Five Mountains and Ten Brakes - the highest official temple in the ancient Chinese system. The monasteries are located in a scenic wonderland, a treasure of feng shui, and high monks gathered. Each monastery has its own unique experience, the rise and fall of a thousand years.
The Zen Temple of the Song Dynasty enjoyed many privileges, and the abbot was selected by the court to serve as a senior monk. The temple is majestic and magnificent, and there are countless precious cultural relics; the temple fields given by the officials range from thousands of acres to tens of thousands of acres. They are not only the sixteen highest-ranking temples in ancient times, but also the most solemn and magnificent temples, which can be called the top "rich temples".
Temple name: Xuedou Temple
Rank of Guansi Temple: 5th in the Ten Brakes
Founded: Jin Dynasty (266-420)
Dojo Offering: Maitreya Buddha
Zen Temple Address: Fenghua City, Zhejiang Province, Xikou Town Xuedou Mountain
Ticket Price: 150 RMB (Xuedou Mountain Scenic Area Ticket)
Opening hours: 08:00-16:30
Nearby attractions: Xuedou Mountain Scenic Area, Xikou Scenic Area, Jiang's Former Residence
Monastic history: 1700 years
Xuedou Temple, founded in the Jin Dynasty, arose in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the two Song Dynasties, Xuedou Temple has been dominated by Zen Buddhism, and has won awards in all its generations, the Southern Song Dynasty was enshrined as one of the "Five Mountains and Ten Brakes", the Ming Dynasty was listed as one of the "Ten Temples and Five Courtyards of Zen Buddhism under Heaven", and the Republic of China was once one of the "Five Famous Buddhist Mountains". It is also called "Chiang's Family Temple" by locals, why is this?
Xuedou Temple, built during the Jin Dynasty at the mouth of The Senjo-iwa Waterfall, is called "Waterfall Temple".
The Tang Dynasty became the "Ten Square Zen Temple". Tang Huichang moved to the present site in the first year. Jingfu expanded in the first year, the scale of the building is grand, the Buddhist hall is the hall, the bell tower of the scripture pavilion, the Zen room, the Dan hundreds of yang, counting more than 6,000 square meters, the Tibetan scripture cabinet is 10,000 volumes.
After the end of the Tang Dynasty, because Xuedou Temple had a favorable regional environment of East Daputuo and South Lian Tiantai, many famous Zen masters at home and abroad have climbed the Scenery Mountain of Xuedou Temple to preside over the temple affairs.
The third ancestor of the Zen Sect, the sixth ancestor of the Pure Land Sect, the Zen Master of Perception Longevity, as well as the Fourth Dharma Grandson of the Yunmen Sect and the "Ancestor of Zhimen Zhongxing", the Mingjue Manifestation Zen Master, these two great masters successively presided over the Xuedou Temple, making the Xuedou Temple like a sun in the sky, going to the peak.
During the Jingde period of the Northern Song Dynasty (892-893), the fifth generation of Changtong Zen master of Nanyue served as the abbot of Xuedou Temple and repaired the hall of Xuedou Temple. The imperial court gave 1300 acres of land to support the monks, and the Xuedou Temple arose. Later generations honored Zen master Chang Tong as the first ancestor of xuedou zen temple. Since then, Xuedou Temple has become a Zen jungle.
In 1006 AD during the Northern Song Dynasty, large-scale villages began to be built under xuedou mountain, at the mouth of the creek, and at the mouth of the creek. Xikou "thrives on the mountains" and "flourishes from the Buddha", and by the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, the population was nearly 8,000. In the early years of Emperor Renzong of Song (1023), Zen master Zhongxian was invited to serve as abbot of The Zisheng Monastery on Xuedou Mountain. Zen master Shigeyoshi served as abbot for 31 years in his lifetime, and he was famous for 29 years at Xuedou Temple alone. At the request of Li Zunxun, the duke of Madu, Emperor Renzong gave him purple robes. At the request of Jia Changchao, he was given the title of "Master of Enlightenment".
During the Southern Song Dynasty, Xuedou Temple was listed as one of the "Ten Brakes", and was on a par with the Hangzhou Lingyin, Tiantai Guoqing, and Ningbo Tiantong Temples. For more than a thousand years, Xuedou Mountain has been full of incense, high monks and noble status. According to the "Temple Chronicle", during the Tang and Song dynasties alone, Xuedou Temple has received 41 edicts from several generations of emperors, and there are still 5760 scriptures, jade seals, dragon robes, dragon bowls, jade Buddhas and so on in the temple. Emperor Song gave the plaque of "Xuedou Zisheng Zen Temple" and Emperor Lizong posthumously wrote "Ying Dream Famous Mountain".
In the Ming Dynasty, Xuedou Temple was included in the "Ten Temples and Five Courtyards of Zen Buddhism under Heaven".
During the light years of the Qing Dynasty, the Zen master Huizhi of Xuedou Temple, with the financial support of the imperial court, rebuilt the temple, the mountain gate, the pavilion, and the pond swamp, and the scale was expanded. During the Guangxu dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, the Guangxu Emperor was very fond of Xuedou Temple, and the imperial seal, jade Buddha, dragon robe, dragon bowl and a large number of scriptures were given.
In the Republic of China, Xuedou Temple was once one of the "Five Famous Buddhist Mountains". There are 2 ancient ginkgo trees in front of the temple, and 2 nan trees planted when General Zhang Xueliang was under house arrest.
On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched a "military advice" in Xi'an, detaining Chiang Kai-shek, who had come to Shaanxi to supervise the war, hoping to stop the civil war and unite to resist Japan, creating the "Xi'an Incident", also known as the "Double Twelve Incident", which shocked China and foreign countries.
After the incident, Zhang Xueliang personally sent Chiang Kai-shek to Nanjing on December 25. The next day, Zhang Xueliang was banned; on the 31st, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. On the day of sentencing, Chiang Kai-shek granted amnesty on the grounds that he "had the courage to repent and ask for his own guilt" and handed it over to the Military Commission for "strict control."
As a result, the "amnesty" was given to 10 years in prison and the "strict discipline" was 54 years.
On January 10, 1929, Zhang Xueliang shot and killed Yang Yuting, a core figure in the Fengjun Army, at the Tiger Hall of the Marshal's Mansion. Seven years later, when xi'an was suddenly launched to "advise the soldiers," how could Chiang Kai-shek not be afraid of his heart?
Chang
On January 13, 1937, Dai "escorted" Zhang Xueliang to Xikou and first stayed in Chiang Kai-shek's villa, Wenchang Pavilion. On the 24th, it was moved to Xuedou Mountain, and the limited range of activity was within a radius of 60 miles. Mrs. Yu Fengzhi and secretary Zhao Yidi were allowed to take turns accompanying them. More than 100 people, including adjutants and nurses, lived here.
Zhao Yiyu, a famous lady who has been Zhang Xueliang's "secretary" for a lifetime
Living in a villa in a scenic spot, walking in the picturesque Xuedou Mountain, accompanied by beautiful people, medical care, adjutants, and retinues are readily available, and there is no worry about food, clothing, shelter, and travel. Do the women who love him deeply and accompany him like it?
The Maitreya Treasure Hall of Xuedou Temple
Xikou is the former residence of Chiang Kai-shek, the Chiang family worships Buddha, and indeed has a thousand-year relationship with Xuedou Temple.
According to research, there is no two Jiang in the world, and the Chinese surnamed Jiang are all from one family.
At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the third son of Duke Ji Dan of Zhou, Bo Ling, was enfeoffed with the state of Jiang, and the territory was in Runanzhisi County (present-day Huaibin Qisi, Henan), and the descendants of Boling took guo as their surname and changed their surname to Jiang. In 617 BC, the State of Chu destroyed Chiang Kai-shek, and the Chiang clan moved a large number of people.
Jiang's surname is Bo Ling
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the great general Jiang Heng was framed for rebellion, and his nine sons took refuge in the four directions.
After Emperor Guangwu repented, he issued an edict: All nine sons of the Jiang clan were given the title of marquis. The ninth son, Jiang Cheng, was the Marquis of Outing (瓯亭侯) (in present-day Yixing, Jiangsu).
Jiang Heng, a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiang Cheng's tenth grandson Jiang Shu, served as the Taishou of Wu Commandery and moved to Linhai Commandery (林海郡, in modern Taizhou, Zhejiang)
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Jiang Xian, a descendant of Jiang Shu, served as the salt supervisor of the Siming Dynasty and lived in Ningbo Cailian Bridge.
In the fifth dynasty, Jiang Xian's grandson Jiang Zongba served as the commentator of Ming Prefecture and the eight pin officials. After the dismissal of the official residence, Du Buddha. There are often words in the mouth: "Mahabharata Paramita" (meaning: wisdom is like a boat, can cross to the other side of Nirvana), so people call it "Jiang Maha", and Jiang Zongba is also an interesting person, so the name "Mahabharata".
At the Yuelin Temple in Fenghua, Jiang Zongba met the budai monk who was smiling, chubby, and very pleasing to the eye, and when he saw that he was funny and humorous, talked wisely, and talked with him very happily, he often traveled with the budai monk. After several contacts, Jiang Zongba deeply felt that this monk was extraordinary, so he sincerely worshiped the teacher and followed Yunyou for three years.
Jiang Zongba worshiped the budai monk
When the budai monk was dying, he taught his only apprentice, Jiang Zongba, who built a "Fengshi Pagoda" to commemorate the monk Budai.
Budai monk, a high-ranking monk of Liang after five generations, his real name is Qi, and his name is Changtingzi. It is said that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a bundle of firewood floating on the Longxi River in Fenghua, and there was a baby on the firewood, and the villager Zhang Zhongtian saw it and had compassion in his heart and rescued it. Seeing the child's eyebrows clear-eyed, round head and big ears, smiling at himself, he loved it and hugged it, taking it back and taking it as "Qi this". Because he grew up in Changting Village, he was called "Changtingzi".
Qi Qi later became a monk at Yuelin Temple, and he often carried a cloth bag and slept everywhere, so he was called "Cloth Bag Monk".
Cloth bag monk
Budai monks love to swim in the Snow Dou Temple and spread the Dharma at the Snow Dou Temple. On his deathbed, Xie Shiyun said: "Maitreya is the true Maitreya, incarnated into hundreds of billions, showing people all the time, and sometimes people do not know themselves." "
It is said in the world that the budai monk is the embodiment of Maitreya. In Japan, budai monks are worshipped as one of the seven gods of blessings.
In the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1098), Emperor Zhezong gave the monk the title of "Dingying Master", and in the third year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1104), the temple began to worship the budai monk. Mount Xuedou was thus revered as the "Holy Land of Maitreya", and the Xuedou Temple Dojo is dedicated to Maitreya.
Maitreya Buddha cast in the image of a cloth bag monk
Jiang Zongba was the only apprentice of the Budai monk. Chiang Kai-shek had great respect for this ancestor and was proud of him.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Jiang Junming, the son of Jiang Zongba, moved to Fenghua Bird Xiaoxiang Mountain Village.
Jiang Junming had seven sons, the second son Jiang Xuan and the third son Jiang Liu successively passed the examination for the jinshi, all of whom were officials to the level of doctor. During the Two Song Dynasties, Jiang Junming produced 11 jinshi in one door, and the mountain village was known as "jinshi village".
Xuedou Temple
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Jiang Junming's tenth grandson Jiang Shijie moved to Fenghua Xikou and Linxue Dou Mountain, and was the ancestor of the Jiang clan in Xikou.
Since Jiang Zongba worshipped Buddha, followed the budai monk, and the Jiang family has been a Buddha, and is extremely devout. His grandfather, Jiang Siqian, loved his young grandson Chiang Kai-shek very much, and Jiang Siqian, who practiced in his devotion after middle age, often led Chiang Kai-shek to xuedou temple to worship the Buddha.
Jiang Siqian (Chiang Kai-shek's grandfather)
Chiang Kai-shek's mother and the Yuan and Mao clan even worshiped the Buddha all day long, frequently going to Xuedou Temple to incense the mountain.
Chiang Kai-shek's biological mother, Wang Caiyu, believed in Buddhism all her life, often went to Xuedou Temple to pay homage to the Buddha, and in her later years she took refuge in Xuedou Temple.
Chiang Kai-shek's biological mother, Wang Caiyu
Chiang Kai-shek also often accompanied his mother to the temple in his childhood. After entering politics, when he returned to his hometown, he often went to Xuedou Temple to pay homage to rest. In 1926, Chiang Kai-shek became the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. In August of the following year, due to internal contradictions within the Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek went to the wilderness for the first time and lived in Xuedou Temple for 11 days. During this period, he prayed to the Buddha at Xuedou Temple and asked for a signature, and inscribed the inscription "The First Mountain of Siming" for the mountain gate of Xuedou Temple.
Chiang Kai-shek inscribed "The First Mountain of Siming" for the mountain gate of Xuedou Temple
Xikou was extremely hot in the summer, so he sent his son Jiang Jingguo to Xuedou Temple to cool off and review his homework.
In order to improve the status and influence of Xuedou Temple, in the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), Chiang Kai-shek specially invited the Buddhist leader Master Taixu to serve as the abbot of Xuedou Temple, and Taixu was also invited to give a lecture on the Heart Sutra to Mao Fumei, the wife of Chiang Kai-shek.com.
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Therefore, the local people regard Xuedou Temple as the "Jiang Family Temple", and even now, the Taiwan compatriots who come to the Xuedou Temple to worship still call the temple "Jiang Family Temple".
During the Cultural Revolution in 1968, the monastery was demolished by the Red Guards and the monks were expelled.
In 1985, the temple was rebuilt, and in 1988 the temple was opened to the public.
Xuedou Zisheng Zen Temple is located in the center of Xuedou Mountain, a national scenic spot in Fenghua Xikou, Zhejiang. Surrounded by nine peaks, waterfalls singing in unison, beautiful scenery, there is a reputation of "Penglai on the sea, rooftop on land". Since the ancient famous temple is a beautiful sight, Xuedou Temple is not to be missed.
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