Seven-story double tomb tower of Longyan ancient temple in Chenzhou, Hunan Province.
165438+1October 8th news, "We have found 36 ancient pagodas, which are distributed in the mountains around the temple, of which 13 have been appraised by experts." 165438+1On October 8th, Master Shi Lichun, the abbot of Longyan Ancient Temple in Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, told the reporter that among the tomb towers found in the temple, there is also an extremely rare seven-story twin tomb tower.
Tomb pagoda is a pagoda built by ancient Buddhist believers to bury the remains or relics after death. Longyan temple in Chenzhou is a little-known 800-year-old temple hidden in the deep forest. Under the guidance of Master Shi Lichun, the reporter and his party found many ancient pagodas in the forest around the temple, with different levels, and some were engraved with text patterns.
Tomb tower forest of Longyan ancient temple.
Zhang Shicheng, the expert convener of Chenzhou Historical and Cultural City Protection Office, said that the higher the level of the tomb tower, the deeper the cultivation and knowledge of monks. "The Twin Towers discovered by longyan temple are all seven stories high, which means seven pagodas in Buddhism, indicating that the relics and Dade stored in them after the death of two eminent monks are admired by future generations."
Master Shi Lichun told reporters that when he came to longyan temple many years ago, it was still a barren hill, and only a few ruins were left in the temple. Even the road into the mountain was cut down by four old donors at the foot of the mountain with wood knives. A few years ago, longyan temple tried to meet. When the donor was helping him clean up the site, he accidentally caused a mountain fire. Although the thatch on the mountain was burned out, the pagoda forest around the temple was rediscovered in every dark cloud with a glimmer of hope, showing the historical origin of Buddhist culture to future generations.
Abbot longyan temple (right) introduces the twin tombs to experts in literature and history.
According to textual research, the seven-story double-tomb pagoda in longyan temple is the relic storage place of the great monk Fu Gui and the great monk Wan Ling, descendants of the ancient double school of Buddhism in Cao Dongzong, covering an area of about 20 square meters. The two towers have the same shape and are about 5 meters high. They are made of Danxia stone, carved with exquisite patterns and some auspicious words, and surrounded by a tomb wall. The words "the fragrance of clothes remains the same" are engraved on the main marble tablet embedded in the back wall of the tomb tower, and the tombstones on both sides record the life stories of two eminent monks and Dade respectively.
"This tomb forest can be preserved thanks to the discovery and protection of Master Shi Lichun." Gathering said, because it is located in the mountains and forests, before Shi Lichun came to longyan temple, longyan temple's incense had long been broken. He restored longyan temple bit by bit on the ruins, protected the discovered tomb towers and repaired them one by one.