Kokuseiji's "World Heritage" complex
Now, world heritage and tourist economy has become a hot topic, the World Heritage has become the economic development of tourism around the "Golden Rod." With this "World Heritage" complex, someone asked me, Kokuseiji How far away from the world's cultural heritage?
The answer is complex, non-chip can say a word to do.
Gong Zizhen poem "walks the Central Plains glimpse of two to quit, after all, Jiashan unparalleled." I am a rooftop who Jiashan naturally Tiantai Mountain. Tiantai Guoqing Temple surrounded between the Wufeng in my mind has an extraordinary position. A friend asked me, you are so interested in local culture, why not write Kokuseiji? I said, do not write Kokuseiji, is because of my Kokuseiji feelings too deep, hesitant to write.
Story begins, first insert itself with Syria and a little Kokuseiji source.
The summer of 1977, long after the Cultural Revolution, rooftops and the "gang of four" rebels implicated in staff were concentrated in the west side of several rows Kokuseiji bungalow subject to review. Father was a review of the panel members, I was just Gangshangxiaoxue the naughty children, lived with his father in Kokuseiji a very long time. At that time the huge Kokuseiji where daylight can not see the monks, the monk had to farm, farming, see the mountains, the see the mountains. The huge and ancient trees in the deserted courtyard, only a small squirrel in the branches between the merry way Shangcuanxiatiao, hardly deserted. In addition to the size of the door locking Temple Main Hall, other such as Yuhua Palace, Maitreya Temple, Kwun Yam Temple and all other Buddhist temple, have the door open, kind of the Buddha, the Goddess of Mercy and gas, the mighty king, I will look at Gebao casually.
Outside the two-time mountain stream, flow abnormalities clear, any turn a brown pebble, one will see large and small river crabs scattered escape. Once I was in the West jian shui Tan Li opened a large stone, the results of Chi Liu sprang the snake of colored bright-colored, and threaten me Yida Tiao, and then to the river for several days and did not dare touch crabs, was also living in the temple children who pass as a laughing stock.
However, the then Kokuseiji though inaction is the real quiet place, but there are vigorous of the Cultural Revolution left a trace. Some people occupied the land east of the monastery, built a filature. Possible birthplace of the Japanese visit, the authorities intervened, has stopped the filature.
I have the impression, the Cultural Revolution had just ended Kokuseiji repair very well, and the general deterioration of depression in a completely different monasteries. After the inquiry a little bit older father-to-know, thanks to the then universally beloved Premier Zhou Enlai.
In 1972, after the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, Japan, and that the proposal to organize a delegation to Tiantai Guoqing Temple Buddhist pilgrimage, but the Cultural Revolution has made to make this the Sui Dynasty Buddhist temple destroyed, and monks scattered,. Despite the still during the Cultural Revolution, Zhou Enlai personally instructed that as soon as possible repair Kokuseiji. Although the direct cause for the diplomatic service, but Kokuseiji the enormous influence abroad can be seen.
Zhou Enlai's emphasis on Kokuseiji this millennium temples had a reviving effect. Relevant State Council departments from the Imperial Palace in Beijing and other places to allocate a large number of applicable Kokuseiji of instruments used in ancient Buddhist statues and other precious national treasures in a special train escorted by hand, placed in Kokuseiji large hall. Such as the Main Hall in the weight 13 tons of the Ming Dynasty Bronze Seated Buddha Sakyamuni, the Yuan Dynasty 18 Rohan gold, like Phoebe, the courtyard of the Qing Emperor Yongzheng and Qianlong of the system, Bonding, Maitreya Dianwai Xiongqi of two tall white marble lions ... .... Therefore, these exotic objects and ancient Buddhist Kokuseiji survived thanks to Jane Chin of the Millennium ancient temple town with the temple treasures.
By 1975, Kokuseiji two-year renovation project was finally completed. Presided over by the state during the Cultural Revolution repair a temple, it is estimated at the time was also unique in mainland China. October 25, from Japan, Tai Zong Daihonzan Hieizan Enryaku Temple No. 253 on behalf of the Block to write down the main hill Megumi Tiantai Delegation, led by Japan in the Chinese Buddhist Association Zhao Puchu Lay, accompanied by Tiantai worship birthplace, and requests Behind the hall in the east of the construction of a Kokuseiji founder tablets pavilions, to look back Tiantai founder contributions. After AD 804 the Japanese monk Saicho Tiantai Guoqing Temple to seek the Law, in the final hit Japanese Tiantai thousand years later, another section of Tiantai and writing style were widely known of the much-told story.
Back to the thesis that China's World Heritage, the Royal Government attaches importance to the culture or the remains represent a substantial portion, such as Beijing's Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, the Summer Resort in Hebei, the Ming and Qing imperial tombs, and in this point, Kokuseiji should be said that Buddhist temples in China have a unique advantage.
Kokuseiji's Hajime record wise master who is two generations of Chen Sui-National Division, since the Han dynasty, after the introduction of Buddhism lands east, the wise master to create China's first localization of a Mahayana Buddhist sects, but also overseas, the most influential Buddhist sects -- Tiantai. Tiantai Buddhism Gansu has also preserved the wise master of the flesh Tayuan.
Far did not say, and three generations of the Golden Age of the main early Qing Emperor Yongzheng was a devout Buddhist, although the belief in the Qing royal family are the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the famous Yellow Sect, but the Emperor Yongzheng of the Chinese Buddhist temples are also very attention. It has experienced three generations of Kangxi, Yongzheng and dry the roof Xiang Xian Qi Zhou for己亥of Kangxi (1719) "Taiwan Yue Tiantaishan Journey" records, then Kokuseiji with the same "the world four absolutely" in Runzhou Qixia Temple, Jingzhou yuquansi, Qi, like the state lingyansi experienced vicissitudes after the millennium, "Jin Ju bad carry on." Yongzheng eleven years (in 1733) the court ordered their restoration Kokuseiji, due to massive and, in the Yongzheng Emperor Yongzheng Long Yu Bin day thirteen years (1735 years) before it was completed. The first year of Qianlong (1736) Emperor Qianlong in the Kokuseiji "fish happy country" Letting Them pool Panlong Yu Bei Li to mark the occasion. Qi Zhou in the "Taiwan Yue Tiantai Mountain Travels," the complement of the Qianlong period in mind, said Kokuseiji "heavy by the Chi Jian, reminding us of scenes open up heaven and earth." The rebuilt, laid the basic pattern of Kokuseiji now.
China's traditional culture and pay attention to Confucianism and Buddhism Road "three religions harmony" in China's World Cultural Heritage List on the Qufu Confucius Temple Confucianism has Konglin Confucian, Taoist Wudang Mountain Qingcheng there, although Buddhism has the largest number, namely, Yungang Grottoes, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Dazu Rock Carvings, Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha, as well as Tibetan Buddhism's holy Potala Palace, but either the early Buddhist art in cave temples culture, or folklore, rich color the four famous mountains of Buddhism in Fugen Buddha temple, the real representatives of China's Buddhism temple is a no, which declared world cultural heritage for the Kokuseiji open space.
10 years ago, I and my university friends traveling together, Wang Jiang southwest foot samrye of the Dazu Rock Carvings, and Mount Emei and the Leshan. Memory, the size of the biggest years Emei Temple baoguosi, and Kokuseiji comparison, in the atmosphere wears a solemn expression on, or slightly incompetent, when I have a feeling of pride for the Jiashan temples. Speaking of folk Buddhist culture, the four famous Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, respectively, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva Kiyonaga Ksitigarbha four of the temple, but the Tiantai Mountain is also a well-known 500 Rohan temples, the Southern Song Dynasty monk, the game's incarnation of eolian Lohan Chi Britain monk's hometown in the days of stone walls, Taipei Mun Village, Ji Dian Lohan's off the issue of family land is Kokuseiji.
What is most important is the experience of reform and opening up of the Qingping peace and prosperity, Kokuseiji protection and restoration projects are the temple monks and relevant departments unprecedented attention. The Control Yuan is now Kokuseiji concept of Master Monk Yun-tune with each of the parties themselves is my very close friend, Yun graduating from Chinese Buddhist concept of the Master Institute of Buddhist Tripitaka and the Chinese traditional culture attainments Shen Zhan. In view of the division under the auspices of yun, my good friend, Tiantai Mountain native calligraphy and painting in early dream lay right Kokuseiji old as the resurfacing of the entire expansion project carried out a full range of art and design, and now Kokuseiji rehabilitation of the 500 Rohan Hall, Fung Dry Han Shan Yin Hospitals Picking Up 3 This has become an integral part of the Sui and Tang temple, won the domestic and overseas Buddhist monks and culture were appraised by experts.
Also mention that the construction of the Cultural Revolution has long been out of the stage of history filature, that land has been converted to receive guests zhaitang Kokuseiji rooms. Childhood special team to do a few old tracks already hard to find a row of bungalows, a careful review, it may be 500 Rohan Hall location.
Last year, the first month, I went to look for Yun Kokuseiji concept of division and the dream of the beginning of lay. Lonely in an empty-Ming Cheng's Buddhist temple, the Yun-view under the tutelage of blue and white took out a brush pen, pens, coin has been falling off loose. Yun-view division, said Kokuseiji the surrounding ecological environment is getting better and better, and always have squirrel got into Sengfang looking for, put a brush on a good or bad a lot of bite. Although the mountain stream in front of a variety of reasons not to resume Twenty-six years ago when I was a child living in Kokuseiji incomparably clear the old concept, but in any case, everything is in constant improvement.
In short, leaving aside their own right Kokuseiji ineffable thorough nostalgia, set aside the community popular "World Heritage" complex, the most important, with the temple structure and the surrounding ecological continuous improvement, as in Japan, South Korea's most influential birthplace of Buddhism, Tiantai, Kokuseiji has been an unprecedented revival of the new era.
I think that there is no comment on the matter Kokuseiji World Heritage Site, Kokuseiji unique position in my mind will never become!
2003癸未summer months at the Glass House
Author: ttzrb
