Chaozhou Kaiyuan Country-guard Temple first built in 26 Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasties, former name is Kaiyuan temple, renamed Chaozhou Kaiyuan Country-guard Temple and used until now, but generally call it “Kaiyuan temple”. it is said first build this temple occupy hundred acres, till now still exist north to Guangyuan street, east to Kaiyuan crossing, west to Yian road temple mere or “Kaiyuan ancient well” as evidence, although through past dynasties, till now whole temple still about fifty acres.
Kaiyuan temple through Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing till now, large scale repair for about more than ten times in successively, build pattern is approximately divide into three part: Middle axis is wall——Gate of Buddhist temple——The Hall of Heavenly Kings——The Shrine of Sakyamuni Buddha——House where sutras are kept——Monk House
East id Guest Hall——Dichang palace——Dining hall in a Buddhist temple——Uncommon Buddist House——Ancestor Hall——Monk House
West is Tourism Service Area——Monk House——Kwan-yin pavilion——Six ancestor Hall——Jialan Palace——Zhutian palace
Equipped with dooryard and connect corridor, forming huge four-yard ancient building.
There into, worth highly study, view and emulate in and abroad is Song architecture group take (The Hall of Heavenly Kings) as representative, this wood-build palace is link uo with wood tenon, and corbel bracket which engraved dragon, layer upon layer and most reach 11 layers; peak is four eaves and double driptile, still cucurbit, double dragon try for pearl etc embed porcelain and coloured glaze tile, coloured drawing or pattern wall etc, through thousand years, although several times natural and man-made disaster, till now still keep majestic and respectful style of Tand and Song palace type building which is resemble East temple in Japan.
Besides, four in front of palace is built when then temple is constructed, respectively is 5 meters 8 layer or 7 meters 25 layer, its line bright and polished engrave skill, make strong man, cover lotus, malediction etc design and character still can see till now; and 78 fence in front of The Shrine of Sakyamuni Buddha, respectively carved the story on Sakyamuni become Buddha, treasure and strange animals, lotus flower and lucky grass etc design, and “Buddha add splendour with day, power of Buddha often change” stone carved in middle palace fence, are all the treasure culture relics og Buddhism art.
Inside palace there is a delicate red copper censer and edge engraved “Laiyuan temple one cense oblate three Han for ever” (three Han is Xiluo, Baili, Gaojuli, that is today's Korea), also take as the lose culture relics of the shaman come to here to join the learning in Tang Dynasty, praised as rare. east palace hung a 1.7 meters high and ora edge is 105 centimeter's big copper bell, is casting in four year Zhenghe, bell surface is smooth and no casting trace, till now the sound is melodious and alarm morning everyday. inside palace there is a white bowlder joss, 0.77 meters high, sculpt is beautiful and expression is majestic, color is pure white, smooth and not fault, is brought by Liu Chuanqiu from Burma in 1945, even is the art extractive.
Furthermore has copper big cloud board, aerolite censer, 6 meters high gold lacquer woodcarving thousand-Buddha tower of Ming Dynasty, and 《Qianlong edition Zhang lection》obliged by Qianlong and about more than 200 years from now, and 《Huayan lection》is even extremely precious. Because too much culture relics, temple especially set culture relics house as display place, and wall picture spread all over the temple inlay lots of feudal official proclamation, stele and carved stone of past dynasty is the demonstration that Kaiyuan temple of long standing.
for one thousand and two hundred years, Kaiyuan temple burning incense is not stop and dignitary in past dynasties come forth in great number, representative is: monk Miyin set this temple for Caodong, monk Jinhui get obliged of《Qianlong edition big Zhang lection》by Qianlong, rabbi Chunbao who organize research class and performance Chaozhou accent, monk Zhicheng ever close “Banruo barrier”, monk Chunxin who carry out “farming and Buddhism are both important, monk Huiyuan who decide to repair temple and monk Dingran invited as preside, set Chuanjie and re-hold east Buddhism temple, and under the support of Mr. Xie Huiru, establish the Buddhism culture communication between Taifo temple and Southeast Asia. current preside (kaiyuan temple), east Buddhism prexy, director of Chaozhou Buddhism association and China Buddhism association, after accede in 1997, set ruled and strengthen temple affairs management, hole Chuanjie, create perennial pray to Buddha hall and set “Buddhism elevation class” and “teach by correspondence part”, cultivate person with ability; and build Yufo building and Dabei palace, make Kaiyuan temple more wide, Buddhism more extensive. |
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