Anxi Putuo Temple

Anxi Putuo Temple

Putuo Temple Putuo temple is located in Fengshan, Anxi County, Fujian Province. It was built in 961 A.D. in the second year of Jianlong in Song Dynasty. It was originally named "Long'an" and later renamed "Shanhui". Kaishan temple has a history of more than 1000 years. Now it has been rebuilt in 2008. The building adopts the style of Tang Dynasty and is inscribed by master Jie Ren, abbot of Putuo Mountain in Nanhai. In the past, a number of elders, Dade, were here to worship Buddha, to meditate, to carry forward Buddhism and to help all living beings.

Historical evolution

Located in the back hill of Fengshan tea park, Anxi Putuo temple was built in the Song Dynasty. It was originally named "Long'an" and later renamed "Shanhui". According to the annals of Anxi County in the Ming Dynasty, shanhuiyuan was built at the foot of Fengji mountain in the second year of song Jianlong (961 A.D.), initially named "Long'an". Zhiping two years (AD 1065) renamed "Shanhui", there are three peak Pavilion. Worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva, there are eminent monks living in the courtyard, and the incense is very popular. According to the annals of Anxi County written by Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, shanhuiyuan was built in Fengshan in the Song Dynasty and is now known as Putuo temple.

About 100 meters in front of the site of shanhuiyuan, there is a cliff stone carving of Quannong, two meters square, six lines in regular script, which records officials of Song Dynasty coming to the temple to persuade farmers. It was published in the year of Xuanhe and xinchou of Song Dynasty (1121 A.D.), which coincided with the change of Qingxi county to Anxi County. The contents of the stone inscription are as follows: "live in the mountains, publish things, persuade farmers to work in autumn, Xuanhe xinchou, Qiantian Wu Gongquan, and long danghuang Zongzhi." Persuading the peasants is a special phenomenon in Tang and Song dynasties. The stone inscription talks about the relationship between the monks on the mountain and persuading the peasants. There was a large Buddhist temple in Anxi city. Shanhui temple is divided into front yard and back yard by Cliff stone carving. The front yard is in front of the cliff stone and the back yard is in the back. It can be seen that the scale of the temple in that year was large.

In October 2002, the County Cultural Relics Management Association listed the cliff stone carvings as the county cultural relics protection unit. In 2007, the county's cultural administration department found a number of Song Dynasty cultural relics at shanhuiyuan site, including lotus petals, ancient pillar bases, ancient temple tiles, ancient temple pillar footstones, porcelain pieces, etc.

religious activities

Shanhuiyuan is an ancient temple with a history of thousands of years. In the past, many elders, Dade, were worshipped by monks for their devotion to Buddhism, Buddhism, and universal salvation. Master Xuehang, an eminent monk of Guanghua temple in Putian, whose ancestral home is Xiping, Anxi, has always been concerned about the development of Buddhism in Anxi. Before that, Anxi was the only county (city or district) in Quanzhou that did not have a place for orthodox Buddhism and vowed to revive the ancient temple. In 2007, master Pukong was granted his apprentice to take over the Shanhui temple, which was expanded and renamed Putuo temple. Thanks to master Jieren, the abbot of Putuo Mountain in Nanhai, he Autographed it and built an Anxi orthodox Buddhist place. Master Pukong is an apprentice of the famous master Xuehang in Singapore. He once served as a knowledgeable guest of Pingxing temple in Taimu mountain, Fuding City.

Reconstruction work

In 2005, Anxi Putuo temple was officially opened. Then, a series of complex work related to the project construction was carried out. Through various construction application and audit, documents such as "opinions on construction site selection", "opinions on fire protection design audit of Construction Engineering", "construction land permit", "construction project planning permit" and "construction permit" were obtained.

On the morning of November 2, 2008, the foundation laying ceremony of Yuantong hall was held in Putuo temple in Anxi. Vice president of the provincial Buddhist Association, abbot of Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, Daoyuan elder, city and county leaders, and hundreds of believers at home and abroad participated in the foundation laying activities, and the reconstruction of Anxi Putuo Temple began.

The Putuo temple in Anxi adopts the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty and is constructed in three phases. The first phase of the project includes Yuantong hall, bell tower, Drum Tower, sengliao, etc., with a total area of 7300 square meters. There are 2500 square meters under construction. After the completion of the first phase of the project, a large temple complex will be built in front of the temple, namely the front courtyard, for pilgrims to visit, and some of them will be used for monks to live, study and practice. The front yard is open to the outside world in an all-round way, without mutual influence. The second phase of the project will build parking lot, Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, Guanyin hall, Daxiong hall, Fatang hall, sutra Pavilion, zushi hall, Jialan hall, Zhaitang hall, tea culture activity room, Buddhist reading room, tanyue building, Yunshui hall, tea house, classroom and other facilities. In the third phase of the project, a huge statue of Guanyin will be built on the right mountain of Putuo temple, which will become an important symbol of Anxi County.

Natural features

Anxi oolong tea was born in Lingshan mountain, chengfanglu, bingqingling, chenxuanyou, vegetation Xiangu. The origin of Tie Guanyin in Anxi is a legend of Guanyin's dream. Tie Guanyin is related to Nanhai Guanyin.

At the Putuo temple in Anxi, the Bijia mountain in front of the temple is covered with green clothes, and the Fengshan mountain in the back of the temple is welcoming visitors. There are huge stone carvings with the word "Buddha", stone drums, stone camels, sleeping stone people, six tortoise games, stone turtles and other natural scenic spots in the mountains. Each flower, one stone, one plant and one tree shows the mystery of Prajna. Fengshan top view of the sunrise, but also as beautiful as fairyland.

Address: no.1999, Hebin North Road, Anxi County, Quanzhou City

Longitude: 118.2151333873

Latitude: 25.0655159009

Tel: 0595-26761999