Wanghua Temple

Wanghua Temple

Wanghua temple is located at the west end of Wuxi bridge and on the hill on the West Bank of Jiuhua river. In 1501, Duxian Pengli built Huating here. Later, in 1577, Su Wanmin, the magistrate of Qingyang County, rebuilt and renamed the unit "Wanghua building".

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Wanghua temple is located at the west end of Wuxi bridge and on the hill on the West Bank of Jiuhua river. In 1501, Duxian Pengli built Huating here. Later, in 1577, Su Wanmin, the magistrate of Qingyang County, rebuilt and renamed the unit "Wanghua building". Later, Yiting and Lou were "Guanyin hall", which was destroyed in the late 1960s. In the 1990s, some monks rebuilt the Guanyin hall and the main hall, but it did not reach the scale of Chengshan temple. In 2003, Shengming, the abbot of Jiuhua Mountain ancient Sutra worship platform, was also the abbot of Wanghua temple. Faxinchonghui ancient temple was rebuilt in front of Guanyin Hall (facing the East). The gate was expanded 8 meters outside the front wall of the temple, and steps were set on the left and right to enter the gate. The shape implied "hands in one" saluting Amitabha Buddha. It is planned to build Wanghua Pavilion on the top platform of the north side of the main hall, with octagonal two-story three eaves and a stone like xumizuo base. This is the landmark cultural landscape of the temple. You can enjoy the scenery of Wuxi mountain and Jiuhua from the pavilion. The tomb of Wang Shan, the number one scholar of Ming Dynasty in the south of the temple, will be restored to its magnificence and integrated with the mountain temple. In front of the temple, an ancient bridge will be built on the Jiuhua River to add luster to the ancient temple.

brief introduction

Wanghua temple in Jiuhua Mountain is located at the head of Wuxi bridge in Jiuhua Mountain. It is the first temple in Jiuhua Mountain. It is the north gate of Jiuhua Mountain and the necessary entrance to Jiuhua Mountain. Since ancient times, it is the best place to see Jiuhua. It is said that zhuoxi, a gold mine, once looked at Jiuhua Mountain here before Jiuhua. Peng Kui, the imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty, built the "play Huating" here in 1501. In 1577, Su Wanmin, the magistrate of Qingyang County, rebuilt it and renamed it "wanghualou". After that, yitinglou and Guanyin hall became wanghuachan temple, which was known as the first incense of Jiuhuashan. Wanghua temple has a history of more than 500 years. It has experienced many ups and downs. Today, the country is prosperous,

In order to carry forward the spirit of the Bodhisattva of Tibet, the famous mountains are flourishing. In 2003, master Shi Shengming, vice president of Jiuhua Mountain Buddhist Association and Abbot of gubaijingtai, inherited the thousand year inheritance of "Wuxi mountain scenery" and revived the 500 year tradition of Buddhism at the north gate of Jiuhua Mountain. He revived Wanghua temple, joined with the eminent monk Dade, and led ten believers at home and abroad. He raised more than 20 million yuan to build and expand the Mountain Gate hall, Zhuangyuan bridge (Wuxi bridge) and Tianyi bridge of Wanghua temple Wang Dian, Da Xiong Bao Dian, di Zang Dian, Guan Yin Dian, Zhong Gu Lou, Zang Jing Lou, and Seng Liao Zhai Tang make the architecture of Wanghua Chan Temple look new and magnificent.

At the same time, following the rules of the ancient jungle, strictly regulating the calendar and discipline, actively cultivating Sangha, holding Buddhist ceremonies such as seven Buddhas, sutra confessions, Dharma meetings and ten thousand people's pilgrimage to the mountains all the year round, so as to make the boundless people quiet and benefit from the Dharma. At a time when the Buddhist cause of Wanghua temple is booming and the construction of the project is booming, the former master Shi Shengming unfortunately returned to the West in 2010. At this critical juncture, the master Shi Guozhi, the senior disciple of the former master, bravely shouldered the heavy burden, inherited the master's will, led the monks in the temple, together with the believers at home and abroad before the former teachers and students, continued to carry out various large-scale Buddhist activities, and continued to build the temple Today, the sound of the morning bell and evening drum of wanghuachan Temple reverberates in Jiuhua day and night. The wax and fire in the temple are bright, the cigarettes are floating around, the monks chant sutras, recite Buddhas and burn incense. The clear and clear Chen enters the ears and moistens the heart, making people feel like entering a fairyland. Pilgrims flock into the temple one after another every day, and hope that the huachan temple will present a scene full of incense. The "Wanghua Pavilion" in Wanghua temple and the "Wuxi bridge" built in Song Dynasty and the tomb of Zhuangyuan in Ming Dynasty are all famous Jiuhua historic sites.

Wanghua Pavilion and Wuxi bridge: Mount Wanghua Pavilion, Jiuhua Xiufeng is emerald in the distance, like clouds towering outside, misty clouds and misty clouds. You can have a close view of the clear water and streams, reflecting the mountain shadow, and you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, countless poets and masters of Danqing have wandered here, forgetting to return, leaving many poems for "the scenery of the five streams". Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty passed the Wuxi bridge and enjoyed the scenery. He wrote a quatrain: "in the past, I saw a picture of Jiuhua, but why there were no pictures in the south of the Yangtze River? Today when I look at the Wuxi bridge, the painter still lacks the skill.". In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Shifan wrote: "when I look at the Huating Pavilion on the Wuxi bridge, my eyes turn blue as soon as I stop whiplash. Ninety nine peaks are like paintings. How can I visit the mountain spirit with wax clogs?" Yuandao, a monk of modern poetry, said: "five streams make mountain springs, streams send peaks and light out of the great river, mountains and hills accumulate, green and beautiful rocks, color is emptiness and Zen.". "The mountains in the south of the Yangtze River are not beautiful in Jiuhua, and the victory of Jiuhua is in Wuxi." "Wuxi mountain scenery" is the top of Jiuhua Mountain's "Jiuhua ten sceneries".

Wangshan Zhuangyuan tomb: located in the west of Wanghua temple, covering an area of 2000 square meters. Wang Shan, a native of Guichi, was a minister of imperial family in Dali Temple (Nanjing) in 1511. He lived a second grade salary and died in the capital. He admired the landscape of Jiuhua, his hometown, and was buried here. His tomb is facing Jiuhua, the holy land. It is a spiral staircase with a strip stone structure. The tombstone and inscriptions are all available. The coffin is still in the original cave. There are three levels of worshipping platform in front of the tomb, There are stone lions, stone horses, stone sheep, stone dogs and stone turtles on both sides of the Shinto. On both sides of the Shinto, there are wengzhong stone people who look like real people. They are magnificent and magnificent. This historic site was seriously damaged during the cultural revolution and is in urgent need of restoration.

Jiuhua Mountain has been one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China for more than a thousand years. It is a holy place for worshippers all over the country, especially in Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan and Korea. It has been known as an International Buddhist temple and an important tourist hotline in China.

With the development of Jiuhuashan Zhengxing phase II, the 99 meter bronze statue of Tibetan Bodhisattva in jiuhuake village base is about to be a complete success. Then there will be an increase of hundreds of millions of monks, pilgrims and tourists who worship the Tibetan Bodhisattva. Wanghua temple is only 2 kilometers away from the 99 meter bronze statue of Bodhisattva. Looking up, abbot Shi Guozhi is planning to rebuild Wanghua Pavilion, build a pagoda, and rebuild Wang Shan's tomb, so as to increase the Buddhist cultural landscape, add to the beauty of the first scene of the "Jiuhua ten sceneries" and worship the 99 meter Bodhisattva The large bronze statue is convenient for believers and benefits all living beings.

Address: Qingyang County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province

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