Located in the eastern part of Qianshan Beigou, Anshan City, Liaoning Province, Longquan Temple is the largest existing temple among the "five major Zen forests" in Qianshan. The temple is surrounded by strange peaks and ancient pines form forests. It has a long history, is well-

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is located in Longquan Temple in the eastern part of Qianshan Beigou, Anshan City, Liaoning Province. It is the largest existing temple among the "five major Zen forests" of Qianshan . The temple is surrounded by strange peaks and ancient pines are formed into forests. It has a long history, a decent architecture, and is known for its harmonious layout and natural scenery.

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What is Longquan? There are two main statements:

There is a spring water flowing out from a rock gap in front of the first Pihu Hall, and the stream is curved like a dragon, so it is named Longquan.

Second, and it is related to Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin. When Li Shimin fought eastward, he passed through thousands of mountains to set up camp here. The emperor was the true dragon emperor. After drinking this spring, he was named Longquan. There are other legends among the people that have put a mystery on this ancient temple. The times overlap and change, but what remains unchanged is the spring water flowing all day long, telling history and carrying vicissitudes!

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Longquan Temple has a very long history. It is said that it was created in , the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, and has a history of more than 1,500 years. According to the "Qianshan Zhi", after Buddhist monks entered Qianshan during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, some monks first lived in Jile Cave, and later built a small temple next to Jile Cave. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism flourished, monks gradually built some small Buddhist temples and temples around the vicinity of Jile Cave, and the Longquan Temple building had a basic prototype. This is recorded in many existing inscriptions of the Tang Dynasty. The "Five Zen Forests" in Qianshan were all built during this period, and thus have been rebuilt and added in all dynasties.

During the Jin and Yuan dynasties, the development of Longquan Temple began to enter a period of gradually becoming prosperous. The scale of temple buildings became increasingly large, and it was as if it was the first of the five major Zen forests in Thousand Mountains.

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Longquan Temple was built on a large scale after the Ming Dynasty. When entering the Qianshan Longquan North Valley, you can see the majestic mountain gate of Longquan Temple. It is engraved on it when Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty rebuilt "Longquan Temple" in April 1, 1610, the emperor wrote the four big words "Imperially Build Longquan". The main buildings of Longquan Temple, the Daxiong Hall, the Dharma King Hall, the Zen Hall, the Cooking Hall and the Side Hall, were all built in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, except for Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty (Ming Shizong believed in Taoism ), other emperors all praised Buddhism. Especially the Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun and his mother, the charitable Empress Dowager. In the 12th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, I appreciated the virtues of the monks of Longquan Temple and the merits of promoting Buddhism. Empress Dowager Cisheng issued an edict: 637 letters of the Song Dynasty, 678 volumes, and gave to Longquan Temple, Qianshan, . At the same time, a bronze-cast golden lotus statue was given a Buddha statue, which was 1.4 meters high and weighed 300 kilograms, and since then it became a treasure in Longquan Temple. Famous in the Central Plains and the best in Kanto. The Qing army entered the pass and established After the Qing Dynasty , Longquan Temple was still in full bloom. Kangxi and Qianlong emperors both ordered the construction of Longquan Temple. At this point, Longquan Temple has reached its current scale.

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In addition to the origin of the name of Longquan Temple, there are many legends, this temple has great connection and fate with Maitreya Bodhisattva .

Thousands of mountains are called "the mountain of thousands of mountains". When you look up and down, the thousands of peaks are like stars holding the moon and holding the Longquan Temple. The Maitreya Dharma Hall in the temple is so magical and impartially on the same axis as the Maitreya Buddha naturally formed by thousands of mountains, facing each other far away. When you walk into the Maitreya Dharma Hall, those who are careful will find that Maitreya Bodhisattva in Longquan Temple is located south and north, and is known as "Sitreya in reverse", which is exactly the opposite of the Maitreya in other local temples. Why is it placed in this way?

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According to legend, East China Sea Dragon King The prince violated the heavenly rules (Why does the dragon prince always violate the heavenly rules?) He was demoted to Qianshan Longquan Valley by Jade Emperor and turned into a mountain. But the Dragon Prince was resentful and wanted to escape again and again. So in order to suppress the Dragon King, the monks of Longquan Temple specially invited a holy statue of Maitreya Bodhisattva and sat north and south on the dragon head.One day, Maitreya Bodhisattva's true body went to other temples to bear the incense, and felt that Maitreya Bodhisattva was absent, and shook his head and tail on the Longquan Temple, shaking his body, trying to take off and return to the sea. At this time, Maitreya Bodhisattva, who was far away in Leshan, Sichuan, moved his body and knew that the Dragon King Prince, thousands of miles away, was about to escape. So a Buddha light returned and suppressed the Dragon King Prince who was about to take off, and the Dragon King Prince instantly turned into a mountain. Due to the rotation of the flying dragon, the Maitreya Buddha statue on the dragon head also changed direction as the flying dragon turned south, becoming the "reversing Maitreya" facing south and north. After Maitreya Bodhisattva used his magic power to settle the Prince Long who was about to escape, he saw that his seat had changed. He smiled and thought, "If you fall down, just sit down." Anyway, I have the main seats in every mountain and temple in the world, and there is a statue of the downward seat." Just let him go! Later, in order for Longquan Temple to be as solid as a rock forever, to suppress Feilong, a granite stone pestle was erected next to the Maitreya Hall, which was 2 meters high and named "Shan Zhen Bao Pestle"

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In addition, everyone knows that there is a natural Maitreya Buddha in Qianshan, but they don't know that there is also a natural Maitreya Buddha statue in Longquan Temple. Maitreya Bodhisattva is the future Buddha, symbolizing light, future and hope. After Maitreya became a Buddha under the Longhua tree, he lived in Tushita Palace on Mount Sumeru and became the Buddha in the future world. According to legend, once Maitreya Bodhisattva traveled to famous mountains and rivers. Seeing the beautiful scenery of thousands of mountains, he sat down to rest. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep and slept on the Qianshan Lotus Embroidered Platform for three thousand years. The natural Maitreya Buddha was formed where he slept. Maitreya Buddha After waking up, he was reluctant to leave. He sat on the back mountain of Longquan Temple for three hundred years, and then another natural Maitreya Buddha statue was formed. There is now a mountain more than 30 meters high in the north of the Vilu Hall on the back mountain of Longquan Temple. It is integrated up and down, made of stones. The head of the peak is slightly tilted forward. From a distance, it looks like a huge statue of Maitreya Buddha sitting with a clear outline, so it is called "Maitreya Peak". The towering peak wall is engraved with four big words "Tu Fu Yingsheng".

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Like most ancient temples, Longquan Temple did not escape the destruction of the war. During the period when Japan invaded the Northeast and occupied the Thousand Mountains, the cultural relics of Longquan Temple were destroyed and robbed by Japanese invaders. A large number of fine couplets, plaques, ancient Buddhas, calligraphy and paintings and other fine works were robbed and lost.

In addition, it is located in Wukui Mountain, Meihekou City, Jilin Province, and has the lower courtyard of Qianshan Longquan Temple. The original site of Longquan Temple in Wukuishan, Meihekou City is located on the north of West Street Road, Shancheng Town, known as "Little Fengtian". , built in the 5th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1872 AD). The original temple of Longquan Temple has 54 temples covering an area of 7,000 square meters. It was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". In 1992, in order to actively implement religious policies, the Meihekou Municipal People's Government approved the reconstruction of Longquan Temple in Longshan Fenglingjian, Wukuishan Scenic Area with the approval of the Provincial People's Government. The Longquan Temple in Wukui Mountain is a branch of the Longquan Temple in Wutai Mountain, and the lower courtyard of the Longquan Temple in Qianshan.