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The Luoshi Temple Pagoda stands on the North Street of Wuwei City. It was built to commemorate the achievements of Kumarajiva, an eminent monk from the Western Regions, in promoting Buddhism and translating classics in Wuwei.

The Luoshi Temple tower was built in Houliang (386-400). The tower and the temple were greatly expanded in the Tang Dynasty, and were repaired in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Ming Dynasty, it became a great monastery in Liangzhou, Shaanxi. On February 15th, the tenth year of the orthodox Yingzong, he issued the Tripitaka to the Luoshi Monastery, and issued an imperial edict: "Publish the Tripitaka, bestow it on the world, and spread it widely. Yizang, set up a large temple in Liangzhou, Shaanxi, and made offerings to Yongguang." This edict is now well preserved in the Confucian Temple.

The existing Luoshi Temple Pagoda is octagonal and twelve-story, 32 meters high, and it is all made of strip-shaped square bricks. There are doors on the third, fifth and eighth floors from the bottom. The top is a gourd-shaped copper vase. On the top, there are small Buddhist niches in the east and west, and there are Buddha statues in the niches. The majestic Luoshi Temple Pagoda symbolizes the long and civilized history of the ancient city of Wuwei, and is also a witness of the cultural exchanges between China and the West on the Silk Road more than 1,500 years ago.

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Kumarajiva's ancestors were Indians, and he was born in the family of Xiangguo. Rosh was born in Kuqa, Xinjiang in 344. Because of his extraordinary intelligence when he was young, he was called "Kumarajiva", which means child prodigy. He became a monk at the age of 7, and traveled to various Buddhist countries in the Western Regions at the age of 12. He is famous for his proficiency in Buddhism. Lu Guang broke through Kucha in 383, conquered more than 30 countries in the Western Regions, obtained Kumarajiva and more than 20,000 camels, and returned with treasures and cultural relics from the Western Regions. In 386, Lu Guang returned to Liangzhou and established Houliang State with Guzang as its capital. Kumarajiva, who came here, lived in Wuwei, preaching scriptures and spreading Buddhism for seventeen or eighteen years. In 401, Yao Xing, the son of Yao Chang, king of Houqin, destroyed the kingdom of Houliang, and welcomed Kumarajiva to Chang'an. On August 12, 409, Rosh died in Chang'an at the age of 70. According to legend, the pagoda of Luoshi Temple in Wuwei is the place where his immortal tongue is buried.

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West Domain Temple, there is no charge when you go, this is rare, the incense is strong, and the place that Buddhists yearn for

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"The mountain of heart cultivates virtue, and the flow of smoke is endless. On the lonely tree of mourning Luan, the voiceless sound can be heard for nine days. He was born noble, but suffered through hardship; He is famous yet controversial; More than 70 volumes and 384 volumes of Buddhist Sanskrit classics have been transformed into graceful Chinese under his pen and spread to the vast Central Plains. The word has not been changed for more than 1600 years; He accurately and systematically translated and introduced the Mahayana Kongzong classics established on the basis of the Prajna class, which laid a theoretical foundation for the emergence of the eight major sects of Chinese Buddhism; His translation theory and the translated scriptures, laws, and treatises, without losing the original meaning, have beautiful diction and can be recited, which has had a profound impact on Chinese philosophy, aesthetics, language, and cultural life for more than a thousand years since Tang Dynasty. ;

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"Wuwei - Kumarajiva Temple" Kumarajiva Temple, located in North Street, Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (386-413 A.D.) and has a history of more than 1,600 years. It was built for promoting Buddhism and translating classics, and it was built in Tang, Ming, Qing and other dynasties; Kumarajiva Temple has a long history, exquisite and magnificent architecture, The main landscapes in the temple - Daxiong Hall, Master Luoshi Memorial Hall, Luoshi Tongue Pagoda..., Kumarajiva Temple, free and open,

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Wuwei·Gansu Kumarajiva Temple is worth a visit, no tickets required, Master Kumarajiva is a master of Buddhist scripture translation, has a legendary life.

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Arrive at Liangzhou City, visit Kumarajiva Temple, an eminent monk in the Western Regions. No thoughts, no places, no self, spotless Illegal, non-form, non-color, and all dharmas are empty. Introduction to Kumarajiva Temple Wuwei Kumarajiva Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in Wuwei City. It is the place where the great Buddhist translator Kumarajiva once lived for 17 years. It was first built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 386). It has a history of more than 1600 years. According to historical records, in 385 A.D., Kumarajiva came to Liangzhou. Later Liang King Lu Guang built this temple and named it after Kumarajiva to live in and promote Buddhism. After Master Kumarajiva passed away, the "tongue" was turned into relics before being burnt, and enshrined in the relic tower in the temple. It has been preserved until now, and is now a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, General Wei Chi Jingde led an expedition to the Western Regions and traveled to the border of Wuwei. He saw the golden light radiating from the top of this ancient pagoda in the city, so he worshiped, paid money, repaired it, and engraved a stone tablet to record it. In the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Shi Hong, a soldier from Poyang, lived in Liangzhou. When he found the ruins of Luoshi Temple with "the foundation of the temple, piles of rubble, wild and filthy, and no monks left", he felt sad and repaired the Kumarajiva Temple again. . In the late Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty issued a Tripitaka to Kumarajiva Temple, and issued a sacred edict, which said: "Publish and print the Tripitaka, bestow it on the world, and spread it widely. This collection is hereby placed in Liangzhou." It is a large temple, and it is always allowed to make offerings. This edict is now completely preserved in the Wuwei City Museum. In the twenty-eighth year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Kumarajiva Temple was rebuilt again. The rebuilt Luoshi Temple "has a completely new look in the front and rear courtyards. It is a blessed place of five coolnesses and a resort in Hexi." In 1927, a magnitude 8 earthquake occurred in Wuwei, and many scenic spots and historical sites in Liangzhou were completely destroyed, except for half of the pagoda of Luoshi Temple. In 1934, the Wuwei National Government restored the Luoshi Temple Pagoda on the original site, so that this thousand-year-old historical site can be preserved. In 1998, the Kumarajiva Temple was approved by the People's Government of Gansu Province as a place for Buddhist activities, and it began to open to the public for worship. Now, the Kumarajiva Temple under construction covers an area of 62 mu. The main buildings include Dongshan Gate, Daxiong Hall, Luoshi Tongue Pagoda, Luoshi Master Memorial Hall, Guanyin Hall, Amitabha Hall, Great Sutra Hall, Prajna Lecture Hall, and Buddhist calligraphy and painting exhibition hall. , Ksitigarbha Palace, Buddhist Library and other buildings are now important windows to display the history and culture of Wuwei. Located in Kumarajiva Temple. Kumarajiva Temple currently has 15 resident monks and more than 50,000 religious believers. The current abbot, Master Lifa, graduated from the Chinese Buddhist Academy and studied at Kraniya University in Sri Lanka. He is the forty-fifth descendant of Linji Sect , is the forty-seventh head of the Tiantai sect, a member of the Standing Committee of the Wuwei CPPCC, the vice chairman of the Liangzhou District CPPCC, and the chairman of the Liangzhou District Buddhist Association.

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The Luoshi Temple Pagoda, also known as the Reflection Pagoda, is located in the Kumarajiva Temple in Wuwei City, Gansu Province. According to legend, Kumarajiva Temple is the place where Kumarajiva, a famous eminent monk and translator of Buddhist scriptures in ancient my country, first entered the mainland to translate scriptures and perform teachings. After Kumarajiva passed away, "the salary is destroyed and the body is broken, but the tongue is not broken." The disciples followed Rosh's last words and sent them to Rosh Temple. During the Yao and Qin Dynasties, believers appreciated his merits and raised funds to build a pagoda named Luoshi Relic Pagoda, in which the tongue relic of Kumarajiva was enshrined. Kumarajiva (343-413), an eminent monk in the Later Qin Dynasty during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms period, was one of the four major Buddhist scripture translators in Chinese Buddhism. Also translated Kumarajiva, Kumarajiva, abbreviated as Rosh. Free translation Tongshou.