Huiyuan Temple

The lotus ancient temple at the foot of Yala snow mountain is a Gelug Temple of Tibetan Buddhism, which is currently the highest ranking temple in Tibet. Every day, Tibetans can be seen walking around the scripture tube in a clockwise direction, worshiping and praying for Buddhas devoutly, and lamas are meditating and chanting sutras and praising Buddhas. What you need to do at the moment is not to take photos, but to walk away quietly or stay in a certain place, do not harass. If you are in a hurry, you can stand on Provincial Highway 303 and look into the distance.

There are many valuable cultural relics in the temple. Every year, the temple chants Scriptures for various sacrificial activities for 245 days. In the grand Dharma meeting, there are "murangqinbu" in the first month, "Yaque" in June and "anque" in November. Every time, believers from all over the world come to worship and chant scriptures, which is very lively.

Huiyuan Temple

Huiyuan temple is called "GADA to Balin" in Tibet. In 1729, the Qing government invited the seventh Dalai Lama, gasangjiacuo, to take refuge here because of the unstable situation in Tibet. It appropriated silver, took over 500 mu of land and built temples and palaces. In the middle of the temple gate, there was a huge gold-plated plaque of "Huiyuan Temple" awarded by Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty.

Due to the favorable climate and geographical conditions, dalaikzhujiacuo was born here in the 11th century. From then on, Huiyuan temple had a deep influence in Tibetan areas.

Basic introduction

Huiyuan temple has been rebuilt for three times. The newly built temple is a palace style golden tile roof, with a Golden Vase and a Falun beast

It is characterized by colorful paintings of emperors and generals, various Thangka paintings, living Buddha statues on the eaves purlin, embossed Jiulong nine lion door Fang, fat beams and fat columns, spacious courtyards, rigorous layout, harmonious and decent buildings, halls and corridors. The palace building is luxurious and has local characteristics, which is the best architectural art of Kangba. There are many valuable cultural relics in the temple. Every year, the temple chants Scriptures for various sacrificial activities for 245 days. In the grand Dharma meeting, there are "murangqinbu" in the first month, "Yaque" in June and "anque" in November. Every time, believers from all over the world come to worship and chant scriptures, which is very lively.

geographical position

Located in xiede Township, Daofu county (formerly qianning county), Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, with an altitude of 3550 meters, it is 110 kilometers away from the county, 13 kilometers away from Bamei stone forest, 43 kilometers away from Kangding Tagong, and 17 kilometers away from Yala natural scenic spot.

Historical witness

The temple was built in 1728 A.D. in the seventh year of Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the Mongolian Junggar invaded Tibet, and the Tibetan order was very chaotic. In order to ensure the safety of the seventh Dalai Lama, the Qing government chose qianning (formerly Taining) as a lotus land to build a temple. The Qing government appropriated a lot of money for the construction of temples, and used a large number of craftsmen and migrant workers to build magnificent, unique and resplendent temples in the form of Western Buddhist temples and inland temples. The temple covers an area of 500 mu and has built more than 1000 monk houses. After the completion of the temple, Emperor Yongzheng appointed the name of the temple and wrote a plaque named Huiyuan temple. He also sent a special person to welcome the seventh Dalai to live in the temple, which lasted for seven years (1728-1735 A.D.). Emperor Yongzheng appointed his younger brother, Prince Guo, who was then the head of the Li Fan court, allowed Zhang Jia, the national teacher, Hutuktu, Deng gaohuiyuan temple to handle the return of the seventh Dalai Lama to Tibet. Before his departure, the Dalai Lama asked that Huiyuan temple be handed over to him for further management. With permission, the seventh Dalai Lama left one person in Kanbu and more than 70 people in Lama and Zaba to keep the Sutra. The Qing government paid 7702 silver every year as the incense worship fee for the temple (until the end of the Republic of China). In 1838, dalaikzhujiacuo was born in Xiacun village near Huiyuan temple. He started from Huiyuan temple and was escorted to Lhasa. As a result, the reputation of Huiyuan temple has been further improved. The temple enjoys the noble titles of "Jiulong" (representing the central dynasty) and "Jiushi" (representing the local government of Tibet with the unity of politics and Religion), and is well-known throughout Tibet and even at home and abroad.

During the "people's reform", Huiyuan temple was confirmed as a reserved temple with the approval of the government. It was not damaged, but also left 30 lamas to manage the temple. However, during the "Cultural Revolution", Huiyuan temple and religious furnishings were all seized, and many priceless cultural relics were destroyed. Besides the shell of the main hall, other temple buildings were also destroyed.

After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, the party's correct ethnic and religious policies were restored and implemented. In 1982, with the approval of the people's Government of Ganzi Prefecture, Huiyuan temple was an open temple. The property of the temple occupied during the "left level" period was returned to the temple. The state successively allocated more than 230000 yuan for the maintenance of Huiyuan temple. The upper class patriotic and progressive religious figures, such as Gorgon living Buddha and niumailanga living Buddha, who were wronged and wronged in the left line, were rehabilitated, and their political reputation was restored. The stone tablet that will be used as the floor of the pig's stable is found. Now it stands on both sides of the hall. There are five stone tablets. In the ninth year of Yongzheng reign (1731 A.D.), there were one tablet in Mongolian and one tablet in Chinese, one tablet in yuhuiyuan temple, Prince of fruit, and one tablet in Huiyuan temple, Taining, written by Shi Zhikang, the fourth year of Tongzhi reign (1865 A.D.) in Sichuan.

Status quo of temples

There are two living Buddhas in Huiyuan temple. The second is niumailangjia living Buddha, which was recognized before the people's reform. The first is the fourth gejiao living Buddha, which was approved by the people's Government of Ganzi Prefecture on May 26, 1992. It is also the first reincarnated living Buddha approved by the people's government of new China. There are 208 monks in the temple, including 4 in Kanbu and 15 in charge of the temple. Huiyuan temple is located in a remote area. The local economy is relatively backward. It is difficult for the temple to support the temple by the temple, and the religious people do not have any reliable income. Nevertheless, the temple still overcomes many difficulties to guarantee the basic living allowance of gexi and some students, hoping to retain the monks and prevent them from leaving the country.

Ideological Education

For a long time, the religious patriots and the Temple Management Committee of Huiyuan Temple insist on holding high the banner of patriotism, actively carry out patriotism education among the monks and the broad masses of religious believers, insist on maintaining the reunification of the motherland and national unity, and have done a lot of fruitful work to maintain the local political and social stability. Since the reopening of the temple in 1982, there has been no case of a monk leaving the country without permission. There has been no case or behavior of putting up reactionary slogans, spreading reactionary leaflets, spreading reactionary remarks, etc., which is harmful to the reunification of the motherland and national unity. In the Tibetan Buddhist temples in Quanzhou, we should set an example of holding high the banner of patriotism, opposing ethnic division, and safeguarding the unity of the motherland and ethnic unity.

As for the cultivation of monks, those who have just entered the temple first learn the basic knowledge of Tibetan in the temple, and then learn the basic scriptures, grammar, calligraphy and painting. After the Scriptures reached a certain level, a few went to Lhasa Drepung temple, ABA County Gadi temple, Shiqu sexu temple, Tagong Buddhist College for further study. In order that monks do not have to go to other places to study Buddhist scriptures, the temple specially invited gexi from sexu temple and zhaya temple in Shiqu to teach Buddhist knowledge to the majority of monks, so as to eliminate the monks' idea of going abroad to study without permission.

Address: xiede Township, Bamei Town, Daofu County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 101.491309

Latitude: 30.559400422586

Tel: 0836-7255811

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Traffic information: drive along the direction from Bamei to Danba of S303 highway, 8 km in the small mountain basin

Ticket information: no charge

Opening hours: all day