Jiuhua Mountain pilgrimage route recommendation, how to go to Jiuhua Mountain to worship the Buddha

Jiuhua Mountain is located in the south of Anhui Province, close to the Yangtze River, is the Buddhist Tibetan Bodhisattva Dojo, one of the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism.

The scenery of Jiuhua Mountain is beautiful, all over the streams, waterfalls, secluded holes, strange pines, strange stones, the four seasons are distinct, the sunrise, the sunset, the sea of clouds, the rime, the snow hail, the Buddha's light and other celestial wonders, the beauty is breathtaking, known as the reputation of "the first mountain in the southeast".

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Silla Kingdom (located at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula) monk Jizo Zhuo Xi Jiuhua, painstakingly cultivated for decades, after the death of the body for three years without decay, the monks identified it as "the spiritual manifestation of the Bodhisattva of the earth", built the body tower to worship, Jiuhua Mountain thus became the dojo of the Bodhisattva. After the rise and fall of the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, it has made great progress in the early Ming Dynasty, and ranks among the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism together with Wutai, Emei and Putuo. Since the Tang Dynasty to the present, there are 15 natural bodies of monks in Jiuhua Mountain, and there are 5 statues that can be viewed now, one of which is the only bhikshuni body in the world today.

Jizo Bodhisattva is known as the Great Wish Bodhisattva, and his great wish of "hell is not empty, vow not to become a Buddha" has not only moved and taught countless Buddhas, but also made Jiuhua Mountain a holy place where making wishes and wishes is very effective. Buddhism believes that wealth and happiness in this life are determined by the karma you have done in your past lives, and that the less bad karma you have, the more wealth and happiness you will have in this life. If you have more bad karma, you will have less wealth and happiness in this life. Pilgrimage to Jizo Bodhisattva can reduce the negative karma of past lives, so Jizo Bodhisattva is also considered to be the god of wealth in Buddhism.

Jiuhua Mountain two-day tour route recommendation:

Line A: D1 Huacheng Temple, Huixiang Pavilion, Dongya Temple, Zhongting, Baisui Palace, Five Hundred Arhat Hall, Gion Temple, Buddha Ceremony.

D2 Treasure Hall of the Flesh Min Garden Phoenix Pine Rooftop.

Line B: D1 Huacheng Temple, Pure and Clean, Upper Meditation Hall, Wheel Treasure Hall, Flesh Treasure Hall, Jizo Zen Temple.

D2 Hundred Years Old Palace, Five Hundred Arhat Hall, Dongya Temple, Huixiang Pavilion, Tonghui Zen Forest, Great Compassion Treasure Hall.

My family is Jiuhua Mountain, you can take a plane or train to Nanjing, and then, Nanjing has a special car to go to Jiuhua Mountain, ** between 60-80.

You can also go to other cities, and other surrounding big cities have direct buses to Jiuhua Mountain, and there are generally long-distance bus stations.

When you get to Jiuhua Street, you will see many temples, and you will know it all the way. But the most famous on Jiuhua Mountain is the rooftop, the Centennial Palace, and the Flesh Treasure Hall and so on. However, there are also a lot of interesting places in other places, but if you make a pilgrimage, it is best to go to the major temples, there are many temples in Jiuhua Mountain, there are more than 90 large and small, but if you want to buy something, it is best not to buy it in Jiuhua Street.

There are a lot of shopping on the trails up the mountain. The things on Jiuhua Street are very expensive, and the same thing on the mountain may be one-fifth of the street. Be sure to go to the rooftop, there is a saying that "if you don't get to the rooftop, you don't come" It is best to go to the rooftop in Huixiang Mountain, so that you will experience that the rooftop is very high.

There is also a rooftop, and there is a line of sky and other attractions on it.

Guangzhou to Hefei (or arrive in Hefei by train), take a taxi to Hefei tourist bus station at Hefei Airport (taxi fare is about 20 yuan, no need to take a taxi by train, about 200 meters to Hefei tourist station at the exit of the railway station), take a shuttle bus to Jiuhua Mountain (about an hour by car), our tour guide picks up in Jiuhua Mountain, visit Jiuhua Mountain, continue the Jiuhua Mountain tour the next day, live in Jiuhua Mountain, return to Jiuhua Mountain by shuttle bus to Hefei on the third day, or go to other places to continue the tour, Recently, you can choose the following scenic spots: Huangshan and the scenic spots under the mountain, such as: Xidi, Hongcun, Baojia Garden, Huashan Mystery Cave, Song Street, Emerald Valley, Chizhou Guniujiang Scenic Area, rafting, Tianzhu Mountain and so on.

What do you need to prepare for going to Jiuhua Mountain.

To go to Jiuhua Mountain, you need to prepare one: you have to eat vegetarian food at home for the first three days. Two:

The day before going to Jiuhua Mountain, you should take a bath and wash your hair, change into clean clothes, three: if you go to worship the Buddha and pray, the most Huzi people are better to climb the mountain by yourself, worship the Buddha sincerely, and burn incense with your left hand (because the left hand is clean). These three cultures have been admired by everyone throughout the ages, and the concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Shiwang Peak, the highest peak of Jiuhua Mountain, is 1342 meters above sea level, which is not very high, but there are many scenic spots and the mountain road is difficult; In addition, Jiuhua Mountain is late in spring, early in autumn, short in summer and long in winter, with typical alpine pants and microclimate characteristics, the higher the altitude, the more obvious the law of the four seasons. Therefore, you must be fully prepared to visit Jiuhua Mountain.

For the first three days, you should eat a vegetarian fast at home.

Monks and nuns have to make offerings before eating fast. After the ceremony, the fasting person should sit down humbly at the lower seat, be careful not to sit opposite the master of the house, and not sit opposite the Buddha statue in the Buddha hall. The monks cherish rice as gold, and be careful not to sprinkle the grains of rice.

Second, the day before going to Jiuhua Mountain, you should take a bath, wash your hair, and change into clean clothes.

When visiting monasteries and worshipping Buddha, it is best to dress modestly and modestly, and avoid wearing brightly colored and overly unusual clothing. In particular, ladies should try not to dress too revealing and bright when entering the temple. Because different occasions have different dress codes.

Both men and women should wear loose clothes when visiting the temple, so as to facilitate worship, otherwise the clothes and pants are too tight, and it will be very inconvenient to worship the Buddha and kneel.

Three worship Buddha burn incense generally to buy two red candles, such as the title of the gold list, all wishes come true, there are many kinds of inside, there are words on it, choose yourself, and then go to the temple, now the candle is lit outside, the candle oil is dripped on your incense, be careful not to use other people's fire, so as to help others burn incense. Then take the incense outside and bow three times in all directions (just standing), and then put the incense into the big furnace outside to go in and worship the Bodhisattva, when you enter the door, you must not step on the threshold, taboo, bow three times to each Bodhisattva inside, kneel and kowtow when the palms of your hands are up, you can make a wish in your heart when you worship, the Bodhisattva knows, if you still ask for a sign, on the lamp oil, what else can you ask the monks in the temple, the noble is sitting at the gate.