Fayuan Temple

Beijing Fayuan Temple located in Beijing of xuanwu motherhood alley outside south east side, it is not only in Beijing has a long history of the monastery, is also the Chinese institute of Chinese buddhist cultural relics, books museum is located, is cultivating young sangha and research the Buddhism culture important place in 1983, the state council determine method Fayuan Temple be han Buddhism temples in the key, is now a Beijing tourist attractions.

In 2000, the Taiwan famous writer li ao with the Beijing method Fayuan Temple "was published, and widely spreads, make law Fayuan Temple reputation big rashness, attract numerous buddhist followers and secluded spot explore for ancient visitors.

Beijing method Fayuan Temple covers an area of 6700 square meters, building large-scale, structured, adopt the axial symmetry with pattern, the king of the south north in turn by the entrance, drum tower, a TianWangDian, halls, Benjamin Taiwan, JingYe hall, Beijing Tour package loyal, great altar, the infinite sutra depository leisurely, big time sleep hall, things such as original, seven into six courtyard, the layout is rigorous, the broad is huge, preserved in Beijing with a long history of the ancient temple complex. Source in the temple, cannot not to mention was that full of lilac garden, every April, the courts clove times in like violet mist in the warm spring open, and the temple of towering high can die, corner stone with the smell of vomit basin matches the bluegrass, clove tree runs carefree animals, together build out a paradise of quiet and beautiful scene.

The source of the temple of precious cultural relics

Method TianWangDian temple worship center within the source of the Ming dynasty making maitreya bodhisattva incarnation puppet monk bronze statue, 1.12 metres high, bare their breasts, and good cheer. Behind the majesty is fierce symbolizes the wei guardian deity laden figures, the Ming dynasty copper, 1.70 metres high. Both sides of the Ming dynasty in four major Kings like copper, very precious, is 1.20 metres high. Worship center halls of "China strict three saints", Beijing day Tour which covered the Buddha luo Vishnu. Samantabhadra bodhisattva manjusri and like. For production in the Ming dynasty, the wooden tire gild cover paint. The cover is Vishnu that Buddha sits in lu ÐëÃÖ×ù, like high: m, brain backlighting, connects tall 3.97 meters. Pu manjusri, on both sides of the division, like 2.14 metres high. The three statue, wonderful phase solemn, beautifully carved in Ming dynasty in the sculpture on can take. Hall two sides for 18 arhats figures, like high about 1.35 meters, wooden tire gild, for the qing dynasty products.

In addition, the Beijing method given many Fayuan Temple buddhist relics, the early twentieth century, collection has clear the achievements in the temple, ZhaoZiAng, WuDaoZi are painting of the bodhisattva and many other celebrities like handwritten by the hallmark, calligraphy, etc. Because of the war in the year after year history, disasters, many treasures now has not been found, but in the temple, is still visible to some all periods of figure of Buddha, skulls, PanGen enough big half day. From these different times different style of the buddhist statuary style, through the history of the dust, and to see the prosperity of the centrifugal was upright.

Method source changes in the history of the temple

Since its startup method Fayuan Temple, since 1300 years of history. According to the yuan series wall "account, temple was built in the tang dynasty source method, first name" Benjamin loyal temple ". Zhen 'guan 19 years (645), taizong li shi-mm to mourn the north for the liaodong anzacs, imperial edicts on this set of temple, but without success. Long live wu zetian tongtian first year (696) finished project, the given name "Benjamin loyal temple"; When an lushan rebellion, once was renamed as "the day temple", PingLuan recovery after "Benjamin loyal temple" the name; JingFu years the tang dynasty (892-893), the you state secretariat LuLongJun LiKuangWei heavy and trim, and give built "Benjamin loyal cabinet", Beijing travel what pavilion, the grand, "Benjamin aspect ofthe ruined tower, to hold as soon as loyal" praise; Beijing Xingang Port Tour Liao qing ning three years (1057), the you state earthquake, Benjamin loyal temple be destroyed, liao salty harmony six years (1070) after the repair in fabricated and renamed "big Benjamin loyal temple", so as to form the today's scale and structure; The Ming dynasty orthodox two years (1437), the temple in melting consistent mage whip round the repair, style of "ChongFuSi".

The qing dynasty, chung government regulations, in the JieTan set. Yongzheng twelve years (1734), was designated as LvZong adistinctive landmark in temples, ChuanJie not favoured, and formal change name for this "law Fayuan Temple".

LvZong is Buddhism development to the tang dynasty, the national unity, Buddhism internal also need a unified commandment to reinforce his organization, founded by DaoXuan a sectarian. DaoXuan founded LvZong theory, main is "mindstream quit body theory". The so-called "ring body", refers to the disciple "ended, the workmanship of the departed, in psychological constitute a check of the bad habit of SARS prevention function. LvZong put up so far, hold the points two door: "stop the" is "the evil mo", set up 250 monks, nuns had 348 ring; "Be hold. Is" the good pursues ", including ordained, said quit and clothing, food and sit lie of all kinds of regulations.

The Ming dynasty zhu yuanzhang founding emperor was born monks, in view of the history of religious uprising farmers the Buddhism to rectification, foster, guarantee the stability of Buddhism in the normal development of the environment. The qing dynasty are inherited from the Ming dynasty of buddhist policies, it is the source JieTan temple set in France, for LvZong shall be the temple, aims to promote "the evil mo", "the good pursues" LvZong doctrine, the people "to heart".

The drive makes method Fayuan Temple the inscription "say:" people who think that ring is in namely method in is the source of law, its unknown also; that is taken from the "heart, also only, and source of intimate said less than still know also." "You will do to source, (must) general heart of source," and the contact social reality interpretation "of source" is "giant and loyal XiaoQin countries, system; fine but do made in their daily life, daily have" and said "the emperor to good fathers to Italy, with sincere" book ", this paper reveals the source of all yan to ", and point out the LvZong advocate the message. So qianlong 43 years (1778), the method should be within the temple source again, after completion, qianlong emperor himself came to Fayuan Temple method, and the book "the true source" plaque, give temple, this still hanging in the halls of plaque. The emperor also wrote "in the temple the most ancient yanjing temple, origin says Benjamin being unfaithful. Verse. Here," the true source "of the significance of the show is, namely: understand discipline and, are criminals" flow ", be honest is in "origin" from the religion itself. The meaning of the law is Sanskrit terms, the free translation, the Dharma refers to include the buddhist doctrine in all things. Carry forward Buddhism, all words, should take the first law to study, so as to highlight the law as a buddhist temple source LvZong the temples of the important position.

Method in history Fayuan Temple dishes, is in Beijing a long history of the province. SongQinZong ZhaoHuan captured by nomads from the north, was in prison in here. Yuan 26 years (1289), SongYiChen filipacchi fang have to fight yuan failure, dun hidden set up rather (in fujian province JianOu county) TangShiShan, after a decade-long yuan forces have, then to mostly (Beijing), refused to drop yuan, also in this temple hunger strike killed.

According to li ao of the Beijing method Fayuan Temple "research, the famous reform tan sitong reform characters, in punishment before, who also had a visit to the source of the temple. That a whole history, is now being the only time tunnel history. The same, and only in the evening fly off the fall of crow, and the morning of the heart MuGu cleaning.

In one thousand the ancient temples, one thousand years of the witness, one thousand years of peace.