Beijing Baiyun Temple is one of the temples of the Quanzhen School of Taoism in the ten directions of the Great Forest, located outside Xibianmen in Beijing.
Baiyun Temple was first built in the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan (739) of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally named Tianchang Temple. It was rebuilt in the third year of Jin Mingchang (1192) and renamed Taiji Palace. It was destroyed by fire in the third year of Taihe (1203). At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Qiu Chuji, a real Taoist from Quanzhen sect in Changchun, was stationed in Taiji Palace to take charge of Taoism in the whole country under the edict of Yuan Taizu Genghis Khan. He was renamed Changchun Palace and became the center of Taoism in northern China. In the fourth year of Jin Zhengda (1227), Qiu Chuji passed away, and his disciple Yin Zhiping established a Taoist temple on the east side of Changchun Palace, named Baiyun Temple. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Changchun Palace and other buildings were destroyed by Bingxian, and Baiyun Temple survived alone. It was rebuilt in the 27th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1394). At the end of Ming Dynasty, Baiyun Temple was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt and expanded in the forty-five years of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1706), and the overall layout and main palace regulations of today's Baiyun Temple were formed at this time. The site of the China Taoist Association established in 1957 is located in Baiyun Temple.
There are a large number of precious cultural relics in Baiyun Temple, the most famous of which are the "Three Treasures": the Ming version of "Orthodox Taoist Collection", the Tang stone carving of Lao Tzu's sitting statue, and the Yuan Dynasty calligrapher Zhao Mengfu's "Songxue Tao Te Ching" stone carvings and "Yin Fu Jing" engravings .
The main halls are located on the central axis, including Shanmen, Lingguan Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, Laolu Hall, Qiuzu Hall, Sanqing Pavilion and other buildings.
At the front end of the divine road in front of the mountain gate is the Lingxing Gate, which is a wooden archway with four pillars and seven floors. Outside the Lingxing gate, there is a brick screen wall, with glazed bricks inlaid with the words "Eternal Changchun" in the center of the wall.
The mountain gate was built in the Ming Dynasty, with a width of three rooms, a single eaves glazed tiles on the top of the mountain, white marble carved arches and stone gates, the inscription under the eaves reads "Chijian Baiyun Temple", and there are stone lions and Huabiao in front of the gate.
The stone arch with three coupons and three door openings symbolize the "Three Realms", and stepping into the mountain gate means jumping out of the "Three Realms" and entering the Immortal Cave.
The stone walls of the mountain gate are engraved with flowing clouds, cranes, flowers and other patterns, with vigorous knife skills and exquisite shapes.
There is a palm-sized stone monkey hidden in the relief on the east side of the coupon gate in the middle, which has been polished by tourists.
There is such a legend in old Beijing: "The gods have disappeared, only the stone monkeys are left in the temple."
Wofeng bridge, there is a big copper coin under the bridge, and there is a bell in the square mouth, whoever hits the coin will have good luck.
Hall of Lingguan
Xiangzi's sincerity moves the heavens and the earth, and Yan from the letter blesses Yansheng.
Ming Dynasty woodcarving statue of Wang Lingguan holding a whip, red face, curly beard and red hair, three glaring eyes, golden armor and red robe, green boots and wind belt, left hand pinching Lingguan Jue, right hand holding a golden whip, stepping on hot wheels and auspicious clouds, the image is lifelike.
On the left side of the palace wall are the paper portraits of Zhao Gongming and Ma Shengzhi, and on the right side are the portraits of Wen Qiong and Yue Fei. They are also written by hand, with simple strokes and light colors, and outline the iron lines. It shows the upright and mighty image of the four guardian marshals, and it is a rare masterpiece among the statue paintings of the Qing Dynasty.
Three eyes can see the world's affairs, and one whip can wake up the world.
Relief statue of Wang Lingguan on the back
bell tower, drum tower
The east and west wing rooms are the Sanguan Hall and the God of Wealth Hall.
The Sanguan Hall is dedicated to the "Three Officials" of heaven, earth and water. The middle seat is the heavenly official, that is, the first-rank heavenly official in Shangyuan, who blessed the emperor; the left side is the second-rank earth official in Zhongyuan, the emperor who forgives sins;
Blessing and resolving grievances, recording the ghosts of Fengxiang
He has made great achievements, and he is the Longwen of Simangu.
The Temple of the God of Wealth enshrines three Gods of Wealth, the middle one is Qingdi, the God of Spring, the left one is Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth, and the right one is Guan Yu, the God of Martial Arts.
Blessings come from Tianshen and a wealth of wealth, and Luma supports great auspiciousness.
There is Desfu recruiting money and accepting Jane to come and stay,
If it is unrighteous, there will be no profit for officials and the market.
Jade Emperor Palace
Disasters and disasters can't afford to suspend, and blessings and fortunes can reach Furui Changzhen.
Tall and close to the sky, in charge of yin and yang to produce all things;
In the mighty land of gods and gods, it is easy to distinguish good from evil by looking at it.
The statue is a woodcarving of the Ming Dynasty, about 1.8 meters high, dressed in a nine-chapter robe, wearing a crown of twelve rows of beads, holding a jade wat in his hand, and sitting on a dragon chair.
There are many banners hanging in front of and on both sides of the shrine, embroidered with many "shou" characters in seal script in different colors. There are a total of one hundred, so it is called "Hundred Shou Banners".
The six bronze statues on the left and right were all cast during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. They are the four celestial masters and the second servant boy in front of the Jade Emperor.
On the walls of the hall, there are a total of eight fine-brush silk paintings of Nandou Xingjun, Beidou Xingjun, Sanliu Shuai, and Erbasu, all of which are masterpieces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The left and right wing rooms are the Hall of Medicine King and the Hall of Salvation of Suffering.
Abandoning the title of the daughter of a thousand pieces of gold to study medicine and practice evil virtues,
Saying goodbye to jewels and taking celestial beings to help the world and save people is compassionate.
Venerable Kaiyuan, the great sage of heavenly medicine, should be Sun Simiao, with Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing on the left and right.
Eliminate illness and relieve danger, Qianjin Xianfang Pu benefited,
Sitting on a tiger needle, Long Guang Shi Zimin saves all beings.
Hall of Salvation
In the Qinghua Palace, the purple mist glow embraces the lion seat,
Under the tree of Qianlin, he searched for the sound and went to the play to save all living beings.
Taiyi saves the suffering Tianzun Qingxuan Jiuyang Master, that is, Taiyi Daoist, Nezha's master.
Qibao Qianlin lectures on the way of returning to life, and the nine-light lotus seat guides and guides returning to the soul and stopping the truth.
Laolu Hall, formerly known as Qizhen Hall.
Enshrining the Seven Sons of Quanzhen, that is, the seven disciples of Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Quanzhen School: Qiu Chuji in the middle seat, Liu Chuxuan, Tan Chuduan, and Ma Yu on the left, and Wang Chuyi, Hao Datong, and Sun Buer in the right seat.
The five patriarchs have shown great kindness, and should be revered if they have contributed to helping the world;
Qizhen keeps the secret purpose, and advises you to be self-sufficient without wanting to be the first.
"Five Patriarchs" means "Five Patriarchs Changzhen", the emblem of Qiu Chuji;
"Seven Truths", Taoists call Mao Ying, Mao Gu, Mao Zhong, Xu Mu, Xu Huang, Yang Xi, and Guo Chong, who practiced Taoism in Maoshan successively, as the Seven Trues.
Taoism also called the Big Dipper the Seven Stars of the Seven Elements, and gave them the names of Greedy Wolf, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lianzhen, Wuqu, and Pojun respectively, which are called "Seven Truths".
Zhang Ziyang, Shi Xinglin, Xue Daoguang, Chen Niwan, Bai Ziqing, Liu Yongnian, and Peng Helin of the Southern School of Quanzhen Taoism are called the "Seven Trues of the Southern School".
Ma Danyang, Qiu Changchun, Tan Changzhen, Liu Changsheng, Hao Guangning, Wang Yuyang and Sun Qingjing of the Northern School of Quanzhen Taoism are called "Northern School Qizhen".
Here it should refer to the Seven Sons of Quanzhen, that is, the Seven Truths of the Northern School.
Changyue, the high Taoist king of the Qing Dynasty, was appointed to preach Taoism here, opened an altar to teach precepts, and asked for precepts from all over the north and south of the river. To commemorate this grand event, later generations renamed Qizhen Hall as "Old Law Hall", which is the hall for teaching precepts. Laolutang has a large building area, and it is the place where Guannei Taoist priests hold religious activities.
Enter the true door with sincerity to penetrate the true mystery and feel at ease,
Come to Miaolida Wonderland to exhibit and hear the wonderful ways and magical powers.
There are three plaques hanging on the back wall of the hall
"A humble mind is like a valley", congratulations to Wang Xiangxian Dao Changrong for being the abbot of Baiyun Temple Zhixi. Inscribed by Yang Longshan in Guanzhong.
Shaanxi Provincial Taoist Association, Xi'an Taoist Association, Louguantai Taoist Temple, Eight Immortals Palace Taoist Temple, Huashan Taoist Temple, Longmen Cave Taoist Temple, Baiyun Mountain Taoist Temple, and Tiantai Mountain Taoist Temple congratulated each other.
Except for the Tiantai Mountain Taoist Temple located in Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang, the rest are famous Taoist temples in Shaanxi. Among them, the Huashan Taoist Temple and the Eight Immortals Palace Taoist Temple have been visited.
Qiu Zudian
Knowing the secrets of Taoism, I am famous all over the world, and I win favors;
See Junli Jiyin, stop killing and save the common people with one word.
---Written by Huayang Li Guoshui, written by Yuxi Taoist.
Qiu Chuji's portrait, titled "Blessed Blessings and Immeasurable Heavenly Venerables".
Qiu Chuji (1148-1227), courtesy name Tongmi, Taoist name Changchunzi, was born in Qixia, Dengzhou (now Shandong Province), the mainstream Quanzhen Taoist leader of Taoism, real person, thinker, politician, writer, and health expert and medical scientists. Qiu Chuji is respected by the rulers of the Southern Song Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Mongolian Empire and the masses of the people, and is famous all over the world for going to the Western Regions to persuade Genghis Khan at the age of 74 (the journey reached 35,000 kilometers).
Changchun real person westbound route map
The giant scoop placed in the middle of the hall is called "gall bowl", which is made of noodles carved from the root of an ancient tree. It was given by Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. When Taoist priests in Guannei have nothing to do in life, they can carry this bowl to the palace to raise money, and there will be alms in the palace. The remains of Patriarch Qiu Chuji were buried under this "gall bowl".
The huge mahogany sword commemorating Lu Dongbin's 1208-year-old was presented to the China Taoist Association by Chunyang Palace, Yongle Town, Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province.
Yongle Town is the hometown of LV Dongbin. The Quanzhen Sect regards LV Dongbin as its founder, and creates a myth that the leader of the Quanzhen Sect, Wang Chongyang, learned from LV Dongbin.
The sculpture on the wall is Qiu Chuji discussing Taoism with Genghis Khan.
East living room
Jiaolihuo jujube welcomes celestial guests, Yaocao Qihua Puyuan spring.
West living room
Hulong plows smoke and grows Yao grass, calls cranes to sleep in lonely pine trees.
Sanqing Pavilion has two floors, the first floor is Siyudian, and the second floor is Sanqing Pavilion.
The statue of Sanqing was shaped during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. It is more than 2 meters high, with a serene and extraordinary expression, and the colors are as bright as ever, rich and simple.
The supreme three are the masters of the universe;
Hunyuan Qi is the root of good fortune.
The four emperors are the four heavenly emperors who assist the Jade Emperor: Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, Antarctic Changsheng Emperor, Zhongtian Ziwei North Pole Emperor and Houtu Emperor Dizhi. These are clay sculptures in the mid-Qing Dynasty, about 1.5 meters high. The gilt bronze tripod furnace in the courtyard in front of the hall was cast during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The censer has a thick shape, with exquisite cloud and dragon patterns carved all over it, and there are 43 golden dragons in total.
Zuo Sixuanhua and Gongli Sancai are the masters of Zhongtian Vientiane;
Yuedu is based on the mountains and rivers, and the total ten favors are in the Qianyuan.
The jade universe is dust-free, the moon is bright and the sky is three thousand realms,
God's kindness and sincerity are worthy of Jiuchongtian.
Lu Zu Hall, Eight Immortals Hall, Yuanjun Hall, Yuanchen Hall, Ancestral Hall, etc. are built on the west road.
The bronze horse behind the ancestral hall is said to be the donkey that Kangxi rode.
Lu Zu Dian
A pillow of yellow beams can shatter the great dream of thousands of years, and the nine-turn alchemy formula can become a true immortal for thousands of calamities.
The light of Dan comes out of Lin Chaoyang to support the earth,
Jade Qi goes to the sky and white clouds ride on the immortals to save the world.
Among the Eight Immortals, there are rich, poor, beautiful, ugly, men, women, old and young, which is an example that everyone can become a fairy.
The method of manifesting Tao in the space of purple air, and the gods are hidden deep in the white clouds.
Under Danxiao Langyuan are: Han Zhongli, Zhang Guo, Lao Han Xiangzi and Uncle Cao Guo.
It doesn't mean that you can't see me holding the mountain and surpassing the sea, and don't say that it is difficult to distinguish the rain and ride the cloud to the sky.
Inside the Biluoyu Temple are Tieguai Li Lancai and Lu Dongbin He Xiangu.
For three thousand years, Taoren Yaochi paid homage to the saints, and for 90,000 li, Kun traveled to Pengdao to return to immortality.
Yuanchen Hall, commonly known as "Sixty Jiazi Hall", is dedicated to the God of Liuzi Jiazi and Doumu Yuanjun.
There is a back garden behind the Sanqing Pavilion. In the garden, Jietai and Yunji Mountain House are the main buildings. In addition, there are Yunhua Xianguan, Youhe Pavilion, Miaoxiang Pavilion, Tuiju Building and other buildings dotted in the garden.
Ring
The stele corridors on both sides of the Jietai are rich in content, including the imperial pens of Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong, stone inscriptions by celebrities, and Taoist internal classics, and more inscriptions about the history of Baiyun Temple.
The word "Shou" inscribed by Lu Dongbin.
Comprehension map
Neijing Diagram
Kangxi Royal Brush
Songsai Yunfeng turns, and the border is full of autumn.
The maple forest cools off the heat, and the cypress leaves send fragrance.
Wo millet should be outside the pass, and the feelings like cool nights,
The year is rich and the grain is heavy, and there is surplus food everywhere.
This pagoda has a lot of origins, titled "The pagoda of Luo Gong, a real man who guards a real man calmly". It was originally the royal barber of Emperor Yongzheng.
In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, hair shaving was not yet a complete business. Daoshi Luo carefully developed tools for shaving the head, shaving the face, removing ears, and clearing the eyes, and created a set of haircut and beauty methods such as tong, grate, dig, untie, and smooth, which caused a sensation in the capital and Ouchi. a complete business.
There are Leizu Hall, Zhenwu Hall, Cihang Hall and so on on the east road.
Hall of True Martial Arts
To be an innocent god who abandons his stomach and throws his intestines and five dragons hold him holy,
Emperor Cijingle let out a sword lingering in the sky.
Lei Zu Dian
Wan Quanchang inherits the new rain and dew, Kyushu is angry and relies on wind and thunder.
Nine Heavens Leizu Great Emperor
Mother of Lightning Xiu Tianjun, Fengbo Fang Tianjun
Lei Gong Jiang Tianjun, Rain Master Chen Tianjun
Samsung Hall
De Shi Guang Pu Fu Lu Shou Samsung according to households,
Shanjirui should be filial, fraternal and friendly.
Heavenly officials, earth officials, water officials, blessings, forgiveness of sins and relief of misfortunes, good and evil;
In the upper Yuan, middle Yuan and lower Yuan, the three realms and ten directions are outlined, and the merits and demerits are compared.
Cihang Hall
Rescue the suffering, rescue the difficult, find the voice, save all living beings, the sound of the world, the compassionate waterway people,
Great compassion and great wish, great grace, great grace, completeness and freedom.
Baiyun Temple has a custom of "one hit and three touches":
A dozen "money eyes". The "money eye" in Wofengqiao bridge hole, if you hit it, you will have a lot of money in the coming year.
Touch the "Stone Monkey". "There is no trace of the gods, only the stone monkeys are left in the temple", "the iron beats the white cloud temple, and the three monkeys will not meet". The positions of the three stone monkeys are scattered, if you don't look carefully, you really can't see them! The most important thing is to touch the stone monkey on the mountain gate. If you touch the stone monkey, you can pray for safety and health. A year of good luck and prosperity.
Second touch the zodiac. The twelve zodiac signs carved on the outer wall of Yuanchen Hall are a must.
Touch "special" three times. It is the Kangxi mount with "the body of the mule, the face of the donkey, the ears of the horse, and the feet of the ox", called "Te".
