Dedicated to the world's only remaining Guangfo Mani stone's hermitage is located in Quanzhou, Fujian, 17 km south of the village, Shanxi, Jiangsu China within the foothills of the table. We are from Xiamen, sitting a half-hour minibus to the Jinjiang City, and rest, got a taxi to the direction of opening to the lions. On the way slipped about 5 km turn right, there has been heading for China Table mountain roads. Quanzhou Plain, and is not a high mountain, the mountain's peak from the ground up that is 100 meters. Green pines and cypresses were Yanyanshishi will cover the mountain, the world famous Mani Guangfo hidden in the mountains on foot.
We initially lost his way, taxi down the dirt road up the hill to climb, but soon found that this was a mistake, the driver drove back to the hermitage scenic entrance. Scenic entry is not set guidelines for identification plaque, is why we have lost her way. We are out of the car, entered the area, the entrance hall is being dismantled in front of the Huayan Monastery rebuilt, hermitage at the top of a little plateau, very modest. On both sides of the entrance is a lush and colorful flowers and fruits Aoba, ravines there are streaks of Qingjian flow, this belt is deeply moisturizing Jinjiang River countryside.
The long walk up stone steps along a mountain breeze blowing from time to time, the sky clouds scattered Day Long. Hermitage built the mountain, An Men open, outside a large red paint peeling off the walls, it is extremely worn. Engraved on both sides of the goal post on the "silent majority of Samadhi, clean bright side Terutaka" Sutra of the sentence, confirms the Buddhist Master Hong Yi and the hermitage of fate between the hard to break away.
Into Annei, looked up they saw that statue of Mani Guangfo, it sat on the cliff chisel according to a circular shrines on the inside, and is protected shields up, simple loneliness incense altar. Um right there is a small room, the door is a thin old woman boil water, Dengda his eyes looked at us as if some surprise. As a national key cultural relics protection unit, there are no staff, no one wants us to Mai Menpiao Is she is the guardian of this Temple do?
I look back, still staring Guangfo Mani, Mani rounded face, insignificant lips, distribute shawls, both male and female beauty. Mani behind carved a divergence Kuang Road, symbolizing the wheel of light. The face of long-Guangfo Simu, I suddenly feel tense and Heart trance. "Forget the world Kuren more," Mani, you have brought light statue from Persia to teach the esoteric, in the 1700 years later, as well as where to find traces of you and your devout disciples?
In the shrines of the left upper-right corner, carved hermitage, and Mani Guangfo dependent name of the person, as well as worship reason. Buddha in the Yuan Yuan Shun, who favored the completion of five years, dependent Quanzhou was an ordinary family man, who wish for the death of Early Buddha. Manichaeism also known as Mingjiao, has been introduced since the Tang Dynasty China, the disciples mainly in the southeast coastal areas, changed several times due to the Yuan Dynasty to achieve the pinnacle of tolerance and religious policies, Yuan Dynasty as "Ming the Church" in Fujian, Zhejiang area of activity against the court. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor ordered the ban Mingjiao Taizu Since then, Mingjiao Relying on Buddhism, Taoism, gradually lost its original teachings toward extinction.
For five years from the Yuan to the Ming Yuan Shun, who favored the founding, but after 50 years. The emperor ascended the throne after the Mingjiao unwarranted persecution, saying Mingjiao as "Mo Jiao", destroyed monasteries, by monks, completed in the near hermitage and Annei Shrine Mani Guangfo undoubtedly fallen into the disaster about to destroy the moment. So, what survived the hermitage and handed down it? This is inside the already fraught with mystery, and we probably need to know something.
In the archaeologists tell us the truth, let us have disappeared with the historical reunion, we dare to assume that there is a bright and devout believers Mingjiao, perhaps he is the hermitage dependent children and grandchildren of people he hermitage built in front of Busch than the hermitage of a large Buddhist temple a few times in order to cover up the hermitage, and Guangfo existence. This Buddhist temple, which is now Huayan Monastery.
It had a rocky experience, faith and life and death decisions is the human comedy? Also, or a tragedy? Qi-amazing! Souan of Mani Guangfo Over the next five or six centuries, the destined to become a Buddhist, Taoist idols for the people pay homage to.
"The wise want to hide a pebble, it should be hidden where?"
"Hidden on the beach."
"The wise want to hide a leaf, it should be hidden where?"
"Hidden in the woods."
Hut not far outside the walls, but is also engraved with four lines of Manichaeism, "four in one" doctrine, the text reads: "to persuade read: pure light, strong intelligence, and no to the true, Mani Guangfo" carved in the Ming orthodoxy years. Republican period, Buddhist monks living in this touches on many occasions, he and hermitage An indissoluble bond, showing the "religion-free line" of the profound Dharma. Many of his personal life remains are Gulao legend down, such as the star point as Table Mountain in China, scattered throughout.
Chinese Table Mountain Bridge, there is seclusion, Wan Shi Feng, Longquan, rock and other attractions, I still get enough companion Li, Yu Wang look for themselves, but the road to see the stone steps had been broken, go to the mountains to go dirt road only gave up when unhappy. In fact, compared to a pretty Mani Guangfo brought to us by the visual shock, those attractions are far too insignificant, no matter how the.
There are many long strip of ground stone, is used to build stone steps, the Huayan Monastery is also being re-framed repair. A few months later, hermitage, Huayan Monastery Table Mountain and the whole China will develop into a large area, scenic area will no doubt begin after the completion of tickets. For this matter, I have specifically asked to visit relatives near a local girl, the reply was open next year, New Year's Day. The girl told me once again stressed that the hermitage is the Jinjiang area's most famous tourist destination.
Girls filled with pride watching the smile, and she thought I did not know? Hermitage, this unique Manichean sites, Zheduo Wonderful Silk Road at sea, symbolizing the ancient port of Quanzhou, a thriving, I am not far behind to come to pay their last respects. Can not be denied, however, is the hermitage is not high profile in China, which is located in countryside, and even many locals have heard of the place.
Hermitage, should be more people pay their last respects to allow more people to listen to this "not to forget the world Kuren more" teachings.
In February 1991, UNESCO's "Marine Silk Road" mission, a collection of Italy, France, Turkey, Egypt, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, China and other 30 countries, more than 50 experts and scholars, take advantage of the peaceful Ark round from the port of Venice, a special trip to reach the town of Jinjiang Luo village to observe the inspection within the Soviet Union. Experts and scholars agree that Guangfo Mani statue is the world's only and best-preserved ruins of Manichaeism, is the "Marine Silk Road" comprehensive survey of the activities of the greatest and most valuable discoveries. This statue Mani Guangfo statue of this historical and cultural city of Quanzhou corroboration, for the history of Manichaeism and the Maritime Silk Road research work, has an extremely important value.
Also need to spend long years in order to fully realize that this statue Guangfo Mani statue is truly priceless, it will significantly alter the world's religious history, cultural history, Asian history and other fields of research.
(Finalized in October 2003 on the evening of 12)
Author: sadrosed
