Wutai Mountain

Mountain (Mount Wutai) is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, Wutai County, ranked first in China's four famous Buddhist. 1992 Ministry of Forestry approved the "National Park"; September 2005 through the Fourth National Geological Park Mountain Review, a "National Geological Park"; August 2007 the National Tourism Administration approval as a "first-class national AAAAA scenic spots "; June 26, 2009, held in Seville, Spain 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee to be formally included in the" World Heritage List. "
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Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province, northeast of Wutai County in Xinzhou City and Fanshi county, 230 km southwest from the provincial capital Taiyuan. Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, 安徽九华山, Emeishan were referred to as "the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism." Lumbini Garden, Nepal, India, Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Kushinagar Buddha and known as the world's five major Buddhist holy places, or the world's five famous Buddhist mountains. Taihang Mountain is the northern end of line, cross-Fanshi County, Xinzhou City, on behalf of the County, the original Ping City, Dingxiang County, Wutai County, on Friday over a hundred years. Central area of Taiwan Wye town, 78 km away from the five county, 48 km Fanshi County Town of sand, 150 km Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, Taiyuan City, 240 kilometers will be. At latitude 38 ° 50 '~ 39 ° 05', longitude 113 ° 29 '~ 113 ° 44' and consists of a series of mountains and peaks form. Five peaks, majestic mountains, surrounded by rolling, a radius of 250 km, with a total area of 592.88 square kilometers. Mount Wutai is the first exposed surface of the earth land of promotion. Its birth can be traced back 2.6 billion years ago, too ancient. To the Sinian period, and lived through the famous "five uplift" movement, formed in North China the most forceful Zhuangwei mountain. Quaternary Period, glaciers cover Mount, leaving precious periglacial landforms. Mountain Formation are abundant, especially in the former Cambrian strata typically strange, is the country's key areas of geological expedition. Mountain section of the territory of the vast majority of group formation, are based on the region's mountains, water, village, town named after them in the field of geology has an important position and role. Wutai Mountain is only 624 meters above sea level the lowest, the highest elevation of 3061.1 meters, the highest peak in North China, the "roof of North China," said. Taiwan top male Kuang, range upon range of peaks, ridges cross, upright grand, nature has created many of its unique landscape. Mountain weather is cold, also known as "Qingliangshan." The average annual temperature of minus 4 degrees, the hottest July-August, were 9.5 degrees and 8.5 degrees, the coldest in January, the average temperature of minus 18.8 degrees. Taiwan Wye area a month earlier than Taiwan, the top spring, late autumn months, the temperature difference of 6 degrees, the average annual temperature of 2-3 degrees, the minimum temperature of minus 30 degrees, the maximum temperature of 30 degrees. Taiwan summer sky clouds pregnant with low humidity, frequent rain.
Spirit Mountain peaks are both Maya everywhere, the famous are more than those over fifty. Cliff write them, sprinkle with water after the wet, take the handkerchief carefully rubbed, the cliff face will show similar handwriting Zhuanli body of water dried word hidden. Some people have removed the rock skin, the results can still sparks the lower word. Layers of a word, every word different. It has been discovered containing "days of the Sambo Sun Moon Star, wind water and fire to the three treasures, one of the three treasures and Manner" of the United sentence. The average altitude of 1100 meters above the highest point of the Northern Taiwan 3061.1 meters above sea level peak of leaf hopper, known as the "roof of North China." Mountain about 320 km radius, because of Wufeng, such as five Atlas pillars erected, towering, flat peak such as Taiwan, named five. Because of the cold mountain climate, the summer still not Yan Shu, it is also another name Qingliangshan. Is a financial natural scenery, ancient art and historical relics, Buddhist culture, folk customs, the summer resort as one of the tourist area. In 1982, Mount Wutai in Shanxi Province in the name of scenic spots, the State Council approved the inclusion of the first national list of scenic spots, over the years won the "national key scenic spots", "Chinese famous" one, "National Geological Park "," national natural and cultural double inheritance "," State AAAAA class tourist attractions, "" World Heritage "and other honors. Mountain from the ancient crystalline rocks form the northern cutting deep Jun, Wufeng stands, flat peak, such as Taiwan, it said Wang Haifeng five ︰ Tung Taiwan, Western Taiwan, hang on peak, Southern Taiwan Fairview Peak, North Peak Taiwan leaf hopper, Cui Yanfeng China and Taiwan. Wufeng, said outside the station, but said the desks within the Wufeng, Taiwan Taiwan Wye within the town center. Five weeks is about 250 km, the total area of 2837 square km. North of Taiwan among the top five, top elevation of 3061.1 meters in northern Taiwan, the "roof of North China," said. Mountain weather is cold, Taiwan, the top year-round ice, summer weather is cool, it is also known Qingliangshan, the summer resort. Mountain natural grassland vegetation dominated by meadows, grasslands, shrub form, is an excellent summer pastures.
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Mount Wutai is one of the earliest Buddhist temples. Since the Eastern Han Yong Ping (58 ~ 75) years, the row upon row of ancient temples built, Fota Mo days, towering temples, magnificent, ancient Chinese architecture and cultural resources. Sculptures, carvings, murals, calligraphy throughout the temple, are of high artistic value. The heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the temple Wutai total remaining 300 seats, has experienced several changes, the temple building was destroyed. At present both inside and outside Taiwan, there are 47 temples. Nanzen-ji Buddhist Temple and one of China's two oldest wooden structure. Was through Temple (Lingjiu Temple), Ta Yuan Temple, Pusa Ding, special, like Temple, Luo Hou Temple is listed as "Five Mountain Zen Place." Taiwan Wye town is concentrated where the temple is a Buddhist Mountain activities and economic lives. According to legend, Mount Wutai is Manjushri Dharma preaching place. Historically, India, Nepal, North Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Sri Lanka's Buddhists, to the pilgrimage to the solution to the many. China today is the only both Han and Tibetan Buddhism Buddhism Buddhist temple. Every summer, pilgrims and tourists at home and abroad come to sightseeing, burn incense and pray, steady stream. Held in June each year a grand mule trading Assembly, the commodity exchange, Arts Festival and the Summer heat. Taiwan Wye town population 10,525 (2000). Wutai Mountain is a famous Buddhist resort, is the temple Dazhi Manjushri, and the historic Temple Mount Youyi and large-scale, the four famous Buddhist door first - so it is called the Golden Mount, in Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and reputation. Wutai Temple built in the Han Emperor Ming period, the Tang Dynasty, because of "Belief," the busy, as many as 360 more than a dozen monasteries. Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of Lamaism Mountain, appeared in distinctive blue, yellow Second Temple. Mount the top five units encircled the area, known as the desks, the peripheral called Terrace.
Brief history of creating the Holy Land
Legend of the earliest Taoist five sites, "Dao" in the Mount as Zifu said Hill, who built the temple Zifu. "Qingliangshan Chi," said the Buddhist Manjushri first came to China, living in stone basin hole, while the stone basin in the Taoist view of the Xuanzhen This is evidence that Mount was the home of Taoism. Buddhism was originally introduced into China, only a small number of people believe. BC two years, Taiyue Shi country (country of origin of ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang Ili River basin, westward after the establishment of the Central Asian countries) kept the king's messengers came to the then Iraqi capital of China, Chang'an (now Xi'an), he dictated Buddhist to a Mingjiao Lu, Dr. King's disciples, this is the history books about the earliest records of Buddhism into China. Wutai Mountain Buddhism, the general argument is that the Eastern Han Dynasty began. Historical records, Yongping years (AD 67) of December, Western Han Emperor Ming sent messengers seeking method taken with the two Indian monks came to Luoyang Matanga and Zhu Falan. Yongping eleven years in Luoyang Yudao outside the south west of Yong, the construction of a monastery for the two monks living in India. To commemorate the negative by the White Horse ("四十二章经") input image (statue) of power, as were the White Horse Temple. Yongping eleven years, taken Matanga, Zhu Falan came from Luoyang Mountain (then called Qingliangshan). As the mountains very early Asoka stupa, plus speech Manjusri Mountain is the place to teach and live, he two would like to construct a temple, but was a Taoist Mountain base area, he squeezed two popular Therefore, the Han Emperor Ming Zou Zhi. To identify the Han imperial court is superior to Buddhism and Taoism, so that monks and Taoist priests perform, descriptions, verification, so the two sides reach an agreement - by some of the burning to do the authenticity (according to legend, the burning of Xi'an by burning in this place by the station .) The result of burning, burned all the scriptures of Taoism, Buddhism scriptures are intact, so he received two of Temple's rights. Taiwan mountains and more widely within the rivers, where for Temple? "Qingliangshan" carries: "In the large tower on the left, left footprints of Buddha Sakyamuni, the length of one foot six inches, six inches wide, one thousand rounds of phase, fingers are now." According to legend, he not only found the footprints of two persons, but also found that the Buddha, "relic", in addition, business Fangcun the mountain because of KIWI, extraordinary weather, and the Vulture Peak in India (Sakyamuni Buddha practice Department) is similar. Since these three reasons, it was decided to construct a temple at this. After completion of the temple, with its name Yamagata Lingjiu Temple. Han Ming Di Liuzhuang to that Buddha, are added the "big fu" (meaning that Hongxin) word, and thus the full name of the temple after the completion of a big Fu Tamawashi Temple. Temple is a big Fu Tamawashi Tong Temple was the predecessor of today. Since then, Mount became the center of Chinese Buddhism, the great Fu Tamawashi Temple Mount and the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, China with the first temple.
Historical Development Summit
Southern and Northern Dynasties period, the Wutai Mountain Buddhism, first emerged in the development of a climax. Emperor Xiaowen of the Temple of the larger Lingjiu expansion, and built around good scholastic, the real capacity of Hospitals twelve monasteries. Northern Qi Dynasty, the Temple Mount soared to more than two hundred seats. To the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen and even ordered the top of each of the five units to build a temple. The sea east of Taiwan Wang Temple, Southern Taiwan Puji Temple, West Temple Ray Taiwan and France, Northern Taiwan Ling Ying Temple, Temple in Taiwan to teach speech. Wutai Mountain is because place Manjusri taught speech, so the temple on top of the five units are dedicated to Manjusri, Manjusri Buddhist name but five different: the sea east of Taiwan hope for intelligent Manjusri Temple, Southern Taiwan Puji Temple for the wisdom of Monju, Western Taiwan Temple Law for the Lion Ray Monju, North Taiwan Ling Ying Temple Paradise for Monju, played in Taiwan to teach for the Ru Tong Temple Monju. Since then, a pilgrimage to Mount Wutai who must go to the top of the temple worship of five units, called toward Taiwan. At this point, the name Wutai a large number of history books have appeared in the Northern Qi Dynasty. His Holiness Temple
Tang period, the Wutai Mountain Buddhism's development has a second climax. During this period, according to "ancient cool Biography", the whole mountain as many as three hundred temples, there are three thousand monks. At this time the Mountain, is not only a famous Buddhist mountains in China, and is truly a sacred place of Buddhism, known as the first of four famous Buddhist. Mount a Buddhist shrine and the Buddhist community in the major foreign influence is from the Tang Dynasty began. Wutai Mountain Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty is a critical period of history. Taiyuan, while the Tang Dynasty revolted the world, so as the Mount as the "father of the German plant." In revolted against Sui Li Yuan, to the promise of great vows of Buddhism, if the emperor, a certain large Hong Sambo. Takenori years (619) Li Yuan monks will gather in the capital, ten German legislation, management of monks and nuns affairs. Emperor's reign, Chung-hing Transwhiz cause so much honey the Baltic rather Jia Lu Luo presided over three thousand people and degree of monks and monasteries built around the old battlefield. Zhenguan nine (635), Taizong issued an edict, saying: "Mountain who Monju will be home, Halloween secluded habitat, environment, Department of Taiyuan, the real virtue of the planting of my fathers, Qieyi only fear." "Yes, the Taishan Construction Ten brake, by hundreds of degrees. "Empress Wu in the struggle to fight for the throne, attaches great importance to the role of Buddhism. Longevity years (693), monk Bodhi goes to stream the new translation of Chi and other "treasure after the rain," said the Buddha is female body, the Wu came to power attempt to mislead. Card the first year St. (695), Empress Wu Chi flow and real life Bodhi Nanda fork to translate "Flower Adornment Sutra." San calendar year (699) Translation completed. New Translation of "Flower Adornment Sutra," said: "There at the northeast, were Qingliangshan. From past years, various Bodhisattvas in the stop. The existing name of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, Bodhisattva all their dependents of a million people, both often in which the speech law. "Changan years (702), Wu claimed" fugue five (five cool Mountain peak) ", Chi Ming representatives of Mount Temple Qingliangsi reconstruction. Upon completion of the Master is a sense of life Dade Qingliangsi abbot, and seal it as "Founding Changping County, the public, Shiyi one thousand, what monks and nuns in charge of the country in Beijing." This is Mountain Buddhist community in the country to obtain the originator of dominance, Mount Wutai is the use of the feudal rulers and under the auspices of the Holy Land began to become famous. According to records, since the Tang Taizong to Dezon, "where nine emperor, everyone reclining Mountain, mindful sacred land, Yuzha tink, each light five, manipulation Hong medicine, continue to age, as Baipi return Chong, for special help nurture, not noted in mind carry on. "Clearly, from the Emperor to Dezong, all of Wutai Mountain Buddhism give great support and assistance. Buddhist scriptures from the point of view, in addition to the new translation of "Flower Adornment Sutra," said Manjusri residence "name Qingliangshan", the "Buddha Manjusri dharani treasure" also says: "The Buddha told the King the king made secret track: I'm off degrees, the state Department of age support this northeast of the South, there are earthquakes that country names, of which mountains were five, Monju boy live demonstrations, was born in the statement for the multitude. "As stated in the Buddhist Manjusri classic residence -" Qingliangshan "" five mountains ", with the Wutai terrain, climate, environment, very similar, so the foreign Buddhist Mountain put this" out of Wufeng Song "" was not, Yan Shu, "the natural place, as their virtual world Manjusri inside the residence. Mount this famous, illustrious in the world, competing to become a Buddhist ceremony toward the Holy Land. It goes without saying, Wutai Mountain is by means of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and became the Holy Land, famous the world over for. In the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist highly respected, especially for Buddhists Manjusri respected. At that time the state, all of the country monastery dining hall, must be dedicated to Manjusri icons. Enshrined in the ruling and opposition parties are Manjusri, as the Buddhist Holy Mountain, the Wutai Mountain unprecedented Longsheng, monk men, Chéng Guān is an outstanding representative. Chéng Guān, (738-839), Su Xing Jaap, the word big break, the more the state Sanin (now Zhejiang Shaoxing) people. Eleven years old, should be days Baolin Si monastery, fourteen-year-old had degrees, thirty-year-old, the "oath travel five, one by one tour." Wutai visited temple in the famous historical site, the stay big Huayansi study "Hua Yan The "speaker in the temple," Flower Adornment Sutra, "for five years. Later, Chéng Guān think "old Hua Yan Shu, about the text aims to prosperity." Thus, "Danmu policy pregnant, thinking made sparse." Dezong Xing Yuan Dynasty (784) April 8, Chéng Guān declined to make friends, in large Commentaries on the system to re-sparse Court Huayansi "Flower Adornment Sutra." To Dezon Zhenyuan three years (787) November 5, which lasted more than three years, and finally writing out the "Flower Adornment Sutra Avatamsaka" Sixty volumes. In Tang, the Chéng Guān is Daizong "thing to gift for the teacher." Dezong and respect it as "Professor Monk," "imperial master by the town of the country number, into the world record big monk." Kenso ascended the throne, "Do not cast gold Edict Yousi India, moved to give cool monk National Master of the number system, systems world crown Buddhists monks, bishops door thing. "" Mouzon, Jing Zong Yang giant salt off, note the big seal according to National Division. Zong Tai five years, the Royal Ring in the division by the heart. opening into the first year of the Emperor to division centenary birthday, and give farmers Choi taste, sealed Datong National Division. "" Foreign Desk Shop Sydney, salty to the division of the Pig ceremony. " Chéng Guān "Health Calendar of nine dynasties, Emperor of seven divisions", in Tang Wenzong open into four (839) Death, Life hundred and. Tang Wenzong "dropped out toward the three-day special" life "Sydney Gao Su", a grand burial. The title of "founder of the fourth generation of cases Huayan." The Tang Dynasty, famous monk Mountain men, which is the formation of Wutai Mountain Buddhism, an important symbol of the Holy Land. Another form of Buddhistic sacred symbol of a massive Buddhist temple construction and the increase in the number of monks. In the Tang Dynasty, Mount Temple have seen documented are more than seventy, very grand scale. With the temple's construction and expansion of the number of monks of Mount Wutai is also increasing. Dezong Sadamoto years, the United Shanseng Trinidad million of the public. Monasteries thrive on social and political causes, a significant negative impact on the economy, Tang Wenzong Huichang then in five years (854) ordered their waste Buddha Temple demolition order words, ordered monks and nuns to return to secular life. Zongji size of the country destroyed more than one hundred forty-four thousand six hundred temples, monks and nuns to return to secular life twenty-six million people to reclaim the land of thousands of ten thousand ares. Wutai Mountain is no exception, the monks cleared, the temples were destroyed. Tang Xuanzong ascended the throne, again Xing Buddhism. Number of government regulations monks of Mount Wutai is still up to "five thousand monks." In fact, together with private and itinerant monks degree, than the "five thousand monks," much more. Throughout history the number of monks of Mount Wutai, a maximum of the Tang Dynasty. Temple buildings, monks Ruoyun, which is the formation of the Tang Dynasty Buddhist holy Mount a sign. The formation of the Tang Dynasty Buddhist holy Mount Another sign on the Mount of foreign Buddhists admire and race toward the infinite gift. Tang economic prosperity, national strength, strong, very high international reputation, is the center of Asian economic and cultural exchanges. With the expansion of international exchanges, Wutai Mountain has been India, Japan, Korea and Sri Lanka Buddhist esteem. North Korea to strike a ceremony to Wutai Mountain Wutai Mountain and the Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist monks, many of the foreign.
Buddha Mountain
Mount a broad array of statues, as many as 30,000 more than the number of respect, not only the Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, threat to paternity, support people, protective deities, but also Confucianism, Taoism, local religion, emperors, generals, Buddhist monks and so on. Here the Buddha is divided into eight types: clay, metal, stone, wood, porcelain, from yarn, embroidery, portraits.
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Most people who have been to Mount Wutai, usually only to the five counties Taiwan Wye has a long history as the center of town, large-scale temple group. Wutai Mountain in the true sense of the fact that the five counties of the five interconnected surrounded by beautiful mountains tall and straight. They are: East Taiwan Wang Haifeng, Taiwan, hanging on the West Peak, Southern Taiwan Fairview Peak, North Peak, and in Taiwan, Taiwan leaf hopper Cui Yanfeng. As the five peaks over 3,000 meters above sea level are therefore a number of devout Buddhists in addition to Taiwan, the top board Wufeng Manjusri worship, the few people able to reach five. Taiwan is also due to the temple town of Wai group distribution between the five peaks, therefore, people usually put the town have been to Taiwan Wye Mountain has been considered. Mount Wutai was originally not called, but called Zifu Mountain, also known as Wufengshan temple. Here was a place where priests their practice. Yongping 11 years to the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 68), Tianzhu (now India) monk Kasyapa Matanga, Zhu Falan Wufengshan came from the vicinity of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, think that it is preached to the temple Manjusri, so wanted here building the temple, dedicated to Manjusri. But the priests do not agree here, and finally by the Han Emperor Ming presided over the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, priests and two monks at the tournament method, the results of the two monks win. Since then, the Buddhist community in Taiwan has made the area around the town of Wye Buddhist temple building the right, the first temple was built was through Temple today. Since then, through the construction of various dynasties, the expansion to Taiwan as the center of the temple town of Wai had to reach up to 360 seats, even today retains more than 100. Therefore, the Mount also has a long history with its Buddhist monasteries, large-scale in the first four famous Buddhist country. As Wufengshan renamed Mount, there is also a little-known story. According to legend, the ancient era of extremely bad weather Wufengshan area, year round heat, local people have suffered, where Manjusri comes just preached to see the sufferings of common people, sympathize with, so would like to save the people from the Fat Oliver. Manjusri dressed as a mendicant monk, travel thousands of miles to the East China Sea Dragon King for his assistance. He found a door in the underwater breeze to distribute the huge bluestone, so put it brought back. When he put a large piece of bluestone (the East China Sea Dragon Gem Dragon King of the break) placed in the Wufengshan a valley, the sudden, there click on the wet grass into the United States, very cool and natural pasture. Since then, the piece has also been named the valley called the Qingliang. People in the valley built a temple to the cool stone circle in the courtyard. To this end, also known as Qingliangshan Wufengshan. Later, Emperor Wen I heard about this, they even ordered the units in the five peaks of the construction of a temple dedicated to the top of Manjusri. The East Taiwan top smart Manjusri, Manjusri Hittite lion roar top, top of the wisdom of Monju Southern Taiwan, Northern Taiwan's Paradise Monju top, middle top of the Ru Tong Monju. Taiwan top in the East to see the sunrise, to tour the West Taiwan moon roof, roof to view Shanhua, Southern Taiwan, Northern Taiwan can look the top of Snow. This is the origin of Wutai.