Daxian Temple legend

Nanjing Zhongshan southern foothills outside the Guanghua Mountain, Tucheng head east of a stone mountain, known as Dashi Mountain, there is a temple on the mountain, due to the worship of the "Huang Daxian," also known as Daxian Mountain. The origin of this mountain, from the first Emperor Qin Shi Huang chiseled the Qinhuai River, breaking the legend of the King of Jinling gas. Qin Shi Huang toured Jiangnan, see a mountain in the way, whip swing, broken into three: the bottom of the mountain for the territory of the present Jiangning District of Fangshan (also known as Tianyin Mountain), the waist for the territory of Jurong County Sanqiao Town of Chishan, the tip of the mountain fell into today's Jiangning District, Dongshan Town for the Dongshan, the whip with the soil residue, fell in the East Mountain and Fangshan, that is, today's Dongshan Town of Bamboo Mountain, and the whip sheath to the recycling, with a few pieces of debris fall into the territory of the White House District Shishang Village, it became the This stone mountain. As for this mountain temple dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, created in when, Fangzhi Que anecdote, no way to audit. But from Zhu Yuanzhang built the outer city of Nanjing, Daxian Mountain has always been around the city, and finally had to divert the legend, Da Xian Temple or can be traced back to the early years of the Ming Dynasty.

China's Wong Tai Sin faith, the beginning of a long time, the transmission of the wider. The worship of the Yellow Fairy, one said for the Han Dynasty Zhang Liang Qibiao Na Cu's yellow stone public; one said for the Jin Dynasty to become immortal Huang Chuping Taoist; there are also widely said to be the local spirit fox immortal. Throughout the ages, people from eight villages and the city of Nanjing have come to the festival to pray for blessings and to make wishes. Especially on the 25th day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar - Daxianshan Temple Fair. The temple fair usually lasts for three days. "Daxian Temple" has been repeatedly destroyed and built. In the early 1980s, led by local Buddhist believers, spontaneous donations to rebuild the temple here. According to the inscriptions, there were more than 1,000 donors and more than 160,000 donations. In order to implement the policy of freedom of religion, to meet the needs of the masses of believers, approved by the Baixia District Government, this place for official Buddhist activities, renamed Da Xian Temple.

A few days ago, Baixia District, organized by the Daxian Temple open to the public and the Maharishi Temple inauguration ceremony. Celebration by the city Buddhist Association, vice president of the Qixia Temple Supervisor Shuguang Venerable presided over. City Buddhist Association Vice President Chuan Yi, Baixia District Deputy Mayor Diao Haijie and other leaders delivered speeches. This is the only temple in Nanjing where the front hall is dedicated to Buddha and the back hall to Xian.