Bishan Temple - China Travel

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Bishan Temple was first built in the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the largest Shifang Zen Temple in Wutai Mountain. The so-called Shifang means that all monks and laymen from all directions can get free board and lodging when they come here. If there is no travel expenses when starting from here, the temple will give some money. Therefore, many pilgrims regard this place as a must. Bishan Temple has a magnificent building and a beautiful environment. The shade of the temple area blocks out the sun, the flowing water in front of the temple is gurgling, and the scenery is beautiful. There are more than 50 houses in the temple, and there are many cultural relics and treasures. Among them, Pilu section is also called Leiyin Palace. In the center of the hall, Pilu Buddha is worshiped, and the two walls are dedicated to twelve Bodhisattvas. The left wall is arranged in sequence from the back corner to the front of the door and window. There are six Bodhisattvas in sequence, Puxian, Vajra, Pure Wisdom, Bianyin, Pujue, and Xianshan. There is a Vajra statue on each side of the door. All Bodhisattvas are decorated with spiritual light on their backs. There are also Bodhisattvas waiting for reason, and the setting in the hall looks solemn and magnificent. The precious ones in the temple are "Myanmar Jade Buddha" and "Huayan Sutra Pyramid". The Burmese Jade Buddha is now placed in the Jietan Hall in the temple. The "Huayan Sutra Pyramid" is 6.1 meters long and is a Buddhist scriptures written on white silk. When hung up, it looks like a seven-level exquisite pagoda, and the cornices and wind chimes are like a meticulous painting. Looking closer, we know that it is composed of mung bean-sized regular script calligraphy. The entire pagoda just wrote a "Huayan Sutra", with a total of 600,043 words. It was written by Xu Dexing who spent twelve years bathing and burning incense. This Huayan Sutra Pyramid is now displayed in the back high hall of Xiantong Temple.