The wind has long been said that going to Wutai Mountain, though it dragged on for two weeks, because we have to wait this weekend - Lunar New Year of the eye for an eye burning incense efficacious. For the Wutai Mountain, my knowledge is confined to a tourist area, the other not well understood. As never before been to, there is nothing wrong with a trip.

Friday took a bag home from work to go to Beijing Station. The original thinking of the time off, take a bus to the subway station, no traffic jams along the serious commitment to the Asian Games Village, the two traffic lights the car actually took 40 minutes! Helpless, get off it got a small pass, time is very tight, and have a taxi to the station. Ring Jianguomen also blocked a bit, but much better than the Asian Games Village. Fortunately, the taxi drivers were better, all the way mad rush rushed to Beijing Railway Station in time. Later, they heard the traffic jam is very serious, from the altar to the blocking Lishuiqiao, all on the evening of the.

21:13 Beijing - Taiyuan K701 times. Jin Zhan Shangju, recognizing the sound of the wind's friends alive, and a bunch of Ctrip's brigade friends, count me and finder, the younger brother of an old smelly wind a total of 20 people, a huge pilgrimage groups!

September 6, 2002 August started this Saturday between cloudy clear

03:44 am to Wutai Mountain Station. Before the arrival, there is no legendary conductor called for lifting the blanket to get up, but quietly to us for license plates, suggesting that we get off on what car. We are fortunate to bring the headlights light up, packed his things off.

A stop to see friends alive - an old white couple in waiting for us. China and Pakistan on their cars, 20 were just filled. Several cars in the parking lot Shanghao Iveco night in soliciting, are to Taihuai town. I do not know why, yards administrators do not allow us start, negotiations for a long time, other vehicles are almost emptied, and we still nothing happened. Greeted us come back alive and get off out of Station Square, soon, the old white also to drive out, again on the bus, heading for Taiwan Wye town go through.

On the Wutai Mountain and the Taiwan Huai Town:

Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province, located northeast of Wutai County in Xinzhou Region Dongbei Yu, is a famous Buddhist, one of the four mountains, and Mount Emei in Sichuan, Zhejiang, Putuo Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain par for the Island of people longing for home and abroad. Wutai Mountain is located in the "roof of North China", the maximum altitude of more than 3058 meters. Here, the peaks and ridges stretching, mountain cross, shaped like a Huju, potential, such as Lung Poon, with a total area of 2837 square kilometers. Wutai Mountain is surrounded by five mountain peaks formed. Wufeng Songzhi higher than the clouds form, the top non-timber, flat wide, such as the base soil of Taiwan, hence the name Wutai. Mount Wutai has east, west, south, north, central Taiwan, the top five, the East Taiwan Wang Haifeng, the West Taiwan hanging on peak, urd beautiful peaks, cascading mountains, ravines horizon, the Valley River Controlled flooding, forest-Song Cui, basins and mountains interlaced to form a Department vibrant, cool climate and suitable for people to browse and summer scenery treasure.

Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties since a thousand years, Mount Wutai, a large number of temples were built to become a famous ancient building cluster, Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, Sichuan Emei Shan, Jiuhua Mountain and said China's four major Buddhist mountains.

Wutai Mountain as early as the Eastern Han period (AD 58 years ~ 75 years) on the construction of the temple here. After Wei, Qi, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Lv Jing building expansion, the formation of a large-scale ancient architectural complex. The existing temple 47. These buildings towering, carved a statue painting over the Temple.

Taiwan Wye town is the center of Wutai Mountain. The existing temples in the Wutai Mountain, Taiwan's pregnant with the town on the concentration of more than 10 blocks. Therefore, people usually go to Wutai Mountain, the main town refers to the Taiwan Wye.

At the Sheung a dark, only the vehicle of a bright light shine. This time is the most difficulties when they unwittingly fell asleep. Wake up when the other is to pay parking fees into the mountains, each person RMB90 (or RMB50 it last year, there are no hearings on the prices ah?!), Some people get off the activities of legs and feet, saying that very cold.

About a half an hour, we went to the station Wye town, dim dawn light, the car directly to your Wu Ye Temple. Devout Christians believe that the Chinese pilgrims of the most efficacious in early 15. To take advantage of days without light burning on the first one better by Zhu Hong.

10000 temples on the Temple and Wu Ye:

Temple entrance stairs Tayuan 10000 temples to the east of the entrance. 10000 temples is the Temple is a temple Tayuan, covers an area of 2,000 square meters, namely hall pavilion 23. The main building has three, namely Manjusri Temple, Wulong Dian and ancient stage.

10000 temples was founded in the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, the existing temple was built mostly in the Qing Dynasty. Ride east to west Forty-four years Manjusri Hall of the Department of Ming Wanli (1617) created the lower hall for the Manjusri, Kuan Yin, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra 3, Hall sets the middle for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Buddha's disciples left Site Zao monk Tao-ming the right Li Tao-ming, a monk's father. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva left and right lateral, the arrangement of five statues, known as the "10 Hall of Hades." The lower hall and the upstairs left, right, after three walls have legislation wooden box, placed a small clay thousand Buddha statue, so Dian-ming 10000 temples.

Wu Ye Temple 10000 Temple and temples to the north, the temple dedicated to the Dragon King of Wu Ye is Guangji Monju the honorific for the Wutai Mountain 5 Manjusri in disguise. Wu Ye Pu Shi mannose, Fukuzawa million people, bless Fushou well-being of the people.

We got off from the Temple of Wu Ye incense incense burner is flourishing, and orange and light blue smoke of the flames in the early morning air winds and turned over to chill as if swept away everywhere incense to worship the crowd , and Wu Ye Dataichangxi of the temple has already begun. Entered the temple, which is surging crowds, the yard also has incense burners, slightly smaller than that outside, due to fear of fire, burning incense Dianwai is usually first, and then into the kowtow. Legend of Wu Ye want to hear opera, so the best way is to ask the play would also like to give Wu Ye. On the stage hung large amplitude "X Xie crop harvest literary event in the village committee." Actors on the stage to seriously put on a show, the audience of believers Wai burnt incense in a circle with relish listening to opera.

As the crowd came to 10000 and temples to the north hall, which a small worship space filled with people, into the very difficult. Dianwai also put out a slip Langxia futon, and a donation box, so what can ease the pressure on the temple. Kowtow to queue up, everyone is kowtow to focus seriously Sanguijiukou look, and then got up and put donation box to the merit Bong.

To get out of the temple is, indeed, lamented the strong incense here, indeed well-deserved reputation. A friend of mine heard that I'm going to Wutai Mountain, told me, Wutai Mountain is very efficacious. Now we come to understand the true meaning of the remark.

Go to the old White House arranged the room, room under the luggage. And then eat breakfast together. Wind recommend the local cake, also known as sugar cake. Is very small, bigger than the hand, twice in the top pull, fried up after the bon bon, like a big fat bear's paw in general. When ordering Nao Lege jokes, some do not eat sweet, on the point of the salt cake; also do not eat cake on the point of the fried fritters. Finally clear, this place is a kind of salt cake and eat fried dough sticks, that is, fried dough sticks, short and thick squat appearance, it is estimated is also good to eat. Ate breakfast, the next goal is to Dai Luoding of.

Dai Luoding center in Taiwan Wye monastery complex to the east of the steep ridge, from the foot of the mountain looked up and saw towering mountain half-way up a hill between the arched. Hilltop temples of the gate and the archway into the trees Wai, often misty. Small Yamagata such as large snails, summer luxuriant vegetation, showing one of the color indigo, so also known as Dai Luoding. Dailuo top record built in the Ming Chenghua years, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Emperor Kangxi, Qianlong had rebuilt.

Deng Dai Luoding of the mountain there are two, one along the northern end of the ridge and, on a ridge along the southern end of the previous. We chose the Nanshan mountain ridges of the road, in fact repair the stairs, a total of 1080. I also worry about a look at the stone steps, and on the stairs is not my long entry ah, but in order to show sincere, must not be sitting next to the not far from the tramway. The wind and bought a cane roots, and we set off. Stop-go, continue to see step by a devout believer Koushou to forward. Continuous climb, Taiwan Huai-town landscape gradually unfolded. The valley is a mist, incense, and smoke mixed transpiration mist, the great distance Wutai Mountain landmark White Tower stands quietly. Tired, you find stone steps to sit down, watch whirling mist, watching pilgrims step in a call-in.

On the Dai Luoding, into the temple (ticket RMB3 / person, there lay card or ring dish free of charge, Wutai Mountain to the temple for the lay monks tickets are free of charge), the Dai Luoding Temple, also known as blue peak. Covers an area of about 3,000 square meters, there are more than 20 rooms Sengfang halls. Temple's first Hall of the Altar Hall station (also for: Zhantan Temple), Temple Block, hexagonal story platform, the upper is a hexagonal double eaves Cuanjian Ding. This style in the unique monastery complex in the Wutai Mountain. Dian-clockwise around the first station around the altar three times, and then rub tour guides to listen to people talk. Zhu Gong station hall altar Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha is not a common sit cross-legged appearance, but standing on the altar. It is said that Sakyamuni standing on water's edge along the lines of this like the silhouetted done and therefore I have Watermark statues carved look.

Stand behind the altar is the Great Buddha Hall, is the assembly hall for the top-five sets of five in a room like Monju France five Monju, the middle of the altar on the Temple, in the middle for the middle-Ru Tong Manjusri, left for the northern Taiwan Paradise Monju, the right Nantai side for the wisdom of Manjusri, and then the left side of the altar for the East Hall of Taiwan smart Manjusri, and then the right side of the altar for the West Hall of Taiwan狮子吼Monju. It is said that Emperor Kangxi of the things that many worship Wutai Mountain in north and south Taiwan, the top five, are frustrated because of the weather and other reasons. Recruited over later on that plan after five years and then to Wutai Mountain to worship, but also to five units to the top of the Monju to be worship. Fast forward three years later, presided over yet to find a way. One day, a small temple for the monks Shuanzhu eating fruit was found, it is guilty of the crime of Buddhist heavy greed, but the host is not to punish Shuanzhu, but to his old one way to achieve the aspirations of Emperor Kangxi. Shuanzhu, after all, children, ideas, and not the same as the old monk who, he said, could be five Manjusri of law, as for use in Dai Luoding the temple, so that once and worship to. Later, Emperor Kangxi and then to Wutai Mountain to worship also specially thanks to Yu Bei Dai Luoding Temple chin, and a poem to remember.

Bai Guo Main Hall, to the circulation office (that is, buy a small temple) bought Jigen red string, tied to a tree on the front of palace, which is a form of blessing is said that the higher the better department .

Dai Luoding also known as "little toward Taiwan." Throughout the Wutai Mountain in the top five units have a method such as Manjusri, it is transferred over the five sets top and came to worship the five Manjusri Bodhisattva, called the "big toward Taiwan." Dai Luoding the concentration of the top five sets of five kinds of method such as Manjusri, come here, one will be able to worship five Manjusri Bodhisattva, so called "little toward Taiwan."

From the South on the Dai-top, at the foot of the mountain are first Zenzai hole. When passing did not go uphill, downhill, when to go in a tour. Here, no fees. Zenzai-dong was divided into two chambers. The Upper House was built in清乾隆年间, caves have been excavated within the Manjusri, Maitreya, Zenzai Boy statue of three, are relics of the Tang Dynasty. House of Jian Yuqing Jiaqing years. Zenzai hole below the existing hospital buildings mainly up and down in front of all three pavilion-style architecture, there is the hall before the next Bao Xia, after about 5 Miankuo hall.

In the Maitreya temple, the walls of the emperor, return to the mountain title words:

Jungle rice like the world mountain, around the mantle of gold Bai Ren meal than for expensive, only the most difficult I cassock Phi mountains and rivers are the Great Lord, concern for the fate turn things bother centuries三万六千日, less than half a day of remorse Monk family initially a bad read , yellow robe in exchange for a purple cassock cassock I present the West son, why did the imperial family has not been living with me who is me, with me when I was growing up who recognized side is me, close my eyes go dim Who is Rabbit daoyin East Complex West, for others not to play things carefully machine a hundred years the three-shift dream, thousands of miles Qiankun a chess

Tang Yu Shu-9, r. cutting Xia, Qin swallowed six countries the number of heroes of the ancient Han Dynasty ascended the throne will be from north to south hills lying to the soil when the mud to be happy when sad, empty in the human world for a trip would rather not, it does not go, nor joy nor sorrow Daily leisurely in silence, far from worldly matter relative to the mouth eat away from the SD flavor, who often Phi Bai Nayi eighteen years is not free, when will sign off the north south war all over the country as a pick-up, Happy Buddha Hall Ren habitat Mo easier when the monks and nuns too, just because I Leidai kinds of roots to return to the mountain this trump card, possession of a very Chiaki and 10000 fall

The Zenzai hole, he saw an old lady in the futon on the devotion to kowtow, the two bones come up with something like the grind of the shuttle and kept his hands shook and then thrown on the ground, to see if, after repeated movements, should be in divination. Divination, however in the end what the two dice fall on the ground will be able to see how Luck is not quite sure. The old lady looked focused, but also dared not disturb.

Zenzai hole in the yard with apple trees, just end up with a small apple. There are several shag, the doors have posted a number of Buddhist meaning of the phrase, in which a piece of paper the words "enjoy what I am no student" gave me a deep impression.

From Dai Luoding down, back to the old white house to eat lunch, then lunch break. Meimeidishui had a nap, 2:30 up and went to Taiwan, take a look at other monasteries in the town of Wye. Of course, first went to Nazuo prominent where large Baita Temple of Tayuan.

Big tall Song Zhi Tayuan Baita Temple, Mount Wutai, which is one of the landmarks. Tayuan Temple Inta name, the entrance there are two, one is a million temples to the south next to the main entrance, one is significantly below the East Gate Pass temple bell tower. Tickets RMB4 / person. The monastery covers an area of 15,000 square meters, there are palace buildings of more than 120 rooms.

Temple of the Great Tang Dynasty Tayuan Huayan Monastery Court House, Ming Yongle five years (in 1407) for the Karmapa Ge Xiu-mile Ma Chik large temple tower was built. Existing palace of Ming Wanli six years (in 1578) by Chi Jian. Temples looking down from above, from the big upstairs entrance, step by step climb. Heavenly King Hall, Daiji Yanshou Temple, Buddhist scriptures before and after floor ranked big Baita. Kalanchoe left and right sides separate, Shizu. Great White Tower first in Taiwan Wye.

Great White Tower, according to the orthodox Buddhist name for the Buddha stupa. Buddhism rumor, BC 486, the Sakyamuni Buddha Miedu, their bones refining on 84000 relic, India, Asoka with the metal cast of the 84000 Qibao tower, located in the vast Boundless. Possession of a relic of each block tower. Wutai Mountain tower called Cishou tower, is distributed to China's 19 in one. Was a large existing Baita, built in the Ming Wanli, and its predecessor has yuan to build stone pagoda. Asoka is said that the original cast through the massive Cishou tower hidden in the white tower. Large brick Baita, Taki square, pass 75.3 meters high. Tower shaped like a covered bowl and elegant. 8 copper roof top of the tower, according to gossip placement. The lower Great White Tower Palace 3 Tower built.

Tayuan Temple east of Great White Tower also has a tower Manjusri fat, high-2 Zhang Yu, the legendary San Manjusri remarkable legacy blond hair hiding inside.

Great White Tower north, there is a lacking a broad prospect five, high two-story wooden structure building, called the big depositary of Buddhist texts. Depositary of Buddhist texts existing Han, Mongolian, Tibetan and a variety of writing a book written more than 20,000 copies, of which Song to清乾隆年间two volumes by more than 1000 volumes of rare books. Base in the Great White Tower on the south side, there are a Buddha Cave foot monument, carved in stone on the footprints of the Buddha more than 50 centimeters long, 20 cm wide, there are a thousand-spoke wheel Zuxin phase and Aquarius fish sword map.

The Tayuan Temple, the most important thing is the first three weeks along the clockwise around the tower, but also around the tower base by turning the barrel, while promoting the bypass while turning clockwise barrels a day, so the sixth mantra repeated chanting of the. The base three times around the end, you can narrow stone steps up to the Tazuo above, and then three times around the. Is said to reward greater.

Tayuan out from the temple to come to the east of Romania hou Temple. Tickets RMB4 / person.

According to Buddhist scriptures record, a monk of Sakyamuni marry before having children, sons named Luo Houluo. Later, Luo Houluo 15-year-old monk, becoming the Buddha, one of the ten disciples. Luo hou temple is to commemorate Sakyamuni's son built.

Luo hou temple covers an area of 15,000 square meters, namely, more than 110 buildings between the hall. Door, a pair of Tang Dynasty stone lions. Wutai central area of the Tang Dynasty stone lying on a lion alone. Gate on the left of the Tibetan high-Zhang Yu brick tower, called Monju tower, tower carved Monju like. Luo hou ji temples to the main statue, with a clear style of Lamaism. Hill's first door is the Heavenly King Hall, four kings statue is based on Lamaism, "measured by the" requirement of plastic, and other Green Temple (Temple monks) Basilica of the four heavenly kings image is slightly different.

Dian Dian second is called Monju, hall of statues and other green Manjusri temple more different. Manjusri riding a lion lying in the ryondae sitting on Manjusri complexion is white, not gold, the shoulders on both sides of the protruding shoulder Tim also flowers, stood shoulder-to spend while the wisdom of the sword as he stood by the book. This is the lamasery Manjusri typical characteristic of the statue. For the third temple has four Buddha Paradise, Eastern glass world, the human whirling world, as well as the eight dependent Buddha Buddha III.

Luo hou temple of the most attractive landscape is "bloom is Buddha" in the monastery's basilica that was the last one. Central Hall has a large wooden painted lotus flower. Lotus stem attached the bottom of a large disk, usually, Lianban tight together, when the ryondae rotation, Lianban will blossom in the air slowly, slowly now, as four out of Amitabha, the Bank called "Buddha is now flowering."

A Luo hou Temple, not far from the obvious came to pass Temple. Tickets RMB4 / person. Obviously more people here, and a lot of tour groups would come here to visit.

Xian Tong Temple is located in the Wutai Mountain Center, Baita District, north side, Pusa Ding foot of Wutai Mountain Buddhism is the oldest shrine in a temple. Xian Tong Temple's predecessor, is the Eastern Han Dynasty was founded eleven years Yongping Fu serpent eagle is a large temple, which, with the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, China's first temple, is also a hotbed of Chinese Buddhism. Has been classified as national key cultural relics protection units.

Xian Tong Temple covers an area of 120 mu, there are more than 400 buildings and halls, the central axis line, seven-day into the hall, what with the Langfang symmetry. However, due to terrain constraints, Hin Tong Temple, sitting West, east of the entrance is not included in the axis line. There is a sub-gate to either side of the monument engraved Liger, to protect the monastery. Into the Hin Tong Temple and first appeared as the stone is a stone and concrete the lower hole, the two-tier structure for the construction of the tall wooden bell tower, Cave of the lintels are engraved with the "Earthquake Wu Ta-chien," four characters. Hanging on a big bronze bell tower called the Nether clock, also known as long-ring the bell, cast in seized the years (1621 ~ 1627), 8-foot tall bell, bell mouth edges lotus petal shape, weight 9999.5 kg, skin marked with regular script Buddhist one. A total of more than 1 character. This bronze bell mouth is the biggest temple bell Wutai Mountain.

Into the temple, that is, seven-day entry to temples, namely, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Manjusri Hall, Great Buddha Hall, immeasurable Hall, 1000 Hall and the Tripitaka Hall bowl. Manjusri Hall re-Jian Yuqing Qianlong eleven years (1746), the Great Buddha Hall re-Jian Yuqing Guangxu twenty-five years (1899), are in wooden structures. Immeasurable hall is a brick structure, building, cool the Tang Dynasty-National Division was in this hall writing "Kegon sparse copy." Hall for the piro-large bronze statue of Buddha, Dharma immeasurable meaning to take, known as "immeasurable palace." Owing to hall without pillars, it was also called "no-Liang Hall." Measureless bring up the rear is a 1000 bowl Palace, which for people in the 1000 Copper Bowl Monju. This is the Bodhisattva Manjusri, as in a variety of France, head another head, a total of five base stacked head type, out of many on both sides of the arm, known collectively Qianbi. A 1000 bowl Palace, climb the stairs on to the Tongdian and bronze monument. Tong Dian building is a bronze casting in the next calendar thirty-four years (1606). According to "Qingliangshan Chi" records, yes Wutai monks Miao-Feng Yu Tong Dian Ming Wanli, set the country's 13 provinces Busch, with 10 million jin-bronze. Master Miao-Feng Tong Dian had cast three, one in Nanjing, one in the Emei Shan, one in the Wutai Mountain, the same specification style. Had the first two, Hin Tong Temple This is the last remaining. Tongdian the left and right before the bottom, the stands a bronze tower, thirty-five years in the Ming Wanli (1607) cast. Here the original five bronze tower, since it implied the top five Taiwan Unfortunately, the middle three were stolen when the Japanese invasion of China, only the tower base where they are.

In the Goddess of Mercy Temple outside and saw two monks, while shaking the hands of a small turning the wheel-side chant the Buddha. One of the voices are big and fast paced, as if singing in general. Curious visitors stop, while others sat next to them to take over after rounds of shaking up, that the young monks continue to loudly chanting, came a child, stare of the watched him, chanting monks usually touch the side of the boy's face and head one side and from his arms pulled out a small yellow paper rolls gave the little boy. The boy's father rushed their children Dagongzuoyi. It is of body must have the spell scroll bar.

Tired, and find the steps to sit down and watch the sunset through the old pines, incense burners in the lingering fragrance curl, one of the five clusters of bright plum bloom, and a trained, trained, buzzing sound of chanting prayers, gradually began to feel religious bring to the people.

A significant Tong Temple, we would like to find a place to listen to monks chanting scriptures. The wind to catch up with last year at Bristol Temple monks to do evening classes and would like to see again. So he went along with Bi Temple.

Bristol Temple extends north from the highway Taihuai gradually increased, Taiwan has always been towards the top connecting the North and East Taiwan items cove mouth hung doors rock. Yamaguchi-hung doors in the rock, in fact, we stayed away from the old white house not far. Tickets RMB4 / person. Buy a ticket before making inquiries about the evening classes have ended, the monk said the door began to 3:00, and now has ended. A little disappointed, but again we are told that there was land and water inside Dafa will, anyway have not seen, go look.

There are four axes Bishan temple hall, first into the kings palace, all the icons are housed in the Kannei and wall windows, the King of Temple and other temples in different devices. Jin Yuan Mingseng wall peak, the Ming Dynasty Mingseng Ku Zen, have described here by the law.

The second entry hall is a piro-Hall, also known as LEIN palace, the middle hall for the piro Buddha, Liang Bi for 12 Buddha Zuobi from behind the corner before the turn to the windows and doors arranged Miaode, general eye, Maitreya, Weed ease net Zhu karma, Yuanjue Li Bodhisattva; Youbi doors and windows from the back wall before the turn arranged to Fugen, King Tibetan, clean-hui, debates sound, Phor Kark, Xian Shan in the first Buddha, doors on both sides of the Li-one King Kong.

Folklore Young Goro is the first to vote Pitt Temple monks, and later to the Pacific not far from Bristol Temple Kokokuji.

Third into the hall called Jie Tan. Middle hall with slate brick Jie Tan, is the only one Jietan Wutai Mountain. Jie Tan was built in Northern Wei Dynasty, when Emperor Xiaowen, the earliest of law promote Lvzong was here, Satoshi speak "a quarter of law." Later, there has been the initiation of the place, the existing relics of the Ming Jie Tan, altar offerings on the altar there is a Burmese Stone Buddhas.

The last one into the main hall in the patron at the foot of a high platform, formerly the Tripitaka Temple, there have been printed in the April 8 Yongzheng thirteen years all three of Buddhist scriptures, namely, more than 7,500 volumes. Hall by the middle of the back wall, plastic has a tall Maitreya Buddha, head out into the hall on the second floor, unlike most statues of Buddha-like cross-legged meditation, but the legs of natural sag, pedal on the ground, known as "Maitreya Xiasheng . "

Temples out there sorts of water licenses, written when certain donor practices in the Council, today time is 18:00. Time to see if there is 10 minutes, we sat waiting under the West Wing of the veranda. At this point few people inside the temple, the sun slanting, and to shed light on the glazed tiles in the temple, the bells in the wind Yanxia rhythmically ringing the surrounding atmosphere, so people get quiet. This is the feeling of the Pure Land Buddhist.

Waited a long time, but also did not see what law it will, found a teacher to ask, was originally held across the courtyard, and both began. We followed him to walk across the courtyard to see the moon door has a "shag, visitors stop" signs, they hesitated. The teacher hands with us inside. We came to a hall with a door to see inside all the monks dressed in cassock, there are four women wearing black robes donor. Chanting, ritual implements huge success and the ear. Not rush the door, asked the master to go in there to see? Let us go to the edge of the master to see. We filed into the room moved to one side on a bench and sat down. One young teacher led the four female donor, at the appropriate time kowtow, other monks chanting constantly, when the fast slowly, very rhythmic. Chant come to an end, a pedestrian under the Western Wall to pray again before the shrines, donor are still constantly have to kneel down and kowtow. And France will join us in watching other monks. Asked to know whether, land and water Dafa is dead for the donor's family run, is intended to save them from the hell out. Such a law would do is estimated that more than 300,000.

Seen enough, and we quietly out. Think about the price of this law would really let us speechless.

At night to eat Shabu-shabu, reportedly pregnant with the town here in Taiwan, rice cooking expensive, yet delicious, most economical to eat Shabu-shabu, or pasta. Shabu-shabu is true, but mandarin duck pot of spicy hot pot is not. The wind and the old smelly to visit a friend's mother - Aunt business, business aunt is a lay, in the Wutai Mountain opened a prime restaurant, but also helped us to go around noon tomorrow, where she was a vegetarian.

September 7, 2002 August two days of Sunday Qingzhuan Yin

Today, in groups in several parts, alive and his friends go to佛母holes drilled holes Goddess symbol of rebirth, which is every time he come to Wutai Mountain reservation project, said that a year is really a new image. An pigs and a few friends up to two o'clock in the view will just fill back feel.

I, finder, wind, old smelly there are two in Tianjin User ancestors and go with the mountains looking for business aunt, she would take us to find a teacher to explain Buddhism.

We hit a car (RMB10) to the Pusa Ding, and then follow the prime restaurant folks on the mountain. Just joined the mountain road there are trees, the forest, there are a few cemetery tombstones everywhere, than any other cemetery monument to suffer more closely, it is estimated there are buried the ashes of bar. Inscription on the tablet is a more fatherly loving mother more than words, but mostly Mongolian surnames.

Road gradually increased, and I slowly behind, step by step along the mountains, about 20 minutes to the top of the hill, there are blocks called "Shou temple" temple, aunts and other providers in order to prevent too long we intended to look back. Aunt far to see a small business house of the ridge between two hills, the aunt was already waiting for us. Into a small courtyard and some of their own kinds of vegetables, a small house, which is only a simple pole of the kang, there is a small kitchen. The other would have nothing. Aunt busy working day, operators of restaurants down the mountain back to where meditation is the map quiet.

We take a break followed by aunts and mountains, but also turned a hill and saw the valley in another small house, we are looking for master to live. Sun baked we will soon fade, and no one would have thought that such a long way to go, the mountainside is a chrysanthemum in full bloom colors, as well as pulling our unwillingness to let go of the seabuckthorn, a cocklebur stuck granule socks on from time to time to stop to clear about. To the front of the house and saw the door Xu Yan, master is not. We are left to bring apples and grapes. Sitting in the door, watching the green in front of a naked oats, however, some feel disappointed, but not really deep in the mountains to visit monks met ah.

Business aunt and taking us down the valley to go look inside, where there is a lay Buddhist self-cultivation, to see if there was not fated to encounter. Walked to see Yi Gu spring water flowing down the crevice, we take a drink, and very sweet. Saw a far longer follow the simple plastic tents. Very clean and clean up tents, cooking utensils, food and even a small gas tank. Tent mouth hung a bottle of green tea, which has been stuck in the cluster withered wild flowers. It seems here lay not in the.

A little disappointed to go back, the already tired, as if even walk by. Business aunt took us to take a more gentle mountain coming out of turn. When compared to the way flat many, still is a large expanse of wildflowers, clumps of sea-buckthorn. There is a large sea buckthorn has been the result of the cluster, the small yellow berries noisy one.

Aunt's house down through the business, and we went to visit one of her nuns neighbor, nuns of the Buddhist nuns in the professional title. The instructors are doing lunch, we went to the courtyard not far from her spring the water, and then to see two circling Eagle坐在院子里seen not far from the tree on the nesting sites, as well as after the hill monks retreat cave. Instructors do a good job of rice, bent end of a bowl of noodles prime to us.

Before I left, the master gave a big cabbage to us, and that is her own yard species, holding this precious gift, we are down. Business aunts, and ancestors with a cabbage first, the temple visit we went to Ting.

This is a quiet temple, no other tourists. Pilgrims in general do not climb a mountain here. Temple faces south, mountain outside is a big screen wall, which is rare, generally we know are the residential areas of the screen wall, but also in the courtyard. Next is an open screen wall was a mess was five plum. This temple in Wutai Mountain has spent planting, and so is also the first time I saw a large. Although Buddhism appears to pay attention to six quiet, but the monks also have the Masaoki gardening. Into the gate, is naturally the kings palace, Goddess of Mercy Temple, Main Hall this pattern. West Wing is a shag, East wing rooms and guest rooms are vegetarian; zhaitang wooden table and wooden bench in the neat, white, inverted bowl of orchids children held hostage, it seems the monks had eaten lunch. Room is to give the lay pilgrimage to the temple and other temples, monks used to live.

Main Hall in front of a tall pine tree, and asked the temple's monks, age and recent millennium. This temple also has a long history of the Eastern Han Dynasty have a constantly repair, so far stands. Sitting on the stone stairs watching old pines flowers, ears of the magpie is the rattle calls, there is no earthly noise impetuous, it really is a Buddhist net.

Enough rest, under the flowers from the screen wall in a path down the mountain, and the roads are gravel road is also steep, and sat two fart pier, but fortunately, there is no other accidents. Gradually see the village now, but way off in a farm yard, and front walls, it seems to be over the wall of the. Fortunately, the wall is not high, easy Gaoding.

On the road just a small face, ten dollars hit prime restaurant. The Su-restaurant called "Jing Xin Lian," devoted exclusively to the plain room. Unlike other restaurants, television broadcast the series on the Goddess of Mercy, as well as singing the classics MTV; worship the Buddha; the kitchen, there are monks to help cook.

Most people do not eat plain room, so business has given us aunt arranged for approximately RMB20 yuan per person standard. People come first, a bowl of porridge, rice, corn, grain, dates and other brewed into a very tasty. The first course, "Xintai Ruan," is to a nuclear bomb about glutinous rice with red dates, dip condensed milk to eat, taste, fragrant; second course, vegetarian egg, bread flour, pineapple powder made of, placed disc, the cut into small pieces, is very similar taste and egg yolk; third dish, vegetarian crab, crab with bean sprouts compiled appearance, wrapped in flour and deep-fried, Zuo ginger vinegar, I really like the crab mean, I do not like bean sprouts, ate out of beany flavor; fourth dish, "Nestle", small pieces of tofu, the intervening prime meat, very good to eat; fifth dish, curry, mung beans, cooked bloom The mung bean with curry sauce, wonderful eat; fifth dish is the grand launch of the cook in soy fried cabbage, this is not ordinary cabbage, first of all nuns in the mountains to grow their own, followed by another to send us, the old hard-Zu Xin hard to move down the mountain, and the other general fried cabbage vinegar add a little something, here is putting a number of sea buckthorn juice is the hill of those yellow berries juice, so the broader market cabbage by us to eat VIS. Finally the most popular staple food is the monk's "Ocean's rice."

Eaten plain room, thank you aunt out business. We intend to go to Nanshan Temple and the Zhenhai Temple. Walk the street just met an old white car, on the last car to the old leucorrhea us to. Then came a nuns and a monastery, but also ride. Nature is willing to let them on the. One question did not know until two master is to Nanshan Temple. Now go the same way to go together.

Nuns wear a yellow Sengyi, monks wear gray. This is what we in the car chatting to know. Monks nuns had been almost eight years, to the next year, who started this whole first month in eight years. She said that eight years ago, the Spring Festival would like to get straight to the temple to cry, and went to the temple to worship Buddha, the result left. Really listening to the legendary, perhaps the opportunity is what we often say that bar. The monastery was a monk for two years, is a native Wutai Mountain, the old white couples know her, before in temple work, and somehow also into the empty door.

There are two masters in the car, we naturally talk Buddhist monk appears to the mountains to visit once in hand, met on the road, are the so-called fate Shiran. Everyone rushes to ask questions along the way, instructors are also willing to promote the Dharma to us.

From Taiwan to the south central area of Huai Bai Yang village, turn west off of water River, line a few hundred meters, one arrives at the foot of Nanshan Temple is located, and Nanshan Temple, built on mountains, there are over 300 halls. Nanshan Temple, the majority of the entire courtyard formed by the seven-three, the next three were Kek Lok Si Temple, Temple on the three-name-woo, in the middle layer were Shande Hall, Nanshan Temple is a general term for them.

Nanshan Temple, originally as a Taoist temple, had been changes in the current set of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, the architectural style and the three religions together. Nanshan Temple architecture relies on the mountain, high and low levels of clear, patchwork. Monastery at the bottom there is a wall of big screen wall, into the temple from the screen wall adjacent to the first board 108 stone steps, stairs at the end of the high platform, Lithuania has a tall stone archway, the two side door of the lateral and medial, are engraved There couplets. Bei Lou, there are many stone carvings on the back of inscriptions and couplets.

Stone arch behind the big clock tower building group. Clock Tower Group divided into two levels, the lower is a stocky stone building, the upper is a double eaves and timber-framed buildings. Big clock tower on the left is a courtyard, in the east and a small hall, hanging a "Chi Jian Kek Lok Si Temple," plaque, Dianqian Legislative Yuan Shih-Pai a pass, the number of the Qing Dynasty stone pass. Ride north to the south facing courtyard Nanshan Temple is the most complete set of existing statue of Main Hall. Buddha hall center of the clay, and Ananda, Kasyapa two major disciples, tucked behind the concave stone, said the cave is very vivid. The right side of the wood Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva outstretched arm 18 to make a variety of positions, the next step on a Lian Peng, side with the two baby elephants, looked trippingly want to fly. Hall on both sides of the clay 18 Rohan, their level of all the Main Hall in the Wutai Mountain in the premier martial for similar plastic. 18 Rohan by relying on the gable walls have murals and frescoes on the left for the biography of Sakyamuni Buddha, learn the right mural for the monk Tang.

From the main hall climb the stairs on the left, then went to three high and low overlap woo Temple hall, where the stone content of the most abundant, including flowers, animals, auspicious patterns, and "fortune and longevity Samsung," "literature, 4 the elderly "," Mu Guiying command "," Tiannvsanhua "," Bo Ya Fuqin, "" Su Wu Shepherd, "" horn hanging book "," Meng Mu choose neighbors, "" Zhu Maichen negative salary, "" great-grandfather fishing "," Chuixiao cited Feng "," 3 Ku Mau Lo "and other myths, historical story, rated as China's modern stone carving art museum.

In front of palace overlooking the mountains and clouds Rohan, Kirin-shaped cloud pointing to the master so that we identify. Following Po temples flying ridge gourd is a symbol of Taoism. And general Buddhist temple ridge while flying there are two dragon arch plastic beads.

In the Nanshan temple master taught us to seriously teach and yellow green kneel before teaching the way how gestures, legs and feet should be placed how. Be regarded as authentic We learned back to kowtow steps.

Out of Nanshan Temple, and then the bus to go treasure-house, known as feng shui Erlongxizhu the Zhenhai Temple. Yes Akiyoshi Purdue creatures of the Most Excellent Living Buddha temple. Zhenhai Temple, located in Taiwan, five kilometers mountainside at Wye Town. Temple two mountains Jia Zhi, the peak slightly slow, Cooper green, mountain flowers everywhere, scenery is quite beautiful. Temple-side springs, long endless stream. According to legend, the spring shall be the sea eyes, perhaps when the sea water spewing out of the fields washed away, flooding the village. Manjusri people the benefit of public people, they put a stupa placed in the sea eyes above quells the flood waters. Later on built a temple here called the Zhenhai Temple, the tower, called the town of Hai Ta.

There are five main hall temple. Temple dedicated to Manjusri of them have a long beard like a Guanyin Monju Fugen three with disabilities are extremely rare. Bodhisattva practice for three hours, as shown in the body are true. Yongle reign of Emperor Kangxi the courtyard Fifty Years (1711) imperial inscriptions, and Akiyoshi Living Buddha tower.

Akiyoshi Living Buddha (also known as, Akiyoshi Rinpoche) is a Yellow Sect of Buddhism followed in successive bit, yes Grubba (Yellow Sect), one of the four King, in charge of Inner Mongolia (the other three King are: Maekura of up to * Lai * La * Well, after Tibet's Panchen Lama, Mongolia's Zhebu respect Bataan). Since the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi, the emperors were revered as a country teacher. 15th World Akiyoshi Living Buddha called Rao fill Dahl dollars, live Beijing-Bamboo Temple, during the summer, to sit quiet summer Wutai Mountain. Zhenhai Temple, he saw the beautiful scenery, to mountain lived here during the regular session, later it changed to yellow Zhenhai Temple Temple Temple Youth. Akiyoshi Rao have been accrued Qianlong Dole passed away in Beijing and spiritual bones transported to the Zhenhai Temple, built Muta. Construction of the tower unique, fine carving is very beautiful. This stupa was released in 1990, large colorful Buddhist lunar calendar. Future generations Akiyoshi, are permanent Zhenhai Temple. Spreads to the World Akiyoshi 19th Living Buddha, Yuan Shikai appointed unified management in Beijing, Xining, Wutai Mountain Yellow Sect of the leaders, and to give Colts Zhuangwei. Country * Man * Party government appointed him as the "National Assembly", hailed as "National Teacher", "Mongolian flag Xuanhua to the Northwest," Beijing-based Corruption, the Zhenhai Temple is located administrative office, only one battalion of cavalry have many. "Marco Polo Bridge Incident" and left Wutai Mountain to Nanjing, then to Taiwan.

Junji monks, seeking the father of Emperor Kangxi story took place in Zhenhai Temple.

Yongle's homes adjacent to Eastern Hospital of the sons Guanyin pine pine and longevity have been more than 500 years after baptism. This is a two pine trees I have planted Akiyoshi Living Buddha, Kangxi Emperor Qin Feng. Each year who would also like a constant stream, is the Child-giving blessing pilgrims wishing life extension must places to go, if the prayer hands touch, there will be a deep auspicious good in return. Manjusri front of palace has an imperial white marble monument, Kangxi Emperor bestowed.
Zhenhai Temple is a typical Yellow Sect monasteries, the main hall is a carved ridge flying doves beautiful designs, we pay homage to stop-Manjusri Hall of the flock of pigeons on the roof with the vacated overfly, truly beautiful; and then parked in another hall, the and a copper dove stand motionless, even more exquisite bronze plastic peerless.

Old White helped us buy a return ticket, Wutai Mountain station is only two sleeper tickets, so he asked people to directly buy a sleeper from Taiyuan departure station, so we have a place to sleep on the bus, and the natural charges are more expensive. 7:30 departure from the old white house by car, to sand town train. This station originally known as Sand Town Station, and later changed to Wutai Mountain. Almost nine o'clock, to the sand city, casually find a restaurant to eat dinner in the evening me and the wind, there is the old smelly finder also intends to become a vegetarian, it is necessary for several light dishes, as well as You-face roast gently, as well as sorghum surface turtres are very good eat locally. Eat later, they chatted a while days time-consuming, requiring a middle of the night before to.

After a 11 o'clock, to the waiting room and so on, with a house estimates are back to Beijing. 24:28 car arrived, the night on the train to Beijing. More than seven out of the station, directly to work.

Annex I: List Tickets

- Mount Wutai Shan Jin fee: RMB90 / person
- Wu Ye Temple: Free
- Dai Luoding: RMB3 / person
- Tayuan Temple: RMB4 / person
- Luo hou Temple: RMB4 / person
- Xian Tong Temple: RMB4 / person
- Bi-Temple: RMB4 / person
- Shou temple: Free
- Nanshan Temple: RMB4 / person
- Zhenhai Temple: RMB4 / person

Annex II: Transportation and Accommodation

- Beijing - Wutai K701, in the shop RMB102; 21:13 departure, 03:44 arrival
- Taiyuan - Beijing K702, lower berth RMB149; to the Wutai Mountain Station 24:28,07:10 to the Beijing Railway Station
- Automotive: Beijing - Wutai Mountain's coach the next day start, specific price and time to go to the station to ask; Tianjin - Wutai's car a lot more convenient.
- Mount Wutai Scenic Area Fuller Home Guest House, address, Yao sub-village, Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province; Mobile: 13,803,449,288; Tel :0350-6545275; Contact: Fume-yin.

Annex III: References:

- Wutai Mountain Information Port http://www.wutai-shan.com
- Www.google.com

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2002.09.17 draft

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