Lingquan Temple is located at the foot of Baoshan Mountain, Shanying Town, 30 kilometers southwest of Anyang, Henan Province, surrounded by eight mountains, the spring is bubbling and the scenery is pleasant. Ancient temples and grottoes are hidden among the mountains, nature and humanity complement each other, it is a well-known Buddhist holy place, and Huayan Sect, Dilun Sect, Faxiang Sect, Zen Buddhism has a close connection. According to legend, the four words of "Lingquan Temple" are the inscription of Emperor Wen of Sui's imperial pen, which is also the handwriting of one of the few emperors, and has extremely high cultural relics value.
Lingquan Temple was built in 546 A.D. by the Eastern Wei Dynasty monk Dao Ping. Master Dao has devoted his life to the promotion of Buddhism, and it is said that he has turned his fate everywhere, and finally one day he came to Nanping Village, and saw that the mountains and springs here are green, which is quite Zen, so he no longer travels around. It was here that a lot of construction was carried out, and the Lingquan Temple was built, and the incense has been burning ever since. Since Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been continuously integrated with the Central Plains culture, and eventually rose to become the mainstream ideology of feudal society. After Emperor Wen of Sui opened the country, he wanted to educate the people by advocating Buddhism, so in 591 A.D., he ordered Lingquan Temple to preside over Master Lingyu (disciple of Taoism) to Chang'an, and was named a national monk, (equivalent to the current chairman of the Buddhist Association), which made Lingquan Temple gain national popularity for the first time, and thus laid the foundation of "the first ancient temple in Heshuo". The status of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty rose further, and Lingquan Temple became a sacred place for Buddhism in the north.
160-year-old elder Wu Qingyun, Buddhism and Taoism double cultivation, September 24, 1998 sat in Lingquan Temple, December 24, 2000 opened the tank and found that its body was not rotten, becoming a wonder of the world "Chinese-style mummy". When I went in to pay respects, Elder Wu's body was not rotten, lifelike, and his beard was the same as when he was alive
Panoramic view of the temple
The peach blossoms are blooming, and spring is coming
Looking at Lingquan Temple in the distance
The Great Hall of the Temple
King Kong Tower
Jade Emperor Palace