Yongchang Temple in Huang Jinshan
Yongchang Temple is located at the eastern foot of Jinshan, at the junction of Peng San County. Huang Jinshan stretches for more than 30 miles in the north-south direction. The highest altitude is 332.6 meters. Pingchou, Shui Bo and hills are dotted like stars holding the moon. Climbing from a distance, you can see hundreds of miles of water, light and mountains in Fiona Fang. There is a feeling of "going to the top of the mountain to have a look, the other mountains all appear dwarfs under the sky.".
Jinshan criss-crosses, and springs and waterfalls fly in rainy season. The trees in the mountains are lush all year round and look like a green barrier from a distance. Stepping into the deep mountains, the Woods are gloomy and covered with branches, and it still hurts during the day. The good birds in the forest sing and rhyme. For a long time, it has been a paradise for wild animals such as rabbits, muntjac, goats and wild boar.
Throughout the cultural history of China, it can be said that Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism all occupy the famous mountains and rivers in China. Only in this way can culture and scenery complement each other and shine brilliantly. The founder of Yongchang Temple has a unique vision for site selection. The founder must have swam here inadvertently and saw the middle of the mountain, which was not only quiet but also embraced a hundred acres of flat land. This is a good place to create heaven. The foundation was founded here. Through the efforts of several generations of disciples, the scale of the temple has been continuously expanded, and the infinite dharma has been promoted in the sound of dusk drums and morning bells.
I don't know whether it is the strong incense in Yongchang Temple or the unique geographical environment in Huang Jinshan that makes many Buddhists and Confucian businessmen be elated. Little-known Huang Jinshan has a glorious history of 72 temples, one temple and one hospital. This alone can be compared with all the famous mountains and rivers in the world.
Second, the historical evolution and present situation
According to the existing historical materials-Poyang County Records. Yongchang Temple was built in Liang Wudi in the Southern Dynasties. It is about 1500 years old. In the meantime, after several ups and downs, there is no evidence to test. Nowadays, the grass is sparse and the water is lingering. There are ruins everywhere. According to local elders, it was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that caused the devastating disaster of Yongchang Temple. In order to crack down on the rebels hiding in the mountains, Shi Dakai set fire to the whole mountain. Yongchang Temple, which has become a pond fish, is naturally hard to escape. Despite the rise of Buddhism, it is difficult to completely destroy Yongchang Temple due to war and turmoil. Today, people can only lament in broken walls.
The scale of its heyday can be judged from the existing ruins of Yongchang Temple. The foundation of the main temple has a semi-circular temple wall nearly 100 meters long, which is made of stone and mud. Used to prevent mudslides and landslides at the top of the mountain. Judging from the remaining living facilities, it should also be complete, including rice mortar, abandoned ancient wells and ponds.
There are bamboo forests and tea gardens on both sides of the temple, and now it's xiuzhu and Maolin tea. A large number of cultivated land and paddy fields have been reclaimed in front of the temple. It is not difficult to imagine the beautiful scenery of fertile fields, beautiful ponds, transportation and mulberry trees in Taoyuan.
The most noteworthy is the Jinshan Academy established next to Yongchang Temple. Peng Baochu, the two-time champion, studied here. He indulged in a county magistrate in Hubei, and then resigned and went back to the academy to preach. Nearby students flock to the college, which is unprecedented in scale. Since then, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have all gathered here and built 72 temples and temples. Huang Jinshan vividly explained the ability of China mountains and rivers to accommodate culture.
Third, beautiful legends and scenic spots.
There is a boulder near the entrance of Yongchang Temple. This is the most famous oil tank and salt tank in this area. There is a mortar on the north and south sides of the boulder. The small stone mortar on the south side can ooze edible oil, and the large stone mortar on the north side can release salt. It is said that when Tie Guai Li visited three mountains and five mountains, he saw the picturesque scenery here, which was convenient for him to rest in the temple. It is hard to resist seeing an old monk playing chess in front of the temple. He reached an agreement with a high-tech company, promising that he would meet the other's requirements if they were negative. After a hard struggle. The old monk won. Let the other party meet the needs of oil and salt in the temple. Tie Guai Li obeyed and hit the boulder at the door twice with his iron turn. The boulder was knocked out with two stone mortars, one with salt and the other with oil, which lasted for four hours. The oil and salt squeezed out of the stone mortar not only met the needs of the monks, but also distributed the rest to the poor around them. Later, monks who had desires sold them with oil and salt. I just know that the oil and salt in the stone mortar have been lost. Oil and salt have been cut off since then.
The inexhaustible oil and salt in the temple must be the work of good men and women. This beautiful legend may be that Buddhists advise people not to think about life, or the happiness they get will become illusory. Happiness lies in contentment.
Next to Yongchang Temple, there is a Shui Bo called Mianchi. According to legend, fairies in the Heavenly Palace are also infatuated with the beautiful mountains and rivers here. I often play here and dress up with Shui Bo as a mirror. I accidentally left my comb in the mountains. This comb turned into a cliff. This cliff is called Xianshuling.
Shui Piao Cliff, Longwangjian and Xiangu Temple in Huang Jinshan. There are many beautiful scenery and their own characteristics. Enough to make the winner want to stay.
Yongchang Temple is located at the foot of Jinshan at the junction of Poyang, Duchang and Pengze counties in Jiangxi Province. Huang Jinshan and Lushan Mountain are like sisters. They start from the flat ground and stretch for more than 30 miles from north to south. They are like great treasures that God has given to the world. They are one of the highest mountains around Poyang Lake. According to historical records, the area of ancient Poyang Lake once reached 6000 square kilometers. Experts analyzed the planks and underground sand layers unearthed at the foot of the northern mountain in Huang Jinshan in recent years, and found that Huang Jinshan was in Poyang Lake during the Han and Tang Dynasties. Huang Jinshan was called Quanbao Township in ancient times, probably because of the name of this temple, which means "Quanbao Yongchang". The place names around Huang Jinshan, such as Dagang, Chenjiagang and Danjiagang, seem to confirm that it was once a port for ships to enter and leave. It is not difficult to imagine how prosperous the water traffic extending in all directions in Poyang Lake once brought to Jinshan District.
Starting from the Bird's Nest Village diagonally opposite Chenjiagang in Xiangshuitan Township, climb up through the dense forest along the ancient road. At an altitude of about 200 meters, you can see an open area of 100 mu, which is the site of Yongchang Temple. From the previous, middle and next platforms, you can see at a glance that it must be the original base of the three museums. An old man pointed to a boulder with oil holes and salt holes. It is said that oil and salt can be produced. Arihoshi told us that where there are caves of oil and salt, at least there are great saints on the arhats. There are also ancient wells, ancient trees, ancient stone mortars, ancient ponds, ancient mountain gates and ancient wall foundations, as if telling people about the scale of Yongchang Temple and the prosperity of incense. ...
In 322 AD, that is, in the first month of the first year of Yongchang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Dun rose up, and Si Marui, the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, ordered Tao Kan, the secretariat of Guangzhou, to lead the troops in Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang) and refused Wang Dun in the north. At that time, the situation was very delicate, and Jiangnan gentry held a wait-and-see attitude. One day, Li Peng Lake (now Poyang Lake), Tao Kan's hometown for boating, was hit by fierce wind and waves, and the boat was blown to the foot of Jinshan. It was already midnight. I saw a faint light on the mountain, and I found it right away. Passing through Chai Men, I saw an old monk sitting in a thatched cottage. The old monk didn't get up and look up, just said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time." Tao Kan frightened, namely gift. That night, I held a candle and asked some mysterious questions. I didn't say goodbye to the old monk until the next morning. That year, Tao Kan ordered people to build a temple in Huang Jinshan and named it Yongchang Temple. Whether it was a manifestation of Tao Kan's political attitude at that time to use the title of Emperor Yuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty as the temple name is unknown to future generations. But three years later, when the Wang Dun Rebellion was pacified, the court paid more and more attention to Tao Kan, regarded him as a pillar of the country and made him a general. As we all know, the secretariats of two countries always lead the armies of eight countries.
According to relevant records, General Tao Kan's Buddhist fate goes far beyond this. When Tao Kan was making a secretariat in Guangzhou, a fisherman saw a divine light in the sea, cast a net at the glowing place, and got a statue of Manjusri, which read "Made by King Ashoka". Tao Kan sent this golden statue to Han Xi Temple in Wuchang for offering. Later, Han Xi Temple was caught in a fire, and all the temples were burned down. Only the statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva and the temple dedicated to it survived. After Tao Kan moved to Jiangzhou as an official, he sent someone to see off the Manjusri Bodhisattva, and prepared to send it to his hometown Yongchang Temple in Huang Jinshan for support. However, when the statue was carried on the boat, it sank to the bottom of the water and was salvaged many times, and there was no trace, which always became a heart disease for Tao Gong.
In 334 AD, on June 20th of the lunar calendar, Tao Gong passed away, and in the same year, Master Hui Yuan was born in Shanxi. Master Hui Yuan turned around and came to Lushan Mountain in Jiujiang. From then on, he stayed in Wuxi, built Torinji, practiced the Jing Zong method, gave the Buddha a name, and got three. At that time, everyone was lamenting the regret of Jin Shenjiang. There is a saying among the people: "You can be sincere, but it is difficult to recruit." When Yuan Gong's relatives went to the riverside to pray devoutly, the golden statue suddenly surfaced, so they welcomed the golden statue to the verve hall, built a heavy pavilion for worship, and made a manjusri statue. In connection with the cause and effect of Manjusri Golden Statue, Tao Gong was born and died a long time ago, and later generations all said: Will Tao Gong come again? !
Yongchang Temple not only has a long and magical history, but also is the Dojo where Zen master Mengshan Ming Dow, a famous Buddhist master in China, became a monk twice.
Zen master Ming Dow was born in Poyang in 586 AD. He is the sixth son and grandson of Wang Chen of Xunyang. Chen Nan died three years after his birth. In the eighteenth year of Emperor Yangdi's reign (598), he became a monk at the age of twelve. His legal number is Ming Dow. In the second year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty (606), Yang Di made Ming Dow's elder sister Chen Gui (the sixth daughter of Chen Houzhu) an aristocrat. Because of Chen's good luck, the emperor called Chen's children back to Beijing for later use. Therefore, Chen's children are all over the world for guarding the slaughter. Therefore, at the age of 20, Ming Dow, who was still young, gave up his status as a monk and left Huang Jinshan to join the army. He has been through many battles and made outstanding achievements, and he is a three-product general in the Sui Dynasty. Tang Gaozu died in April in the first year of Wude (6 18). Through the ups and downs of the two dynasties, I understand the vicissitudes of the world and see through the impermanence of the world. It was the winter of 2008, and I converted to Buddhism and re-entered Yongchang Temple in Huang Jinshan to become a monk.
At the age of sixty-two, Ming Dow went to Shuangfeng to seek the Dharma, and was guided by his fourth ancestor. He went to the forbearing Zen master's dharma seat in Yiwu and took the dharma name: Huiming.
I heard that the Fifth Ancestor had handed over the secret of clothing to the Sixth Ancestor (Huineng), so I led dozens of people south to pursue Master Huineng. When the Sixth Ancestor saw that Master Huiming was catching up with him, he put the mantle on the rock and said, "This garment is a symbol of faith, so it can fight evil! Just go (the cloak is used to show trust, so you can't compete! If you want it, take it. ) Say that finish, then hidden into the jungle.
Master Huiming thought that since Master Ren gave him the mantle, there must be a reason. I listened to his words and shouted at the jungle, "Monkey! Walker. I came for the law, not for the clothes. " The sixth ancestor then walked out of the jungle and sat on the rock. Master Huiming quickly went to pay homage and said, "Please show me the Dharma!" The sixth ancestor said, "Since you are here for Buddhism, please hold your breath and listen to me for you." Master Huiming has been thinking for a long time. The sixth ancestor asked, "When you don't think about good and evil, which is the true face of the throne?" Master Huiming suddenly realized that he was sweating, sad and happy, sobbing and bowing again and again.
This is a famous Zen case-solving in Six Ancestors Tanjing. Zen master Ming Dow was actually the first disciple of Six Ancestors. Later, instructed by the six ancestors, he went to Mengshan in Yuanzhou to sing metaphysics. In order to avoid the inscription of the six ancestors, the Buddhist name of Yongchang Temple in Yu Shao was Ming Dow when it became a monk. Later, he became the founder of Mengshan Dojo, where the dead crossed the dharma vein, which was different from the seven ancestors of Zen who had five leaves and one flower.
I don't know if it's because of the shadow of Ming Dow Zen master's dharma luck or the Buddhist dragon elephant in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Yongchang Temple in Huang Jinshan achieved unprecedented prosperity in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that there are 72 temples in Huang Jinshan. The truth is that "believers come to Korea for hundreds of miles and burn incense for thousands of years", and Yongchang Temple is both "eternal" and "prosperous".
The disaster of Yongchang Temple came from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In order to destroy the local Yingyong organization, King Shi Dakai of Hebei set fire to the whole of Huang Jinshan, and the Millennium Dojo was instantly reduced to ashes.
As the saying goes, "No grass grows under the big tree", perhaps because Yongchang Temple is so prosperous that there is no decent temple in Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang for dozens of miles. Yongchang Temple no longer exists, and the incense is still there. I don't know which year, someone built a small temple of several square meters on the original site of the main hall with broken bricks and tiles. On holidays, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and Buddha's Birthday, believers from all directions are still in an endless stream.