The Architectural Pattern of qixia temple

Qixia temple covers an area of more than 40 mu, with Pilu Hall and Tibetan Scripture Building, which serve the Third Hospital, rising step by step along the mountain, and the pattern is neat and beautiful. In front of qixia temple is an open green lawn, with a mirror-like lake and a crescent-shaped white lotus pond, surrounded by lush trees and flowers, and winding peaks in the distance. The air is fresh and the scenery is quiet and beautiful. The main buildings in the temple are the mountain gate, Maitreya Buddha Hall, Pilubao Hall, Dharma Hall, Buddhist Hall, Buddhist Scripture Building, Jian Zhen Memorial Hall and the stupa. There is a monument to Amin Hui Jun in front of the temple, and there are many places of interest behind the temple, such as Thousand Buddha Rock.

In front of the temple, there is a Ming monument on the left, which was erected in memory of Shao, a famous monk in the early Tang Dynasty. The inscription was written by Li Zhi, written by calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty, and the word "Qixia" was written by Li Zhi himself. This is one of the historic sites in the south of the Yangtze River and a precious cultural relic.

Entering the mountain gate, there is the Maitreya Buddha Hall, where Maitreya Buddha with naked chest and smiling face is enshrined, and King Wei Tuo holds his head high. Stepping out of the temple gate, there is the main hall in the temple, that is, the Hall of the Great Hero, which is dedicated to the 10-meter-high Sakyamuni Buddha. Then there is the Pilu Hall, which is majestic and solemn. In the center of the main hall, there is a golden Buddha, Pilu Jinna, which is about 5 meters high. Disciples Wang Fan and Dishi stood on the left and right, while twenty days were on both sides of the hall. There is an island Guanyin statue behind the Buddha, with Guanyin standing on the top and auspicious and dragon girls next to it. The whole island should be transformed into Guanyin. The statues in the hall are exquisite in craftsmanship and vivid in expression, which is amazing.

In addition to Pilu Hall, there are Buddhist temples, Buddhist temples and Buddhist scripture buildings built on the mountain. There are 7 168 volumes of Tibetan scriptures and more than 4,000 volumes of various scriptures. A jade statue of Sakyamuni is enshrined in the Buddhist shrine. On the left side of the Buddhist Scripture Building is the Memorial Hall of the Master Crossing the Sea, which is dedicated to the statue of Jian Zhen monk Tuosha and displays cultural relics such as Jian Zhen's sixth eastward crossing and Jian Zhen monk memorial collection. These are all gifts from the Japanese Buddhist community, and they are historical testimony of the friendly exchanges between the Chinese and Japanese Buddhist communities.

A new jade Buddha building has been built in the temple, in the middle of which a jade Buddha is enshrined, which is 1.5 meters high and weighs 390 kilograms. The jade Buddha is finely carved and decorated with gold, donated by Master Xingyun, a monk in Taiwan Province Province. On the two walls of the Jade Buddha Building, there are colored paintings of Buddha Sakyamuni.

On the right outside the temple is the stupa, which was built in the first year of Renshou of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty (60 1), with seven floors and eight sides. It is made of white stone and is about15m high. There are stone railings all around the tower foundation. There is Mount Sumi on the pedestal, and the eight sides of the tower are engraved with Sakyamuni Buddha's Eight Phases Road Map. There is a white elephant reborn, born under a tree, bathing the prince in Kowloon, going to Ximen and Cuocheng to practice penance, bathing and becoming a monk, demonizing nirvana. Above the eight-phase diagram is the first-stage tower, which is very high and octagonal with inclined columns at each corner. The tower body is engraved with reliefs such as Manjusri, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Four Heavenly Kings. The upper and lower eaves of the above floors are short, the income of the five-story eaves is from bottom to top, and the tower body is also divided. There are two stones on all sides, and a Buddha sits in the niche. On the slope under the eaves, there are also statues of flying, lotte and supporting heaven and man, which have the same effect as the flying of Dunhuang Five Dynasties Grottoes. The brake post at the top of the tower is lotus-shaped. The whole stupa is exquisitely carved, which is not only a masterpiece of stone carving art in the south of the Yangtze River in Sui and Tang Dynasties, but also a precious object for studying ancient Buddhism, art and culture.