⊙ Yang Huilin
Xiangkang Hall(byams-khang-chen-mo), which is often called Xiangkang Temple, is located in Xiangdui Town, Xiangdui Town, Chaya County, Qamdo City. There is a "self-generated" Maitreya Buddha statue in the Xiangkang Hall, which is well-known in the Kang District. There are two theories about the origin of this ancient temple: one is that Vairocana (bee-tsa-na, meaning universal guardian), one of the "Seven Enlightenment Masters" in "Qingshi", once came to this temple. According to "There are scriptures on the Maitreya Buddha's main hall in Er'e, Kham", the main hall existed as early as the time of Zanpu Trisong Dezan (khri-srong-lde-brtsan).
Another theory from the locals is that Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty buried a treasure in Russia when she went to Tibet. A few years later, a stone Buddha grew out of the ground. The villagers found it when they were plowing the fields. They believed that it was the self-born Maitreya Buddha and put their cloak on the Buddha statue.
Later, Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug sect, Mai Xilaosangbu, the founder of Qamdo Monastery, as well as the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth Dalai Lama and the seventh Panchen Living Buddha have all visited the temple to worship. For more than a thousand years, Chaya temples of various sects have gone through vicissitudes of life. Some have long been turned into ruins, and some have been destroyed several times. Only the Xiangkang Hall has been protected by successive rulers.
When the Sichuan Governor Zhao Erfeng (see note ) attacked Chaya in the late Qing Dynasty, only the Xiangkang Hall was spared from disaster. In the forty-eighth year of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1783), Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty bestowed a plaque with the name "Li Jing Di", which is now hanging on the lower door. There are two stone tablets engraved with Chinese characters on the left and right sides of the temple. There is also a bronze bell given by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in the temple, which is still hanging in the main hall and is extremely precious.
Xiangkang Hall is a Tibetan-style two-story flat-roofed building facing west to east. The main hall is 7 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep. The skylight is held up by two long pillars in the center. The Chaya people call Maitreya Buddha "Qianba". Maitreya Buddha is naturally worshiped in the main hall, surrounded by eight Bodhisattvas and Tsongkhapa and other Buddha statues. The form of the main hall is a typical cloister-style building in the early Tibetan era. When believers make offerings here, the monks will blow the conch shell in front of Maitreya Buddha, and the sound of the conch shell will be deep and deep.
The sutra hall in front of the main hall was expanded in 1658, and the murals on its four walls were also painted at that time, which are ancient and exquisite. The main hall of the south hall is dedicated to the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha, which is said to be a relic of the Tubo period. The head and face of the Great Sun Tathagata are inverted triangle shape, thin, with high bun, solemn and solemn. The clay sculptures and paintings around the south hall are exquisite, and they contain pictures of Princess Wencheng entering Tibet and stories from Buddhist legends.
In the hall, the old lama stood under the Buddha statue with a cane, and solemnly and quietly told us about the birth of the Buddha—
That year happened to be the Year of the Dragon. The villagers were working in the fields, and the hoe broke while working. At this time, the lama in charge of the temple had a dream, in which he saw a fairy with a lion's head standing in the moonlight. The fairy spoke to the effect that neither digging nor moving could be done here, and that in twenty-one days a self-born Buddha would be born in this place.
The next day, the presiding lama informed the villagers of the dream. In the first seven days, there were cracks in the ground where he was working; in the second seven days, the soil in the ground protruded; and in the third seven days, a Buddha statue emerged from the ground. Accompanying the Self-born Buddha, there is another dream of the presiding lama: in the dream, there are fairies dancing gracefully, and while dancing, it rains like petals...
After the birth of the Self-born Buddha, there is a legend Word spread, and faithful men and women from Tibet, and , the mainland, India and other places came to worship. The bridges and villages were all densely packed with tents set up by believers. This is the origin of Xiangdui Village where the Buddha is born.
The villagers want to dig out the Buddha statue and place it elsewhere for worship. While digging, a giant dragon emerged from the ground and flew away without a trace. The villagers kept digging and digging, but they couldn't dig it out for seven days and seven nights.At this time, the Self-born Buddha spoke: "I am here for all living beings, how can you move me away? Originally, a year later, there would be longevity Buddha and the God of Wealth Buddha here. This place would be a paradise, but after your troubles, these will not appear. At the same time, you also angered the Dragon King, The lamas in the temple and the villagers will encounter misfortune, so just leave me where I am. You drink some holy water and build 100 more pagodas to resolve the crisis..."
After the old lama finished speaking, the originally quiet hall became even quieter. I saw this self-born Jampa Buddha with a kind face, looking at all living beings coming and going gently. In front of the Buddha statue, all sentient beings dare not be disrespectful at all. The flowers are always bright, the lamps are always on, and people and Buddha communicate silently... ml7： Zhao Erfeng (chao-erh-fêng, 1845～1911), courtesy name Jihe, was a member of the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. In 1888, he was appointed as the magistrate of Yongji County, Shanxi Province, and later as the magistrate of Puzhou, Shanxi Province. In 1903, he joined the Sichuan Administrative Department with Xi Liang and became Jinlong Maobing. In 1904, he killed more than 3,000 people in the Gulin Ge Laohui riot, and was known as "Butcher Zhao". In 1906, he served as the Minister in Tibet and the Minister of Sichuan and Yunnan Border Affairs. He promulgated the "Regulations on the Return of Natives from Batang" and carried out major reforms in the chieftain system, temple privileges, land system, taxation, grain taxes, customs, and labor services. In 1911, he was appointed governor of Sichuan. After the Wuchang Uprising, he was killed in battle for resisting the New Deal and inciting mutiny.
⊙ Tips : ①No admission fee, you can make donations at will. ② Xiangkang Temple is 79 kilometers away from Chaya County. You can rent a car or drive yourself there. ③There are two stone drum-shaped stone tablets on both sides of the main hall gate, with the names of Han people engraved on them. It is said to be the name of Zhao Erfeng's subordinate when he was carrying out the " reform and return to the land" at the end of the Qing Dynasty. ④The walls surrounding the Xiangkang Hall are shops one after another. It is very convenient for believers to buy needles, thread, dried vegetables, canned dried meat and other commodities in these shops when they are praying.
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