Miaogo Temple

Miaogo Temple

Miaoguo temple is located at the southern foot of Songtai mountain, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Miaogou temple is a famous ancient temple in Dong'ou. It was founded in 705 in the reign of emperor Shenlong of Tang Dynasty. It was built by master sujue, a great master of Tang Dynasty.

brief introduction

Miaoguo temple is located in the south of Songtai mountain, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is a famous ancient temple in Dongou. It was founded in 705 of the Tang Dynasty. It was built by master sujue. Prosperous in the Song Dynasty, the eminent monk Jizhong, master Zeng zhuoxi, once became a famous pilgrimage Temple along the southeast coast.

Miaogou temple was destroyed in a big fire in the 14th year of Shunzhi reign of Qing Dynasty. Although it was rebuilt in the 14th year of Kangxi reign, its scale is no longer comparable. Later, when the road was opened up, Miaogou temple was demolished. The cultural relics, master's relic, song gilt bronze Buddha and master's life stele are now in the East China cultural relics museum. Miaogo temple is a key Temple approved by Zhejiang provincial government.

Architecture

In 1983, it was restored and rebuilt for more than ten years. Now there are Tianwang hall, Daxiong hall, Guanyin Pavilion and two buildings, with carved beams and painted buildings, resplendent and magnificent; the eaves and brackets are magnificent. Zhao Puchu, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, wrote "Daxiong hall" in person, Sha Menghai, a great calligrapher, wrote "Miaogou Temple", and Nan Huaijin, a Buddhist master, wrote "sujue Mingshan" plaque in 1996, dignified and vigorous All the scholars in the field of calligraphy wrote books, plaques and couplets to add luster to Miaogou temple.

On the main column of the main hall is a couplet written by the former Abbot Xuesheng: "Jingguang pagoda courtyard, pujue bell, reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty zongfeng Yongjia alone; Oupu Yunfeng, xiatan moonlight, want to see the song monk Daoji wonderful fruit together." In the back hall, there is a couplet of Abbot Da Chong: "seven treasures are solemn, one corner of the hill hides the world; three times of shade, ten sides of the earth surge tide."

Abbot

Master Dazhao, the abbot of Miaogou temple, was born in Wencheng County, Zhejiang Province in 1972 and became a monk in Qijia temple in 1989. He belongs to the 46th generation of Tiantai Sect. At present, he is the Postgraduate Tutor of Putuo Mountain Buddhist College, researcher of Suzhou Jiezhuang Buddhist Institute, honorary president of Hunan Changde Buddhist Association, vice president of Wenzhou Buddhist Association, President of Wenzhou Yongjia Buddhist Association, abbot of Miaogou temple, member of the 7th Wencheng County CPPCC Standing Committee, President of Wencheng County Buddhist Association, abbot of Qijia temple and director of Anfu Temple Construction Committee.)

Pig head clock

It is said that during the reign of emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty (1078-1085), when master Jizhong presided over Miaogou temple, a monk came to the temple to hang a list to cultivate himself. His appearance was as stupid as a fool, but his words would be in harmony with Zongcheng. During the day, he went to the market to be beggars and gave alms. He learned to buy pig heads and go back to the temple to drink. Master Jizhong looked as if nothing had happened to him and let him go and stay. One day, he dug an earth well at the foot of the mountain beside the temple and hid the remains of the pig's skull in the well. He pressed a big stone and sealed it with mud. He said to people, "I have collected and cast a pig's skull over the years

Zhong, after today's July 7, made achievements here. Since then, there has been no sign of guest monks. More than a month later, the monk dug the earth and saw a bell. It was hot and blazing. It was about three feet high. It was neither bronze nor iron. It was like a bluestone. The sound was bright. On the top of the bell, two pig heads were put together to make a bell button, which was quite different from the usual practice of catching a lion dragon. Old friends are all named "pig head clock". It is said that because the fire did not end before the 49th day of its clock, fires often occurred inside and outside the city when it was struck. In the eighth year of the Republic of China (1919), the power of the country was not strong. Local Ren invited a technician to Shanghai to cut off the bell button and steal it abroad. Since then, the sacred bell no longer hung, so the "Ancient Bell Pavilion" was built to hide it. Because the button of the clock looks like two pig heads, it is called "pig head clock". It is also said that the original name of the clock is "Jituo clock", and people call it "pig head clock". We don't have to go to the bottom of the story seriously. "If we pretend to be true, then it's true and false, and if there's nothing to do, it's better to keep it in people's imagination. In 1987, the Bell Pavilion was rebuilt, and the pavilion couplet: "based on historical facts, there is a fairy well on Songtai mountain; there is a folk song left, and the pig head bell in Miaogo temple." The "Jituo bell" in the pavilion is a Song Dynasty object with a height of 1.3 meters and a diameter of 0.8 meters. The pig head clock has been recovered by the Municipal Museum of cultural relics.

Public transportation

Miaoguo temple is located in the southwest corner of the ancient city of Wenzhou. There are main roads such as Xinhe street and Renmin Road passing by, so the traffic is convenient.

Stop bus

The bus routes passing through the bus stop "miaoguo Temple" are as follows:

No.4; No.4 night shift; No.5; No.8; No.8 Dazhan Express; No.10; No.15; No.21; No.26; No.37; No.44; No.44 interval; NO.48; No.55; No.58; No.59; No.79; No.90; No.111; no.b103; no.b106; no.b108; no.b109; no.b111.

Bus Guide

Go to the railway station (Wenzhou station): B109 (last flight), 15, 21, 48, 111 (detour), 5 (detour);

To the South Railway Station (Wenzhou South Railway Station): b108 (the fastest), B109 (the last train is late but the passenger flow is huge);

To the airport (Wenzhou Longwan International Airport): NO.48 to No.73, no.b103 to No.41; (as the last bus to the airport is generally early and the airport is far away, please pay attention to the time.)

Go to Jingshan: No.44, area 44.

Go to Jiangxin Island (no ferry, but get off at the west end of Jiangxin Island and the historic site at the east end): take no.5/10/37/55/58/111/b103/b106 and turn to No.46 at Cuiwei new village;

Go to Jiangxin Ferry (you need to take a boat to Jiangxin Island, but the landing point is close to the historic site): get off at No. 90 Pifang lane, and get off at No. B111 Xinhe street;

Go to Sanlong wetland: get off at the intersection of No.59 Sanlong, B111 Sanlong, No.48 zhangjiaqiao East, no.b103 Xueyuan West, and get off at the north of Sanlong Avenue;

To Chashan (Daluo mountain): No.40, No.59;

To Wenzhou Paradise: No.59.

Address: 292 Renmin West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China

Longitude: 120.650381

Latitude: 28.008895

Tel: 0577-88270526