Nanjing is one of the earliest regions in China to spread Buddhist culture. It has been China's Buddhist cultural center since ancient times and the dissemination and research center of modern Chinese Buddhist culture.

　　The history of Buddhism in China can be said to be a long history and has always influenced the thoughts of the Chinese people. Nanjing is one of the earliest regions in China to spread Buddhist culture. It has been China's Buddhist cultural center since ancient times and the dissemination and research center of modern Chinese Buddhist culture. The 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and so many towers in the mist and rain. shows that Buddhism was prevalent back then. Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, with a long history, with famous scenic spots and historical sites, and many famous temples and temples.

Nanjing people have the distinctive characteristics of honest, honest, tolerant, generous, kind and generous, and calm in encountering things. When encountering big things, Nanjing people say " how big a thing is" , and just pass by it calmly. The feeling of calmness and relaxation is that this only one in China has no other branch. I think that this has a lot to do with the popularity of Buddhism in Nanjing, the numerous temples, and the general public being influenced by the compassion, kindness, calmness and peace of Buddhist culture.

So, do you know what are the more famous temples in Nanjing? Today, let’s take a closer look at the famous, distinctive and stories of the temples in Nanjing. The length is limited. Today I will talk about three famous temples. In the next issue, I will talk about Dabaoen Temple, Hongjue Temple and Vilu Temple.

1. Nanjing Qixia Temple : No. 88 Qixia Street, Qixia District

Qixia Temple is located at the western foot of the middle peak of Qixia Mountain in Qixia District, Nanjing City. It is also known as Qixia Ancient Temple. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the Yangtze River in the north. It was built in the second year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (484). It has a history of more than 1,500 years. It is one of the four famous temples in China. is known as the "four major jungles" of Buddhism, , along with Zhejiang , Taizhou Guoqing Temple, Jingzhou Yuquan Temple in Hubei, and Lingyan Temple in Jezhou, Shandong. The ancestral home of the "Three Treatises" of Buddhism has an important position in the history of Chinese Buddhism. During the Southern Dynasties, it is as famous as Jiming Temple and Dingshan Temple. It is the center of Buddhism in China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties and is very important in the history of Chinese Buddhism.

In the second year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty, the Ming monk Shao lived in seclusion in Jiangchengxishan (i.e. Qixia Mountain). Because he placed his house as Qixia Jingshuo to live in it, it was the beginning of Qixia Temple. The monk Lang of Nanliang spread the teachings of the Three Treatises here, and was called the first ancestor of the Three Treatises in Jiangnan ( Three Treatises is one of the sects of Chinese Buddhism. It originated from the Madhyamaka Buddhism in ancient India. The Three Treatises sects take the "Madhyamaka", "Twelve Gate Treatises" and "Hundred Treatises" as the main basis, and is translated by Kumarajiva. It is said that Chinese ); during the relic pagoda of Emperor Gaozu of the Sui Dynasty, he built in the 83 states, and his relic pagoda was first established by Qixia Temple in Jiangzhou; during the relic pagoda of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, it was called Gongde Temple, which was large in scale. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the Ming Dynasty was built, and the Gongde Temple was changed to Yinjun Qixia Temple. It was rebuilt in the 25th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1392), and was given the title of Qixia Temple; in April 1983, Qixia Temple was identified as a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area, and the Chinese Buddhist Academy was established in the same year.

Qixia Temple architecture rises layer by layer with a rigorous and beautiful layout. In front of the temple is an open green lawn, with the flat waves as mirrored as a mirror and the white lotus pond as crescent moon. It is surrounded by lush trees, flowers and plants, and in the distance are winding peaks, the air is fresh and the scenery is quiet and beautiful. The main buildings in the temple include mountain gate, Maitreya Buddha Hall , Vairocana Hall, Dharma Hall, Buddhist Hall , Sutra Tower, Jianzhen Memorial Hall , and Relic Stone Pagoda. There is a Ming Huijun Monument in front of the temple, and there are many famous places such as Qianfo Rock behind the temple.

Ming Huijun Stele was erected in the early Tang Dynasty to commemorate Ming monk Shao. The inscription was written by Tang Gaozong Li Zhi , written by Tang Dynasty calligrapher Tang Dynasty Gao Zhengchen , and the word "Qixia" on the stele is written by Li Zhi. This is one of the ancient steles in the south of the Yangtze River and is a precious cultural relic.

Entering the mountain gate is the Maitreya Buddha Hall. The hall enshrined the Maitreya Buddha with a bare chest and a smile on his face. The King of Weituo stood upright behind him. After leaving the hall, you will climb up the steps. It is the main hall in the temple, the Zao Daxiong Temple, which is 10 meters high. The Vairocana Temple is followed by a majestic and solemn hall. In the middle, it is enshrined with the golden body Vairocana Buddha about 5 meters high. The disciples of the Brahma King and Indra stand on the left and right, and the Twenty Heavens are placed on both sides of the hall.Behind the Buddha is the statue of Guanyin on the island of . Guanyin stands at the forefront, Shancai and the Dragon Maid, Guanyin thirty-two incarnations spread all over the island. The statues in the hall are exquisitely crafted and vivid, which is amazing.

After passing the Vila Palace, the Dharma Hall, the Buddhist Hall and the Sutra Tower were built along the mountain. On the left side of the Sutra Building is the "Master Guohai Memorial Hall". The hall enshrined the statue of monk Jianzhen taking off his veil, displaying cultural relics such as Jianzhen's sixth trip to the east and the commemorative collection of monk Jianzhen. A new jade Buddha building was also built in the temple. In the middle, a 1.5-meter-high and 390-kilogram-weight jade Buddha statue is dedicated. The jade Buddha is carved in fine carvings and is decorated with gold. It was donated by Taiwanese monk Master Hsingyun .

Relic Pagoda , on the right outside the Temple, is a relics of Southern Tang , one of the ancient stone pagodas south of the Yangtze River, has a history of more than 1,400 years. It is the largest relic pagoda in China, , and the most valuable ancient building in Qixia Temple. It was built in the second year of Renshou in the Sui Dynasty (602), with seven levels and eight sides, made of white stone, and is about 15 meters high. There are stone railings on all sides of the pagoda. On the base are Sumeru mount , and on the eight sides are engraved with the " Eight-Phase of Enlightenment of the Way" by Sakyamuni Buddha. There are White Elephant reincarnation, birth under the tree, Nine Dragons bathing in the prince, going out to the West Gate, practicing hard, bathing, enlightenment, subjugation of demons and Nirvana. The pagoda has rigorous and natural images, vivid images, exquisite carvings, and a rich composition of Chinese painting. It is a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the Five Dynasties period in China. After thousands of years of storms, although some of the stone eaves have been destroyed, they still stand tall, becoming a witness to the prosperity of Jinling's Buddhist spirit.

Big Buddha Pavilion. , also known as , Three Holy Temples , is dedicated to Amitabha Buddha. It was excavated in the Southern Qi era and is located in the east of the Sacred Pagoda. The Buddha statue is 11 meters tall, and the seat is 13.3 meters tall. Guanyin and Bodhisattva stand on the left and right, eleven meters tall. The style of the tucked tuck of the Buddha statue is quite similar to the Buddha in the Yungang Grottoes of Datong. It was originally the two guide Buddhas next to the relic pagoda. They are more than three meters tall and are beautiful and elegant. They are similar to the Luoyang Longmen Stone Buddha and are also peerless treasures in the golden age of Chinese Buddhist art. Qixia Temple is where monk Jianzhen's footsteps go. The temple has a "Jianzhen Memorial Hall" in the courtyard of the Sutra Building, which holds a statue of monk Jianzhen given by a Japanese delegation when they visited Nanjing in 1963.

Thousand Buddha Rock. Big Buddha Pavilion , east of the Relic Tower and behind Wuliang Hall, there is Thousand Buddha Rock, known as "Yungang, Jiangnan", and is the only Southern Dynasty grotto in China. According to the "Qixia Temple Stele", after the death of the Ming monk Shao of the Southern Dynasty, his son Zhongzhang and the monk Dharma Du first engraved the Buddha of Amitabha, Guanyin and Shizhi on both walls of the West Peak. According to legend, after the Buddha statue was carved, it shone brightly on the top of the Buddha niche. Therefore, the nobles and officials of Qi and Liang were moved by the news, and each carved Buddha statues on the stone walls based on the height and depth of the mountain rocks. Seven hundred Buddha statues have been excavated throughout the ages. The King of Linchuan in the Liang Dynasty, Xiao Hong, decorated the Buddha statue, which was golden and green, and was a masterpiece of ancient Chinese sculpture art.

Wuliang Hall. is the earliest and largest Buddha niche in Qianfo Rock. Amitabha Buddha is in the middle, with Guanyin and Mahasthizhi on both sides. The statue has a symmetrical body and smooth lines. The style of the Three Buddhas' Clothes is similar to that of Yungang Grottoes, and the excavation date is seventeen years earlier than that of Yungang Grottoes. The statues are exquisite and simple, and can be compared with Datong and Longmen. Their value lies in the preservation of the original charm of the Buddha statues of the Southern Dynasty, which is particularly rare in Jiangnan. There is a "Buddha" in Thousand Buddha Rock, which is unique, namely "Shi Gong Buddha " on the left side of the Three Holy Temple. His image is a statue of a craftsman who excavated a Buddha statue, holding a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other. Legend has it that when the last Buddha was dug to the end, it was impossible to complete it. The hammer could not be chiseled when it was light, and the stone would collapse when it was heavy. There was no way for the stonemason to jump into the Buddha's niche and become this Buddha. Of course, this was impossible, but later generations wanted to express their nostalgia for the craftsmen.

Since ancient times, Qixia Temple has attracted many literati, poets, emperors and generals to visit here due to its beautiful Qixia Mountain. Among them, Emperor Qianlong , allocated coins to build a Dharma pavilion, with more than 2,000 rooms, with magnificent pavilions, the highest in the southeast. Nowadays, in autumn, there are many people coming here to visit. This is the four major maple viewing places in China and the first autumn viewing place in Jiangnan . has been said to be " Spring Ox Head and Autumn Qixia" since the Ming Dynasty. "Qixia Danmao" is one of the forty scenic spots in New Jinling. There are many types of red leaves in Qixia, especially maple fragrance, including red maple, chicken claw maple, triangular maple, feather maple, beech tree , coptis , etc. Every late autumn, the mountains are full of red, just like the sunset falling, which is spectacular. The dense forests and clear streams are full of fun.

When the autumn wind blows, golden ginkgo leaves and fiery maple leaves embellish the tourists' bodies and the ground, falling into the memories of autumn, making people linger and clear in autumn.

2. Jiming Temple : No. 1 Jiming Temple Road, Xuanwu District

Jiming Temple, also known as the ancient Jiming Temple, is located on the mountain mound on the eastern foot of Jilong Mountain, covering an area of ​​50,000 square meters. It was built in Western Jin in the first year of Yongkang (300). In fact, the history of Jiming Temple can be traced back to Qixuan Temple in the Eastern Wu. The eminent monk Bodhidharma came from India Jiankang (now Nanjing) and lived here . is one of the oldest Buddhist temples and royal temples in Nanjing. Since ancient times, it has been known as the "one temple of the Southern Dynasties" and the "Four Hundred and Eighty Temples of the Southern Dynasties". shows its extraordinary significance. There are endless tourists and the scenery is beautiful. It is one of the top ten famous attractions in Nanjing. During the Southern Dynasties, it was the Buddhist center of China .

There is a historical legend about the origin of Jiming Temple. A long time ago, there was a very powerful centipede spirit entrenched on Jiuhua Mountain beside Xuanwu Lake . It often spits fire and poisons pedestrians and livestock, which is extremely harmful. The Jade Emperor After learning about it, he sent the golden rooster in the Heavenly Palace to report to the dawn to the earth to deal with the centipede. The golden rooster arrived in the mortal world and stood on the top of the Beiji Pavilion Mountain, crying at the centipede spirit. The centipede spirit was frightened by the deafening cry and hurriedly escaped. People saw a golden rooster standing upright in the rays of the top of the Beiji Pavilion Mountain, with extraordinary spirit. However, the centipede spirit, who was unwilling to fail, rushed to the top of the mountain and spit out stronger poisonous flames frantically. The golden rooster rushed over and bit the centipede spirit in one bite. The centipede spirit was bitten to death, and the golden rooster fell down because of the poisoning being too deep. In order to commemorate the Golden Rooster who eliminated the harm to the people, people called the temple on Beijige Mountain "Ji Ming Temple".

The buildings in the temple are built according to the mountain and are higher along the mountain. has main buildings such as the Main Hall, Guanyin Building, Weituo Hall, Zhi Cemetery, Sutra Library, Buddhist Hall, chanting Hall, Medicine Buddha Pagoda , Rouge Well , Huomeng Building , Jingyang Building and other major buildings. The Three Treasures Buddhas are worshipped in the Great Hall, including the outer mountain gate, the Three Great Master Pavilion, the bell and drum tower, the Zen room, the vegetarian restaurant, etc. The mountain gate archway "Ji Ming Temple" was titled by the famous calligrapher and former president of the China Association, Zhao Puchu .

Ji Ming Temple 1958 was changed to Nizhong Temple. Guanyin Bodhisattva in Jiming Temple is unique. The Guanyin in other temples faces north and south, while the Guanyin statue in Jiming Temple faces south and north. Why does Guanyin sit backwards? The couplet in front of the Bodhisattva revealed in one sentence: asked the master why he sat down, sighing that sentient beings refused to look back. Guanyin Master couldn't bear to see the suffering of sentient beings, so he suddenly looked back and found a soulmate.

"I advise you to go to Jiming Temple. It is best to choose a rainy day or a moonlit night." Zhu Ziqing In "Nanjing", the first one I wrote about Jiming Temple . has many famous figures related to the historical stories or legends of Jiming Temple, such as the "Bodhisattva Emperor" The origin of Emperor Wu of Liang and Tongtai Temple, the close relationship between Bodhidharma and Tongtai Temple, the historical facts of Zhu Yuanzhang and Jiming Temple, the relationship between Kangxi and Qianlong and Jiming Temple, the close relationship between Zhao Puchu and Jiming Temple, etc.

hides in the downtown city, falls in the mountains and forests, and literati visit elegant gatherings, and choose Huomeng Tower first. Huomeng Tower was built by Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Liangjiang at the time, to commemorate his disciple "The Six Gentlemen of Wuxu", . The word " Huomeng" comes from the sentence "worry comes to blindness" in the poem "Hang" . Huomeng Tower is the highest point of Jiming Temple. When you climb here, you can see the mountains and mists, misty mists, purple and golden mountains and Xuanwu water lights. It is suitable to make a pot of tea and sit in a small place to relax your mind and suddenly become clear. : The cave title: "Why does the scenic spot always go through catastrophes? This building is immortal and famous."

Jiming Temple lives in the poems, calligraphy and paintings of ancient and modern literati and poets. Huo Meng Tower in Jiming Temple : "Sit on the Huo Meng Tower together; the moon is on the top of Zhongshan, illuminating the three of us. We blew candlelight and put it all over the ground; we didn't talk much, but we only felt a lot of poetry." As the leader of the new culture, he was proud of the spring breeze, and the building was also full of poetry. Guo Moruo once went to Jiming Temple in a coat to ask for an inscription. Xu Beihong painted the beautiful and colorful Jiming Temple. There is now an Xu Beihong Painting Academy opposite Jiming Temple. Liang Qichao’s title: “The country overlaps and strives to provide for the eyes, and the wind and rain are chaotic and chaotic.” Yu Guangzhong . Master Xingyun also visited Jiming Temple. all of this is endless for a moment. Only when you have been here, seen, heard, tasted, and took a deep breath can you feel the humanistic atmosphere and the taste of culture.

The incense in Jiming Temple is extremely prosperous. It is reported that people far away in Fangshan, Jiangning would go to Jiming Temple to enter the incense and make wishes, and there was even a river called Jinxiang River. I heard from a friend living in Nanjing that my marriage was obtained from here. It is conceivable that how many people are eager for marriage, fame, and academic studies here. In Jingyang Building east of Huomeng Tower, there is an interesting couplet : "At the foot of Jilong Mountain, the Emperor's son Taicheng, revitalizes the former site of Jingyang Building; by Xuanwu Lake, the ancient Rouge Well, it is still the old view of Tongtai Temple. " This couplet contains stories about Jilong Mountain, Taicheng , Xuanwu Lake, Tongtai Temple and Rouge Well.

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Rouzhi Well is the well of the Southern Dynasty Chen Jingyang Palace. In the ninth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui sent troops to destroy Chen. When the Sui army invaded Taicheng , Chen Houzhu and his concubine Zhang Lihua and Kong Guipin hid in the Rouzhi Well, and was later discovered by the Sui army and became a prisoner, so it is also known as the humiliating well . It is commonly said that "stone well railings and stone veins" are wiped with silk and made into rouge color, so it is called "rouge well". Jinshi Zeng Gong wrote "The Insulting Well", and the Ming said: "The insulting well is here, don't you be careful. " Wang Anshi also left a poem here: "The beautiful flowers are in the spring grass, and the palace wells are still ringing for thousands of years. Extravagance is the shame of the former king, and you can be ashamed of not being as calm as the dragon.

html l5 When I met Jiming Temple in spring, when Jiming Temple met cherry blossoms in , it collided with the most beautiful spring in Nanjing, making people linger and stunning the entire Nanjing. at night under the romantic cherry blossom trees, looking at the brightly lit Jiming Temple in the distance, which is so beautiful. cherry blossoms against the quaint yellow walls are full of flowers, colorful and charming, and have a shocking beauty. Perhaps the road is not too wide and curved, the cherry blossoms in the middle of the road are suddenly and full of brilliant scenery. The visual impact makes people feel gentle in their hearts.

"The Legend of the White Snake" that everyone knows is filmed here. At that time, because Leifeng Pagoda had not been built yet, the scene about Leifeng Pagoda was filmed using the Medicine Buddha Pagoda in Jiming Temple.

On the Feng Shui treasure land of Jiming Temple, it seems that countless changes in the wind and clouds are gathered. The past and present life of Nanjing City influence the countless people here. It makes people return to tranquility after experiencing the gorgeous beauty, and it makes people feel mixed feelings after the corridor that has insight into historical reality. When the Buddhist bell rings in my ears, when the lake scenery and mountain scenery are rushing to see each other, when the stories of the wind and clouds are repeatedly savored, the long-term blinding of the inspiration in your heart will eventually bloom like a cherry blossom at a certain opportunity, bringing the whole spring.

3. Linggu Temple : No. 2 Linggu Temple Road, Xuanwu District

It is the "Kaishan Jingshu" built by Emperor Wu of the Southern Dynasty to commemorate the famous Buddhist monk Baozhi. It was built in the thirteenth year of Nanliang Tianjian (514). Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty personally named "Linggu Zen Temple" and named it "one of the Zen Forest in the World", which is one of the three major Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty . " Jinling Fan Temple Zhi " ranks it as a major temple along with Dabaoen Temple and Tianjie Temple . The Ming Dynasty Linggu Temple owned a total of more than 34,000 acres of real estate in Shangyuan, Jiangning, Jurong, , Liuhe and other places. The Ming Dynasty also included 12 Buddhist temples including Qixia Temple and Fangshan Dinglin Temple under the jurisdiction of Linggu Temple. , shows how high Linggu Temple was at that time. In 1983, it was listed as a national key Buddhist temple by the State Council. In the spring of the fifth year of Yongle (1407), Linggu Temple built the Pudu Dazhai Shenghui Festival in the Shuilu and Land, and held a ceremony for the great recommendations for Taizu and the Empress Dowager, and at the same time, it was for the soldiers who died in the "Jingnan" campaign and the soldiers who died in the world and the soldiers who died in the world were saved. The official Hou Xian and the monk Zhiguang made a special trip to Tibet to welcome the empire of Us Tibet (now Tibet). The eminent monk Khalma (that is, he got the Silver Xieba), and came to Nanjing Linggu Temple to master the Dharma. Later, Emperor Yongle gave the long scroll of "Pudu Zhai Sutra of Linggu Temple" painted by the inner court painter to the Living Buddha Yinxiba, and brought it back to Tibet, and it has been preserved to this day. The exchange between Linggu Temple and Tibetan Buddhism strongly proves that Tibet and China are an integral part.

Linggu Temple includes Fangsheng Pond, Vajra Hall, Heavenly King Hall, Wuliang Hall, Wufang Hall, Vairo Hall, Guanyin Pavilion and other halls. There is a Baogong Tower behind the temple. The Xuanzang Memorial Hall of Gu Temple enshrines the seated statue of Master Xuanzang. In front of the statue, there are Xuanzang capillary bone relics.

The architectural form in Linggu Temple is different from many temples, which is mainly related to the history here. The main buildings include Release Pool , Vajra Hall, Heavenly King Hall, Vairo Hall, and Sutra Pavilion.

Liangwu Hall , is a temple that tourists often check in. When you walk into Wuliang Hall, you will be surprised to find that this huge hall does not have any beam and wood structure. The entire building is built with brick and stone arch structure. is the largest brick and arch structure temple in my country. It is now a national key cultural relics protection unit . It completely changed the architectural method of combining beams and columns in my country, and fully reflected the superb skills of ancient Chinese architects.

Linggu Pagoda, stands behind Linggu Temple, This is a pagoda built in the Republic of China to commemorate the fallen soldiers . The entire Linggu Tower is 60 meters high and is a pagoda built with steel and concrete on 9 floors and 8 sides. There are spiral escalators in the tower that can reach the top of the tower, with escalators in total, and a viewing platform is also installed on each floor.

Baogong Tower, is the tower used by Emperor Wu of the Southern Dynasty to bury the relics of the monk Baozhi . At that time, the tower was built for 200,000 silver taels. Later, because Zhu Yuanzhang built the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum , he moved the pagoda and the temple to here, and renamed it Linggu Tower. The tower was first built with 5 floors, but unfortunately the original tower had been destroyed. Monk Baozhi is one of the monks that Emperor Wu of Liang admires the most. Baogong Pagoda was originally a seventh-level brick and wood structure. It was located at the Linggu Tower in the early Ming Dynasty. It was moved here when the Martyrs' Cemetery was built. It was in the form of a covered bowl and was completed in 1941.

Xuanzang Master Memorial Hall is located in the main hall of the east courtyard of the Main Hall. It houses a six-sided, seven-level flying eaves and peach-angle sandalwood pagoda. Inside the tower is a part of Master Xuanzang's capillary bone . Xuanzang, commonly known as Master Sanzang, was a high monk in the Tang Dynasty and one of the founders of the Consciousness-Only Sect. He was known as the three major Chinese Buddhist translators, together with Kumarajiva and Zhendi. According to literature records, Master Xuanzang passed away in Xi'an and was buried in the pagoda of Xingjiao Temple. During the Huang Chao's uprising, he was stolen and donated to the public.Later, Fa Zheng, a monk from Tianxi Temple in the Song Dynasty, got the head bones of Master Xuanzang at Zige Temple in Zhongnan Mountain, Shaanxi, and moved to the Dabaoen Temple outside the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing. He built a brick pagoda with the head bones buried, called " Sanzang Pagoda ".

Silver candles, autumn light and cold painting screen, light silk fan blew fireflies. In midsummer July every year, after plum rain , Nanjing Linggu Temple welcomes the summer night fairy tale of Liuying group dance . Deep in the green shade, fluorescent lights flow in the darkness, like stars in the night sky. The adults and children in the city rushed over to explore the beautiful artistic conception of fairy tales in the poem, and flew into the depths of the mountains and forests with the light of the fireflies.

Linggu Temple is located in Zijin Mountain , and the scenery is naturally very beautiful, but it is often overlooked here. After all, it is the famous Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Scenic Area not far away, which is considered an ancient temple in Nanjing. If you have the chance, it is very worth visiting. I really hope that Linggu Temple is lying in the deep boudoir of Zijin Mountain, quiet and undisturbed, and I savor the storm of the Six Dynasties alone, standing gracefully among the trees of heaven and earth.