Jingling mountain Buddha

Jingling mountain Buddha

Located in Shangtang, Lushan, Henan Province, jingling mountain Buddha is close to national highway 311, national key scenic spot Shiren Mountain in the west, Zhaoping Lake in the East, and secret cave villa in the south. The scenic area covers an area of 11700 mu, presenting the golden distribution of "four sceneries, three districts and four best". It is grand in scale, with green mountains and water, beautiful charm, solemn and peaceful.

In the scenic area, the 153 meter high Lushena Buddha stands solemnly in golden body and has solemn Dharma. Foquan temple is built close to the mountain with magnificent momentum. Longshoufeng bronze casting "auspicious bell" weighs 116 tons, with exquisite workmanship and long sound. Liuyang mountain in the area is connected with Tianhe River, with beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery. Xuantian foot, natural hot springs and river waterfalls add more mystery and charm to this ancient land. "The Golden Buddha mountain stands, the light of the Golden Buddha is ever bright, and the foquan Temple springs and moistens the mountains and rivers.". The warm and hospitable Tianrui people sincerely welcome your sightseeing and let you stay in it and forget to return.

Appearance of Buddha

The total height of Lushan Buddha in Central Plains is 208 meters (including 108 meters in height, 20 meters in lotus seat, 25 meters in Vajra seat and 55 meters in Xumi seat). The eye of Buddha is 1.9 meters high and 3.9 meters wide, while the hand of Buddha is 19 meters high, 9 meters wide and 5 meters thick. The Buddha statue is made of 3300 tons of copper, 108 kg of gold, more than 15000 tons of special steel, with a surface area of 11300 square meters. It is welded with 13300 copper plates. It is the world's largest copper casting Buddha.

Features of scenic spots

The Golden Buddha altar is the best place to visit the Golden Buddha. In the East is the "altar of happiness and wisdom", where praying to Buddha and making a wish can increase happiness and wisdom. In the west is the "longevity altar", where worshiping Buddha and making vows can lead to health and longevity. China is the "altar of rites and Buddhas", where we make a wish and wish everything will be successful. The architectural design creativity fully reflects the cultural atmosphere of the Buddhist resort. On the day when the dome of the big Buddha was installed, the altar of rites of Buddha surprised the spirit sound, worshipped the Buddha in the center of the altar, echoed, transmitted the Buddhist sound, and lowered the magic power. It has become a unique miracle of the Buddhist resort. The Golden Buddha of Foshan is backed by the Buddha capital mountain, facing the Buddha spring river, accompanied by the green dragon and white tiger. It stands tall and towering. The total height of the Golden Buddha is 158 meters, the height of the Golden Buddha is 108 meters, and the height of lotus seat and Vajra seat is 45 meters. It is the first Buddha in the world. The idea of Jingjian Golden Buddha comes from the "five directions and five Buddhas" of Zhao Puchu, former president of the Buddhist Association. Although there is Lushena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes in the Central Plains, there are five differences compared with the Golden Buddha in fudushan: Lushena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes is a stone Buddha with sitting image, incomplete arms and hard to verify fingerprints; Foshan Golden Buddha is a golden body with standing image, complete and clear fingerprints, which has distinct characteristics of the times and is a vivid embodiment of the excellent culture of the Chinese nation. "Golden Buddha, Luciana, verduman top". Foshan Golden Buddha is kind and solemn, and its spirit seems to have a sound, which fully embodies the artistic conception of long lasting and universal, and can be regarded as a masterpiece. "The five Buddhas are supreme, and the ten realms are dedicated to mantura.". "Pilu world", centering on the Golden Buddha and in accordance with the orientation concept of Lushena Buddha, shows the grand scene of "five Buddhas" and tens of thousands of Dharma protecting Bodhisattvas, Vajra, arhat and heavenly daughters in the space of nearly 10000 square meters of Vajra throne and lotus throne. The number of statues is so many and exquisite, and the situation is like Dharma avoiding instrument, which is the first Pilu world in the world today.

The auspicious bell tower is built on Longshou peak on the North Bank of Dasha River. This is the place where Buddhism flourished in China. In the Tang Dynasty, foquan temple had a large scale and many monks. According to the records of Lushan county annals, it was destroyed in Wuzong of Tang Dynasty because of the promotion of Taoism and the destruction of Buddhism. In order to inherit and carry forward the tradition of casting Hongzhong in the flourishing age of the Chinese nation, the board of directors decided to cast this unique auspicious bell.

The auspicious bell weighs 116 tons, is 8.108 meters high and has a maximum diameter of 5.118 meters. Auspicious bell not only inherits the national tradition, but also reflects the characteristics of the times, with rich cultural connotation. On the top of the bell is a pair of dragons with fire beads; on the shoulder is 36 lotus petals; on the front and back are three characters of "auspicious bell"; on the side are two couplets written by Zhong Ding: on the left is "Na Fu Zeng Hui, wind and rain are smooth"; on the right is "ten thousand years to ensure the peace of the country and the people"; on the top of the bell are four auspicious pictures of "golden dragon playing with beads", "red phoenix rising sun", "Xianghe dancing" and "Ruilin flying cloud" The bell waist is decorated with 56 Ruyi patterns, symbolizing the harmony and unity of 56 nationalities in China, sharing auspiciousness; the bell skirt is cast with mountains and rivers, clouds and the sun, symbolizing the magnificent mountains and rivers of our motherland, and blessing our socialist construction to move forward and never stop. The inscriptions of the bell are very wonderful, with a total of 666 characters. The inscriptions describe the functions of the bell and describe the famous clocks of the past dynasties. The existing ones are the Yongle bell of the Ming Dynasty, which weighs 46.2 tons, the drum tower bell of Beijing, which weighs 63 tons, and the altar bell of Beijing, which weighs 50 tons. And the auspicious bell is "worth the great bell of 116 tons set up in qianxijia year in Lushan Shangtang place I think it's auspicious and blessed, and I'll sing praises to the present. ". Zhong Mingwen wrote a distinctive mark of the times, eulogizing the important thought of "Communists, turn the tide, dominate China, and be famous all over the world" and Comrade Jiang Zemin's "Three Represents". The auspicious bell was cast locally and hung on the clock stand. It was decided on May 19, 2000, and started on June 15; the building modeling workshop was started on July 26; the modeling was started on September 25; the pouring was completed at 16:45 p.m. on December 20; the hanging was completed on January 28, 2001, and the first sound was 21 at 0:00 p.m. on January 1, 2001. On January 16, 2004, it passed the appraisal of national experts organized by Pingdingshan Municipal government. The appraisal opinion shows that the auspicious bell is the most important external striking bronze bell in the world, with good surface quality, clear text and decoration, symmetrical geometric size, accurate and reasonable composition, pure and thick timbre, long tail sound and shocking force. On June 19, he declared the Guinness world record and obtained the certification certificate.

Significance of construction

Located in Lushan County, Henan Province, China, Lushan Giant Buddha cultural tourism zone is located in the golden position of Funiu Mountain Ecotourism, with the best volcanic hot spring belt in China. Zhengzhou Yaoshan expressway is directly connected with Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, Lianhuo Expressway and other national expressways. With obvious location advantages, it is an international scenic spot supported by Henan Province.

With a planning area of 13.40 square kilometers, Lushan Giant Buddha cultural tourism zone is the only provincial planning and evaluation unit of tourism industry in Henan Province. After ten years of construction, it has invested more than 1.2 billion yuan, integrating Buddhist culture, hot spring recuperation, tourism, leisure and entertainment. The cultural landscape and natural landscape converge, and Buddhist culture and modern civilization blend. The cultural area is mainly composed of a thousand year old temple, such as foquan temple, yuanxintai, chaofo Avenue, LIFO terrace, Lushan Buddha, the world's largest Buddha, Tianrui bell and bell tower, the world's largest bronze bell, as well as high-end hot spring hotel and other supporting facilities.

The main buildings in the cultural area are carefully designed by experts at home and abroad. Lushan Buddha in the Central Plains is a collection of Buddhist statues of the past dynasties; Tianrui bell was designed by the Beijing Bell Museum, and Professor Xiao Hong, the designer of the regional emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, presented pictures and pictures, with a height of 8.108 meters and a weight of 116 tons; chaofo Avenue and Buddhist platform are also the first in history.

According to the provincial tourism administration, the world's largest Buddha, mount Falu, with a height of 108 meters, will hold the inauguration ceremony and the Buddha opening ceremony on September 29. Meanwhile, from September 1 to December 30, Lushan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot, with a ticket price of 66 yuan, will be open to tourists from all over the province for free. Lushan Giant Buddha Scenic Area also has the world's largest clock weighing 106 tons, the world's largest chaofo square with an area of 20000 square meters, and supporting facilities such as foquan temple and hot spring hotel.

Important events

Foquan temple, Lushan County, Henan Province, China, is a thousand year old temple and a prosperous place.

At 9:29 a.m. on September 29, 2008, the inauguration ceremony of Lushan Buddha in Central Plains, the world's largest Buddha, and the Kaiguang Dharma meeting will be held here.

Together with 108 eminent monks from four places on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, the Chinese Buddhist Association has opened up the light for the 208 meter Buddha, creating another grand event in the history of Chinese Buddhism. The French Association invited famous hosts Wu Xiaoli and Chen duo to be the hosts of the activities, and famous artists such as Na Ying and Fei Xiang to perform together. The overseas famous Shaolin martial monks group performed in person.

Tourism information

The ticket price of Jingling mountain Buddha is 66 yuan.

On May 12, 2008, the Grand Buddha of Jingling mountain officially opened to visitors.

Address: Shangtang village, Zhaocun Township, Lushan County, Henan Province

Longitude: 112.4596439159

Latitude: 33.758057832685