"Living Buddha" Jigong's former residence, looking at such a magnificent place, why did Jigong go wandering around?

TV series is a well-known figure, and his virtues of helping those in danger, helping the poor, eliminating violence, and demonstrating good and punishing evil have left a deep impression on people. So, is there really such a person as Jigong in history? Actually, there is indeed. His real name is Li Xiuyuan , Jigong is just his legal name. He is from Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang. former residence.

Jigong is a legendary figure known to women and children. The stories and legends about Jigong began to circulate as early as and the period of the Southern Song Dynasty. His story was heard orally among the people, and it was not until the late Ming and early Qing dynasties that a novel describing the story of Jigong appeared. "Jigong Biography", "Lingyin Temple Chronicle", "Jizu Pagoda Temple Chronicle" and "Hangzhou Buddhist History" also have related records of him. In 2006, " Jigong legend " was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

JigongLi Xiuyuan is an eminent monk in the Southern Song Dynasty. The Li family has believed in Buddhism for generations. His father, Li Maochun, was nearly forty years old. He devoutly worshipped Buddha and finally got this son. After Jigong was born, the abbot of the nearby Guoqing Temple named him Xiuyuan, and since then he has forged a deep connection with Buddhism. After his parents died, Jigong went to Guoqing Temple to become a monk, then went to Hangzhou Lingyin Temple, and finally went to Jingci Temple.

In Jigong's hometownTiantai, there are many stories about his childhood life and helping the poor and the poor. When he grew up, he went to Hangzhou. Jigong was not bound by the precepts in the monastery. He liked wine and meat, and his behavior seemed crazy. The matter of dying to help the weak, his behavior was initially considered by many monks to violate the precepts of Zen, but the abbot tolerated him. On May 16, 1209, Jigong passed away in Jingci Temple at the age of sixty.

Jigong's house is located by the Zhexi River in Yongning Village. Today, in the area of ​​Chicheng Road, Tiantai County, was the ancestral home of Jigong in ancient times. Today's former residence of Jigong was restored later. It covers an area of ​​16 acres and has a building area of ​​26,310 square meters. It consists of Guanxia Pavilion, Jigong Li's Ancestral Residence and Longxi Garden. This former residence contains the local architectural style of eastern Zhejiang. It has the atmosphere of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The Zhexi River originating from Beishan is the place where Jigong fished and swam when he was young. Longxi Garden is the private manor of Jigong's family, and there are also memorial places such as Jigong Buddhist Temple, Jigong Pavilion and Stone Wall Bridge. These attractions related to Jigong are all restored according to historical legends, so that tourists who like Jigong come here will have a lot of intimacy.

Someone played Jigong in Jigong's former residence to make money.

Thinking back then, he could not let Jigong be nostalgic in such an imposing home, and he still embarked on a road of wandering around. Mr. You Benchang , the actor of the TV series "Jigong", once returned to Tiantai to visit Jigong's former residence and said: "Jigong's former residence is well repaired". Let Jigong, who travels all over the world, finally have a real "home" in his hometown.

The pavilions and pavilions in the former residence are like a garden in Jiangnan , reproduces the real life scenes of Jigong in history, making people feel the unusual life of Jigong here. The ticket fee for Jigong's former residence is 30 yuan, which is not expensive. It is worthwhile to visit so many places.