Yongji Temple is located in Puhe Pudong Development Zone in central Liaoning, about 50 kilometers away from Shencheng. Puhe River in the west, East Ring Road in the north, Beijing-Shenyang Expressway and Qinhuangdao-Shenyang Railway in the north, and Shenyang-Liaoning Road in the north. The traffic is very convenient. Yongji Temple used to be a jungle in the northeast, with more than a thousand monks, long drums and incense, countless worshippers in all directions and abbots for generations. In 2000, it was rebuilt with the approval of Liaoning Province and Shenyang Municipal Government. Master Juehai was hired as the abbot of Yongji Temple. By 2004, he had raised about 65,438+1100 million yuan and built a quaint and elegant mountain gate, which was magnificent and could accommodate thousands of people. More than 3,000 square meters of Yunshui Hall, 1000 square meters of Monk Hall, Guanyin Hall and Dizang Hall have all been completed.
The original site of Yongji Temple in central Liaoning is located in Beidou in central Liaoning. Geometry, drums, fire, countless worshippers. Ji Temple was originally built by a devout governor of Jiangxi Province, and it has been painstakingly managed by generations of ancestors to become a ten-square jungle. By the end of the Qing Dynasty (Guangxu Gengzi Year AD 1900), Russia had entered the customs and wars were raging. Ji Temple was destroyed in the war of burning soldiers. Every time benevolent people come here, the beam destroys the stone fence and sighs.
We are happy for the prosperity of the country. According to the religious policy of Liaozhong County and the original temple site, the Religious Affairs Bureau of Liaoning Provincial Government approved the reconstruction of Yongji Temple in June 5438 +2000 10, and there are many legends about the reconstruction of Yongji Temple. In the past five years, people's lives and property were in danger when the Pu River in central Liaoning flooded. Suddenly, a believer named Gao Ruixia rushed to Puhe River in the rain and told the public that she could build a temple to soothe her nerves and let the river return to a safe place. Everyone made a vow and prayed together. At midnight, the heavy rain stopped and the river retreated to a safe place. It was amazing. Under the leadership of the county party committee and government, and under the lobbying of Gao Guishi and Buddhists, Xu finally approved the reconstruction in June 5438 +2000 10.
In 2000, it was originally planned to rebuild Yongji Temple in the center of Puhe Island and expand Puhe Island. After authoritative argumentation by relevant departments and water conservancy departments, in order to prevent unnecessary injuries and losses, it is not appropriate to build permanent buildings in Dao Jiang. Therefore, the construction of Yongji Temple was put on hold for more than two years. In 2002, the Provincial Buddhist Association and the Municipal Buddhist Association recommended Master Juehai to rebuild Yongji Temple. After many investigations and studies, Master Juehai decided to buy 50 mu of land to build a temple in Puhe Development Zone with the consent of all departments in the county. During this period, Yu Yaxian, director of Liaodong Foundry, gave him great help. From purchasing land to breaking ground, Yu Yaxian, director of Liaodong Foundry, and the staff of the whole factory worked day and night, with the full support of manpower and material resources, laying a good foundation for the reconstruction of Yongji Temple. Buddhism stresses karma, chance and popularization of law, and the completion of Yongji Temple is also a good cause. This is a benefit; It is merit; This is a good thing; It is the merit of a thousand years; Debei descendants also left a deep impression on the history of Liaozhong!
Yongji Temple holds various Buddhist activities regularly according to Zude's old adage of "learning in winter and learning in summer" and "believing in merits", insists on doing homework every morning and evening, insists on seven Buddhist activities every month, and formulates monthly ritual activities, winning the acceptance and protection of the majority of believers with Taoist style and style of study. Monks in the whole temple are often organized to learn Buddhist cultural knowledge, and monks are actively encouraged to apply for Buddhist colleges. At present, there are five monks in Yongji Temple studying in major Buddhist colleges and universities all over the country, which makes them understand that Buddhism urgently needs all-round monks with moral integrity, profound knowledge and strong ability. Master Dade is often invited to show Buddhism to the masses of believers, and to give lectures, so that the masses of believers can understand that believing in Buddhism is not just burning incense and worshiping Buddha, but to understand the basic teachings of Buddhism, so that Buddhism can live, not be mysterious. It also distributes and prints all kinds of Buddhist classic books, so that people can stay away from superstition, oppose evil knowledge and establish a correct view of Buddhist belief. Through a series of continuous study and publicity, the enthusiasm of the majority of monks and Buddhist believers has been stimulated, the belief values have been reshaped, and the belief quality of the majority of believers has been improved as a whole, which has been well received.
Improve the construction of temples and standardize various management systems. The construction of Zhongyongji Temple began in 2002, and the starting point of Yongji Temple can be said to be "nothing". However, Yongji Temple, under the leadership of Master Juehai and adhering to the great wish spirit of Ye Xiaowen, director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, "Where there is a Buddha, there is a way", has just opened up a Buddhist oasis in the hills and dunes. Inspired by the three treasures of Ciguang, ten believers generously came to the temple to protect the law. In recent years, based on the principle of keeping the temple by itself, such as opening the Dharma Meeting, the Land and Water Dharma Meeting and the activities of Buddhist temples in the circulation office, Yongji Temple has built buildings such as Daxiong Hall, Shanmen Hall, Xiangguang Hall, Ruoju Hall, Buddha Hall, Guanyin Hall and Dizang Hall in just a few years, raising more than 20 million yuan. The Buddha statue in the temple has always been the sacred respect of the majority of believers. From the perspective of art and belief, all the Buddha statues in Yongji Temple are strictly controlled in terms of sculpture technology and materials. If it is said as it is, the whole statue of the main hall in Yongji Temple can be described as majestic, quiet and solemn. Yongji Temple has never abandoned the land to a lush and solemn temple, which is really hard to come by. Therefore, Yongji Temple is very careful in building every main hall and adding every facility, and carries out effective management. Yongji Temple formulated a preliminary financial system at the beginning of the construction of the temple, and every income and expenditure must have a receipt and the signature of the person in charge. Eliminate all loopholes. According to the specific situation of our temple, we have successively formulated the abbot's statute, guest hall statute, financial system and security system, and actively responded to the government's call to send two resident financial management monks to study the non-operating accounting system. Therefore, Yongji Temple has always adopted the management responsibility system since the early days of its construction, which has standardized the temple's fund revenue and expenditure and responsibility management. It has won unanimous praise from religious believers and the government.
In 2005, Yongji Temple held the opening ceremony of the whole temple. Of course, Yongji Temple covers a large area and has many halls, but it is not only the first Yongji Temple in Yongji Temple, but also the first time in Liaozhong to hold such a large-scale event. Therefore, under the leadership of governments at all levels, Yongji Temple made preparations six months in advance. Under the leadership of the county government, a leading group for the opening ceremony was set up, and an activity network was formed in terms of reception, legal activities and security, leaving no dead ends. The number of people attending the opening ceremony reached 654.38+10,000. Due to the careful preparation of the opening ceremony, the whole meeting will be orderly and rational. At the same time, the opening ceremony not only expanded the popularity of Yongji Temple, but also accumulated valuable experience for holding similar large-scale activities in the future. Based on this concept, Yongji Temple adopts a combination of modernity and tradition, adding modern facilities for fasting hall and modern intelligent boiler heating equipment. Each floor has a series of modern facilities such as flushing, toilet, bathing, etc., which provides a good living environment for monks and staff living in nearly 60 people, making the monks in the whole temple truly regard Yongji Temple as their "home".
As Yongji Temple is located in the desert, the wind blows yellow sand everywhere, making it difficult for plants to grow. Therefore, Yongji Temple actively strives for the county departments to support Yongji Temple greening, and mobilizes the majority of believers to donate saplings and flowers. Yongji Temple bought nearly 50,000 cubic meters of soil from other places to change the sand. Now Yongji Temple is full of trees and everything, and the melon and vegetable fields in Yongji Temple can basically supply monks. Believers and tourists who come to visit the temple feel the purity and solemnity of Yongji Temple Dojo.
Address of scenic spots: Puhe Pudong Development Zone, Liaozhong County, Shenyang, Liaoning Province
Bus route: Shenyang can take the shuttle bus to Liaozhong, then transfer to minibus or take a taxi.
Self-driving route: Take Jingha Expressway from Shenyang to Liaozhong County.