It is located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 587 AD. It is also a religious and cultural treasure in the Japanese Asuka era and a model of temple architecture.
1.Haolongji History
Haolongji is located in Turtlehoma Town, Ikoma-gun, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Nara became the capital of Japan in 710 AD, and the capital was established far earlier than Kyoto. It can be said that Japan's first capital with a long history. The urban style was designed and planned in a Chinese chessboard style. The Buddhist culture that gradually flourished at that time also filled Nara with various Buddhist temples and cultural sites, including Falong Temple, Yaoshi Temple , Toda Temple , Tangzhaoti Temple and other temples. The Falong Temple is the main temple of Holy Tokuro, Japanese Buddhist . It was built in 587 AD to pray that the Emperor would recover from his illness. After the Emperor died of illness, it was continued by Emperor Shigu and Prince Holy Tokuro, . It was built in 607 AD.
2. Representative of "Ashenbi"
In Japanese cultural history or art history, the Yamato court's rule in Nara in the 7th to 8th centuries is often divided into the "Ashenbi" era, the "White Phoenix" era, and the "Nara" era after the capital moved to Heikawa Kyo-. According to the time when each temple was created and traced back along the era, it is the best way to understand the ancient Nara temple. The Hokrata Temple was first built among the existing temples in Nara, and its artistic and cultural value ranks first in Japan. When the construction was completed in 607 AD, Prince Shengde also presided over the opening ceremony himself. Unfortunately, the Buddhist temples and pagodas at that time were burned to the fire more than 60 years later. Today, the buildings that still preserve the style of Asuka era are only the "Western Courtyard Galan" Golden Hall, Five-story Tower , Middle Gate, and some corridors. " Galan " is Sanskrit , which means temple. The aesthetic concept of the flying bird era mainly follows the Chinese Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties , which emphasizes heavyness and calmness, and has a certain serious color. Entering from the southern gate of Falong Temple, the dark color and well-layered West Inn Galan complex does give people a sense of stability. Looking at the interior of the West Courtyard, it seems that each building is based on the hilltop, deliberately showing your own feelings. The middle gate, golden hall and fifth-level tower of the West Courtyard Galan are the oldest and largest existing wooden building in the world, and are also a precious treasure that witnesses the cultural thoughts and artistic aesthetics of the Asuka era.
3. "Shitang Kalan" established
The Horakuraji Temple located in the area of Nara Turtleicho Town were all built after the Buddha-sacred forces took power. The naming of the temple also directly expresses the intention to make Buddhism more "prosperous".
The orthodox Buddhist temple of in the Nara era has the so-called "Qitang Kalan". The content includes the "Stupa pagoda" that stores relics or treasures, the "Golden Hall" that worships Buddha statues, the "Lecture Hall" that preaches Buddhism, the "Bell Tower" that hits Buddhist bell , the "Sutra Collection" that stores classics, the "Monk's Room" that serves monks, and the "Cache" that eats and eats. The composition system of Qitang Kalan was all used in the construction of Falong Temple, and it has thus become a basic example of the construction of Buddhist temples in Japan in the future. As long as it is a Buddhist temple, whether it is a Dharma Xiang Sect, Huayan Sect, Tiantai Sect, and Zhenyan Sect, all of them adopt this system. The only difference lies in changing the style, name, or purpose of the buildings in the temple, such as changing the pagoda into a "five-level pagoda" and changing the golden hall into a "central hall". As for the basic composition of the seven halls of the Galan, it has not changed.
Horaji Temple is known as an ancient Japanese architecture museum. You can see architectural forms from all dynasties in the temple. The most precious one is the West Inn Galan complex in the Asuka era. The five-story tower inside is the oldest wooden building in the world. In addition to the West Courtyard, Falong Temple also has buildings such as the East Courtyard, the Treasure Courtyard, the Warehouse, the Yuantang, as well as small temples such as the Pumen Courtyard and the Real Courtyard. Although the Hokorung Temple we see today has experienced vicissitudes, it is an important witness to the development of Japanese culture. Prince Shengtoku, who built the Hokage Temple, was not only a devout believer who believed in Buddhism, but also an important figure in Japanese political history. Thanks to his efforts, the prestige and power of the Yamato court grew day by day, completing the initial unification of Japan and designated Buddhism as the Japanese state religion.
4. The hall, hall and pagoda of Falong Temple
Falong Temple consists of the West Courtyard and the East Courtyard. Among them, the West Courtyard is the center of Falong Temple, which includes the South Gate, the Middle Gate, the Golden Hall, the Five-Story Tower, the Lecture Hall, the Sutra Hall, the Bell Tower, the Holy Spirit Academy, the Baekje Guanyin Hall, etc. The East Courtyard was rebuilt on the former site of Prince Shengde's residence, the Turtle Dove Palace, and built a dream hall, a lecture hall, a monk's room, a painting hall, a relics hall, a bell tower, an auditorium, etc. Among them, the upper floor of Jintang is in the shape of a "man" and the lower floor is a tile roof building with two-story roofs protruding from four corners. The plane of Jintang is approximately square and has a unique style. The hall is divided into the main hall and the Buddha worship hall. The inner wall of the Buddha worship hall is painted with Sakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Medicine Buddha, Maitreya Buddha , etc.
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