#Folk Tales #Legend of Dongchan Mituo Temple in Lezhi County Big Buddha Town (Folk Tale) There is a Mituo Temple in Lezhi County Big Buddha Town Dongchan Temple, and there is a legend in Mida Temple that has been passed down. Once upon a time, Midas

#Folk Tales# Legend of Dongchan Mida Temple in Big Buddha Town, Lezhi County (Folk Tales)

There is a Mituo Temple in Dongchan, Big Buddha Town, Lezhi County, and there is a legend in Mida Temple that has been passed down.

Once upon a time, there was no bell in midas temple. The marmots often come to this area to make trouble. It is said that the marmot is afraid of the bell, and when he hears the bell, he will be frightened and flee to a distant place. There is no bell at Midas Temple, so this area has become a paradise for the marmots. One year, the marmots from elsewhere gathered here and devoured the living creatures in a big way, scorching the crops and seedlings, drying the trees, turning the earth into a scorched earth, and killing countless people and animals, and the situation was unbearable.

One day, Guanyin Bodhisattva passed by the Midas Temple, saw the earth raging, the heat was rolling, and the marmot ghosts gathered ants and wantonly mutilated this sentient being, so he chanted a mantra and used his mana to take down this group of marmot ghosts one by one. He also sent down Ganlin and taught the people of this side from danger. Then give the Golden Bell of Mida Temple a mouthful, hanging inside the temple, auspicious light. Later, if the drought ray is fierce, he will ring the golden bell, and the bell will be grand and melodious, ringing throughout the heavens. The marmot smells frightened and naturally goes away. When the East Sea Dragon King heard the bell, he would rush to the clouds and rain to rescue this side of danger. Since the Midas Temple had a golden bell, the wind and rain have been smooth since then, and the dry fish did not dare to attack again, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

But one year, a group of marmots who had nowhere to go did not die, and the ants gathered together, waiting for an opportunity to abuse. They took advantage of the fact that the Midas Temple had not returned, and they spewed out red flames, and in an instant, they burst into flames, burning the Miyuan Temple to the fullest, and then escaping. The golden bell in the temple fell to the ground and rolled down the slope into the pond at the foot of the mountain, and has since disappeared. The local people went down to the pond countless times to salvage, but they did not catch it. Although there is no fishing, every time you go to the pond, it will definitely rain in the sky. Since then, whenever drought strikes and drought is rampant, people will go to fish ponds. Heaven will quickly send Ganlin. People worship this magical golden bell on the shore of the pond and pray that the golden bell that has brought people endless well-being can be revived in the world.