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1, Shentai, a small pavilion dedicated to Buddha statues and gods. Such as Buddhist niches and shrines, are generally made of wood. In ancient China, grottoes were carved in the form of niches, and small niches were also called rafters. Originally, the niche refers to digging a rock-drilling cliff as an open space for placing Buddha statues. According to the fourth volume of the Buddhist Samadhi Sutra, there are countless Buddhist niches in Xu Mi, among which there are countless Buddhas. "On the Great Bodhisattva" (volume 177) records: Disha Buddha went up the mountain, entered the barking glass niche, applied Buddha incense sandalwood, sat cross-legged and entered the fire. Nowadays, in major Buddhist relics, such as Ajanta in India, Eerola in China, Yungang and Longmen Grottoes, all the walls are covered with niches of Buddha and Bodhisattva. Later generations turned stone or wood into cabinets and set doors to worship Buddha statues, which were called niches; In addition, there is a statue of the founder of a mountain.
2. The location of the Buddha statue
Originally, the niche refers to digging a rock-drilling cliff as an open space for placing Buddha statues. According to the fourth volume of the Buddhist Samadhi Sutra, there are countless Buddhist niches in Xu Mi, among which there are countless Buddhas. "On the Great Bodhisattva" (volume 177) records: Disha Buddha went up the mountain, entered the barking glass niche, applied Buddha incense sandalwood, sat cross-legged and entered the fire.
Nowadays, in major Buddhist relics, such as Ajanta in India, Eerola in China, Yungang and Longmen Grottoes, all the walls are covered with niches of Buddha and Bodhisattva. Later generations turned stone or wood into cabinets and set doors to worship Buddha statues, which were called niches; In addition, there is a statue of the founder of a mountain.
1995, the Cultural Relics Institute recovered 3 wood carving niches and 2 gold lacquer sitting buddhas. The niche is made of pure wood, with a height of 0.95 meters. It consists of a niche and a seat, fixed by tenons. Its seat is 0.16m thick, like watercress, and its niche is 0. 35m wide and 0.15m thick, which is completely hollow carving technology. At the top is a faucet, which surrounds Hua Teng. The head is decorated with a double helmet hat, which looks like a Buddha hat and an official hat. There is a pterosaur-shaped phoenix on each side of the niche, which is vivid. There is a unicorn at the bottom, holding its head high and whistling in the sky, echoing the faucet at the top. The conical groove in the middle of the niche is 0.38m high, 0.13m wide and 0.12m deep. The lotus throne is carved and carved, and the golden lacquer Buddha statue is placed in it. Gold-painted Buddha sitting posture is covered with gold, and its shape is kind and dignified. The shrine combined with sculpture can be said to be made in heaven. These shrines belong to the Qianlong period, with superb carving skills and wonderful modeling ideas, which are rare cultural relics in this area. Now it is collected by the district cultural relics.