Brief Introduction of Taining Temple in Changzhou Travel Notes of Taining Temple

Taining Temple in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province has a long history of 1000 years. The incense here has always been strong, and many historical legends and beautiful anecdotes have been preserved so far. Temple is a good tourist attraction with large scale and rich cultural connotation.

Tianning Temple in Changzhou was built in the period of Zhenguan and Yonghui in Tang Dynasty, that is, 627-655 AD.

A few years. It has a history of 1500 years. Originally named "Guang Lin Temple", it was renamed as "Hongye Temple" in the second year of Sui Renshou (602), and a stone pagoda was built.

Later generations rebuilt and repaired it, and the name of the temple was changed several times. The calendars of Sui, Tang, Jin, Liao and Song were renamed Hongye Temple, Tianzhu Temple and Dawan Temple respectively.

By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the whole Tianning Temple was destroyed by fire, and the original temple buildings were almost gone, leaving only an ancient pagoda. In the early Ming Dynasty, Judy, the prince of Yan, ordered the reconstruction and replaced the brick carvings at the base of the stupa according to the original state of Liao Dynasty, thus expanding the scale of the temple.

Yao, a monk who helped ascend to the throne, retired from Qingshou Temple in Shuangta and moved to Tianning Temple. There used to be a courtyard in the northwest corner of Tianning Temple called Master Zong's home, where Yao lived.

In the tenth year of Xuande in Ming Dynasty (AD 1435), Tiannuojia was changed to Tianning Temple. In the tenth year of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1445), it was renamed Chengtan in Guangshan, and later returned to Tianning Temple.

Tianning Temple was renovated twice in the tenth year of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 15 15) and the third year of Jiajing (A.D. 1524), and the repaired Tianning Temple was large in scale. Tianning Temple was destroyed again in the late Ming Dynasty.

The top of the tower collapsed in the early Qing Dynasty, and Tianning Temple was rebuilt in the 21st year of Kangxi (AD 1682). The center of the temple is the Liao Dynasty stupa, in front of which are the mountain gate, the Buddhist temple and the East-West Attached Hall, and behind the pagoda are the three major Buddhist halls, the Buddhist altar and the East-West Attached Hall.

In the forty-seventh year of Qianlong (A.D. 1782), Tianning Temple was renovated again, and it was renamed as "Tianning Temple" in 2008 (A.D. 1435). The existing temples were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited the south six times, worshipped Buddha in Tianning Temple three times, and wrote the plaque of "Dragon City Elephant Religion" and the couplets with pillars in Daxiong Hall. Since the Tang Dynasty, monks from Japan, Korea and other countries have come to Tianning Temple to learn from the scriptures and seek dharma. Tianning Temple in Changzhou, Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, Gaosi Temple in Yangzhou and Tiantong Temple in Ningbo are also called "the four jungles in Southeast China". Tianning Temple is

AAAA national tourist attractions.

Millennium ancient temple society

The woodcarving in Tianning Temple is simple, magnificent and wonderful. There are three hexagonal "Xumishan" giant buddhas in the temple, also known as "King Kong" and "Lotus". The pedestal in front of the Buddha statue, the glass lamp hanging in the air, the altar of the Buddha statue and other large wood carvings form a series, resplendent and magnificent, setting off the sacred atmosphere of the pure land Buddha country. Mount Sumi is double-waisted, 3 meters high and 5.2 meters in circumference, with each petal 1 1 petal. The first layer of big petals is Buddha, the second layer is animal, and the third layer is flower. Judging from the wood carvings in the whole hall, they are exquisitely carved, gorgeous in shape, extensive in content and grand in style, which can be called the most temples in the south of the Yangtze River, and give people artistic enjoyment with wonderful workmanship.

Tianning tower

Tianning Tower of Tianning Temple, with 13 floors, is 153.79 meters high, which is the highest among more than 4,000 towers in China. It is called "the first tower in China" and the tallest tower in the world.

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"Dragon City Elephant Religion"-Qianlong Imperial Pen

The four characters "Dragon City Elephant Religion" on the zhaobi opposite the gate were written by Gan Long Liuxia Jiangnan when he came to Tianning Temple for the third time. "Dragon City" is another name for Changzhou, and "Elephantism" refers to Buddhism. When Buddha Sakyamuni ascended to heaven, his disciples carved Siddhartha Gautama on wood in order to remember the Buddha and spread Buddhism, and educated monks and kind men and women in the image of Buddha. Emperor Qianlong affirmed the strict laws and regulations of Tianning Temple, a famous Buddhist Zen Dojo in the southeast coast. The inscription contains the meaning of praise, praising Tianning Temple as the pure land of Changzhou.

Thousands of hands and eyes are all around Guanyin

When we stepped into the mountain gate, the first thing we saw was Guanyin with thousands of hands and eyes standing on the lotus seat. 4 meters high, all carved with camphor wood, with gold foil on the surface. This layout is rare in other temples. Why do you want to carve this "four-sided Guanyin" in Shanmen Temple? Guanyin is particularly popular because she treats everyone equally, regardless of rank, and because she is merciful and responsive to people's needs. Sacrifice her here, so that people can see him from the front, back and left, so as to get happiness and pray for auspicious wishes.

Anxi guanqiao slope

Shijinglou is octagonal, engraved with the name of "Seven Tathagata". The reign of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (168 1) was established.

"Seven Tathagata" uses oath _ strength to help fans, stay away from troubles forever, get rid of three difficulties and live a safe and happy life.

Tianning temple sundial

It is said to be an astronomical instrument that uses the shadow of the sun to indicate time and solar terms.

The sundial was built in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty (1820

), designed and produced by Zhang Zuonan, a historian of Qing Dynasty, according to the latitude of Changzhou, is an organic combination of modern science and national tradition. The original two sundials, one of which was destroyed by the Japanese invaders during the Anti-Japanese War, have long been blurred because of its age and wind and rain erosion. These two sundials were carefully surveyed and designed by the researchers of Shanghai Observatory in the later period of temple restoration, and they were reproduced as they are in 199 1.

The "tallest clock" in the world

At the top of the pagoda, with a height of118m, there is a clock with a height of 3.2m and a weight of15t. Every festival or ceremony, the bell rings, which breeds wisdom, increases blessings, praises peace and prosperity, and wishes the country and people peace. It takes several people to surround the bell body. The wall of the bell is as thick as a blue brick, and the pillars that ring the bell are thicker than the mouth of the bowl. It takes several people to work together. The bell is far away, and the gospel spreads widely.