Yellow was of great significance in ancient China. The ancestor of China was called "Emperor", the birthplace of the Chinese nation was called "Loess Plateau", and the mother river of China was called "Yellow River". Since ancient times, yellow has been given a special meaning. Later, yellow became the royal color. The emperor wears a "yellow robe" and takes the "ecliptic".
In fact, the spread of Buddhism in Han areas is the spread of Buddhist teachings. Some things have been China, and the spread of Buddhism has been supported by the ruling class. The so-called "Buddhism from the east is valued by the emperor." At first, Buddhism was actually an "imperial religion", so the temple buildings were mostly yellow, while in ancient south, they were orthodox ancient Han people, so the temples preserved in the south were mostly yellow.
Tibetan Buddhism refers to the religion in Tibet, which was called "Lamaism" in ancient times. After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, Beijing was the capital and Tibetan secrets were advocated. Temples in Tibetan areas are generally composed of white, blue and red, and red has auspicious meaning. The Buddhism of Dream Circle is mostly decorated with red. In the Qing Dynasty, the rulers of the Manchu Dynasty joined forces with the northern Mongolian forces and learned a lot about Tibetan Buddhism believed by the Mongols.
After the Manchu forces entered the customs, they relied on Tibetan secrets to win the hearts of Mongols. With the expansion of Manchu forces to the west, Tibetan Buddhism spread slowly in the north, which also led to the red color of many temples in the north.
Characteristics of Temple Architecture-Copper Architecture
There are many bronze buildings in the temple complex in China. Looking back at history, we will find that:
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is located in Shangtongwa Temple in Mingfengshan, a suburb of Kunming, Yunnan. Tongwa Temple was relocated and rebuilt in the original site in the 10th year of Kangxi (167 1). The main hall is square, with statues, plaques, beams and columns, walls and so on, all made of copper. The bronze hall of Xiantong Temple is located in Xiantong Temple in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province. There is a bronze Buddha and 10,000 small buddhas in the hall. This temple is the largest existing bronze building in China.
There is a pair of copper towers in front of the temple, which is a combination of three forms: a bowl, a pavilion and a pavilion. Wudang Mountain Copper Hall is located at the top of Tianzhu Peak, the main peak of Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province. It was built in the 44th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1446). Jin Dian is a bronze gilded building with imitation wood structure. Tongque Temple in Jizushan This temple was originally located in Tongwa Temple in Mingfengshan, a suburb of Kunming, Yunnan, and moved to Jizushan in Binchuan in the tenth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (1637).
Baoyunge is located on the west slope of Wanshou Mountain in Beijing Summer Palace. It was built in the 20th year of Qingganlong (1755). It is made of imitation wood structure, and the whole body is crab blue. It is located on the white marble Mount Sumeru. Taishan Copper Pavilion is located in the east of the backyard of Daimiao Temple in Taishan, Shandong Province. Bi Xia Temple, which was built on the top of Mount Tai in the 43rd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (16 15). The pavilion is made of copper castings, imitating wood structure.
Emei Huayan Copper Pagoda is located in Guobao Temple under Emei Mountain in Sichuan. It is a combination of pot cover tower and pavilion tower. Built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the body is covered with relief. Buddha statues, figures, lions and elephants stand out from the crowd on the wall, and their rich sculptures are second to none in large metal buildings.