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Lingyun Mountain
Lingyun Mountain Scenic Area, Gaoping District, Nanchong City
National Forest Park
Lingyunshan Scenic Area is mainly composed of Lingyunshan Taoist City, Baishan Buddhist City, and Tushan Confucian Cultural Center, covering an area of nearly 20 square kilometers. The traditional culture of Lingyun Mountain has a long history. According to the textual research of unearthed cultural relics and historical records, since the time of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism have competed to build palaces and temples here. Before the Cultural Revolution, there were still dozens of large-scale palaces, temples, and altars, with prosperous and long-lasting incense. Scholars and women from near and far came to worship, and it flourished for thousands of years. The names of the towns where Lingyun Mountain is located can give us a glimpse of the prosperous past: Laojun Town - Li Er, the founder of Taoism, also known as Li Laojun; Qinglian Town - the town is shaped like a Guanyin sitting on a lotus throne; Xiaofo Township - Shan It is a Buddha, and Buddha statues are all over the countryside; thousands of homes - thousands of holy lamps are shining towards the clouds.
Lingyun Tianxialing cares about her Feng Shui geography, mountain topography, palaces and temples, stone carving art and good natural ecology.
Lingyun Mountain Sanqing Hall:
Sanqing Hall is a Taoist landmark building. It is named after the Taoist Sanqing real person molded inside. The original construction time of the original hall cannot be determined. There are repair records in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was demolished when Laojun School and the government were built in the early days of liberation. The current main hall was rebuilt on the old site in 2001, with a construction area of about 6,000 square meters. The gate is made of Yunnan double-layered hollow green apple wood; in the middle of the front hall are 9-meter-high statues of Shangqing Lingbao Zhenzhen, Yuqing Yuanshi Zhenzhen, and Taiqing Morality Zhenzhen. There are 12 golden immortals 5 meters high on the left and right. There are murals in the hall. The walls and walls are decorated with classic Taoist stories and cultural background patterns; in the apse there are 5-meter-high statues of real people from the Hou Sanqing Dynasty, with different expressions and lifelike expressions. A huge stone standing on the lake on the right side of Sanqing Hall is engraved with a poem sung by Zhang Sanfeng, the Tai Chi master of the Ming Dynasty, when he visited Lingyun Mountain: The beauty of Shushan belongs to Lingyun, and the water and trees of Tsinghua University are far away from the secular atmosphere. Luan and phoenix whistle in the smoke of Jiuding, and the fairy sound is not heard by the world. This shows the peak status of Lingyun Mountain back then.
Natural Sleeping Buddha in Lingyun Mountain:
Looking in the direction of Baishan Mountain and Mayan Mountain in Lingyun Mountain, what we see are two natural Sleeping Buddhas extending from the ridge. The Sleeping Buddha in Baishan Mountain is long. About 2 kilometers long, the Sleeping Buddha on Mayan Mountain is about 1.5 kilometers long. It is connected in a meandering way, facing north and south. It is said that it was the manifestation of the Buddha, and its orientation is consistent with the direction in which Sakyamuni Buddha passed away. Compared with the Leshan Sleeping Buddha, it looks more peaceful and natural. What is even more amazing is that since the Tang and Song Dynasties, eminent monks and virtuous men have built temples on the heads of the two sleeping Buddhas to practice meditation and achieve enlightenment.
The Four Phases and Five Elements of Lingyun Mountain:
Like a tortoise carrying a heavy load, the tortoise pattern, glans, eyes, back, scales and longevity lines are clear, symbolizing longevity. , resembles the auspicious turtle. Look, there are grooves and cement-filled caves in the middle of the turtle's back. This is what was left by the mountain people who wanted to mine this stone to build houses in the early 1990s. They blasted the stone. Miraculously, it all turned into a squib, leaving what we have today. The turtle stone you saw is amazing!
Dazi Cave is a monk’s tomb dug in the 14th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1501). It is the head of the turtle, and the real military attache is there. On the back of the turtle, the two ridges on the left side of the road up the mountain are the turtle's hind legs struggling to push forward, so this mountain is called Xuanwu Mountain. The mountain on the left in front is Qinglong Mountain. The longest point of the entire mountain is 330 meters and the widest point is 33 meters. It is surrounded by cliffs, shaped like a green dragon worshiping a turtle. There are many huge rocks in the mountain, some like a coiling dragon, some like a crouching dragon, and some like a dragon spitting beards. They are in various shapes and lifelike, and also imply the mystery of Lingyun Mountain on March 3rd. The mountain on the right in front is Baihu Mountain. Looking at the front from the bottom of Tiger Mountain, I can see a crouching tiger standing in the vast pine forest, and a pine wind blows, like the roar of a tiger. Directly in front is Zhuque Mountain, which is about 2 kilometers long. The mountain is shaped like a big roc, looking down at the distant mountains, as if it is spreading its wings and is ready to fly.
Experts and scholars who study Feng Shui say that the mountain topography of Lingyun Mountain is a green dragon on the left, a white tiger on the right, a red bird on the front, and a basalt on the back. The land is a geomantic treasure). After inspecting Lingyun Mountain, Wang Mingyuan, a professor at West China Normal University, wrote in the article "The Best Feng Shui Landscape in the World": In terms of ancient geography and public opinion, Lingyun Mountain has the hero of a soaring dragon and a crouching tiger, the beauty of a red bird and a black basalt, and is symmetrical and moderate. standard.
The ideal Feng Shui model that has been practiced for thousands of years is actually the reality in front of us. What’s even better is that Qi is gathered in the center of the Four Phases (300 meters in front of the Sanqing Hall, there is the Wuji Energy Field of the Back Earth in the Center of the Five Elements, which is the center of the Four Phases and Five Elements. , shouting to the surroundings here will have echoes. In a place with no mountains and deep valleys around, this wonderful phenomenon is extremely rare. Now we are planning to build the Tianlai Bagua Platform). Four natures merge into one, and one becomes four. It is amazing! Sichuan Ma Zhengping and Li Xiaobo, professors of Normal University, said: In the past, the four phases and five behaviors of Feng Shui were studied as the most ideal Feng Shui model, but they were all legendary, abstract, ideal, and in books. The four elements of Lingyun Mountain we see today The Five Elements are both physical and spiritual, and will become a living specimen for colleges and universities to study oriental architectural Feng Shui and ancient geography. The late Master Fu Yuantian, the late president of the China Taoist Association, visited Lingyun Mountain for inspection and said: Lingyun Mountain’s Four Phases and Five Elements are rare in the world, and he suggested that Lingyun Mountain be built into a Taoist city.
As the Feng Shui theory of traditional Chinese culture, it is profound and profound. Please take your time to ponder and study it. Lingyun Mountain, this unique geomantic treasure land, is probably the best interpretation of "Lingyun World Spirit"!
Lingyun Mountain Zhenwu Palace:
The Zhenwu Palace was built in the Qing Dynasty, with a wooden plaque The words "True Military Attache" were handwritten by Fu Yuantian, the late president of the Chinese Taoist Association. In the main hall, there is a statue of the Zhenwu Patriarch, fully armed, wearing armor and holding a sword, looking majestically in front. The left and right corridors are the ten marshals. At the back of the main hall, separated from the Zhenwu Patriarch by a wall, is Cihang Zhenren. The Laojun Pavilion is built on the top hill. It is simple and elegant in the shape of Bagua, with carved beams and paintings. The stone statue in the pavilion interprets the story of Laozi riding a green ox to the west to transform the beard. The eight stone pillars outside the pavilion are all reliefs of rolling dragons holding the pillars. The craftsmanship Superb.
Every year from the first to the third day of the third lunar month, Lingyun Mountain Taoist Temple holds a grand Taoist banner-tying ceremony. The scale is grand and the scene is spectacular. Hundreds of thousands of believers compete to worship, and the crowds of people are like weaving and shoulder to shoulder. It is called among the people. "March 3, Chao Ling Mountain". When tying the flags, salt, tea, rice and other grains are packed into five small bags, wrapped in enlightened paper, and then tied to five long rope ends under the flags, raised to the sky and clouds, and more than 10 people get high. After bathing, burning incense, and purifying the mouth for several days, they lined up to go up to the altar to offer sacrifices to the heavens, kowtow in memory of the Zhenwu Patriarch, fight to overcome misfortune, and gain a sense of heaven and earth. The long rope was rolled up and entangled into a strange banner that could not be untied and could predict the future of the year. Knot.
Lingyun Giant Buddha in Baishan Mountain:
Next to the rippling blue Lingyun Lake, at the end of the leading square with towering trees, green grass and dazzling flowers, it is carved according to the cliff of Maweipo. The Giant Grotto Buddha is the Lingyun Giant Buddha, a statue of Amitabha, which is the most famous landscape in Lingyun Mountain. When monks, nuns, and believers meet, they often clasp their hands and recite "Amitabha" as a blessing, blessing, and greeting. Why? It is said that it is because Amitabha is the leading Buddha, the Buddha among Buddhas and the king among Buddhas. The Buddha statue is 99 meters high, which is 11 meters higher than the 88-meter tall bronze statue of the Lingshan Giant Buddha in Wuxi, which is known as the world's largest Buddha. The shoulders and head of the giant Buddha are more than 30 meters, which is equivalent to a height of 10 stories. It can be said that the Buddha is a mountain and the mountain is a Buddha.
The Lingyun Giant Buddha is a statue of the cliff grotto. It is 12 meters away from the edge of the cave. It can provide scientific drainage, moisture isolation and ventilation, which can prevent the erosive weathering of the Buddha. Looking up at the Big Buddha in the square, you will feel as if you are looking up into the clouds. There are several observation points on the mountains on both sides of the Buddha statue and nearby hills to facilitate visitors to worship.
Baishan Zhuque Mountain:
Zhuque Mountain is located in front of Lingyun Mountain, shaped like a big roc spreading its wings and about to fly. Around the mountain, there are carved artistic stone sculptures of the Reclining Buddha (the Nirvana image of Sakyamuni), the thirty-three incarnations of Avalokitesvara, and the Five Hundred Arhats (partially).
Lingyun Reclining Buddha, also known as the Nirvana Statue of Sakyamuni. Sakyamuni was born in 623 BC. According to legend, he could walk seven steps in a circle right after his birth. Wherever his feet stepped, seven lotuses appeared. He looked around, pointed one finger to the sky and the other to the ground, and said to himself: "I am the only one in heaven and under heaven." Later, he became dissatisfied with the unequal social phenomenon and left the palace. At the age of 35, he became enlightened and his holy name was Sakyamuni Buddha. He continued to preach the Dharma from his enlightenment to Nirvana at the age of 80. The grotto is 72 meters long and is the longest stone carving art statue in the world.
The content of the carving is the story of the death of Sakyamuni Buddha, which is composed of three parts. On the left is Sakyamuni's Nirvana, entering the highest state of immortality, with a kind face and a natural expression; slightly away from the golden section point is a huge tree. The bodhi tree connects the upper and lower edges of the cave. Its leaves embellish the entire picture and divide the picture into two. It not only enriches the content of the picture, but also solves the mechanical problem of supporting the roof of the cave. On the right is the devotion of the eight disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha. Praise the Master for passing through the three doors of liberation, with a solemn demeanor and extremely sincere heart.
The thirty-three incarnations of Guanyin are cave art statues. Each incarnation is a classic Buddhist story. There are various names for Buddha and Bodhisattva in Buddhism, among which the one most remembered by ordinary people is Guanyin Bodhisattva. Guanyin Bodhisattva is a representative of great mercy and compassion in Buddhism. When Guanyin was first introduced to China, she was a male and later evolved into a female. Her main task in the Western Paradise is to assist Amitabha Buddha in saving sentient beings, and to assist Sakyamuni in teaching in the whirling world, that is, the real world. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva can transform into many wonderful appearances and speak endless secret divine mantras. The wonderful appearance he appears and the divine mantra he chants can make all living beings fearless. Her main body is the perfect and pure treasure enlightenment Guanyin, which has 32 incarnations in response to the opportunities of all living beings. Each stone statue is 3-5 meters high, with well-proportioned proportions, plump body, graceful and elegant, and is quite reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty.
The artistic stone carvings of Five Hundred Arhats (part) are distributed on the south side of Zhuque Mountain. The caves are 3-5 meters high and the statues are 2-4 meters high. Arhat is the most ideal and highest attainment status in Theravada Buddhism. There are three meanings, one is to kill thieves, the second is to provide, and the third is to live without life. All the arhats are independent, but also take care of each other. Their movements and stillness blend into one unified whole. Some show a stern yet compassionate character; some reveal holiness and wisdom; some are romantic; some have a peaceful expression; some are simple and lovely; some are profound; some are dumbfounded. It seems to tell people that although Arhat is otherworldly and does not suffer from the reincarnation of life and death, he still has joy, anger, sorrow and joy, and the Western Heaven is not a complete paradise.
Baishan Temple:
Lingyun Mountain Baishan Temple has a history of more than 1,800 years. There are several large and small temples built around and on the top. It is popular among the people and is called "Little Western Heaven". , there are more than 30 ancient rock tombs, stupas, and inscriptions from the Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties. Baishan can be said to be a strange mountain: when you look at Baishan Temple and Mayan Mountain from Lingyun Mountain, it looks like two sleeping Buddhas; when you look at Baishan Lake, it looks like two male lions; when you look at Baishan Mountain at the foot of Zhuque Mountain, it looks like a profile portrait. ", the tourists called him "The Sphinx" in surprise. Prime Minister Chen Yiqin of the Ming Dynasty (a native of Gaoping Qingju, both his father and son were bachelors of Wenyuange and prime ministers of the current dynasty) once visited Baishan Temple and wrote a poem: Wandering around the Buddhist temple, separated by ordinary smoke, I wandered leisurely in spring thinking about the unique mystery . This mountain of heaven and earth has existed for eternity, and the verses of the Han and Tang dynasties have existed for thousands of years. Outside the sound of chirping birds and bells on several peaks, the path is full of flying flowers and beside the shadow of the temple. If you want to eliminate suffering from the world, there is no place like this to meditate.
The Golden Light Tathagata Hall was renovated in recent years, with flying ridges and raised eaves, and brackets on the mountain. It is majestic and the Buddha's spirit is fragrant. The hall enshrines two Golden Light Tathagata, Jade Buddha and Wei Buddha brought from Myanmar. The Buddha Bodhisattva is more than 3 meters tall and weighs about 5 tons.
White Mountain Temple is surrounded by cliffs on three sides. On the cliffs, rows of ancient stone cliff tombs and stupas are densely covered. It is proved to be the pure place where eminent monks and great virtues passed away and meditated since the Han and Tang Dynasties. The entrance of the cave is engraved with the couplet "I came from this tower, and he went there", which contains infinite Zen opportunities.
Baishan Mayanshan Grottoes Art City:
Mayanshan used to be the place with the most prosperous incense and the most majestic and dense temples in Baishan. Unfortunately, it has disappeared now, but the excavated sculptures from nearby The rubble, foundation stones, inscriptions, and incense burners can all be used to examine the grand occasion of the time. Preparations are now underway to restore the main hall. There are magnificent grotto art statues carved on the cliffs in the north of Mayan Mountain. The caves are 9 to 20 meters high, and the statues are 7 to 16 meters high, including the Eastern Three Sages Grotto Art Statue, the Western Three Saints Grotto Art Statue, the Golden Light Tathagata Grotto Art Statue, the Huaguang Tathagata Grotto Art Statue, the Manjusri Bodhisattva riding a lion, and the riding grotto. The elephant Samantabhadra, the monk Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva holding a tin staff and lotus, and the grotto artistic statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, etc.