Since ancient times, literati and scholars have liked to compose poems, poems, and paintings for mountains and rivers, and strive to paint the beautiful mountains and rivers they see on paper. "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" are the most famous existences in Chinese landscape paintings.
Speaking of mountains and rivers, the mountains and rivers in Yunnan are not inferior at all. The types of mountains and rivers here will definitely amaze you. There are not only snow-capped snow mountains-Meili Snow Mountain and Yulong Snow Mountain, but also endless green mountains-Dali Cangshan Mountain. There are also cultural and scenic interactions. The fusion of famous Buddhist mountains - Binchuan Jizu Mountain.
There are many mountains and rivers in Yunnan, but few can compare with Jizu Mountain, because Jizu Mountain is a mountain known because of Buddhist culture, and it has uniqueness and uniqueness in Yunnan.
Dali has been known as the "Wonderful Fragrant Buddha Country" since ancient times, and Jizu Mountain, located in Binchuan County, Dali, contains Buddhist culture as well. According to Sakyamuni Buddha's instruction, "keep your clothes in meditation" on Jizu Mountain to wait for Maitreya Buddha to be born.
From ancient times to the present, Jizu Mountain has left many records of literati and scholars visiting Jizu Mountain. Among them, the most familiar person is Xu Xiake. In "Xu Xiake's Travel Notes", "Dian Tour Diary" has him visiting Jizu Mountain. Content.
In its heyday, Jizu Mountain had 36 temples, 72 nunneries, and more than 5,000 monks, although it is not on such a large scale now. However, these places of interest still exist, and after years of protection and repair, they still maintain their original appearance.
Let's follow the traces of Xu Xiake and visit Jizu Mountain together!
First stop: Jiulian Temple
Jiulian Temple is a temple at the foot of Jizu Mountain. It is also the first temple after entering the gate of Jizu Mountain. It was built in the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, with exquisite layout and elegant environment.
Inside the temple, the scenery is extremely beautiful, the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, the temple is hidden in the mountains, the stream is gurgling, and the green trees are shaded.
The site selection of Jiulian Temple is also quite tricky, because the surrounding hills are shaped like lotus petals, and the temple is just on the lotus platform, and the lotus is a symbol of Buddhist culture. Because the lotus has nine seeds, it is called "Nine Lotus".
Second stop: Zhusheng Temple
Zhusheng Temple was first built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and in the late Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it was renovated under the auspices of Zen master Xuyun, forming the scale it is today.
Zhusheng Temple is the best-preserved temple on Jizu Mountain so far. It has a quiet environment, well-organized pavilions and pavilions, with a simple charm, and a large number of documents are stored in the temple.
Zhusheng Temple is located deep in the mountains, with a quiet environment, excellent scenery, towering old trees, and monkeys often come and go.
Entering the temple, you will be surrounded by green smoke and full of tourists, but it is very quiet. The main hall is solemn and solemn. Shuttle through each hall of the main hall, side hall, bell tower, and drum tower. The exquisiteness of the architecture is amazing.
Three stops: Xitan Temple
Xitan Temple was first built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, but due to years of disrepair, there are only ruins left today. We can only get a glimpse of some details of Tan Temple from Xu Xiake's travel notes.
During the Wanli period of Xitan Temple, Gude did not build at all. The Dharma Protector, Tanyue Lifu, gave birth to Bai Mugong. The descendants Farun, Hongbian, Anren, Tiji lived in Jingbaiyun.
Fourth stop: Kasyapa Hall
The Jiaye Hall is the core of the entire Jizu Mountain. It was first built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, and has been repaired many times since then, evolving into today's scale.
Jizu Mountain is called "Jiaye Daochang". According to legend, Venerable Kaye obeyed the instructions of Sakyamuni Buddha and kept his clothes in the Huashou Gate of Jizu Mountain for 500 years, waiting for Maitreya to be born. For this reason, the Jiaye Hall occupies a pivotal position in the 72nd and 36th temples of Jizu Mountain, and is known as "the first temple in the mountain".
Entering the Kasyapa Hall, the overall layout of the Kasyapa Hall gradually rises with the terrain. The cypress trees in the temple are green and emit a burst of fragrance. The statue of Kasyapa in the main hall is located on the high platform in the center.
In the courtyard, each main hall is connected by large and small corridors, like a maze, shuttling through the courtyard, sometimes you can see steep cliffs when you look up.
Fourth stop: Huashou Gate
Huashou Gate is the most magical existence in Jizu Mountain. It is called "the first gate in China". It is a huge natural stone gate formed on the cliff.
The development of the entire Jizu Mountain revolves around it. According to legend, Venerable Kasyapa kept his clothes behind this stone gate and settled down. Zen Master Xuyun, who revitalized Jizu Mountain, also heard the sound of wooden fish outside this stone gate and decided to renovate it. The many temples and nunneries on Jizu Mountain make Jizu Mountain reproduce the grandeur of its heyday.
The huge stone wall in front of Huashou Gate presents a ninety-degree angle, and part of it is recessed to form a closed stone gate. There is a crack in the middle of the gate, and there is a stone lock in the middle of the crack. The shape of the whole gate is amazing and amazing. At the same time, the legend about it is also interesting.
Fifth stop: Jinding Temple
Jinding Temple is the temple with the highest altitude in the entire Jizu Mountain. The temple was built on the Tianzhu Peak on the top of Jizu Mountain. There is another special feature of Jinding Temple. The overall buildings of the temple were not built in the same period, but were built successively. .
Walking into Jinding Temple, take a closer look at a distinctive gate, which has the characteristics of Dali Bai architecture and is designed for Bai artists.
The eaves at both ends of the gate are upturned, spreading their wings and flying high. Various elements of the Bai nationality are stacked above the gate. mystery.
After passing through the gate, you enter the inner courtyard. A bronze-cast golden hall that was first built in the Ming Dynasty and was later damaged and rebuilt appears. This golden hall was originally the bronze-cast golden hall of the Taihe Palace in Yingwu Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Kunming by Mu Tianbo, Duke of Qianguo, Mufu, Lijiang. Those who moved here, Jinding Temple also got its name from the "Bronze Casting Golden Temple". The number of people who came here attracted by the name gradually increased, and the reputation gradually spread.
Another landmark building in the Jinding Temple, the Shurangama Pagoda, was built in 1932. The tower is 42 meters high. It is a square tower with dense eaves in the Tang Dynasty. It has 7 floors inside and 13 floors outside. To visit inside, you can only take a look in front of the tower.
Jinding Temple is the place where you can see the most representative scenic spots in the whole Jizu Mountain. In Jinding Temple, you can see the sunrise in the east, the colorful clouds in the south, Cang'er in the west, and Yulong Snow Mountain in the north. These scenery are the most beautiful in Jizu Mountain. Representative natural scenery.
In the heyday of Jizu Mountain, there were 72 nunneries and 36 temples. The origin of each temple is closely related to Jizu Mountain, and each existing temple also has its own culture.
If you want to learn more, there is no other way than to go there yourself, because the shock that Jizu Mountain brings to you cannot be expressed in words!
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