Qita Temple is located in Baizhang Street, jiangdong district, Ningbo, with Rainbow North Road in the east, Jicao Street in the west and Baicai Commercial Building diagonally opposite. It is one of the four jungles in Ningbo (namely Tiantong, Wang Yu, Qita and Guanzong). Temple halls are elegant in structure and large in scale. The main buildings are: Seven Stone Pagoda, Mountain Gate, Zhaobi, Tianwang Hall, Tongyuan Hall, three temples, abbot and Tibetan classroom, Bell Tower, Jade Buddha Pavilion, etc. Visiting the temple to worship Buddha makes people feel the profundity and solemnity of the Vatican Palace.
The temple was built in the 12th year of the Tang Dynasty (858) and has a history of 1 140 years. At that time, there was a temple in Ningzai, Jiangxi Province, formerly known as Jin Dong Temple, and Tiantong Temple was urged to retreat and live in it, which was the ancestor of this temple. In the first year of Xian Tong (860), Qiu Fu in eastern Zhejiang led an uprising, attacked the city and plundered the land, and Siming was also poisoned. One day, Ju Kui led soldiers into the temple, holding a knife and gun, which made people see things in a blur. The temple was scattered with horror, but the mood and eyes of the Zen master in the temple remained unchanged. The soldiers were surprised and bowed out. The following year, the county magistrate heard about the imperial court, praised the teacher's ethics, and changed Jin Dong Temple to Qi Xin Temple.
In the first year of Xiangfu in Song Dynasty (1008), Chongshou Temple was built. In the 19th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Tang He, the general of Zhu Yuanzhang, believed in the Lord of the country and sent the islanders to the mainland. In order to defend the Japanese, he burned down the temple of Baotuo Temple (the predecessor of Forsyte), and Chongshou Temple in Ningbo enshrined more than 300 statues of Guanyin. In the twenty years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, the temple was changed to Butuo Temple. Since then, it has become Guanyin Dojo, Qita Temple and Putuo Mountain with a long history, so this is also the reason. In the 21st year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1682), the Compassion Auditorium was built. Because there are seven floating figures in front of the temple, it is commonly known as the Seven Pagodas Temple. After the battle of Hongyang, the temple, Buddhist temple, mountain gate and bell tower were burned by soldiers.
After ten years of tongzhi (187 1), Dr. Zhou Wenxue's mother went all out to rebuild the Buddhist temple. She downplayed people and only built a mountain gate and several houses. Die of regret. In the 16th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1890), Elder Ciyun became the abbot and rebuilt the Temple of the King of Heaven, Mahayana Hall of Mahayana, Zhongxing Buddhist Temple, and the Tibetan Scripture Building. With brand-new Sanskrit and a gathering of monks. In the seventeenth year of Guangxu (189 1), the statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands was built and the three temples were rebuilt. In the twenty-first year of Guangxu (1895), Jin Jing, an elder of Ciyun, requested to be awarded "Long Zang" and was awarded "Hongzhi". Forty-eight disciples were given Zen style, all of whom were once famous dragon elephants, spread all over the country, with heroes in the south and elders and disciples in the north. Future generations cherish the memory of teachers' morality and build Grace Cathedral as a memorial. Respecting teachers and respecting morality is the ancestor of ZTE.
Since its establishment, Qita Temple has been destroyed repeatedly, especially during the ten-year turmoil. 1980, the party's religious policy was implemented, and the Seven Pagodas Restoration Team was established, with Master Yuexi as the team leader. With the attention of the municipal government and the support of four disciples, Master Yuexi, after more than ten years of painstaking efforts, finally restored the seven pagodas one by one, making them look brand-new, reappearing the majestic atmosphere of the past and becoming the only one in the city.
A number of precious cultural relics are still preserved in the Chita Temple: First, the Tang Heart Mirror Zen Master Tower, which is engraved with the words "Tang Yi gave the Heart Mirror Zen Master a true stupa". 2. Two bronze bells of the Song Dynasty: one was cast in Shaoxing in the fourth year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1 134) and hung on the top of the bell tower, and the other was cast in Jiading in the eleventh year of the Song Dynasty (12 18) and hung on the east side of Tongyuantang. Third, in the thirteenth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1735), Guangxu gave the book "Long Zang". Fourth, a pile of Sanskrit pages. Five, Guangxu carved in 20 years, and completed 500 arhat bricks in 22 years, with fine carving and vivid image, which is rare and precious in China.
The foundation of the newly-built Shanmen archway adopts high-standard steel-concrete structure to ensure a stable foundation; The whole archway is 8.8m high and11.5m wide. It is the style of soaring clouds and columns, with exquisite and elegant structure and magnificent momentum, which sets off the whole building of the temple. The main entrance of the archway, seven pagodas temple, written in calligraphy by Zhao Puchu Dade; The left and right temples are Yanti Jin Dong Temple and Qixin Lan Ruo respectively, which show the historical evolution of temples. Brand landlord couplet Nanhai Buciyun thousand hands to protect the light; Jin Dong Mufayu Wan Bang Zhao Zhen was written by Ke Xiang and viki, the great monks of Putuo Mountain. Bian Lian's mirror teacher initiated the authentic spread of Hong Lin Ji to the holy religion; Caring for the elderly and promoting Guanyin's creative inspiration is a monk, written by Mr. Wei Tianchi, vice chairman of China Book Association.
There are four characters on the front and back of the archway: Master Ke Xiang's calligraphy is the same as the other side, and the left and right characters are Master Hong Yi's calligraphy style, namely, Prajnaparamita and Door-to-Door. In the middle are the ancient couplets temple built in the late Tang Dynasty, Shaolin Temple in Lin Ji, and Shaojiafeng pushing the giants; These lights can be traced back to the Guanyin Flower Dream Rain in the South China Sea. The Buddhist temple in Siming is magnificent, written by Zhang Bingquan, a layman in Qita Temple, and by Shen Dingan, a contemporary calligrapher. Bianlian Ancient Temple focuses on Shiguang City, leaving a clean environment; Zen master Yong Huan, the head of the Vatican Palace, protects Ji Xiangyun, which is a personal work written by Mr. Feng Qiyong, a famous contemporary redology scholar. The Shanmen archway is divided into three doors: left, middle and right. bronze doors is decorated with patterns such as Buddhist lotus handprints, making it antique, dignified and elegant. There are eight lions carved inside and outside the doorpost, either sitting or jumping, with both form and spirit, guarding the gate. Around the archway, there is a stone fence wall, which is of the same quality and color as the archway in order to coordinate with the whole.
The completion of Xinshanmen archway not only decorated the city appearance, but also added the solemn atmosphere of Qita Temple, a thousand-year-old temple. The engraving of calligraphy and couplets by celebrities from all walks of life has added literary and artistic value to the ancient temple, enriched the cultural heritage, improved the taste connotation and aesthetic level, and made the Millennium ancient temple welcome friends from all directions who came to visit and worship Buddha with a brand-new look.