With their previous experience in the Xishan Grottoes, Ye Junze and Lin Xin were looking forward to seeing those exquisite statues in the Dongshan Grottoes.
Because the Dongshan Grottoes are not very far from here, Ye Junze and Lin Xin just picked up their feet and walked for a while, and then they successfully arrived at the location of the Dongshan Grottoes.
And during this period, there were not a few other tourists who came to Dongshan Grottoes like them.
Ye Junze looked intently, and what he saw were caves of different sizes. And in each of these caves, there are still stone statues placed one after another.
Ye Junze didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that in terms of scope, the Dongshan Grottoes seemed to be larger than the Xishan Grottoes they had just seen.
In fact, this is not Ye Junze's illusion. There are twenty large and medium-sized caves in the Dongshan Grottoes, and this does not include other small caves.
So it's not surprising that Ye Junze feels like this. Ye Junze and Lin Xin followed the crowd and walked slowly forward, carefully looking at the lifelike stone statues carved here.
And while the two were visiting, Lin Xin took out her mobile phone, opened the encyclopedia, and introduced Ye Junze seriously and responsibly again.
"The Dongshan Grottoes are all cave niches from the Tang Dynasty, including 20 large and medium-sized caves, such as Erlianhua Cave, Kanjingsi Cave, Dawanwufo Cave, also known as Leigutai San Cave, Gaoping Junwang Cave, etc."
"We are now at Kanjing Temple, which was excavated during the Wu Zetian period. The structure is a double-chamber structure. There are dozens of small niche statues on the cliff in the front chamber. The main chamber is 1170 cm deep, 1116 cm wide and 825 cm high. cm, flat top, square plane, four vertical walls, the lower part of the three walls is carved with the twenty-nine Arhats who have passed down the law, with an average height of 180 cm. There are 11 Arhats on the main wall and 9 on each side wall. It is the most exquisite group of Arhats in the Tang Dynasty in China. , which was published according to Fei Changfang's "Magical Treasures of the Past Dynasties" of the Sui Dynasty."
"Its characteristic is that there are no Buddha statues, only Arhats. It seems to be a large Zen hall, which may have been excavated under the leadership of Zen Buddhism."
"Moreover, Kanjing Temple is also the largest cave in the East Mountain of Longmen. The 29 Arhats who preached the Dharma are well preserved." After Lin Xin's detailed introduction, Ye Junze had a better understanding of the stone statues here. Deep understanding.
After seeing the Arhat statue here, Ye Junze and Lin Xin continued to raise their feet and walked slowly forward.
Within a few minutes, the two arrived at a new cave. It is the third cave of Leigutai, which is also located in Dongshan Grottoes.
When the two stopped and raised their heads to look ahead seriously, Lin Xin took out her mobile phone again, looked at the contents of the encyclopedia, and read aloud according to the script,
"It is said that when Fengxian Temple was completed, Wu Zetian personally led hundreds of officials to Longmen to preside over the grand consecration ceremony. A huge band beat drums on this platform to cheer up, so later generations called this place the Drum Platform. The three holes adjacent to the Drum Platform are called the Three Holes of the Drum Platform."
"The Leigu Taizhong Cave, also known as the Dawanwu Buddha Cave, is a Wuzhou Zen cave. The Zen sect of Chinese Buddhism is a sect that specializes in meditation.
"Dhyana" means to be calm and to stop the thoughts of killing. "
"The structure here is that the top is dome-shaped and there is a gorgeously decorated lotus caisson."
"The statues in the cave are one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas. The main Buddha is Maitreya Buddha sitting with his knees drooped. There are twenty-five high-relief Arhat statues at the base of the wall, starting from the west of the south wall to the west of the north wall. The Arhat statues form A semi-circular decorative belt, all the Arhat statues are engraved with a scripture excerpted from "Fu Fazang Karma Biography", introducing the Arhat's life experience and characteristics. Many of the published scriptures are mixed with Wu Zhou's new characters. It's a cave run by the Zen Sect during the Wu Zhou Dynasty." Ye Junze heard this and nodded slightly to show his understanding.
I have to say that with Lin Xin explaining like this, it is really easy for people to deepen their understanding of the various stone statues and caves here.
After all, if there was no popular science explanation, they would probably still have no idea what this place is and what these stone statues are.
But it’s different now. While listening to the explanation and observing carefully, it will deepen the impression even more, and it will be difficult to forget it in the future.
After seeing the stone statues here, Ye Junze and Lin Xin came to the Leigu Taipei Cave again. When she came here, Lin Xin still did not forget her original intention and continued to take out her mobile phone and sit down to introduce.
Now she is just like a conscientious tour guide. Even if you are a tour guide who is actually responsible for leading group tours, you may not be as serious as Lin Xin.
"Leigu Taipei Cave is the earliest and largest Tantric statue cave among the Longmen Grottoes."
"The structure here is in the form of a dome, a horseshoe-shaped plane, 4 meters high and 4.9 meters wide. The top of the cave is a lotus caisson, surrounded by flying sky. It is no longer clear due to weathering and erosion."
"It is said that the main statue in the north cave, the three Buddha statues in the middle cave and the one Buddha statue in the south cave were all moved from other places during the Republic of China. Among the three large seated Buddhas in the cave, the main Buddha on the east wall is Vairocana Buddha. , meaning the sun, which means removing darkness and spreading light, so it is also called
"Great Sun Tathagata" is a Bodhisattva image with a crown on its head and bracelets on its arms. It is 2.45 meters high and sits in lotus position on a 0.9-meter-high Sumeru platform.
On the south side of the front wall of the North Cave, there is a statue of Guanyin with eight arms, 1.83 meters high, sitting barefoot on a circular platform.
There is also a statue of Guanyin with four arms and eleven faces carved on the north side of the front wall. The statue is 1.9 meters high and stands barefoot on a circular platform. "When Ye Junze listened to Lin Xin's introduction, he couldn't help but raise his head and look ahead.
Because the characteristics of these Buddha statues are quite obvious, the movements are also very lifelike, and Lin Xin's introduction is also quite detailed, so Ye Junze can tell which one is which at a glance.
After seeing the stone statues here, they continued to walk forward and visited the three Buddha niches on the cliff.
Once here, Lin Xin still acted as a fellow Taoist as before, giving detailed introductions seriously and responsibly.
This also made Ye Junze feel a little unbearable, and repeatedly reminded her to drink some water. Lin Xin smiled slightly, but did not reject Ye Junze's kindness. After picking up the water bottle and drinking several large sips of water, she continued to smile and introduced carefully.
"There are seven statues in the three Buddha niches on the cliff, including three seated Buddhas and four standing Buddhas."
"This kind of statue combination is extremely rare in Chinese cave temples."
"The main Buddha in the middle is Maitreya Buddha, sitting on a square pedestal. The top of his head is damaged and only the outline is carved without polishing. According to Buddhist scriptures, Maitreya Buddha is
The "Future Buddha" appears as the successor of Buddha Sakyamuni. Wu Zetian used Maitreya belief to create public opinion for her ascension to the throne. After ascending the throne, she claimed to be
"Ci Shi", that is, Maitreya, promoted the popularity of Maitreya belief. "
"The excavation of the Three Buddhas on the Cliff occurred under this historical background. With the collapse of the Wu Zhou regime, the construction of the Three Buddhas on the Cliff also stopped."
"Although this set of statues is a semi-finished product, it provides valuable physical information for people to understand the process of digging the grotto statues." Ye Junze couldn't help but nodded slightly after hearing this, and responded: "That's it, I I just said that half of the top of the head of this Buddha statue is missing, but I didn't expect that there is such an allusion." Lin Xin nodded slightly, a smile appeared on his face, and said softly: "Yeah, I was also puzzled at first. Well, I thought it was deliberately destroyed. I never thought it would be the reason." Ye Junze smiled, not knowing what he was thinking, and said thoughtfully: "Maybe this is also the reason why history and culture It's the reason that makes people addicted." Lin Xin smiled, nodded and responded: "What you said makes sense, junior." Ye Junze showed a smile, just waved his hand gently, and didn't say anything more.
Lin Xin did not continue to struggle with this topic. She changed the topic and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go to Xiangshan Temple to have a look." Of course, Ye Junze had no objection, nodded lightly, and came out. He responded with a voice: "Okay." After saying that, the two of them continued to lift their steps and walked slowly towards the Xiangshan Temple in front.
As the two of them were walking on the road, Lin Xin looked at her phone and started to popularize science for Ye Junze. After all, there is quite a lot of background and information about Xiangshan Temple. If you go there and introduce it again, you may not have enough time.
But if we introduce it carefully now, then when they get to the place, they can concentrate on visiting it.
Just listen to Lin Xin's words, and introduce in a very serious tone: "In 687 of the Tang Dynasty, the tomb pagoda courtyard was built to house the body of the Indian monk Dibohara. During the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, it was expanded into a temple and named
"Xiangshan Temple". "
"In 832, Yin Bai Juyi of Henan Province donated 600,000 to 700,000 yuan to rebuild Xiangshan Temple, and wrote "Records of the Repair of Xiangshan Temple", which greatly promoted the name of the temple. Bai Juyi named himself here
"Xiangshan layman", formed with monk Ruman and others
"Xiangshan Nine Elders Association". "
"Abandoned at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was rebuilt during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, but the geographical location of Xiangshan Temple is different from that of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Qianlong visited Xiangshan Temple and praised: 'The ten temples in Longmen are the first in Xiangshan.' It is engraved on the Imperial Stele Pavilion."
"At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, it gradually became deserted. After liberation, Xiangshan Temple underwent many repairs. In 2002, Xiangshan Temple was restored for the fifth time. The Jiang and Song Towers, the Qianlong Imperial Stele Pavilion, and the Yibo Pagoda were repaired and preserved as historical relics. , protection. A new Bell Tower, Drum Tower, and Main Hall were built on the original site, and the Heavenly King Hall, Arhat Hall, and Walking Path were renovated." As Lin Xin was talking, the two of them came to the Xiangshan Temple without knowing it.
At this time, Lin Xin's introduction came to an end. After arriving here, Ye Junze and Lin Xin could obviously find that Xiangshan Temple covered an area larger than the places they had visited before.
However, it is worth mentioning that the scenery here is indeed quite pleasant. No wonder Bai Juyi has a soft spot for it.
After looking around silently, Ye Junze and Lin Xin no longer hesitated and wandered around the Xiangshan Temple like a leisurely stroll.
