Chapter 16 A deep ditch hides mysteries, and there is no trace of the bead curtain temple

The poem says: Famous mountains and rivers with many Buddha lights, heavy eaves and arch sword Buddha hall,

The incense is vigorous in Zhulian Temple, and a large fire is left on the temple wall.

It is said that the two wives of King Liu are both faithful believers in Buddhism, and on the fifteenth day of the new year, they must burn incense and pray to the Buddha to bless their health. For the convenience of the two ladies, Niu He built a family temple called Miaoan Temple in Niuquan Village. The main house is the Great Bear Treasure Hall, which molds the golden body of the Buddha. Behind the Buddha is Maitreya Buddha, on one side is the Bodhisattva Fuxian, and on one side is the Four Great Vajras. The east wing is the Arhat Hall, which is dedicated to the eighteen Arhats.

The west wing room is the Guanyin Temple, which is dedicated to the South China Sea Guanyin Bodhisattva. Although the whole small temple is not big, it carves beams and painted columns, heavy eaves and arches, and is finely carved.

The two wives, Liu and Wang, because of this family temple, rarely go outside to make incense.

In fact, around Niuquan Village, there are many famous mountain treasure temples, the most famous are Tanzhe Temple and Jietai Temple, and it is also very convenient to enter the incense. The north of Niuquan Village is Ma'anshan, and Ma'anshan is the remaining vein of Taihang Mountain. Ma'anshan is famous for Tanzhe Temple and Jietai Temple. There is a saying that "there is Tanzhe Temple first, and then Beijing City is built". Tanzhe Temple was built in the Western Jin Dynasty, Beijing City as the Liao Dynasty's companion capital Yanjing, forming the capital, than Tanzhe Temple, 800 years later. So this statement is correct.

There is a saying in Niuquan Village, "There is no trace of the Bead Curtain Temple".

In the Qingqing River Valley, there is a ditch that extends to the east - Caizi Ditch. It extends westward from the Bliss Bee to the Qingqing River Valley, which is more than ten miles long, winding and twisting, sometimes open and sometimes narrow. From the bottom of the ditch to the peak of Bliss Bee, the height difference is 700 meters, and it gradually climbs from west to east. Caizi ditch, perennial flowing water. At the bottom of the ditch, there is a road that leads directly to Tanzhe Temple, Jietai Temple, and the pilgrims of Fangshan Liangxiang are from this road to Tanzhe Temple, and Jietai City is incense.

On the way, pass by the Pearl Curtain Temple. Tan Zhe Temple, Jietai Temple, Zhulian Temple and known as the three major temples of Ma'anshan. Tanzhe Temple is the oldest, which was built in the Yongjia period of the Western Jin Dynasty (307 AD). Jietai Temple was founded in the fifth year of Tang Wude (622 AD). According to legend, the Pearl Curtain Temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD).

The ancestor of the Xianbei tribe, Tuoba Gui, established the Northern Wei Dynasty, unified the north, and moved the capital to Pingcheng, which is now Datong. According to legend, there was a great monk of Zhitong who chose Caizigou to build a temple.

In the middle of the Caizi ditch to build the bead curtain temple. Climb the stairs from the bottom of the ditch and pass through 365 steps to reach the mountain gate. The first floor of the main hall is dedicated to the Buddha Maitreya in the afterlife; the second floor of the main hall is the Mahavira Treasure Hall, in the middle of the Buddha Shakyamuni, on both sides are 18 Arhats; the third layer of the main hall is the Guanyin Hall, dedicated to the South China Sea Guanyin Bodhisattva; the fourth layer of the Tibetan scripture pavilion. Green bamboos are planted all around the temple.

The ginkgo biloba of Tanzhe Temple, the pine of Jietai Temple, and the bamboo of Zhulian Temple have become the symbols of the three major temples. Since the bead curtain is built in a mountain col, leeward to the sun, the microclimate is extremely suitable for the growth of bamboo. The bamboo of the Bead Curtain Temple is exquisite. There are bamboo, but bamboo, Buddha belly bamboo, jujube garden bamboo, as well as golden bamboo, gold inlaid jade bamboo and square bamboo. The presiding officer of the temple often takes bamboo as a gift and exchanges it with various temples. So these bamboos are now scattered throughout the monasteries. The Temple of the Bead Curtain famous, famous for its bamboo, no longer exists.

The Pearl Curtain Temple was full of incense at that time. After the Anshi Rebellion, the Jietai Temple was destroyed in the war. Because of the destruction of the war, the Tang Dynasty was in danger and had no funds to repair the Jietai Temple, so the imperial court ordered the demolition of the Zhulian Temple to repair the Jietai Temple. The four main halls of the Zhulian Temple were demolished, and all the materials were transported to the Jietai Temple. What remains of the Bead Curtain Temple is the ruins of the broken wall.

After nearly a thousand years of time, this ancient temple has disappeared.

For our world, war and people are the biggest destructive factors. Because wars are provoked by man, and in the final analysis, it is man who destroys the harmony of nature. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, hundreds of years have passed through the Five Chaos of China, the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasties, the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. The war swept through China, greatly weakening our Chinese civilization, and there were wounds of war everywhere, and the sons and daughters of China were tragically rubbed by war. Therefore, we must cherish peace, maintain peace, and even defend peace with our lives. Only peace can make the people happy and healthy! Only peace can our splendid culture be inherited. Don't let the bead curtain temple become a legend again. Don't let this happen again. This is our historic responsibility. It is also the need for the rejuvenation of our great nation, and it is the responsibility that the descendants of China should undertake.

Gossip less talk about the book back to the truth, Zhulian Temple Cai Zigou has been the temple property of Tanzhe Temple since then. Every year, Tanzhe Temple has to send monks to maintain, not only has no income, but also spends a sum of money every year. It turned out to be a squire who was in charge, because his family was in the middle of the fall and couldn't afford the cost of management, so he actually didn't have the heart to manage it. Niu He knew that the two ladies were dedicated to the Buddha, so they took this errand down.

He explained the reason to the two ladies, and the two ladies were very happy.

Precisely:

Kindness is nature, and the Buddha's heart is in the middle,

I am a believer and have my own Bodhi tree.

A small family temple, Myoan Temple, leads to many stories of the Buddha. As long as we have a good heart and have a zen opportunity for everything, what good retribution will there be, what happy events will there be?