The stone scripture building of Puji Temple was originally erected in front of the Main Hall of Puji Temple in Cicheng Town, Ningbo. Its site is now Cihu Middle School. The temple is said to be the earliest Buddhist temple in the south of the Yangtze River in my country. It was originally the residence of Sun Quan, the advisor and prince of the Three Kingdoms era. Taifu Kanze's private residence. In the 44th chapter of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there is a description of "Kan Ze secretly presented a letter of surrender". In the second year of Chiwu (239), Kanze turned his residence into a temple and hid by the lake to study. Therefore, Cihu was also called "Kan Gong Lake" and the mountain behind Puji Temple was named "Kan Feng".
The stone scripture building of Puji Temple is four meters high, of which the height is two meters high. It is octagonal and 25 centimeters wide on each side. In addition to the eight characters "Kou Ammonida, Likou Niuzha" engraved on it, In addition to the mantra, the full text and preface of the Buddha's Dharma Dharani Sutra written by Xi Xuji, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, is also engraved, totaling 3,378 words. The top of the sutra building is engraved with a cloud disk and octagonal eaves. The upper part of the base is engraved with three coiling dragons and Yanglian. The middle part of the octagonal girdle is engraved with eight Vajras. The base is engraved with covering lotus. The maximum diameter is 1.8 meters. The overall shape is solemn and solemn. Stable and exquisitely carved, it reflects the profound attainments and achievements of the architectural art, stone carving craftsmanship and calligraphy art of the Tang Dynasty.
The scripture building has suffered many disasters. In 845, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty destroyed Buddhism in Huichang and destroyed 4,600 temples. In 955 AD, Emperor Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty destroyed 3,336 temples again. After thousands of years of disasters and wars, the palaces of Puji Temple have risen and fallen many times. Today they no longer exist, except for the stone sutra pillars. In 1983, it was moved from Cicheng to Baoguo Temple for ex-situ protection. It has become the oldest and most complete stone-carved scripture building in eastern Zhejiang and is listed as a key cultural relic in Zhejiang Province.
Puji Temple Stone Jing Building
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