Dust is hidden in this world and immortal.
Maitreya Buddha statue is enshrined in the shrine in the center of the main hall and downstairs of the middle hall. On both sides of the main wall and back door of the temple, there is a long glass cabinet, and 22 exquisite ceramic Buddha statues are displayed in each glass cabinet; There are 44 stone carvings of "The Great Compassion Mantra" on the north and south walls. The brush is neat and fine, and the image is vivid. Inside the Hall of Great Heroes, Maitreya Buddha is fat and big-bellied, with an open mind and a smile, carrying a string of beads in his left hand and a cloth bag in his right hand. When tourists see him, they all smile. There is a couplet on both sides of him: Fang Yue:
A big belly can hold things that are difficult to hold in the world;
Laugh at the ridiculous people in the world. Zhao Puchu, a famous calligrapher and former president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, wrote couplets on the original screen column of the nave. Wen Yue:
Intimacy is Buddha;
Always learn from the commandments.
The couplet on the back door of the nave is the work of the master of Longhua Temple in Shanghai. Lian Yue:
Bamboo and yellow flowers both have bare meaning;
Green mountains and green waters are all exposed. The upper floor of the nave was once the living room of Zen Hall and former abbots Shi Kuanneng and Shi Changhui. There is a whole hall of Buddha hanging on the pilaster of the meditation hall. There is an incense table, and the table is dedicated to the western "three saints" and other Buddha statues. On the altar of the statue, there is a photo of the "Four donkey kong" Buddha statue presented by the Japanese king, and there is a couplet on each side of the photo. Wen Yue:
Millennium show of green bamboo in Xishan,
Nanhai lotus nine products are fragrant.
The corridor behind the nave is dedicated to the statue of Wei Tuo. Wei Tuo stood in front of Mahayana Hall, behind Maitreya Buddha, facing Sakyamuni. There are couplets on both sides of the statue. Wen Yue:
The jade pestle is a demon, and the Tao is nothing;
The golden body protects the law, and glory is born.
Out of the back door of nave, there is a quiet patio, and there is a pool in the well. A chitose "old turtle" is crawling in the pool. Tourists threw nickels for "good luck" at the old turtle, and the bottom of the pool was silvery and shiny, which was really interesting. There is a "water spray dragon" on the painted wall in front of the pool, and the water in the mouth is tinkling, like a string of bamboo and silk, which is pleasing to the eye. There is a couplet next to it. Wen Yue:
Endure for a while and be calm;
Let three points, the sky is wide. Walking up the stone steps, under the osmanthus tree, there is a plaque in the Yangguan Hall, which reads the four characters "Daxiong Hall". There is a couplet on the stone pillar in the corridor in front of the temple. Wen Yue:
Listening to the drums at dusk and the bells in the morning;
As far as this is concerned, the Buddhist lanterns are round.
There is a door couplet in the Hall of Ursa Major. Wen Yue:
Sanskrit celebrates glory, and the building leads to good faith;
After hearing the sound, open your heart and wait for Lang Lang Gan Kun.
This couplet and the plaque in the Hall of the Great Hero were inscribed by Master Mo Bao Juzan, former vice president of the Chinese Buddhist Association. There are nine Buddha statues, large and small, in Daxiong Hall, which were re-carved during the renovation of Xishi Temple in 1982 (all the original Buddha statues were destroyed during the ten-year turmoil of the Cultural Revolution). The statue of Sakyamuni, the ancestor of Buddhism, is placed in the center of the Buddhist niche, and there are statues of Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva on both sides.
The north and south sides of the main hall are slant halls, which are connected by horizontal doors. Written by Master Mingshan, the abbot of qixia temple in Nanhengmen. Lian Yue:
The Buddha is now in the western hills, shining brightly;
The name of the temple washes the stone, and the Vatican is always new. At the north gate, there is a plaque, which belongs to Mo Bao, the abbot of Huayou Temple. The plaque reads:
Bamboo density might as well flow through;
The mountain is too high to stop Bai Yunfei.
The south-leaning hall of Daxiong Hall is the Jade Buddha Hall. The word "Jade Buddha Hall" on his forehead was inscribed by the abbot of Guangxiao Temple and the great monk You Guo.
In the temple, the jade Buddha and Bodhisattva with jade porcelain and golden body are well dressed and dignified.
Note: The column couplets of Ursa Major Hall:
All laws are empty and clear about Buddha's nature;
Pure and pure Zen.
The north hall of Xiong Bao Hall is Guanyin Hall. The three Chinese characters "Kannonji" were also inscribed by the abbot of Guangxiao Temple and the great monk You Guo.
Go through the north gate from the yard of Kannonji and walk down the stone steps. This is a small courtyard building with flowers and trees, where Xi Shi Temple receives and meets guests. Climbing the stone steps, a platform is Kuantang, the memorial hall of the former abbot of Xi Shi Temple and master Shi Kuanneng (Xishan).
"Guangneng Dharma Hall" is a three-bedroom, two-eaves, scattered-column hall, carved with dragons and painted with buildings, which is solemn and solemn. The plaque of "Kuan Fa Neng Tang" was inscribed by the Chinese Buddhist Association, the vice chairman of the discussion committee on manners, the 13th descendant of Yunmen School, the dean of Yunmen Buddhist College and the abbot of yunmen temple.
There is a couplet at the entrance of the Dharma Hall. Wen Yue:
Generous and compassionate, the merits of life are respected;
The benevolent is silent, and the perfect bodhi embankment will shine.
Stepping into the Dharma Hall, in the center of the hall wall, stands a rectangular gold plaque engraved with the image of Master Shi Kuanneng's predecessor, the red cassock, completely dead.
To the south of the Dharma Hall, under the wall near the south of the entrance, there is a row of tall glass and wooden kitchens, displaying inkstones, pencils, glasses, wooden fish, percussion instruments and so on used by Shi Kuanneng before his death. There are also a large number of historical and precious cultural relics, such as her Buddhist work Samadism, Xishan Tea Manuscript and Guangxi Tea Club membership card, the first China Buddhist Congress before her death, and photos taken by Zhu De and other party and state leaders in Zhongnanhai.
On the walls around the Dharma Hall, there are hundreds of condolence, elegiac couplets, inscriptions, poems, calligraphy and painting. Master Shi Kuanneng sent him before his death, as well as leaders of the national party, government and army, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese, Buddhist groups, Buddhist leaders and party, government and army (including groups).
Throughout the hall, calligraphy and painting are solemn. Here, people can understand and appreciate the legendary life story of a generation of female living Buddha-Master Shi Kuanneng (Xishan), her lofty demeanor of patriotism and love of teaching, and her noble personality.
Then, starting from the left steps of the Fatang, the two platforms are newly built and being renovated in Xishi Temple, which is the most magnificent hall of Daxiong at present.
This Ursa major has five rooms and two floors, surrounded by huge scattered columns, which is a typical architectural style of the Parthenon in ancient Greece.