According to legend, in April of the 23rd year of Qianlong (1758), Raytheon swept the temple and printed the word "Tianbeidan Mountain" on the cliff on the south side of the mountain. The handwriting is strange and difficult to argue, and the word is Danxia color; It is also said that there are phoenix cranes in the mountains of the Han Dynasty, hence the name Danxia Mountain.
Myths and legends
Legend has it that a golden rooster with bronze beams descended from the sky and flew over Mount Richie, followed by a monk. When he decided to build a temple on the Richie Mountain, the bronze beam golden rooster flew to a mountain in Zhao Guansan's arms, and the mountain shook, which was later called the shaking mountain. The golden rooster flew to the top of Danxia Mountain with the beam, and the two tigers sat down on both sides of the copper beam in the dense forest and abandoned the beam and flew away. After the monks reached the top of the mountain, they cast the bronze beams into the beams of the ancestral hall, the bronze statue of the ancestor of Zhenwu and the bronze bell to build the ancestral hall. One night, the bronze bell flew into Longtan, Long Mu, and dueled with the old dragon in the pond, interrupting the horn of the old dragon, causing blood to turn into flood, and manganese rose in Longtan for three days. The old dragon wants to make a broken horn with a stake and wear it on his head, so it is called wooden dragon. When the monks in the temple saw the bronze bell again, it was covered with numerous mosses and broke a dragon horn, so it was regarded as a magic bell and handed down as a myth.
National temple
Huguo Temple is located in Danxia Mountain, Shuitang Town, Panxian County, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province, which is 0/7 km away from Chengguan Town, the old county town. The elevation of Danxia Mountain is1.888m, with limestone landform and karst caves everywhere, mild climate, abundant rainfall and sunshine, which is suitable for tree growth. Known as "Linhai" in ancient times, it is a natural animal and botanical garden.
history
Huguo Temple was built in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, and was originally the Taoist "Xuan Di Palace". In the second year of the Apocalypse (1662), it was destroyed by war, and the Taoist priest who built the temple disappeared. In the fourth year of the apocalypse, Yu Hai, also known as "Bumei", was originally a general of the Ming Dynasty. After more than ten years of painstaking efforts, the temple has begun to take shape and is the ancestor of Danxia Mountain. In the 11th year of Chongzhen (1638), the great geographer and tourist explorer Xu Xiake visited Danxia Mountain. Accompanied by Yingxiu, a monk, Xu Xiake inspected the mountains, rivers, humanities and transportation here, and included these materials in Xu Xiake's travel notes, which greatly improved the popularity of Danxia Mountain in the country.
In the forty-six years of Qing Qianlong, the great monk Changyi opened the altar here for the first time; In the 30 th year of Guangxu, a great monk opened an altar to preach the precepts and promote Buddhism; In the thirty-second year of Guangxu, Rong Sheng, a great monk, received all the scriptures, robes, imperial seals and golden bowls of Emperor Guangxu in Beijing. Emperor Guangxu also named "Danxia Mountain in Panzhou, Guizhou Province as the southwest national protection jungle", hence the name "National Protection Temple". During the Guangxu period, Guo Jian and Chang Xiang were the abbots of Qianyang Ganling Temple, Kunming Zhu Qian Temple and Yiliang Faming Temple respectively, which was a great success.
In the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), Danxia, a monk of Xiu Yuanda, gave a lecture at the altar. At the same time, a 49-day water and land fast was held to cross over the soldiers killed in the war against Japan. Sixty-five eminent monks from seven cities in 13 province participated in this Buddhist activity, including Virtual Cloud and Yin Guang. This is the biggest Buddhist activity since Danxia Mountain Temple.
After 1949, many monks who became monks in Huguo Temple served as abbots and abbots of various temples in China. One of the most famous is the dust-washing master, who was born in Danxia Mountain and later served as the founder of the Myanmar-China Buddhist Association. Later, he went to new york to establish new york Miaojue Temple, and now he is the abbot of the temple. At that time, people were full of praise for Huguo Temple, saying that "a monk is twice as good as a monk".
1958 Danxia forest area was hacked and supervised. 1964, Huguo Temple caught fire and was destroyed. Although there are no temples, local believers and tourists from all over the world still burn incense and worship Buddha. 198 1 year, after hearing the news in Danxia Mountain, Master Zhuo Xi and his disciple Yan Hui * * * invested to rebuild the temple. Under very difficult conditions, three earthen houses were built to worship Buddha statues, and they made a living by donations from pilgrims and tourists. 1983, it was often heard that the master and apprentice were transferred to Shuiyin Temple, and Danxia Mountain was left unattended and all the houses were destroyed. 1In April, 1985, during the second session of the Sixth National Committee of CPPCC, Dong Junrong, a member of CPPCC County Committee, submitted the concession of "Restoring the scenic spots and historical sites in Danxia Mountain and Developing County Tourism", and proposed to restore the Danxia Mountain National Protection Temple, which was valued by the government and approved for reconstruction, and the foundation stone was officially laid on the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1986.