutai Mountain, we can easily see its special position among the four major Foshan. It not only vividly and accurately records the renewal and development process of Buddhist culture in China, but also shows the brilliance and progress of Buddhist culture. Wutai Mountain, as one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, has attracted monks and nuns, believers, lay people, friends, guests and distinguished guests from all over the world and China to visit Wutai Mountain for thousands of years. However, it's a long way to Wutai Mountain, and the traffic needs more time to arrive. Therefore, a considerable number of tourists visit Wutai Mountain every year.
The following is a poem in response to Master Yin Guang's original sentence:
Manjusri Bodhisattva is generous and has long been the king of wisdom.
Because of his pity for all beings and his fascination with his own nature, he helped Sakyamuni revitalize the Buddha's program.
For saints, the body is unpredictable and the mother uses it improperly.
Quiet living reflects clear water, and Wan Chuan has a salty shadow in January.
Mount Putuo
Basic information
Mount Putuo is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is located in Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang Province, Guanyin Bodhisattva Dojo, and is also a famous island scenic spot. Such a beautiful island and so many cultural relics are unique in China. Putuo Mountain, located about 100 nautical mile east of Hangzhou Bay, is a small island in Zhoushan Archipelago with an area of about 12.5 square kilometers. [4]
Name source
The name of Putuo Mountain comes from the 68-volume Buddhist Huayang Sutra, which is called "Butan Loka" and "Putuo Loka". It is a Sanskrit translation, which means "beautiful little white flower". Since all Chinese emperors built their capitals in the north, it has been called "Putuo in the South China Sea" since the Yuan Dynasty. Mount Putuo is also known as "the unparalleled gift of the Five Dynasties, and the first mountain is respected by all the seas".
Haitian scenery
The sea and sky scenery of Mount Putuo, no matter which scenic spot, makes people feel vast. Although the sea breeze is whistling and the turbid waves are empty, it doesn't make people feel stormy, but it only makes people feel excited about these strange sights. As a Buddhist resort, Mount Putuo has 82 temples, 128 awnings and more than 4,000 monks and nuns at its peak. People who come here to travel, strolling between the paths on the island, often meet monks wearing cassock. Beautiful natural scenery and rich Buddhist atmosphere make it cast a mysterious color, and this color is exactly what attracts tourists.
Haitian scenery