The legend of Daisen Temple, the cultural legend of the Great Buddha Temple

Outside Guanghua Mountain at the southern foot of Zhongshan in Nanjing, there is a stone mountain in the east of Tuchengtou, which is called Dashishan, and there is a temple on the mountain, because of the worship of "Huang Daxian", it is also called Daxian Mountain. The origin of this mountain originated from the legend that Qin Shi Huang chiseled the Qinhuai River and broke the royal spirit of Jinling. Qin Shi Huang toured the south of the Yangtze River, saw a mountain blocking the way, whipped away, and broke into three pieces:

The bottom of the mountain is the Fangshan (also known as Tianyin Mountain) in the territory of Jiangning District, the mountainside is the red mountain in Sancha Town, Jurong County, the tip of the mountain falls into the Dongshan Town of Jiangning District as the East Mountain, and the slag of the whip belt falls between the East Mountain and the Fang Mountain, that is, the Zhushan of the Dongshan Town today, and when the whip sheath is to **, a few pieces of gravel brought up fall into the territory of Shishan Village, Baixia District, and it becomes this stone mountain. As for the temple dedicated to Wong Tai Sin on this mountain, when it was founded, Fang Zhique is unknown. But from Zhu Yuanzhang when he built the outer city of Nanjing, Daxian Mountain has always surrounded the city, and finally had to be diverted, in the legend, Daxian Temple may be traced back to the early years of the Ming Dynasty.

China's Wong Tai Sin belief has a long history and has spread widely. The Huang Tai Sin enshrined is said to be the Huang Shi Gong of Zhang Liangqi Bridge in the Han Dynasty; One is said to be the chief of Huang Chuping, who became an immortal in the Jin Dynasty; It is also widely said to be the local spirit fox land immortal. Throughout the ages, there has been an endless stream of good men and women in the city of Nanjing, who have come to pray for blessings and make wishes.

Especially on the 25th day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar - the temple fair of Daxian Mountain. The temple fair generally lasts for three days. The "Daxian Temple" was repeatedly destroyed and built.

In the early 80s of the last century, led by local Buddhist believers, spontaneously donated money to rebuild the temple here. According to the inscription, there are more than 1,000 donors and donations of more than 160,000 yuan. In order to implement the policy of freedom of religious belief and meet the needs of believers, with the approval of Baixia District, this place is an official Buddhist activity site and renamed Daxian Temple.

A few days ago, Baixia District held a ceremony for the opening of Daxian Temple and the completion of Daxiong Treasure Hall. The celebration was presided over by the vice president of the Municipal Buddhist Association and Master Shuguang of the Qixia Temple Supervisor. Chuan Yi, vice president of the Municipal Buddhist Association, Diao Haijie, deputy head of Baixia District, and other leaders delivered speeches respectively.

This is the only temple in Nanjing City where the front hall is dedicated to Buddha and the back hall is dedicated to immortals.

The legend of Daxian Temple refers to a series of mysterious stories and legends within Daxian Temple in Xiaguan District, Nanjing, China. Daxian Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Nanjing, and is said to have been built in the era of Sun Quan of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Here are some of the legends and stories related to Daisenji::

1.Legend has it that there is a small stream called "Shuangyong Qingxi" in the mountain behind Daesen Temple, and in the middle of summer, two giant dragons will emerge from the stream and breathe with their mouths wide open to protect the clear water in the stream from deterioration. 2.

On the first day of the sixth lunar month, there is a "Night Guanyin" Buddha statue in Daxian Temple that will light countless incense candles by itself, emitting a faint light, making the whole temple appear mysterious and quiet. It is said that if someone stays up all night guarding this day, they will be blessed by Guanyin Bodhisattva. 3.

There is a huge calligraphy and painting embedded in the mountain gate of the old Daxian Temple, and there is a beautiful temple in the picture, on which are written the four big characters of "Silent Treasure Palace". It is said that this was made by the famous calligrapher Huai Su in the Tang Dynasty, which means that people should maintain a state of mindset in the pursuit of material desires in order to achieve inner peace. 4.

Legend has it that there is a "Shakya Silence Temple" in the temple where monks who practice in this place can get out of the worldly situation, get rid of the burden of the world, and become real immortals. 5.Mysterious Footprints There is a smooth and flat stone on the back mountain of Daisen Temple with mysterious footprints engraved on it, which is said to be the footprint of Kannon Bodhisattva.

Every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, villagers who come here will kowtow and burn incense to pray for a safe and prosperous new year. The above is the legend of Daisen Temple, these stories that have been passed down orally for thousands of years have set off ripples in the hearts of many people, adding a lot of mystery, bizarre and legendary colors.

Daxian Temple is located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, and legend has it that there were gods and goddesses who once appeared here. It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, there was a general named Li Jing, who suppressed a famous bandit uprising in the Jiangsu area. After the victory, he went to Daisen Temple to pay homage to the idol, where he was helped by an immortal.

The immortal told Li Jing that his hometown had suffered a disaster and that he needed to rush back to the rescue. Li Jing followed the instructions of the gods, and when he returned to his hometown, he found a fire, and he used the spells taught to him by the gods to extinguish the fire and save his home. In addition, there is a thousand-year-old jade in Daxian Temple, which is said to enhance people's health and longevity.

It is said that an emperor of the Tang Dynasty once tried his best to get this ancient jade, but in the end he did not get the ownership of it. These are some of the legends of Daisenji Temple, and although there is no exact historical record, these stories have been passed down for hundreds of years and have become important cultural heritage sites in the area.

The people of Bin County have a smooth mouth: "There is a big Buddha temple in Shaozhou, and the ceiling is creaky." And spread the story of "Zhangba Buddha sees the big Buddha".

According to legend, the reputation of the Big Buddha spread far and wide, and it reached the ears of the Zhangba Buddha in Jingchuan County, Gansu Province, and he was very unconvinced, and wanted to compete with the Big Buddha in Bin County. When the eight Buddhas saw the big Buddha, they really lived up to their reputation, and they were most of the shorter, so they had to bow down. The Buddha invited him to visit various caves and let him taste the local specialties.

The Buddha is determined to be the attendant of the Great Buddha. After that, he sat in meditation in the "Yingfu Temple" on the west side of the grotto, and in order to show respect for the Buddha, the Buddha of Zhangba has been standing.

As early as the 40th year of Kangxi, that is, in 171 A.D., a Zen master crossed the sea from Fujian on the mainland to Taiwan, just to achieve a perfect cause: to sow a Buddha seed on this island. After the Zen master came to Taiwan, with a unique inspiration, he came directly to southern Taiwan, and stationed in the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the forests are swaying in the red mountain Longhu Rock, this Zen master recites the Buddha every day, and does not forget to find the mountains and wilderness every day, hoping to find a place to establish a life.

The emperor lived up to the painstaking people, in half a year later, by chance, stepped all over the fairy grass of Baihe Town, the current site of the Daxian Temple, only to see that the appearance of this mountain is strange, faintly revealing a spirit of beauty, blessed to the soul, immediately decided to settle here as a residence, and please worship the incense of the Guanyin Buddha by the Dragon Lake, pious practice, the number of believers has increased over time, the incense is flourishing, under the gathering of karma, the temple is raised to build the temple, that is, today's Daxian Temple, and this Zen master is the founder of the mountain patriarch to participate in the old Zen master.

Daxian Temple is located in Qinhuai District, Nanjing, and is the only temple in Nanjing that has a front hall for Buddha and a back hall for immortals. Daxian Temple is a temple that combines Buddhism and Taoism, and the loveliest and most respectable immortal family in the temple is called by everyone: three old ladies.

Legend has it that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a manifestation of Huang Daxian in Dashishan in Nanjing, and everyone raised funds to build the Daxian Temple, which is a Taoist temple. After the Daxian Temple was built and destroyed repeatedly, it was renamed "Daxian Temple" in 2007 as a place for Buddhist activities, while retaining the Taoist temple. It was rebuilt and opened to the public in 2009.

Therefore, it has become a unique temple in Nanjing: the Daxiong Hall is dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha, and the back Daxian Hall is dedicated to three old ladies: Huang Daxian, Zhang Daxian, and Wang Daxian.

Yuxian Temple was built in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. There is a beautiful folklore about the name of Yuxian Temple. It is said that in ancient times, there was a person who went up to Mount Emei to seek immortals, and when he came here, he met a farmer who chopped wood and said to him

Qinghong is an immortal if he is idle and inactive, so why do you need to go to Ashan? After saying that, he disappeared, and this person knew that he had met a fairy, and returned to the mountain with satisfaction. Later, the monk built a temple here earlier, named "Yuxian Temple".

Everyone can rest here and experience the philosophy of "idleness and inaction is immortal".