Juesheng Temple is actually the Dazhong Temple, just its original name. It is located in the Dazhong Temple, a famous temple in Beijing, on the north side of the North Third Ring Road in Haidian District, Beijing.
Juesheng Temple was built in 1733 during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. It covers a total area of ??30,000 square meters. The temple has a rigorous layout and majestic momentum. It used to be an important place for the royal family to pray for rain and hold Buddhist activities. Because the temple houses a huge Buddhist bell cast during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, it is also commonly known as the "Big Bell Temple".
There are quite good collections in Juesheng Temple such as gilt bronze bells, Hongzhi Dao bells, thirty-five Buddha name bells, cloud pattern bronze bells, and Wanshan Temple bronze bells.
It was built in the 11th year of the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1733) on a grand scale. From south to north, there are the mountain gate, Tianwang Hall, main hall, back hall, scripture library, big bell tower, side hall, etc. It was once a place where emperors prayed for rain and believers performed Buddhist rituals.
The big bell was originally housed in the Han Dynasty Sutra Factory inside Deshengmen, and was later located in the Wanshou Temple in the western suburbs. It was moved here by order in the 11th year of Yongzheng's reign. The bell is 6.75 meters high, the bell lip is 22 centimeters thick, the outer diameter is 3.3 meters, and it weighs about 46.5 tons. The inside and outside of the bell are filled with seventeen kinds of Buddhist sutras and mantras. The outside is inscribed with the Sutra of the Buddhas, World Honored Tathagata, Bodhisattvas, Divine Monks, the Amitabha Sutra and the Twelve Causes and Conditions Mantra. The inside is inscribed with the Lotus Sutra of Wonderful Dharma. He cast the Vajra Prajna Sutra orally and the Shurangama Sutra in Pulao, totaling more than 227,000 words. The shape of the characters is regular and upright, simple and powerful. It is said to be the handwriting of Shen Du, a calligrapher in the early Ming Dynasty.
The bell is exquisitely cast and adopts the moldless casting method of my country's excellent traditional craftsmanship, which reflects the superb level of ancient my country's smelting technology. The light strike of the bell is round and deep, the heavy strike is rich and loud, the sound waves are undulating, and the rhythm is bright and elegant. When the bell is struck, the final sound lasts for more than 2 minutes, and the bell sound is transmitted over a distance of 15-20 kilometers.
Now when I come to Juesheng Temple, there are no Buddha statues in the temple, but various ancient bells. The exhibits of the Ancient Bell Museum include more than 700 bells of all kinds from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. Among them, the most worth seeing is the exhibition of Ming and Qing masterpieces in the Main Hall.
Juesheng Temple Ancient Bell Museum
As we all know, Beijing, as the imperial capital, has countless nunneries and temples that have survived in the past dynasties. When the Ancient Bell Museum was being prepared, it paid great attention to collecting ancient temple bells in Beijing. For example, the Shideng Temple in Dengcao Hutong in Xicheng District can be traced back to the Jixiang Temple in the Tang Dynasty. The temple has now been reduced to a large courtyard with no trace of a Buddhist temple. Fortunately, there is an ancient bell from Shideng Temple in Juesheng Temple, which provides people with rare first-hand historical materials. Another example is the Huitong Temple Bell on display in Juesheng Temple, which is a relic of the Huitong Temple by Jishuitan. Cast in the 29th year of the Republic of China.
After the founding of New China, the Huitong Temple was demolished and the iron bell was moved to the Xizhimen Fire Brigade as a fire alarm bell. The red paint covering the whole body of this ancient bell now bears witness to that special history. In addition to Chinese ancient clocks, there is also an exhibition of foreign ancient clocks in the museum. The Joseph Bell collected here was cast in Toulouse, France in 1867. Compared with Chinese bells, it has strong exotic cultural characteristics.
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