Buddha statue in yunmen temple

Thousand hands and thousands of eyes Guanyin

There is a statue of Guanyin with thousands of hands and eyes in Guanyin Hall, which is12m high. It is gilded and has lotus feet. The whole structure consists of wood carving and clay sculpture. There are three big pillars in the middle. The head and abdomen of Guanyin statue are filled with charcoal and tea. Ancient tea was insect-proof and charcoal was moisture-proof. According to historical records, anyone who uses Guanyin with more than eight hands is called "Thousand Hands Guanyin". Because there is an eye on the palm of each hand, it is also called "Thousand Eyes Guanyin". A thousand hands mean infinite magic and can save all beings, while a thousand eyes mean infinite insight, universal view of the world, insight and infinite wisdom. Yunmen temple Kannonji Thousand Hands Guanyin is more meaningful. The first hand held high, holding a small Buddha statue, which was the founder of Sakyamuni Buddha; Second, holding weapons in both hands, called fighting equipment, was used for self-defense, which provided a rich material basis for studying social life in the Song Dynasty. The third hand is to cross your hands and respect Amitabha; Fourth, stretch your hands naturally. A thousand hands stretched out behind him, with different shapes, amazing and dizzying. From an artistic point of view, the handling of this thousand hands is triumphant, hierarchical, disciplined and not rigid. This Guanyin statue was built in Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. The sculptor is very clever in artistic treatment. It has a length of 12 meter to carve an viewing room. On the whole, there is a small lining, vertical and horizontal, thick and thin contrast. The crown is carved with more than a dozen small buddhas, plus ribbons, cranes and dragons. , showing the superb carving skills of ancient craftsmen in China. After owning the Guanyin statue, Xiangxiang also formed a custom, that is, "Go to Nanyue and go to yunmen temple with Guanyin with a thousand hands". Every year on February 19, June 19, September 19,1month 19, thousands of good men and women come here to worship, and the scene is grand.

eighteen arhats

On the corridors in front of the Guanyin Pavilion with Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes in yunmen temple, there are 8 arhats 18 carved in Qiyang in the 19th year of Guangxu (A.D. 1893), each of which is 1.5 meters high, with different shapes, either happy or angry, or sad, or happy, or meditating, or gazing. Facial muscles, forehead wrinkles, nervousness due to anger, nervousness due to sadness, stretching due to joy, psychological changes, behavior patterns, be vividly portrayed. These art treasures are the crystallization of our ancestors' painstaking efforts. According to "Eighteen Arhats Monument", 100 years ago, a monk traveled far away to raise money for carving eighteen Arhats for decades, and it took those skilled craftsmen another five years to carve an axe.

Eighteen arhats in yunmen temple were built in the 19th year of Guangxu (1893), and each arhat was carved from the same piece of white marble. The sculptor is a father and son, and it took three years to complete the sculpture. Each statue is 1.5 meters high, with different shapes, smiling, listening, laughing, meditating or flirting. The sculpture is exquisite and vivid, which fully shows the superb sculpture skills in ancient times.