I remember that the last time I came to Emei Mountain was on business, or it was thirty years ago. That night, I stayed with the group in a small village called Qingshui in the mid-levels of Emei. The village was quiet and lush, and the mountains were high and high, especially the small hotel hanging on the edge of the valley, sleeping with the sound of the stream. It's a pity that it was raining continuously, covered with golden clouds, and the weather was cold and hurried down. What's your luck this time? Can you see the golden body of the newly-built Samantabhadra Bodhisattva?
good luck. You don't have to take the car in the scenic spot all the way. After buying a ticket, you can drive to zero kilometers. Anyone who has been here knows that it takes more than an hour to get to the terminal in Leidong Ping by car from the gate of the scenic spot, and people with steep slopes and many carsickness can suffer enough. Self-driving is much more lively. Although the road is steep, you have to drive carefully for speed control.
Facing the archway "the starting point of a famous mountain", it is foggy and foggy, and I am afraid to pray for Buddha and make a wish. When I visit Emei, I can see the Buddha's face. Enter the parking lot at zero kilometers, transfer to the scenic bus to Leidong Ping, and eat in a small restaurant to replenish your strength. Then we started climbing the hill and headed for' Jieyin Temple', where the ropeway station can go directly to Jinding.
this journey is 1.5 kilometers. Slow slope panting, steep slope rest, one side mountain road, one side cliff. The goal is ahead, clouds are floating under your feet, pines and cypresses are growing on the cliff, and monkeys are jumping on the tree. Tourists gathered in front and walked into the micro-view. It turned out to be a bold monkey king crouching on the railing, enjoying the "tribute" food, while the restless monkeys looked piteously on the top of the cliff pine crown. I always feel dizzy when I look at the peaks under my feet from the gaps in the trees, especially when I see the flowing clouds. At this time, the fog was a little heavier. From time to time, there were flying rain stars touching the surface. "Jieyin Temple" arrived and came to take us up the mountain by cableway.
Up to Jinding, it is foggy and dense, but there are no trees on the peak. Even the "Jinding Hotel" at the ropeway station is illegible, and the "Sleeping Cloud Building" is worthy of the name. A section of the slope is slow, and a section of steps are layered. There are mountain workers carrying heavy loads in the opposite direction, and two people are carrying bundled steel bars and breathing upwards. Look ahead at the fog-locked steps and look up at the Buddha fans. At the platform below the steps, there are already devout believers who bow down to the faint Buddha statue.
a wisp of dense fog floated by, and a touch of clear fog came back, and the golden body of the Buddha was flickering and mysterious.
Emei Mountain is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, with an altitude of 3,99 meters, ranking first among the four famous mountains. The climate is changeable as the normal state of Xianshan Mountain. I have seen thunder and lightning at the top of Wutai Mountain, and it thundered in the clouds at my feet. Looking at the calm and foggy eyes, my heart is inevitably rising and worrying. On the way to Xu Jie, a group of people stood at the edge with their hands folded, silently praying that the Bodhisattva could see her true face.
Near, the Buddha statue seems to be floating in the fog. A little bit, the Buddha revealed his true body from the light fog. Looking up, the Buddha sat in the wishful cloud with his hand in his hand. When he approached, he finally saw the dignity of the Buddha statue of the Bodhisattva in all directions.
Among the four famous Buddhist mountains, Wutai Mountain is the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, Putuo Mountain is the Dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Jiuhua Mountain is the Dojo of Tibetan Bodhisattva, and Emei Mountain is the Dojo of Bodhisattva. In the Buddhist canon, Manjusri Bodhisattva symbolizes "great wisdom", Guanyin Bodhisattva symbolizes "great compassion", Tibet Bodhisattva symbolizes "great wish" and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva symbolizes "great line". The most popular definition of the four famous Buddhist mountains is the "home" of the four great bodhisattvas.
worship around the Buddha's statue. Looking back, I admire greatness, solemnity and kindness, and I have a superficial understanding of the teachings of Buddhism in my life, but I still can't help thinking that the Buddhism from the West was introduced to China in the Han Dynasty, and the Baima Temple in Luoyang was the "first temple in the world" for Buddhism to enter China. After that, Wutai Mountain began to flourish as a Buddhist country, and then Buddhism gradually spread all over China, and Tang Xuanzang went to the West to learn from the Buddhist scriptures, and Jian Zhen monks traveled eastward, all of which were the promotion of Buddhism in China. In the long course of time, Buddhism experienced the revival and extinction of Buddhism, and gradually merged with Taoism and Confucianism in China, forming a Buddhism with Chinese characteristics.
"There are many famous mountains and monks in the world, and the Taoist temple is blessed with heaven and earth". However, if Buddhism and Taoism in famous mountains and valleys get ahead of others, the harmony between nature and heaven and earth is a good place for practice. Chinese people all know the Five Mountains, but they all worship the Taoist immortals of China. Hengshan Buddha and Taoism in Nanyue exist, and only four famous Buddhist mountains offer a single Buddha. The four great bodhisattvas have a high position in Buddhism and deserve to be worshipped by believers, but they have also experienced the evolution of time and dynasty. When Guanyin Bodhisattva entered China, she was still a bearded man. The true meaning of compassion enlightened the Chinese people, melted into the legend of China, and finally evolved into a female image of a lady, which was more acceptable to people.
Looking at the golden body of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra towering into the clouds, its image and clothes are also integrated. The instrument in hand is unique to China, and the newly-built golden body is the best promotion of Buddhism.
Strange to say, I thought of the mystery of Buddhism. In a flash, the sun was shining and the clouds cleared away, and the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra clearly revealed its dharma body.
Amitabha, the Buddha's land, Emei, is very respectable, trip worthwhile. Joy.
after more than ten minutes, the clouds came again, and the bodhisattva appeared. Luck.
Walk in the clouds, realize the Buddha in the dim light, watch the Jinding and worship the Buddha, blend in with the clouds and the cornices, and watch the Sleeping Cloud Temple like a fairyland on earth through the clouds. Bodhisattva samantabhadra is powerful, and there are many temples in the holy land of Buddha in Emei. It is enough to take the cableway to Jinding in Emei.
I got off Emei and arrived in Leshan on the same day. I plan to visit the Buddha by boat the next day.
Last summer vacation and this year's Spring Festival, people came back from Leshan and said that it was too hard to see the giant Buddha. I waited in line for hours to get my turn. Besides, I was too close to the Giant Buddha to see the whole picture. People were crowded and the road was steep, so I was too busy looking at the back of my predecessors' heads. Of course, this can't be compared with 3 years ago. At that time, a boat specially crossed the beach opposite the giant Buddha to see the Buddha, which was very clear.
Before the trip, I'm ready to visit the Buddha by boat. Who knows that it rained continuously in the morning, and bubbles splashed on the ground. There are not many tourists at this time in early April, so you can choose to take big boats and speedboats according to your personal hobbies. You are in a hurry, and the boat will sail at 8: 3.
the time is drawing near, and the rain has subsided, and it has gradually stopped. The foggy river is calm, and the shadow of the mountain studio shakes in the microwave, like a landscape painting with black and white sketches.
When we set sail, we are getting closer and closer to the Giant Buddha. When we reach the river where the Giant Buddha is located, the boat stops. Undoubtedly, this is the unique advantage of taking a boat to see the Giant Buddha.
I saw the Buddha.
Germanium-red mountain, giant Buddha sitting in awe, touching his knees with his hands and stepping on the river with his feet; The Buddha statue is majestic, its eyes are serene, the years have passed in a hurry, and the giant Buddha has experienced vicissitudes. From the beginning of the statue of Haitong monk in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty, after the official intervention, the Buddha statue was finally completed in 9 years. Since then, Maitreya Buddha has stepped on the intersection of the three rivers, flooding the town with water and protecting the people.
The giant Buddha has been sitting for too long. From the Tang Dynasty to now, the giant Buddha has looked at the whole world without blinking an eye.
The boat rocked slightly, and when it came into close contact with the Buddha, it was awe-inspiring and awe-inspiring. A majestic atmosphere and Buddhist secret came upon us, and we could not help but bow down from our hearts. Looking at the misty river, I think of the rain just now and sigh that the weather is beautiful and I can see the face of the Buddha. What if it really rains? What if you don't sail? Fortunately, false alarm has become the talk of watching Buddha on the spot.
I'm lucky to have Buddha's fate.
Looking at the plank road next to the giant Buddha and the lush Lingyun Mountain, Mr. Jiang, a fellow traveler, couldn't help shouting to the tourists who followed suit on the plank road: Come down-someone who is climbing responded: Come up-yes, we are all worshipping the giant Buddha, with different paths and the same mood.
The cruise ship returned to the dock, and folded its pious hands towards the receding Buddha.
Looking back, the Buddha is a mountain, and the mountain is a Buddha.