History of Putuo Temple

Putuo Temple was founded in the late Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period (about 1643), which originated from the legend of "sending rice safely" in the Three Filial Pieties. Jiang An 'an's mother Ponzi was gossiped by her sister-in-law, and her in-laws listened by mistake, forcing her son to divorce her. Jiang Mu, who was wronged and humiliated, went up to the mountain to have a haircut. First, grass was planted as a hut, and land was reclaimed as food. Later, a temple was built and named "Baiyun Temple". Since then, Ponzi, who has experienced wind and rain, has practiced to death with the company of green mountains and white clouds and blue lights and yellow axes. After 250 years and five dynasties, Baiyun Temple was renamed Baiyun Temple on 1893. In the late Qing Dynasty (1906), it was renamed as "Shaozong Temple". Shaozong Temple was rebuilt in the spring of 19 10 by Master Christina, abbot of Chongqing Luohan Temple, and renamed Putuo Temple.

Christina Margo's common name is Chen Fenglin, and she comes from a wealthy family in Miao Xin. 1865, 10 was born in June, and his ancestral home is Dashan Village, Yuanhe Township, Fuling. Chen Fenglin ranked fourth, with his eldest brother Tianbao Temple becoming a monk, his second brother being the champion of Fuling, his third brother being the head of Miao Xin Group, and his younger brother studying abroad. Legend: A family of five sons and two monks was caused by the geomantic omen of Chen Zufen, whose ancestral grave was buried in his hometown "Mubang Mountain". The direction of the grave is "Muyubao", and there is a saying that "wooden sticks hit wooden fish", so there must be monks in his family. In 1882, Chen Fenglin was deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of his wife Shi Li, his mother and his son. She resolutely became a monk and became a disciple of the sex Lord of Tianbao Temple. The inscrutable Chen Huigen became the abbot of Chongqing Luohan Temple on 1887, giving him the dharma name "Christina" and taking full charge of Buddhism in eastern Sichuan.

With Zhao, the head of the New Miao Shan Church as the backbone, Master Christine has made great efforts to revitalize Buddhism in her hometown. He donated 50 Liang of grain and fields to the temple for the first time, and accepted talented disciples and monks from all directions. Because of his broad mind and compassion for all beings, his moral aspirations are deeply admired by all walks of life. At that time, Liu Xiang, the governor of Sichuan, became close relatives with him, and Liu Chenghou and Liu Ziqian, the military, became close friends with him. In order to raise money to rebuild Putuo Temple, relying on Chongqing Luohan Temple, we made a good relationship. Believers and officials from all directions Jia also followed the fate and made great contributions. Its grand occasion can be described as a collection of silver, a mountain of grain, two self-built brick and tile factories, and more than 100 permanent craftsmen. Its momentum of building temples caused a sensation in Sichuan. After eight years of hard work, Putuo Temple was completed on 19 18.