Wuyou Temple is located on the top of Wuyou Mountain at the confluence of Moshui (Dado River), Ruoshui (Qingyi River) and Minjiang River in the east of Leshan, Sichuan Province. The founder of Wuyou Temple was Hui Jing, a monk from the Tang Dynasty. The Zen master stayed in Mao Mountain and did not come down from the mountain for ten years. Nowadays, there is a knotted thatched pavilion built on the top of the mountain. On the wall of the pavilion, there are engraved the characters "Tang Huijing Master's knotted thatched spot". Monk Benneng wrote a couplet: "The bamboo stick and rope bed open up the scenic spot, and the lotus shell leaves realize the meaning of Zen." Cen Shen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, was in Jiazhou When he was the governor, he went up to the mountain to pay homage to the great monk Huijing, and wrote a poem "Going up to the peak of Qingyi Mountain in Jiazhou and inscribing Master Huijing's secluded residence in Yang Langzhong of the Ministry of War." There is a line: "The mountains are so small, and the three rivers are boundless. Lanruo opens to the west. , Emei is in full swing. The apes and birds are singing and the bells and bells are singing, and the fragrance of usneas is spreading all over the sky." This shows that when Cen visited Master Huijing, the temple had been completed. Wuyou Temple was originally called Zhengjue Temple. It was renamed Wuyou Temple during the Song Dynasty. The architectural structure of the temple is strict, with seven temples in total, all concentrated on the top of Wuyou Mountain. The well-preserved temples include Tianwang Hall, Amitabha Hall, Maitreya Hall, Daxiong Hall, Guanyin Hall, Luohan Hall, etc. Going west from the front hall, there are also scenic spots such as Yiting and Eryatai. Eryatai is the place where the Han Dynasty writer Guo Sheren annotated "Erya" in Wuyou Mountain. The temple is surrounded by bamboos and trees, and pavilions and pavilions are scattered among them, making it even more peaceful. In 1983, it was designated as a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area by the State Council. Scenery of Wuyou Temple
Wuyou Mountain is surrounded by water, with solitary bees standing there. There are lush trees and overlapping green shades on the mountain. According to records in "Historical Records" and "Hanshu", Wuyou Mountain was originally connected to Lingyun Mountain. Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County, controlled the Moshui (Dado River), dug a river channel, and diverted part of the river water around Wuyou Mountain, turning it into an isolated island in the water. Also known as Tsing Yi Island. There is now a "Lidui" stone tablet on the mountain, which means "off shore".
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There are two roads to climb Wuyou Mountain, by water and land. From Lingyun Mountain, pass through the Mahao Cliff Tomb Exhibition Hall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and then cross the iron cable bridge to climb the mountain; take a boat along the river from Leshan City It is very convenient to go down and reach the southwestern foot of Wuyou Mountain as a waterway.
Wuyou Temple is located on the top of Wuyou Mountain. It was originally called Zhengjue Temple. It was founded in the Tang Dynasty and was built by Master Huijing, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty. There is now a thatched pavilion built on the top of the mountain, which is "the place where Master Huijing of the Tang Dynasty built thatched cottages". It is said that when the poet Cen Shen was working as a governor in Jiazhou, he had a close relationship with Hui Jing, and he wrote a poem "Going to the peak of Qingyi Mountain in Jiazhou and inscribing Master Hui Jing's secluded residence in Yang Langzhong of the Ministry of War", which includes "How small are the mountains? "Three rivers are rushing towards the vastness. If the orchids are opening to the west, Emei is at the same time. The apes and birds are singing, and the pine baskets are full of fragrance." It can be seen that Wuyou Temple had been built at that time. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhengjue Temple was renamed Wuyou Temple, and the temple was named after the mountain. Wuyou Temple was destroyed by wars twice during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of the existing buildings were built in the late Qing Dynasty and modern times.
In 1984, it was handed over to the Buddhist community for management and use. The monks established the Leshan City Wuyou Temple Buddhist Association, with Master Benneng, the abbot of Wuyou Temple, as the president. With the support of relevant departments, Wuyou Temple has formulated "Trial Regulations on Religious Activities", "Temple Management System" and a series of rules and regulations and management methods such as opening to the outside world, safety and security, fire prevention and theft prevention according to the actual situation, so as to ensure that every Monks have clear responsibilities. While engaging in religious activities, they also participate in temple management. With the strong support of the government and all walks of life, Wuyou Temple spent a huge sum of money to renovate its main halls. The Luohan Hall and other buildings that were destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution" were also restored one after another.
The three characters "Wuyou Temple" are written in the middle of the gate of Wuyou Temple. The couplets on both sides are: the gate of the temple opens high into the cave courtyard, and the cang cliff is halfway into the clouds and waves. There are also inscriptions such as "Qingyi Island", "Ci Yun" and "Fa Yu" on the mountain gate, making the atmosphere solemn and quiet.
The entrance to the temple is the Hall of Heavenly Kings, with new statues of the four Heavenly Kings. Passing through the Tianwang Hall, you are facing the Amitabha Hall. The Amitabha Hall stands on the approach road next to the cliff of the Minjiang River. It was built in 1920 and stands on the cliff with a very different style. There is a statue of Amitabha Buddha about 5 meters high. The clay statue and golden body stand upright, holding a gold platform in the left hand to indicate the reception of all living beings, also known as the reception Buddha. There are 48 statues behind him, representing the 48 wishes Amitabha made before he became a Buddha. Later it was Maitreya Hall, which was rebuilt during the Xianfeng (1851-1861) and Tongzhi (1862-1874) years in the late Qing Dynasty. In the center is a statue of Maitreya Buddha, with four Bodhisattvas on both sides. Behind the Maitreya Hall is the Wei Tuo Hall, with a statue of Wei Tuo in the middle, and statues of Jialan and Dragon on the left and right sides. These three are protector gods. This hall is also called the Protector Hall.
Then there is the main building of the temple, the Main Hall, which was built in 1913. It is a solemn and majestic document-style building. The three characters "Daxiong Palace" in the middle were written by Huang Yunhu, a famous calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty.
The door, window and wall panels of the main hall are carved with floral patterns rich in Chinese classical flavor, which are exquisite and unique. They complement the plaques of "Zhuangma Yanyuan" and "Seeing the Origin of Dao" and various couplets on the pillars, making it even more elegant and gorgeous. In the center of the main hall, there are three Buddha statues of Sakyamuni, Manjusri and Samantabhadra. Each statue is 4 meters high. They are exquisitely carved from camphor wood. They are covered with gold. Their clothes are free and unrestrained. Their expressions are kind and solemn. They have the style of Tang Dynasty statues. . Outside the hall, there are bell pavilion and drum pavilion with octagonal double eaves on the left and right sides. The hanging bell in the bell tower was cast during the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty. The wing on the left side of the hall is now a cultural relics exhibition room, displaying various recent cultural relics from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
Behind the Mahavira Hall is the Tathagata Hall, which was rebuilt in the Tongzhi period of the late Qing Dynasty. It has a double-layer structure. The upper floor is the Tibetan Sutra, which contains about 10,000 pieces each of the "Pinga Tibetan Sutra" and the "Japanese Sutra Tibetan Sutra". roll. On the two supporting pillars in front of the hall, there are carvings of the entire landscape of Lingyun and Wuyou Mountains, which are exquisite, clear and meticulous in size. In the center of the hall, there are five statues of Tathagata, representing the five directions of east, south, west, north and center. They are also called the five Buddhas in the five directions, namely Akho Buddha, Baosheng Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Achievement Buddha and Vairocana Buddha. . On both sides are twenty-four wooden statues of protector gods and eighteen clay statues of Arhats, with humorous expressions and movements.
At the end of the west corridor on the right side of Tathagata Hall is the Guanyin Hall, which was rebuilt in 1925. The statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the hall is 3 meters high, beautiful in shape and graceful in all directions. At the end of the east corridor on the left side of Tathagata Hall is the abbot's room. The abbot's room is a small courtyard, quiet and elegant. There are many plaques and couplets inscribed on the four walls. Among them, the poem by Zhang Fang, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, describes the momentum of Wuyou Mountain: the bamboo bridge, the sandy water and the Wuyou Crossing, the cliffs and the lonely cliffs are proud and proud. Therefore, he and Lingyun were half-sitting in the Amitabha Hall, and saw golden bananas at the monk's window. On the west side of the Tathagata Hall is the famous Erya Terrace, which is said to be the place where Guoshe people of the Han Dynasty commented on Erya. On the right side of the platform, on the cliff facing the river, there are four characters "mainstay" written by Gu Rushi of the Ming Dynasty, with a diameter of 5 meters. A scene for Wuyou. There is Kuang Yi Pavilion next to it, which is a good place to enjoy the scenic spots and rejuvenate your mind. Further up is the garden on the top of the mountain. From the octagonal pavilion in the garden, you can see the lush mountains of Emei, the surging water of the Minjiang River, the vast wilderness, and Leshan City surrounded by three rivers.
Since Wuyou Mountain was opened in 1984, millions of tourists and pilgrims come to visit and worship the mountain every year. In order to facilitate tourists, Wuyou Temple has opened services such as a legal logistics center, tea gardens, vegetarian restaurants, and food stores, which have been well received by the society. In 1985, Wuyou Temple also installed fire-fighting equipment, trained voluntary fire brigade, and strengthened the protection and fire prevention of ancient temple buildings. It was named Leshan City's advanced collective for fire prevention in the winter of 1985. Wuyou Temple, like other temples across the country, is enthusiastic about social welfare undertakings, actively purchases treasury bills, and donates money and materials to disaster-stricken areas. It has been well received by all walks of life. One mile away from Wuyou Mountain is Lingyun Mountain. The famous Leshan Giant Buddha is located under Qiluan Peak of Lingyun Mountain. Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest stone seated Maitreya Buddha in the world. The Giant Buddha is carved from the rock on the west wall of Lingyun Mountain. It sits east to west. The Buddha statue is 71 meters high. It is tall and tall, well-proportioned, dignified and serene, and both physical and spiritual. It is amazing. The head of the Buddha is 10 meters wide, the nose is 5.6 meters long, the ears are 7 meters long, the eyebrows are 5.6 meters long, the eyes are 3.3 meters long, the mouth is 3.3 meters long, the shoulders are 28 meters wide, the height from the instep to the knee is 28 meters, and only the instep is 8.5 meters wide, barefoot More than a hundred people can sit on it, and it enjoys the reputation of "the mountain is a Buddha, and the Buddha is a mountain".
The Leshan Giant Buddha was built by the famous monk Haitong in the first year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (713). Later, Wei Gao, the governor of Western Sichuan, completed it in the 19th year of Zhenyuan (803). It took 90 years to excavate. The prosperous Tang Dynasty. This eternal masterpiece also reflects the economic and cultural prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the prosperity of Buddhism. It is a majestic physical specimen of ancient Chinese sculpture art.