The origin of the trip to Nanjing
Before going to Nanjing, I knew almost nothing about Nanjing. The reason why I chose Nanjing is quite dramatic, because the protagonist Chen Ergou, who used to watch the TV series "Chen Ergou's Life of a Monster", explained Nanjing's Feng Shui uncannily, which made my understanding of Nanjing even more mysterious. In addition, in "Antique Bureau Middle Game: Appreciating Ink and Searching for Porcelain", I remember that the medicine will be different and make a wish to be reborn on a hillside in Nanjing after encountering twists and turns in life and losing the meaning of life... This makes me yearn for Nanjing even more.
Recently, due to work and life reasons, I have been in a messy mood. I remember that what made me feel so confused was three years ago, when I went to see the sea. This time I plan to go to Nanjing to try my luck and see what opportunities I can encounter.
Xiaoxiao gave me a lot of suggestions and ideas for going to Nanjing. She grew up in Nanjing and worked there. She has real feelings and sentiments about Nanjing that are different from ordinary people... Thank you very much!
During the three days of Dragon Boat Festival, I embarked on a trip to Nanjing...
Ancient Jiming Temple
Known as "the first of the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties" The ancient Jiming Temple is located in the downtown area, but I simply ignored it because I didn’t want to stay in the downtown area for too long, but the location is just on the way to Purple Mountain. I think of the words of the great poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty: "The Four Hundred and Eighty Years of the Southern Dynasties" "Temple, there are so many towers in the mist and rain." I passed by the first temple but didn't go in. I couldn't help but feel regretful.
Passing by in a hurry, Gu Jiming Temple is not big, with several temples scattered in an orderly manner. Due to the Dragon Boat Festival, there are particularly many people here. Most of the people who come here have some desire to burn incense and pray to Buddha. I mean, today there is a lot of incense here.
I am not a Buddhist, nor do I have the habit of burning incense and worshiping Buddha. It seems that I am a superfluous person here and seem out of place. Seeing their piety and sincerity, maybe the Buddha can really see and save all living beings. They are destined people! As the saying goes, "The Buddha saves those who are destined..." I don't have any chance with the Buddha!
Purple Mountain
One of the four famous mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, it is "the most cultural mountain in the Chinese city" and has the reputation of "Jinling Yuxiu". In ancient times, it was known as "Zhongshan Dragon Pan, Shicheng Tiger" "Ju". With such expectations, I abandoned the ropeway and hiked up the mountain, just not wanting to miss any of the beautiful scenery.
"Observatory", "Toutuo Ling"... In addition to the good scenery along the way and the good weather for climbing, it seems that there is only one "tired" thing left. There is only "climbing" in my world, and there is only "climbing" in my heart. I don't understand history and humanities, so I can't feel that this place is at my feet. Fortunately, when I look at the people around me, most of them are like me, I feel a little comforted.
Climbing up to the top and seeing all the mountains and the Liuji Cave encountered by chance in the mountains added a little surprise, which made me feel that the trip was worthwhile.
Purple Mountain is a mountain that is under my feet but I don’t understand. I just hope that it will come again one day and will no longer be what it is today.
Qixia Mountain
Qixia Mountain is known as the "scenic site of the Six Dynasties" and was listed as one of the "Forty-eight Scenic Spots of Jinling" in the Ming Dynasty. "One Qixia Mountain, half of the history of Jinling" "...the thousand-year-old ancient temple, the ancestral court of the "Three Treatises Sect" of Buddhism, and the ancient Qixia Temple, one of the "Four Jungles" of Buddhism, are located here. Qixia Mountain has three peaks, the main peak is Fengxiang Peak; there is Longshan Mountain in the northeast and Hushan Mountain in the northwest.
One step at a time, one view at a time, traveling through the winding mountain paths, making people feel extraordinarily peaceful and peaceful, as if I were a tree in the mountains, as if I were a bird in the forest, as if I am just a fish in the stream... It is no longer me. The desires and obsessions, confusion and hardship in my heart have nothing to do with the present moment.
The beauty of Qixia Mountain lies in the high altitude and panoramic view of the mountains. And in one step, one scene, one scene, one scene. In history, five kings and fourteen emperors once visited Qixia Mountain. There are more than 80 historical sites and sites, which bring together religious culture, imperial culture, green culture, celebrity and folk culture, geological culture, stone carving culture, tea culture... These are all hidden in the mountains. In the mountains and forests, it is hidden but not exposed, simple but not complicated.
Standing near the mountain, looking at the river, sitting near the stream... move according to your heart, walk at will, and feel a little more clear and at ease in your heart.
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Linggu Temple
It was built in the 13th year of Tianjian (514). It is the "Kaishan Jingshe" built by Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty in memory of the famous monk Baozhi Zen Master. , originally named Kaishan Temple. During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang personally named it "Linggu Zen Temple" and named it "The No. 1 Zen Forest in the World". It was one of the three major Buddhist temples in the Ming Dynasty.
I don’t know if the trees in the mountains hide the temple, or if the temple is hidden in the mountains and forests. Wuliang Hall, Linggu Temple, Songfeng Pavilion... The centuries-old ancient trees that can be seen everywhere in the mountains are like the history and vicissitudes of the world hidden here, full of the rings of the times and the traces of time... I don’t know what happened in Shangjiu From the top of Layer Valley Tower, one can see all the vicissitudes of human life at a glance.
Before leaving, I sat on a chair in front of the temple and took out my mobile phone to carefully search for the way back. I stared at the mobile phone without moving, and a monk from the temple came over.
Ask "Can I find good things on my mobile phone?" I know it's worth it!
Why travel
Change the world view. Travel thousands of miles and see scenery you have never seen before. It is difficult to see the vastness of heaven and earth without traveling thousands of miles.
Change your mood. People in different environments have different peace of mind, and different environments will bring you different peace of mind.
One flower, one world, one leaf, one Bodhi.
Change yourself. Cultivation is based on conduct to control one's nature, enlightenment is based on one's nature. The enlightened person develops laws from his heart, and the practitioner uses laws to control his mind. Whether you are cultivating or enlightening, you are the one who sees yourself, the world, and all sentient beings.