Every time I miss my relatives in the festive season, I always have many expectations, so I am willing to go to the temple to worship the pillars and pray for good luck. Whether you believe in God or Buddhism, you just want inner peace. At the end of each year, many temples in Beijing will hold many blessing activities. Besides praying, the temple itself is also worth visiting. The charm of Buddha's light, majestic temples, pines and cypresses make you feel the Zen of Buddhism.
1. Jietai Temple
What's the most effective thing to ask: to pray for disaster relief.
Jietai Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty with a long history of more than 1,4 years. Because there is the largest Buddhist Buddhist Buddhist altar in China, it has the reputation of "the first altar in the world". The temples are scattered along the mountains, and the buildings are quiet and quaint. It is famous for its annular altars, strange pines and ancient caves. Since its establishment, many scholars have left poems and songs here, which has deepened the cultural heritage of the temple. If you go early, you can also see four scenic spots every day, namely, "watch the sunrise in the morning, watch the sunset at night, and watch the city and lights at night", and enjoy all the winter colors in one day, which will make you linger.
Tickets: 45 yuan
Transportation: Take bus No.931 and No.948 to Jietai Temple Scenic Area.
2. What does Tanzhe Temple
seek most effectively: career and study.
The neighbor of Jietai Temple is Tanzhe Temple, which is the oldest ancient temple in Beijing with a history of more than 1,7 years. Known as "Tanzhe Temple precedes Beijing".
Tanzhe Temple has a long history of praying for the New Year. According to historical records, all dynasties, from aristocrats to pawns, are keen to pray here, which can be described as the peak of incense. Since the Ming dynasty, more and more people have come here to seek official positions. It is said to be the most effective temple in Beijing.
Tanzhe Temple is also a famous summer resort. The ancient ginkgo trees "Imperial Tree" and "Wang Pei Tree" in the temple are world-famous. On the east side in front of the Piluge Temple, there are two magnolia trees planted in Qing Dynasty. "Er Qiao Magnolia" takes the meaning of Daqiao Xiaoqiao in the Three Kingdoms and is the crown of magnolia trees. Whenever the magnolia tree is in full bloom, the temple will hold a grand magnolia temple fair.
Tickets: 55 yuan
Transportation: Take bus 931 and 948.
3. Longquan Temple
What is the most effective: getting married and having children.
Located in Phoenix Ridge, a famous temple of network celebrities, where many senior intellectuals became monks, the famous Kenji is a budding one, which has formed a unique scene in the Buddhist circles at home and abroad.
During the Spring Festival every year, many Buddhist activities are held here, such as temple fairs to welcome the Spring Festival, reunion dinners, ringing bells to pray for blessings, offering sacrifices, giving precepts to Baguan Pavilion, fasting and chanting. If you want to pray, you can prepare now.
Tickets: 25 yuan needs to buy tickets for Phoenix Mountain Scenic Area.
transportation: take bus no.346 to the scenic spot.
4. What is the most effective thing for Hongluo Temple
: getting married and having children.
Hongluo Temple was founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and has a history of nearly 17 years. It is the largest Buddhist garden in northern China-Shifang Permanent Temple and the birthplace of Beijing Qigong. It is "the first ancient temple in northern Beijing" and has been a Buddhist holy place for thousands of years. Later generations always say that there is Putuo in the south and Luohong in the north.
It is widely circulated among the people that "harmony between men and women, red snail" means that it is best for men to pray at Yonghe Palace, and it is best for women to pray at Hongluo Temple, especially when they get married. Hongluo Temple is very effective.
In addition, there is a Guanyin Road in Hongluo Temple with a Guanyin statue on it. People who want to have children can come here. It is said to be very effective.
Tickets: 54 yuan
Transportation: Take Metro Line 15 to Houshayu Station, take No.867 and cross the road to the scenic spot.
5. What does Daigakuji
ask for? Pray for good luck.
The first letter of the English alphabet
Every year, a New Year blessing activity is held in the Academy. Because the Infinite Life Buddha Hall has the image of "Three Saints of the West", it is the main purpose of pilgrims to come to the Academy to worship the Three Saints. According to legend, in order to defend the country, Qianlong once worshipped the abbot and monk as a teacher in the Academy.
Tickets: 2 yuan
Transportation: Take bus No.633 to Xueyuan Station and walk to Xueyuan.
6. Yunju Temple
What is the most effective: getting married and having children.
"lucky money" is a unique activity in Beijing, and "stepping on the New Year" means stepping on sesame stalks, which is a traditional folk way of greeting the New Year in China.
A large number of stone pagodas and brick pagodas from the Tang and Liao Dynasties are preserved here, as well as world-renowned Buddhist cultural relics, which makes Yunju Temple enjoy the reputation of "Great Temple in the North".
There is a Guanyin Bodhisattva with thousands of hands and eyes in the Great Compassion Hall of the Temple. It's very effective to have a child here. After making a wish, pilgrims need to return a fake doll if their wish comes true. Because there are too many dolls, there is also a "doll warehouse" outside the temple, and "the boy with Guanyin" has become a unique scenery of Yunju Temple.
Tickets: 4 yuan
Transportation: Take the overpass and get off at Yunjusi Station of Dushi Branch Line No.917; Take the 6437 train from Beijing West Railway Station and get off at Yunju Temple Station.
7. What is the most effective thing to seek for the Peace Temple
: career and study.
Weichi Gong, a famous official in the Tang Dynasty, supervised the construction of Heping Temple, and Li Shimin personally wrote it. It has a long history. Someone once said that there was the Peace Temple before the Tanzhe Temple. Historical facts are unknown to future generations.
This temple is a quadrangle building. At the same time, there is an ancient pagoda tree with a age of more than 13 years in the temple gate. There are ginkgo trees and white pine trees in front of the hall, both of which have a long history. It is said that this is a blessed place where local people pray for good weather.
Tickets: 5 yuan
Transportation: Take bus No.345 and get off at Deshengmen Changping Terminal, then transfer to bus No.357 to Nankou Town, and then take the minibus directly.
8. What does the Lama Temple
ask for? Burning incense for marriage.
The most famous temple in Beijing, during the Spring Festival every year, there will be a grand Buddhist activity in the temple, and monks will recite sutras, such as "King Kong of the Great Weide", "Return of the Blessed Mother" and "The Law of Forever Protection". Pray for world peace, national prosperity and people's peace.
Beijing custom: "harmony between men and women, red snail" means that it is best for men to pray at Yonghe Palace and for women to pray at Hongluo Temple, especially when they get married, which is very effective.
The Lama Temple is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing, and was originally the residence of the Fourth Master Yongzheng. After Qianlong became king, it was converted into a Tibetan Lama Temple. Because there used to be two emperors here, it is also called "the land of the dragon and the dry land". This temple has yellow tiles and red walls, and the specifications are the same as those of the Forbidden City.
Tickets: 25 yuan
Transportation: Metro Lines 2 and 5 are just outside the Lama Temple Station.
9. Lingguang Temple
What works best: good luck.
Guangsi Temple is the most important existing temple in the Eighth Division. There is a bronze statue of Sakyamuni Buddha presented by the late Thai monk King in 1989 in the Mahatma Hall.
According to the history of Buddhism, the Buddha has two spiritual teeth left on the earth, one in Sri Lanka and the other in China. This tooth is stored in Lingguang Temple, so it has become a place where Buddhist monks and nuns all over the world worship.
Admission: free
Transportation: Take bus No.347, 389, 598, 958 and 972 and get off at Badachu Station.
1. Biyun Temple
What is the most effective: the fate of Luohanbu
The most exquisite ancient temple in Xishan was built in the Yuan Dynasty. There is the Indian King Kong Throne Tower in the temple, and the Lohan Hall is built in imitation of Hangzhou Jingci Temple.
The Lohan Hall in Biyun Temple is the most worthwhile place to visit. You can choose any arhat and count it to your own age. The identity, expression and action of this arhat can predict your fate in those days.
tickets: 1 yuan, you need to buy tickets for Xiangshan first.
transportation: take bus no.563 and get off at the east gate station of Xiangshan park. You can walk there.
11. Miaofeng Mountain
What is the most effective: children and health.
Miao Feng is an important birthplace of China folk songs
12. Baiyun Temple
What is the most effective: eliminating diseases and disasters and prolonging life?
All the Buddhist temples mentioned above are actually a famous Taoist jungle in Beijing, which is Baiyun Temple, the "best jungle in the world".
Baiyun Temple is the ancestral temple of Quanzhen Dragon Sect of Taoism. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, organizations such as the Chinese Taoist Association and the China Institute of Taoist Culture of China Taoist College have been established here.
Every year during the Spring Festival, a grand folk temple fair is held here. Especially during the Spring Festival, tourists are constantly coming, which is lively and effective.
Tickets: 1 yuan
Transportation: Take bus No.26, No.45, No.8 and No.717 and get off at Baiyunguan Station.