The Legend of Guanyinyan Scenic Spot
"Head towards Leiyang,
Being in Yongxing;
After eating Leiyang,
Fat yongxing. "
Hearing this, the stone lion was very angry. It crossed the border of Leiyang to steal food. So people in Leiyang county were completely offended. Leiyang people saw the stone lion standing in the river during the day and couldn't move, so they took a hammer to knock the stone lion's head, but no matter how hard people tried, they couldn't move a hair on it. When Guanyin learned about it, she became an old woman in the country at night, holding a wooden knife and hitting a stone lion. Leiyang people were very surprised and asked, "Our hammer can't hit. How can your wooden knife be smashed? " The old lady smiled and asked Leiyang people to try her wooden knife. Alegui picked up a wooden knife and cut it at the head of the stone lion ... I saw the standing stone lion fall with a bang, lying in the middle of the river forever, unable to stand up any more. At present, the head of the stone lion still has traces of being cut, and the head is missing a piece. People later called it "Bald Lion", and now this town is also called "Bald Lion Town". Besides, the monk, he just wanted to pick fairy fruit. Guanyin's voice did not fall, so he turned around and ran to the mountain ... As soon as he ran to the opposite mountain, Guanyin stopped him, and the monk was still standing there, which is now the legendary "boy worships Guanyin" and "monk worships Buddha". Later, people wrote a limerick that mocked monks and lions:
"Monks and lions pick fairy fruit,
Only for greed;
Both sides can only look at each other.
Lying in the middle of the river,
One is standing on the hillside. "
In addition, Guanyin put the lion and monk away and put the dresser in the river bend. The dressing table consists of a string of jewels, extending from the shore to the center of the river. Every day at dawn, Guanyin dresses up in front of the dresser; It was dark, and she washed her face and bathed in front of the dresser. So there is a layer of mist floating on the water here, which is faint and lingering all year round, and now it is like a fairyland. Guanyin practiced in Guanmao Cave for 998 1 day. The weather in this area is fine and crops are abundant. The locals did not forget the great kindness of Guanyin Bodhisattva, so they built a temple near Guanmao Cave, offering thousands of Guanyin every day. People from far and near have come here, and Guanyin Rock, the "white-headed lion" in Yongxing, is also famous for this, and incense has continued since then.
Xu Xiake, a geographer and traveler in the Ming Dynasty, recorded in Xu Xiake's Travels * A Diary of a Chuyou Tour: "The rock is on the north bank of Hebei, overlooking the river in the southwest, and there are flying rocks, which are full of cracks and flow straight to the river. At the beginning, I leaned on my feet and folded two floors. There are niches embedded under the roof, such as Guanyin. There are stone lions in the center of the river under the rock, lying in the stream and facing the rock with their heads up, all of which are unique. "
"yongxing local chronicles" contains: "the rock is on the right bank of the thunder water, standing on the cliff, overlooking the center of the river. There is a dangerous peak above, one hundred feet below it. If a bank is a niche, it is a steep wall, and all the roads around it are absolutely impossible. You can't reach it unless you are on the boat. There are four or five broad niches, and monks build five or six floors according to the niches, which are more than ten feet high. Intrigue against each other, draw a flying tripod. A statue of tuas stands in the middle. There is a stone of squatting elephant under the stone, and there is a stone of lying lion in the river, which is vivid and spectacular. "
According to legend, in ancient times, there was a lion, a mount in the sky, who quietly came to earth and occupied a cave by the river. Later, Guanyin visited him in the South China Sea, and the lion surrendered and was driven away. The lion refused to go back to heaven, lying in the middle of the river and falling in love with the cave. Guanyinyan and Wojiang Stone are named after this.
Another said, "The river overflowed, and the stone lions bared their backs and cut off the water, so that the people on both sides of the Leishui River were protected from floods."
During the Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty, Liu Xianting's Yang Guang Miscellaneous Notes recorded that Guanyin Rock is located in the west of Yongxing County, with a rock height of several tens of feet, standing by the river, covered by a cliff, and with a ceiling at the foot of the mountain, with a height of eight feet. The factory building in the cave is attached to the ceiling, and the wooden frame is a niche, which can decorate three or four seats, with the statue of Pumen in the middle. Hang the stairs to climb, the stairs are thirty-four levels, and the place by the river is the monk's house. It is also like a square penpeng island. From the back of the temple, climb up the niche along the ladder, and the three stairs are steep, overlooking the sky. Looking at the niche from a distance, my mood is smooth. There is a lion stone in front of the rocks in the river, and the leader of the minions is realistic. As soon as the water rose, the ship broke down. Thunder people speak with words and chisel their lips and teeth. There is a quiet room in the west of buddhist nun, which is three towers and also on the cliff, with three floors of flat ground and carved stones; If you can't chisel, fill it with a ladder. Six or seven feet from the ground, there is a stone ridge on the wall, as big as a bucket, the spring is full of water, and it is not dry in winter and summer, and the word "Guanyin Spring" is engraved. The structure of the quiet room has not been completed.
Beautiful legends give people a wonderful enjoyment, but the shape, beautiful landscape, picturesque shape and ingenious shape of Guanyin Rock can attract people's attention. Deep into the cave, layer upon layer, there are pavilions in the pavilion, and there are scenes in the scenery. Guanyinyankou has a mountain gate with the word "Guanyinyan" engraved on it, and there are clouds on the door:
"Listen to Sifang Rock, you are here in the East China Sea;
There is always a voice, don't ask the west. "
There is a stone statue on the wall in front of the door on the left, and a man-made "Little South Sea" on the right. Do you know how to get it? According to legend, Guanyinyan Xiaonanhai was originally a place name, named after Guanyin in the South China Sea. The South China Sea was a prosperous market in ancient times. Later, due to the flood, the river flowed backwards and the foundation sank, turning into a lake. After the disaster, the South China Sea became an ancient sea, and the local people suffered greatly and could not survive. Mercifully, Guanyin in the South China Sea came here with a lotus platform, a colorful auspicious cloud, a nectar bottle and willow branches and lotus seeds. Guanyin sent down floods, planted willow branches, sown nectar and lotus seeds. The vast South China Sea, with willow trees in the shade, lake water like a mirror, fragrant lotus, strong fish and cattle, flocks of wild ducks and lotus roots all over the lake, is a beautiful scenery. Nanhai Guanyin named it "Xiaonanhai". After the governance, Guanyin in the South China Sea is about to drift away, and it happened that Lv Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals, came here. Lv Dongbin bowed down and said, "Bodhisattva is merciful and saves all beings from suffering." Guanyin said, "Listen, Dong Bin, it's rare for you to be kind. If you want to get positive results, accumulate virtue and do good here. " Say that finish, left. Lv Dongbin did what Guanyin told him, practiced sincerely and did good deeds. Lv Dongbin moved a huge millstone from the Western Heaven and put it at the foot of Jianfeng Mountain as a place for people to live. However, this huge millstone keeps turning, which makes residents nervous all day. Lv Dongbin moved another steep mountain, stopped the millstone, and built a Taoist temple in the middle of the millstone. In order to appreciate the great kindness of Guanyin Bodhisattva, people built a temple called Guanyin Rock where Guanyin stood in the past. Of course, legend is always a legend, but it is true that there is a stone step hovering on the top floor next to the "Little South Sea". The word "Lingyan" is engraved on the rock on the right side of the temple, but it is the original work of CICI , a calligrapher in Guilin during Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty.
Enter the door to the right, climb the stairs, and you will arrive at the "Buddhist Pavilion" on the second floor. The Buddhist temple is built on a rock, inlaid with red lacquer panels, and carved with patterns such as "crossing the sea with eight mountains" and "learning from the Tang Priest", which are lifelike. Looking up at the top, the octagonal roof is like a basin, and the carp, bat and dragon are embossed upside down, which is lifelike. The gate of the Buddhist temple is facing the thunder water, and the bells and drums are ringing across the door, and the curtain is hung high. In the niche, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Siddhartha Gautama are located. Outside the temple gate, there is an octagonal incense burner facing the overpass. The incense burner is several feet high, with the drying door below and the melting furnace above. There are couplets on both sides:
"Mysterious, Zhu Rongbu,
Stone with a heavy sink, nodded. "
Horizontal batch is "Guo Hua".
Incense has been burning here all my life, and the bells and drums are ringing in my ears, and the believers are woven. There is a drop of water on the rock in the corridor, which falls into the well. The color is clear and sweet, cool in summer and warm in winter, and it does not dry up or overflow. It's called "manna spring". Climb back along the stone steps and climb to the 30-meter-high nine-story Buddha Pavilion.
The halls above the third floor are carved beams and painted buildings with double eaves on the top of the mountain. On the seventh floor, there is a strange stone screen hole, where thousands of Guanyin statues are placed; There is a natural rock in the small stone cave on the rock wall, which looks like Guanyin Buddha statue, hence the name "Guanyin Rock".
On the eighth floor, you can climb to the top of the mountain and see the mountains and rivers of the city. Looking from the window, the thunder water has white sails, overlooking the boat like leaves, overlooking the castle peak like wearing, the river bank is lush, the river is as heavy as jasper, waterfowl flies around chasing waves, and the stone lion looks back at the middle of the river, which is really refreshing.
There is a screen stone by the river, which is said to be the mirror of Guanyin's dressing. On the mountainside of Phoenix Mountain, which confronts Guanyin Rock, there is also a rock that looks like a monk sitting in meditation, commonly known as "the boy worships Guanyin". If you travel here, don't forget to read the title of Guanyinyan Trade Union, Vice Chairman of CPPCC in Yongxing County:
"Dewdrops are sprinkled on the earth, and now they are clean, saying that the law of equality;
Sailing affectionately to the other side, relying on self-reliance, showing great magical power. General Zhang Xueliang went to Yongxing County on February 2 1 and 1937, and visited Guanyinyan. Tan Quangang's topic is Guanyin Rock in Yongxing, Hunan: the west pole of sandalwood;
Nantian Zizhulin. Title Guanyinyan Poetry Union
Zhong huayi (Xin Shao), former vice president of Chenzhou couplet association, wrote Guanyin rock couplet;
Guanyin is charming and beautiful by the water.
Fan Yu's companion cliff has a strange structure.
Harmonic several literati to worship Buddha,
Leave three points to draw lots.
Title: Wojiang Shishi Company:
The lion lies in the river and knows whether he is cold or hot.
Water flows from the sky and forgets the spring and autumn.
Sleep in Guanyinyan at night
[Qing] Juren-Chen Zhenyu
The sound of paddles swaying on the beach,
Change a scenery to Lingyan, and you will have a different scenery.
Tongshan intercepted Ye Lingyun,
Lions and stones (mountain source) look foggy.
More like looking forward to your leisure,
Climb the tallest building and lean against the railing.
[Qing]-Jiaqing's "Chenzhou County Records" Volume 37
Guanyinyan
[Qing] Jinshi-Peng Shu
Half man, half ghost,
The stairs are curved and the threshold is exquisite.
Under the eagle's desire,
Even the ancient caves are red when fishing.
Without mountains and rivers,
I can't believe I'm in the air
Suddenly, I heard Southern Yan urging me to go back.
Who says Hengyang is decisive?
[Qing]-Jiaqing's "Chenzhou Tongzhi" Volume 28
Guanyinyan
[Ming]-Cao Lian (Yongxing)
Strange rocks, such as the surface of the earth,
Lying in the middle of the river.
Feng Ling ran to the sea,
In the evening, Cheng Bo played against Bison.
The skylight is real,
May you rise and fall with the moonlight.
Manjusri is here,
And drove Guanyin into the sea.
History of wanli chenzhou volume 6.
Collection of Sounds by Guan Yinyan (Preface) (Excerpt)
[Qing] Juren-Li Jiade
The dangerous peak was inserted into the Han Dynasty,
Unique in the world;
Flying pavilion near the deep,
There is no doubt.
On the day when the curved sill returns to Lingtou,
The stairs are embedded in the clouds in the canyon.
Structural multiplication and deficiency,
Exquisite and exquisite.
The steep stone screen stands tall,
Lush shade.
Like leaning against the wall for a long time,
Sitting in the old cave for several years;
The lion cut off the river and lay steady.
Fresh waves in the river.
Scratch a bay,
Monks and monks compete with Yuqiao to sing;
Staggered banks,
Bao Fang and Qi Fei, flowers and birds.
The clear sky vomited Shan Lan far away,
Contact each other;
After rain, the new dawn is green,
Beautiful scenery in March.
The tea on the meditation couch is full of fragrance,
The dust heart is quiet at first;
Smoke curled up,
In the afternoon, the seal is long.
Listening to Zhong Qing's voice,
Open your mind,
Look at the sails,
I'm already lost.
Sometimes clear water is clear,
At night, the ice wheel reflects light clearly.
Cup-tilted bamboo leaves,
The flute plays plum blossoms.
It's actually a pot at sea,
Inhumane pictures.
It is included in the eight natural landscapes of Guanyinyan, such as Hunan Dictionary of Celebrities in Past Dynasties, Selected Notes on Chenzhou Poetry in Past Dynasties, Provincial Records, County Records, Notes and Novels.
The facade of Guanyin Rock, a white-headed lion in Yongxing County, looks like a monk's hat, with a pavilion in front and a deep pool behind it. In the aisle on the first floor of the Buddhist temple, there is a clear spring flowing from the crack in the rock to the Shijing, which is crystal clear and sweet, and is used as domestic water in the temple. It is known as the "Ganlu Divine Spring", one of the eight scenic spots. On the second floor, there is the Buddhist Temple Pavilion, with the plaque of "Hall of Great Heroes" inscribed by Zhao Puchu, Chairman of the Chinese Buddhist Association, when he rebuilt Guanyinyan on 1985. There is a strange small cave on the seventh floor. The stone pillars are very similar to Guanyin, hence the name "Guanyin Rock". The Buddhist temple is built in a cave, with brick and wood structure and rocks on the top. Around temples and scenic spots, there are eight unique natural scenery.
1. Stone attached to the trunk: Under the Lingyan on the right side of the rock, there is a stone protruding like an elephant's head, just like a stone attached to the trunk.
Second, the deep pool is bottomless: the river in front of the temple is like a small South China Sea, unfathomable. It is said that someone tried to sink 0.35 Jin of silk thread, and it has not reached the end yet.
Third, the stone lion lying on the river: There is a stone protruding from the water surface in the river, which looks like a lion. It is said that the stone lion can rise and fall with the rising tide of the river, or it can be submerged.
4. Ganlu Divine Spring: In the aisle on the first floor of the Buddhist Temple, there is a clear spring flowing from the crack in the rock to the Shijing, which is crystal clear and sweet, and is the domestic water in the temple.
Guanyin is in the cave: there is a stone pillar on the seventh floor of the Buddhist temple pavilion, which looks like Guanyin. When it was built in the Qing dynasty, it was molded into a thousand-handed Guanyin lotus in a stone niche. It was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and has now been restored.
6. The old ape had a rest: there was an ape-like stone on the hill behind the rock, which seemed to rest by the roadside. In 1970s, it was destroyed by a cement factory through blasting and quarrying.
Seven, the stone monk worships Buddha: On the other side of the Phoenix Mountain, there is a stone head like a monk sitting in meditation to worship Buddha, also known as "the boy worships Guanyin".
Dressing with a mirror: 200 meters west of the rock, there is a stone like a screen, as smooth as a mirror. Legend has it that Guanyin has a dressing mirror.