Feilai Temple

Feilai Temple

Feilai temple is located in Yunnan Province, 8 kilometers away from Deqin County, along the Yunnan Tibet highway. It was first built in 1614, A.D., with a history of nearly 390 years.

The buildings of Feilai temple are scattered, and the halls and buildings echo each other. The whole temple is composed of the hall of sons and grandsons, the hall of Guansheng, the hall of Haichao, the hall of Liangxiang, the hall of lianger and the hall of Sibei. The arrangement in the temple is characterized by the unity of the three religions.

brief introduction

It is located along the Yunnan Tibet Highway 8 km away from Deqin County. It was first built in the 42nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1614 AD), with a history of nearly 390 years. Feilai temple covers an area of 1500 square meters. It is built according to Zhengyi mountain. Along the way, there are ancient pines, mottled shadows, twists and turns of streams, and low song of pines. The couplet "the ancient temple has no lamp, but the moon shines, the mountain gate does not lock, and the temple is covered with clouds".

The buildings of Feilai temple are scattered, and the halls and buildings echo each other. The whole temple is composed of the hall of sons and grandsons, the hall of Guansheng, the hall of Haichao, the hall of Liangxiang, the hall of lianger and the hall of Sibei. The arrangement in the temple is characterized by the unity of the three religions. The most amazing thing is the sculpture art of Haichao hall, the main building of Feilai temple. The main hall is a single eaves hanging on the top of the mountain, seven sandalwood lifting beam structure, three rooms wide, the whole beam, the beam frame is regular, it is composed of large garden wood, the eaves is simple and sparse, the eaves column stands on a huge xumizuo column base, the seat waist is engraved with figures, flowers and other decorative relief patterns. The wood carvings under the eaves are soft and beautiful, quiet and unique, the lattice fans in front of the hall are complete, the lattice pattern is exquisite, and the carving is skilled.

Entering the main hall, people are dazzled. The main hall was chiseled into a plane according to the mountain and formed a wall with the help of the mountain. The craftsmen chiseled out the main body of the Haichao hall on the rocks -- the picture of Haichao Dragon King sending his daughter to get married. On the left side of the picture are eighteen Arhats with different expressions, and on the right side are the stories of the characters in journey to the west, all of which are exquisite and vivid.

Other related

There is a legendary story about the construction and naming of the temple: when the temple was built, it was originally located two kilometers away from the current site, and all the materials were ready. On the night before the ground breaking, the main building materials such as columns and beams disappeared, and the abbot monk sent people to trace them. When we found the current site, we found that the columns and beams had been erected according to the specifications, and there were no back beams and columns of the main hall. People thought that this was the divine will, so they built the temple on the current site according to the divine will, and because the columns and beams came to support themselves, they called it "Feilai Temple". Today, standing on the edge of Douwen village to see Feilai temple, I really want to fly. The ancient temple, which is surrounded by mountains, dense forests and clouds, has the appearance of cutting off clouds and fog, and also has the image of condensation and invariability. It is really a place where there is a fairy terrace on the precipice, and a tower of jade standing upright.

There is a sweet spring in front of Feilai temple. It is said that this spring has the effect of keeping the appearance and longevity. The abbot of the temple lives a long life because he often drinks it. Therefore, people on the mountain rush to drink it. Before leaving, they have to take several pots down the mountain.

The snow on the top of the Baimang snow mountain does not melt all the year round, just like a crystal clear jade pillar straight into the blue sky, majestic and magnificent. The white clouds on the hillside are just like a beautiful veil of the snow mountain, which adds some mysterious color to the snow mountain.

The temple worships the statues of jueguna qazhaxi and kawagbo. On the walls of the main hall are painted pictures of master zongkaba, King Kong of Shengle, Dharma protectors, living Buddhas of Deqin temple and several temples in Ganzi Prefecture, as well as the deeds of zhubanaka, the builder of Feilai temple. Feilai temple is opposite to Kawagebo peak, on which there is a monument of "martyrdom of Chinese and Japanese mountain climbing warriors in Meili Snow Mountain" and a Buddhist pagoda. The monument stands in memory of 17 dead mountaineers of Meili Snow Mountain climbing team in January 4, 1991. The pagoda was built to commemorate the 10th Panchen Lama's visit to Deqin.

Address: National Highway 320, Chuxiong City, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China

Longitude: 101.743156

Latitude: 25.372103