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Xiangyun Shuimu Mountain is located in the southwest of Xiangyun County, Dali Prefecture. It is one of the earliest Buddhist places in China. It is also the dojo of the ninth generation patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Chinese Buddhism, the forest land of the world's descendants-style relic pagoda, and the excavation and placement place of Buddhist relics. , Nanzhao Kingdom and Dali Kingdom's monastery locations. The forests in the mountains are lush, the scenery is beautiful, and there are many temples.
For more than a thousand years since the Tang Dynasty, Shuimu Mountain has been built from generation to generation, and temples, nunneries and pavilions are spread across the mountain. Baohua Temple, Shuimu Temple, Yuhuang Pavilion, Guanyin Pavilion and other buildings are scattered and majestic. The carved beams and painted buildings in the temple show the outstanding architectural talents of the ancient working people. Now Shuimu Mountain retains three temples, Shuimu Temple, Puxian Temple and Baohua Temple, which are commonly known as Xia'an, Zhong'an and Shang'an locally.
Xia'an Shuimu Temple was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. There are Shanmen, Tapan Courtyard, Front Courtyard, North and South Side Halls, and Daxiong Hall in sequence. The Zhong'an was rebuilt in 1992 with private donations. It is very quiet and simple. The Thousand-handed Avalokitesvara is enshrined in the main hall. Shang'an is a large-scale temple on the mountain. The main hall, the Jade Buddha Hall, enshrines three Jade Buddhas, which is a famous scene of Shuimu Mountain. In the southwest corner of Baohua Temple, there is a 1,000-year-old Tang Dynasty lion head camellia. Every winter and spring, the camellia will bloom. The poem "Ten thousand flowers on the tree head swallow fire together, and the remaining snow burns red for half the sky" describes this grand occasion. of.
In the Beigang Pagoda Forest to the north of Shuimu Temple, there are more than 70 Buddhist tomb pagodas of past dynasties. These monk tomb towers lasted from the Dali Kingdom to the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and countless monks were buried, becoming a scene of Shuimu Mountain. The relics unearthed in the Tallinn have added luster to Shuimu Mountain, a famous Buddhist mountain. Up to now, the relics are still enshrined in the underground palace of Tallinn. Whether you can see the precious relics depends on your luck.
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