The Wanfo Pavilion was first built in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the current buildings are relics after reconstruction in the Qing Dynasty. There are three main buildings, one is the Manjusri Hall, the other is the Dragon King Hall, and the third is the ancient stage.
This two-story, three-eaves building on the top of a hill faces east and faces west. It is called Manjusri Hall. It has four protruding corners and beautifully carved open railings, much like hollow crafts. It is unique among the many Buddhist temples in Mount Wutai. There are three Bodhisattvas on the lower level of the temple. I don't need to tell you. Everyone can understand at a glance that Manjusri rides a green lion, Samantabhadra rides a white elephant, and Guanyin rides a ferocious beast.
Whether it is the three Bodhisattvas or the knight, they are all beautifully and vividly shaped. Look at the wooden partitions on the left, right and back walls of the main hall. They are all clay sculptures and gilded Buddha statues, about 10 cm in size. Even the beams are small Buddha statues. The three walls on the second floor of the temple upstairs are also covered with golden Buddha statues. There are 10,000 Buddha statues on each top and bottom, so this temple and that temple are called Buddhist pavilions.
In the middle of the second floor is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, with monk Mingdao and his father on the left and right. Generally speaking, the old man should be first, but here son Dominic is first on the left.
Why is this? According to legend, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva wanted to establish a monastery in Jiuhua Mountain. A local man was initially reluctant to give up his treasure, but his son dared to disobey his father's order, dedicate the land, and became a devout Buddhist disciple along with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Because of this story, his father had to stand next to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The five pairs of statues standing on the left and right sides of Zao Bodhisattva are collectively called the "Ten Halls of Hades".
This building faces south and is the famous Wulong King Hall, commonly known as Wuye Temple. Wuye Temple was built in the Qing Dynasty. During the reconstruction of the Republic of China, a vestibule outside the palace was added.
Generally Buddhist temples are not dedicated to the Dragon King, but why is the Dragon King Hall built in Mount Wutai? This starts with the myth that Manjusri Bodhisattva skillfully borrowed the dragon stone from the Dragon King of the East China Sea. A long time ago, Mount Wutai was not a cool place, but a hot place, and the local people suffered greatly. Manjusri Bodhisattva, who specializes in solving problems, cleverly borrowed a cool stone from the Dragon King of the East China Sea. Since then, Wutai Mountain has become cool and pleasant, and has become a summer resort.
This cool gem was originally brought back by the five sons of the Dragon King to keep cool from the heat. When they discovered that the Cooling Gem had been brought to Mount Wutai by Manjushri Bodhisattva, they followed it and made a big fuss in Mount Wutai, cutting the five steep peaks into five platforms to retrieve the Cooling Gem. But after all, Manjushri Bodhisattva has boundless power, and he quickly subdued the five little dragon kings and let them live on the top of the five platforms.
The King of Five Dragons is placed on the highest north platform and is responsible for sowing rain in the plowing clouds of Mount Wutai. People were grateful that he had brought benefits to the Wutai Mountain area, so they naturally wanted to pay homage to the statue built by King Wulong in the temple.
The Five Dragon Kings live in the center of the palace. On the left are the Big Dragon King, the Second Dragon King, and the Dragon Mother, and on the right are the Yu Si, the Three Dragon Kings, and the Four Dragon Kings. It is said that the Five Dragon Kings used to have black faces, but why do we see golden faces? This is because it is said in Buddhism that the prince has a violent temperament and will lose his temper and become frightened if he is mistreated.
When his face turned from black to gold, Ye Wu's temper became gentle. Opposite Wuye Temple is an ancient stage, which was specially built for the Five Dragon Kings to sing.
According to legend, the Five Dragon Kings especially like to watch plays, so every June they open the temple doors for the Fifth Master to watch, in order to please the Fifth Master so that he can provide rain in time and ensure that the people have a happy New Year. . .
What is the largest and oldest temple in Mount Wutai? Xiantong Temple is the largest and oldest temple in Mount Wutai. It was built during the Yongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because the peak resembles an ancient Indian vulture, it was originally named Dafu Griffon Temple.
In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Northern Qi Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the temple was expanded or rebuilt, and the name of the temple was also changed several times. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Dahuayan Temple.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang named him "Daxiang Xiantong Temple", Ming Taizu Zhudi, Ming Taizu Chengzu, and Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun named him "Guangdong Shengguang Yongming Temple". In the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1687), it was renamed Daxiantong Temple, which is still in use today.
The whole temple covers an area of ??80,000 square meters and has more than 400 large and small houses, most of which were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the bell tower in front of the temple, there is the ghost bell, the largest bronze bell in Mount Wutai. There are more than 10,000 words of Buddhist scriptures on the surface of the clock. Because the bell is long, it is also called the Chang Zhong or the Longevity Bell.
On the central axis of the temple, there are seven halls including Manjusri Hall, Daxiong Hall and Wuliang Hall.
The Main Hall is the main place for Buddhist activities. It is spacious and simple. There are Sakyamuni, Amitabha, Medicine Buddha, etc. in the hall. The Hall of Infinite Life is the largest and contains the Buddha of Infinite Life. It is a brick structure with a unique shape and no beams, so it is also called "Wuzhu Hall".
There is a bronze temple behind the central axis. There is a large bronze Buddha on the middle platform. There are tens of thousands of small bronze Buddhas on the four walls of the temple. It is said that this temple was built by Zen Master Miao Feng during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Miao Feng was once called the real Buddha. He built three bronze temples, the other two in Mount Emei and Mount Hua.
What is the history of Mount Wutai? Mount Wutai is located in the northeast of Wutai County, Shanxi Province. It was originally named Liang Qing, but later it was named Wutai Mountain because it has five platform-like peaks. It is known as the "cool Buddhist country". According to legend, it is the residence of Manjushri Bodhisattva, which means wonderful luck or wonderful sutras. He specializes in wisdom and is called the "Great Wisdom Bodhisattva". There are five knots on his head, representing the five kinds of wisdom. Sitting on a lion shows great wisdom. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, each of the five terraces had a temple, and each temple dedicated a different name to Manjushri Bodhisattva. All five terraces are used for worship, which is called "Dachaotai". On the roof of Dailuoding Taitung Town, there are five statues of Manjusri with different dharma in the temple. For example, it is only called "Little Super Stage" when Dai Luo is on top. Beixing Temple built during the Northern Wei Dynasty,
The history and culture of the architecture of Bodhisattva Peak and Shuxiang Temple in Wutai Mountain: Bodhisattva Peak is the largest Huangdao Temple in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi.
It is located on Lingjiu Peak on the north side of Xiantong Temple in Taihuai Town, Wutai Mountain. According to legend, it is the dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, the residence of Manjusri, so it is also called Zhenrongyuan and the Great Manjusri Hall. It is one of the five major Zen places in Mount Wutai.
This temple was first built during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (471~499) and has been rebuilt many times in the past dynasties. After Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Mongolian and Tibetan lamas settled in Mount Wutai and became the person in charge of the Huang Temple in Mount Wutai.
Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Mount Wutai many times, stayed at the Bodhisattva Summit, gave the Bodhisattva the seal of the governor of the Lama, and ordered all Shanxi provinces, including the governor of Shanxi, the company commander of Datong, and Daotai of Daizhou, to Pay tribute to the Bodhisattva Lama. The entire temple covers an area of ??45 acres. The temple is built on the mountain with a rigorous layout.
There are 108 stone steps in front of the temple. There are buildings such as the Tianwang Hall, the Bell and Drum Tower, and the Main Hall inside the mountain gate.
Each hall is paved with three-color glazed tiles. In addition, there is a Kangxi imperial stele in the hall, with a square beheaded head, standing in the front yard; the Qianlong imperial stele was carved from a square boulder in the stele pavilion of the East Temple. It is six meters high and one meter wide on each side. It is engraved with four languages: Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan.
The culture of Mount Wutai As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were temple buildings in Mount Wutai.
It is said that when Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty took photos of Morton and Zhu Falan spreading Buddhism in China, he came to Mount Wutai and saw five terraces surrounding the town of Taihuai in the hinterland. The mountain topography is very similar to Lingjiu Mountain, where Sakyamuni Buddha practiced in ancient India, so they asked Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty to build a Buddhist temple in Mount Wutai. After obtaining permission, the first temple in Wutai Mountain, Dafu Lingjiu Temple, was built, which is now Xiantong Temple.
Since then, with the spread of Buddhism and the worship of emperors, Mount Wutai's status has become higher and higher. From the Northern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, temples became increasingly prosperous.
Since the Qing Dynasty, Lamaism has been introduced to Mount Wutai, and a new Huang Temple has been built in Mount Wutai, making Mount Wutai the only Buddhist holy place in China where Chinese Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism coexist. There are 39 temples in Taiwan and 8 outside Taiwan.
Famous Zen relics in Taiwan include Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Peak, Shuxiang Temple, Luo Muhou Temple, etc. Famous Zen relics outside Taiwan include Nanchan Temple and Beijushi. These temples built in different periods are either simple and vigorous, or majestic, or heavy in architecture, or deep in pavilions, or ingenious in structure. They make the beautiful Mount Wutai present a colorful cultural landscape, making it a destination for many tourists and pilgrims. place.
As a famous Buddhist holy land, Mount Wutai has a very profound cultural heritage and has formed its own continuous cultural atmosphere and inclusive cultural ecology for more than a thousand years. Although no one has given Mount Wutai culture a very clear academic position so far, we can roughly say that Mount Wutai culture gradually formed in the areas surrounding Mount Wutai, lasted for more than a thousand years, and spread to the world's "Buddhist cultural circle" , with Buddhist culture as the main body, Manjushri Taoist Temple and the "coexistence of green and yellow" as symbols, it is a regional culture that has both natural and humanistic values, historical and practical significance, materialized form and spiritual form.
This regional culture not only shows distinctive regional characteristics, but also represents a special cultural type.
From an academic perspective, systematically sorting out and studying Mount Wutai culture, deeply exploring its unique cultural connotations, and creatively transforming it into modern culture so that it can continuously adapt to socialism will contribute to the inheritance of Chinese civilization and the reconstruction of regional culture. , has important practical significance for the construction of advanced culture and the development of tourism and cultural industries.
One of the modern significances: The Buddhist culture of Mount Wutai is an active specimen for investigating the history of Chinese Buddhism and a tangible carrier for the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture. Buddhist culture is the most distinctive cultural type and cultural symbol of Mount Wutai.
Buddhist culture in Mount Wutai has a long history, profound connotations and huge influence. In the process of continuous development for more than a thousand years, it has gradually formed distinctive cultural characteristics that are different from other famous Buddhist mountains. First, Mount Wutai is the monastery of Manjushri Bodhisattva recognized by both Chinese and Tibetan Buddhists.
In Mahayana Buddhism, Manjushri is the chief Bodhisattva who helps Buddhism spread the Dharma and is in charge of wisdom. Therefore, Mount Wutai is also regarded as the "Mountain of Wisdom".
Only from the largest murals in the Dunhuang Grottoes, "Pictures of Mount Wutai" and "New Manjusri", can we appreciate the historical prosperity of Mount Wutai's belief in Manjusri and its special status in the minds of Buddhists. Second, Mount Wutai is the only famous Buddhist mountain and "royal monastery" in China where Chinese Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism are on the same mountain. For hundreds of years, it has played a particularly important role in promoting and promoting the unity of the Han, Tibetan, Manchu and Mongolian nations. regulating effect.
Thirdly, although there is no independent sect of Buddhism in Mount Wutai, it has tolerated the spread of various schools of Buddhism in different historical development periods in China with an inclusive cultural mind. The rise and fall of Buddhism in China has left a profound impact on Mount Wutai. impression. The continuity, integrity and rich connotation of Mount Wutai Buddhist culture are very representative of Chinese Buddhist culture.
As Mr. Ren pointed out: "Mount Wutai culture is the epitome of traditional Chinese culture. Many aspects of the essence of traditional Chinese culture can be reflected within the scope of Mount Wutai Buddhist culture." It can be said that the history of Buddhism in Mount Wutai It is a condensed history of Chinese Buddhism.
The second modern significance: Buddhist art in Mount Wutai shows irreplaceable cultural relic value and aesthetic value. Mount Wutai is a collection of cultural relics from past dynasties, as well as the essence of Indian Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism and Jin culture. It is very typical and representative in terms of Buddhist temple architecture, sculpture and painting, and Buddhist music. It has become a well-deserved "treasure house of Chinese Buddhist architectural art", "Chinese Pagoda Art Exhibition Hall", "Chinese Buddhist Statue Art Museum" and "Chinese Buddhist Music Wonder".
The third modern significance: Manjusri’s wisdom provides a meaningful philosophical perspective and value reference. The wisdom of Manjusri constitutes the most metaphysical and culturally distinctive part of Mount Wutai Buddhism.
To sum up, Manjushri’s wisdom is mainly Prajna-empty wisdom and two-way. This so-called "no leakage" Buddhist wisdom is different in meaning from what we usually call common sense wisdom, and it contains many impurities of idealism. However, its spirit of transcending dualistic thinking and treating contradictions with great tolerance and harmony is still inspiring in today's society. If beneficial nutrients can be extracted from the wisdom spirit of Manjusri and transformed into the ecological wisdom, moral wisdom, peace wisdom, harmonious wisdom and psychological wisdom that modern people need, then the oldest oriental wisdom will be rejuvenated with new vitality.
The fourth modern significance: The "Wutai Movement" and "periglacial climate" give Mount Wutai special geological and ecological value. As scholar Yang Maolin summarized, the Wutai Mountain area is the geological naming place of the Wutai Group and the Wutai Movement.
The Wutai Group is one of the classic areas in my country for studying the geology of the Early Cambrian. The comparative study between the Hutuo Group and the famous Tianjin Jixian section has had a wide impact on the geological community at home and abroad. The Wutai Movement is comparable to the global orogeny of the same period, and is of great significance to the study of geotectonic units and the history of earth development. The planation plane of Mount Wutai is the most typical record of the history of mountain uplift, and geopolitically became the name of the planation plane during the Beitai period. In addition, since the late Quaternary, the ancient and modern ice margins of Mount Wutai belong to China.
What is the history of the establishment of the Wutai Mountain Buddhist Temple in Shanxi? Mount Wutai, together with Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang, and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, are known as the four famous Buddhist mountains.
There are many legends about the establishment of Buddhist temples in Mount Wutai since the Tang Dynasty. "Eastern Han Dynasty Theory" and "Northern Wei Dynasty Theory" are two representative views.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the Shiziwo Temple in Mount Wutai was established. It is believed that the establishment of the Buddhist temple in Mount Wutai began when Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty invited She Moteng to come to China to spread Buddhism. It is generally believed that Buddhism was the earliest in China. He said in "Liang Lu": "When Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty went to the west, he saw Liang Qing, the Bodhisattva Manjushri, and there was a pagoda built by King Ashoka.
King Ashoka, this cloud is also the Iron Wheel of India The king was able to drive away ghosts and gods, and he had 84,000 Buddhist relics in the pagoda. According to Yan Fu, Mount Wutai was a wonder. When the emperor built the temple, it was called Dafu Lingjiu Temple. Emperor Dafu and Hongxin first believed in Buddhism, so they became famous. .
Conveying feelings. Zhen Cheng said that his statement originated from "The Collection of Three Treasures of Shenzhou Baota Temple" (hereinafter referred to as "Gantong Lu" or "Gantong Biography")
Since Zheng Cheng's "Liang Lu" was widely circulated at home and abroad, the idea of ??building a temple on Mount Wutai in the Eastern Han Dynasty was also widely circulated. However, Daoxuan described it in "Gan Lu Tong" as follows: "(Mount Wutai) belongs to Wutai, Daizhou." County, there are five stations.
Taiwan is the highest in China, with clairvoyance and mountains and rivers like palms. Thirty miles southeast of Taitung, there is the ancient Dafu Lingjiu Temple, with two monasteries on the east and west, complete with Buddhist services.
It is said to have been built by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. "Here Daofu Xuan only says that Dafu's Griffin Temple was 'built by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty in ancient legends' and does not mention Moteng.
It can be seen that the theory of building temples in Wutai Mountain during the Eastern Han Dynasty is a legend. It is a romance. The "Biography of Liang Qing" compiled by Shi is the earliest monograph recording the historical sites of Buddhism in Mount Wutai, so it is also called "The Biography of Ancient Liang". Futu Lingjiu Temple) was founded by Emperor Wen of Wei. "It is also said: "Liangqing Temple was built by Wei Xiaowen, and its Buddhist temple is revered by people today. ”
According to records, Buddhism flourished in Mount Wutai during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Dafutu Temple and Liangqing Temple were both built. During his reign during the reign of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, he was one of the famous “Eight Heroes of the Tang Dynasty” in the history of Japanese Buddhism. One of them, the third-generation founder of Japan’s Tiantai Sect and a Japanese eminent monk, Master Enrenjiakuo, wrote in his diary that he entered Mount Wutai to seek Dharma: “There is Liangqing Temple, which is now in charge of Nantai.
This Mount Wutai is called Liang Qing. A temple was built in the mountain. This temple was originally called Liangqing Temple. "
According to this record, the oldest temple in Mount Wutai is not the Dafu Lingjiu Temple, but the Liangqing Temple. This is also a strong denial of the theory that the Dafu Lingjiu Temple was founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Gu, a famous historian in the Qing Dynasty, carefully researched the historical facts of Buddhism in Mount Wutai. He said: "Wutai was a county in the Han Dynasty, and the name of the mountain began to appear in Qi."
The Buddhist temple was built in the Later Wei Dynasty. "He said, "But the people who taught him thought that if they took Morten Tianzhu with them, they would live in a mountain.
I don’t know if the balcony with Han Xiaoming’s image is in Luoyang (White Horse Temple) and not here (Wutai Mountain). "Here, Gu clearly pointed out that he sincerely mistakenly mistaken the balcony of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, where Mo Teng of China lived, for the balcony in Mount Wutai in Buddhist scriptures.
Regarding the establishment of the Buddhist temple in Mount Wutai, we will compare the "Eastern Han Dynasty theory" And the "Northern Wei theory". It is not difficult to see that the "Eastern Han Dynasty theory" that has been circulated in the Buddhist community for a long time is extremely religious, far from historical facts, and is not reliable.
China. The "Dictionary of Religions" compiled by the Institute of World Religions of the Academy of Social Sciences also stated that Buddhism in Mount Wutai was born in the Northern Wei Dynasty during the reign of Xiaowen, saying that "there were Buddhist temples in the Northern Wei Dynasty."
Of course, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, Mount Wutai was a Buddhist temple. The number of Buddhist temples was still in its infancy. At that time, there were not many temples and their scale was not large.
There were only "two halls in the east and west" and "three Buddhist temples and more than ten monk rooms" in the north. It is different from the prosperous scene of Luoyang, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, recorded in "Luoyang Jialan Biography"
According to historical records: "The Wei Dynasty had 30,000 temples and 2 million monks and nuns. "Wutai Mountain Temple, there are only a few Buddhist temples, obviously did not occupy an important position in the Buddhist circles of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The Origin of Mount Wutai Mount Wutai is located in the northeast of Wutai County, Xinzhou District, Shanxi Province. It is one of the famous Buddhist holy places in China 1. Together with Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, and Mount Putuo in Zhejiang, it is known as the four major Buddhist holy places in China.
Mount Wutai is named after the shape of the mountain it is located in. It is more than 250 kilometers away and consists of a series of mountains. It is composed of peaks with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. It is called the "Roof of North China".
There are five prominent peaks in the east, south, west, north and middle. The peaks of these five peaks are flat and wide. It is like a platform made of huge rocks, so it is called "Wutai Mountain".
This is where the name Wutai Mountain comes from.
The five peaks of Mount Wutai all have their own names. The east platform is called "Wanghai Mountain", the south is called "Jinxiu Peak", the west is called "Guayue Peak", the north is called "Yedou Peak", and the middle is called "Biyan Peak".
Wufeng Beitai is the highest peak, with an altitude of 3058 meters. The four peaks in the east, west, north and middle stand on a mountain range, arranged in a crescent-like arc. Only the southern platform is isolated on another mountain range opposite the four stations, facing each other from a distance. The scenery here is magnificent, picturesque and has a cool climate.
Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited Mount Wutai many times and built palaces on it. There were temples in Mount Wutai during the Han Dynasty. According to records in "Liang Qing" of the Ming Dynasty, during the Yongping period of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty (58-75 AD), dozens of temples were built in Mount Wutai. There are 39 existing temples in Taiwan and 8 outside Taiwan.
Among them are Tayuan Temple, Xiantong Temple, Wuliang Hall, Bodhisattva Peak, Shuxiang Temple, Luohou Temple, Jingu Temple, Longquan Temple, Bishan Temple (Guangji Maopeng), Nanshan Temple, and Nanchan Temple. It is famous for its temple hall and Wanfo Pavilion. Mount Wutai has a large collection of Confucian classics, with various versions dating back to the Song Dynasty.
Mount Wutai is not only a Buddhist holy place, but also a tourist attraction. Every year, a large number of domestic and foreign tourists go to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha, visit and escape the summer heat.
Why is Xiantong Temple the oldest? Why is it said that Xiantong Temple, which has the oldest history and the most relics, is located at the southern foot of Lingjiu Peak in the central area of ??Taihuai Town? It is one of the five major Zen sites in Mount Wutai and a national key cultural relic protection unit.
According to the Records of Liang Qingshan compiled by Gaocheng Town in the Ming Dynasty, the temple was built in the 11th year of Emperor Yongping of the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 years) and was the founder of the Wutai Mountain Buddhist Temple. The temple faces south and is square in shape, covering an area of ??nearly 80,000 square meters. * * * There are 400 buildings left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The layout of the temple is divided into three parts, with the palace courtyard in the middle and Zen temples on the east and west sides. On the north-south central axis of the palace, there are seven main halls with different styles, namely Guanyin Hall, Manjusri Hall, Mahavira Hall, Wuliang Hall, Manjusri Hall, Bronze Hall, and Sutra Hall.
There were originally five copper towers, but now there are only two east and west towers left, which are placed on a stone base more than 1 meter high, with a total height of nearly 8 meters. From 1991 to 1993, the monks of the temple invested 120,000 yuan to replicate the three destroyed copper pagodas.
The Bronze Hall is about 5 meters high and made of 50 tons of bronze. There are thousands of small Buddhas and rare birds and animals carved on the four walls of the temple. There is a large bronze statue of Samantabhadra on the middle platform, which is vivid in form and beautifully cast.
The Bronze Hall of Xiantong Temple in Mount Wutai has high artistic and cultural value. The bronze bell hanging on the triple eaves bell tower outside the mountain gate of the temple weighs 4999.
75 kilograms, the sound of the bell is deep and loud, reaching the foot of Mount Wutai. Wuji Hall, also known as Wuji Hall, is a brick-like wooden structure with a width of 28 meters.
2 meters in depth, 16 meters in depth and 20.3 meters in height, with a simple shape, exquisite carvings, a caisson on the top and rich hollows, it is a masterpiece of Chinese flat brick palaces.
There is an original bronze statue of Amitayus Buddha in the temple, and the Huayan Sutra Pagoda is well preserved. "Huayan Purple Crystal Pagoda" is a type of regular script used in the Qing Dynasty. It got its name because the "Huayan Sutra" with more than 630,000 words in 80 volumes was written on a rectangular white silk in the shape of a pagoda.
The doors, windows, partitions and lintels of the Main Hall are all carved with patterns. It is the largest and most magnificent ancient building in the temple. The Buddhist Sutra Tower is the Treasure Tower, also known as the Hou Gaodian. It has five main buildings and a solid peak. It is now a cultural relics display room. Today, the East Zen Room is the office address of the Wutai Mountain Buddhist Association, and the West Zen Room is a guest house for monks.
Xiantong Temple is also the temple with the richest Buddhist cultural relics in Mount Wutai. In addition to the architecture, the temple hall displays incense burners, wax stands, vases and other utensils, hanging plaques, curtains, banners, calligraphy and paintings, various copper castings, wood carvings, clay sculptures, statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva and Arhat, as well as various items used by monks. The utensils are all treasures.