Xuzhou yunlong Shan Xinghua monastery there, in the temple there is a respect for the mountains carved t1014, about 11.52 m high, has no body and no arm, only a giant Buddha head, head or “top” with a main hall. Who is Buddha shrine Temple, cut peak? Why carving Buddha head carved body not only? Recently, Xinghua fruit Everbright 13th Abbot of the temple monks finally solve mysteries. Yesterday, the reporter interviewed him.
brood 17 years
fruit 1988 alone became a monk in yunlong mountain. 17 spring and autumn storms, blog widget, to bow down before the t1014 sooner or later every day. He said: “this thousands of years old, I thought about my own life and choices, missing family and friends far away. However, every time staring at it the mysterious smile, I always have an impulse cannot hold back, behind t1014 mystery haunt me: t1014 sinking in what year? Who carved a large t1014? Why carving t1014 sth ”
in fact, on these issues, on some ancient texts as early as there is clear record. Said on the State records, this t1014 is 451 ad when Emperor Taiwu Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei in South to attack Northern Wei Dynasty and Southern dynasties Liu Song Dynasty, passing through Xuzhou, by Cliff hewn of soldiers with weapons. Introduction to books, information about Xinghua Temple in Northern Wei Dynasty when t1014, have followed this statement. At first, light fruit to introducing t1014, they often refer to this text. However, after years of perseverance, research, fruit that has cast doubt.
old record hard to set up
fruit light pointing to a pile of books on the desk saying, these large t1014 built in “ad 451,” Chen was won’t stand up to scrutiny. Because the year before and after, in northern China are experiencing on the Buddha “Taiwu law”. The so-called “Taiwu law”, referring to the Northern Wei emperor Taiwu Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei of exclusion against Buddhism, this is the first time in the history of Chinese Buddhism “the law”. The Northern Wei Dynasty is established by the Tuoba Xianbei family, belonging to one of the nomads in northern China at that time. Due to this “law” is the direct cause of ad 446, Emperor Taiwu received a tip-off about the Chang-a Buddhist temple in the possession of weapons, he suspected the temple monks and gaiwutong of the mass uprising, tried to encouragement of worship Taoist Prime Minister Cui Hao, kill kill Chang’s monks. Soon, he also enacted the Dharma of all, orders the national “salmonella Buddhist less long, all bury alive, Buddha images and burned abandoned all Hu”, various State, County and metropolitan killed monks people, Temple Tower of the temple not spared Northern Wei territory, the whole nation is imaginary fears.
fruit said, in such a context, the Wei army was sent to the battle of Xuzhou and how dare t1014? Moreover, Xuzhou, the time has been too weiliuyi of the Southern dynasties Liu Song dynasty Prince Gong to man, both the army tug, Wei soldiers were rushed to come and go, yunlong Shan Buddha, impossible shape with ease.
in fact, until weitaiwudi after sunziwenchengdi of Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei took power, ushered in a dawn of Buddhism, Grotto began to rise. In 471, Emperor xiaowen as young as 4 years old Tuoba Hong the throne, Han Feng Taihou appear on the court hearing, cave campaign reaches its climax, began to spread throughout the country. Meanwhile, 485, Emperor xiaowen’s brother Wuxuan Wang Yuanxie (modified by Emperor xiaowen “Tuoba” for “meta” surname) was King of pengcheng. Taking into account the cave is the Royal family of the Northern Wei, is directly managed by the central focus of the project, and Yuan Xie was Royal and King of pengcheng, yunlong Shan Buddha time after he arrived in Xuzhou, pengcheng Wang yunlong Shan Buddha, Yuan Xie should be made principal.
just pick new interpretations of the Buddha head
grottoes during the Northern Wei statues are standing Buddha or Buddha, and were deep in the cave, Xuzhou yunlong Shan Buddha statue carved Buddha heads only, being carved out of the body in the Qing dynasty, and at the open air, which is why?
according to the description of the history of Chinese Grotto, there are 3 types of such behavior may appear: first caves dug in the process, the ground war, sinking was suspended second principal shape merit penalty or being killed, sinking on hold; three is in the process of sinking, cave dome collapse, cave abandoned.
a history of war in Xuzhou, sinking in the process, from 485 to 515 years 30 years associated with Xuzhou war occurred a total of 4, but all of them are in the surrounding area of Xuzhou, also occurred in war time t1014 starts after 10 to 20. It can be concluded that Xuzhou yunlong Shan t1014 little possibility of suspension by the war.
principal shape people merit penalty or be killed? Pengcheng Wang Yuan Xie died from Xuzhou yunlong Shan t1014 started sinking of the 17th year, in these 17 years, t1014 if normal digging, not just pick out a Buddha head, t1014 pengcheng Wang Yuan Xie, sinking back in suspension on hold before he died. yunlong Shan Buddha, after more than 10 years of field observations, fruit inference: t1014 at first also in the cave, into open t1014, because at the top of the caves dug in the process of collapse. Can see, t1014 depth of 12 meters, are rocks on both sides, and decorated with thousands of statues of small Buddha, this is a common type of Northern Wei Dynasty grottos. T1014 stone cliffs on both sides up, to choke more, only caves this trend. In addition, yunlong Shan to creasing, stacked stone rise steeply, dig a hole could easily collapse. Therefore, yunlong Shan t1014 carved Buddha heads at that time, and in the open air, has been abandoned caves collapse, engineering. Monks can only be built on the stump Temple, this is a “three blocks of the temple covered three fathoms” peculiar architectural style.
according to Xinghua temple inscriptions records, this temple built in the era of Song Liang, tilting bridge missing after repair. Monks from edge Hill structure Yu of the Ming dynasty, built the main hall covers t1014. Meets after the fire, the temple torn t1014 excellent. Then after several ups and downs, to the Qing dynasty Kangxi, zhizhou Wang Mengcheng t1014 cont cut chest and arms. The “cultural revolution” t1014 was smashed in, thousands of small master t1014 destruction out on both sides. In 1986 after the Buddha took over again, rebuilding so long, lamp until incense, Buddha Chung Kuang in yunlong mountain. Ren Zhonghua Hu Lianjun