Located in Baoshanwu, northwest of Linwu Cave, according to historical records, the temple was built in the early Southern Dynasties, formerly known as Fuyuan Temple, and was formally built in the second year of Liang Datong (536). In the ninth year of Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozong Li Zhici named this temple "Xianqing Temple"; Because the West Mountain is surrounded by water, it is commonly known as Baoshan, and it is also the largest temple on the mountain. It was named Baoshan Temple by Tang Suzong Hengli. The mountain dock where it is located is also named Baoshan dock, and its name has been used ever since. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Baoshan Temple was known as the famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River, and many eminent monks emerged, and the temple also experienced many rejuvenating and abolishing. At the beginning of liberation, Baoshan Temple was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. During the Cultural Revolution, the temple was destroyed and 1995 began to rebuild. 1999 was basically completed in autumn, and/kloc-0 officially opened on October 23rd.
During the reign of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, the abbot of Baoshan Temple, Monk Xiaoshan, was invited to Beijing to preside over the Buddhist activities of Dong E Fei's funeral, which was appreciated by the emperor shunzhi and given the word "respecting Buddha" as the treasure of the town temple. Now, the "Buddha-respecting" tablet in the Imperial Ink Pavilion on Shigong Mountain was actually engraved during the Guangxu period. 1937 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression outbreak. In order to prevent more than 40 boxes of precious ancient books in Suzhou Library from being occupied by Japanese invaders, they were moved to the Moon Pavilion in Baoshan Temple. The abbot Wen exorcist, after eight years of hardships and obstacles, finally preserved the cultural relics and was awarded by the Jiangsu Provincial Government of the Republic of China and the Provincial Department of Education. The temple originated from the woodcut tripitaka during the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, and is called Wanli Collection, Jiaxing Collection and Jingshan Collection. It is one of the most complete and precious books in China at present, and is now kept in Nanjing Museum.
Baoshan Temple has a long history and a large scale. According to legend, there was a 1048 monk's room in its heyday. Wang of Song Dynasty said in A Brief Introduction to Baoshan Temple: "Our courtyard has been a scenic spot since the Six Dynasties" and "the great jungle sheltered thousands of monks". In the late Qing Dynasty, monks were divided into six rooms, namely Jingshan Hall, Nianhua Hall, Zen Hall, Dayuntang, Xiaxifang and Shangxifang, which were collectively called Xianqing Zen Forest, and Dayuntang was the main temple. In addition to Shanmen Hall, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall and Dayuntang Hall, there are Kongcui Pavilion, Nenggui Pavilion, Ancestral Hall, Zhengxiangge, Ningxianglou and Wenjing Mountain House. Scholars of all ages went to Baoshan Temple and left many poems, such as Pi Rixiu, Lu Guimeng, Fan Chengda, Wang Chong, Shen Deqian, Ye Shengtao, Tian Han and Zhou Shoujuan. From the late Qing Dynasty to the early liberation, the abbots of Baoshan Temple were Taixu, Daxiu, Wenda and Yungu in turn. There are many original inscriptions and couplets in the temple. The most famous is Dayuntang Couplet written by Yu Jue, a famous Shihu scholar in the late Qing Dynasty: "There is not much good taste, but rice and vegetables are bitter; I smell it, the wind is blowing and the birds are singing. " After the destruction of Baoshan Temple, many believers still went to the site to worship. 1994 After the opening of Taihu Bridge, the preparatory work for the reconstruction of Baoshan Temple began. 1In July, 1995, the preparatory group for the restoration of Baoshan Temple was established. Zhao Puchu, Vice Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, wrote the name of Baoshan Temple and the plaque of Daxiong Hall. 19951June15th, the restoration project of Baoshan Temple officially started. The project is invested by Xishan Town Tourism Development Service Company and designed and constructed by Suzhou Xiangshan Ancient Architecture Group Company. The first phase of the project mainly includes Shanmen Hall, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, fences, some attached houses and roads. * * * 70 mu of land is requisitioned, with a total investment of10 million. 1May, 1997, the main building of the first phase of the project was completed, and the construction of the second phase began. The second phase of the project mainly includes Buddha statue, wing, memorial archway, sutra-storing building, Dayuntang, Jade Buddha Hall, ancestral temple, Imperial Monument Pavilion, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, various appliances and supporting facilities, parking lot, roads, etc. The total investment is nearly 10 million yuan. 1999101On October 23rd, the opening ceremony of the Buddha statue was held in Baoshan Temple, with Master Guan Che as the abbot and more than 40 monks in the temple. In front of the rebuilt Baoshan Temple, there is a fragrant flower bridge and a mountain stream below. In the middle of the mountain gate, there is a bag monk (Maitreya Bodhisattva incarnation). In the center of the Temple of the King of Heaven, there is Maitreya Bodhisattva Aydo, with Wei Tuo Bodhisattva on the back and four heavenly kings on both sides. In the center of Mahayana Mahayana Hall is dedicated to the third Buddha, with Sakyamuni in the middle, Pharmacist Buddha in the east, Amitabha Buddha in the west, and Kaya and Ananda around Sakyamuni. On the back of Heng III Buddha is Island Guanyin, a Guanyin Bodhisattva, a boy with good fortune and a dragon girl for twenty days. On both sides are eighteen arhats, Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. The Buddhist Scripture Building (Wangyue Pavilion) is located behind the main hall, with Yubei Pavilion on the west side. Jade Buddha Hall is located in the southwest of Daxiong Hall, where the white marble Sakyamuni is enshrined. The ancestral hall is located in the south of the Jade Buddha Hall, which is for the founder of Buddhism.