The fourth line of the ancient capital of Central China: Luoyang, under a full day of heavy rain soaked shoes too thin wet, backpacks are completely wet, even on the bag of the yuan is also inevitable in this difficult. But we are completed the task of today's tour.
6:38 left in Zhengzhou, Luoyang, 9:00 arrival. Got off the baggage storage, or go to gantry.
Longmen Grottoes is located 13 kilometers south of Luoyang, and the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu, Shanxi Datong Yungang Grottoes, ancient Buddhist grottoes in China known as the three treasures. Grottoes began digging in the Northern Wei Emperor Xiaowen Qiandouluoyang (AD 493) before and after, after the Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi Dynasty, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Northern Song Dynasty, the existing statue of about 110,000, more than 2300 Kukan, pagoda more than 70 seats, is to study the ancient Chinese Buddhist sculpture art, architecture, music, dance, valuable heritage.
Despite the wind, rain, but our spirits are still high, carrying an umbrella, waves in the ocean of the Chinese ancient art.
Longmen Grottoes into the largest hole - Fengxian Temple, cave Lu Shena median is a seated, like a high 17 meters, there are 4 meters tall head, ear length 1.9 meters, said to have 4000 kilos weight. She is like a middle-aged woman, his eyes looking down slightly, chest fullness, dignified and kind, radiant.
Caves of the statues varies, 10 meters high, while others are only a few centimeters, the largest Buddha tall and majestic that conceited, other statues by a low-grade one, all subordinate to the big Buddha. Flying Shouzhi musical instruments, fly sky, dance, play music for the Buddha. All of the Buddha, an air of solemnity, and vivid, showing the superb artistry of ancient sculpture, people marveled at.
Longmen Grottoes is the other side of Xiangshan, Tang Dynasty poet, in his later years to settle in Luoyang for 18 years, resident Xiangshan Temple, since the number "Xiangshan Jushi," Xiangshan buried after his death. Bai Ju-yi tomb is a national heritage conservation units.
2 pm to Guan-Lin. Kuan Lin is buried in the Three Kingdoms Guan Yu Shu generals, the head place. Guan Yu Wu at war with the defeat, defeated Mai city, was Wu Meng Suoqin will, unyielding death. Sun Quan as the transfer of responsibility to the head sent to Luoyang, Cao Cao, Cao Cao's knowledge of its terms, will head coupled with wood body, in order to practice this gift of the nobility. Bai Chenglin around the ancient tombs, burial mound high, the addition to a low wall encircled the atmosphere solemn.
3:30, ride to the White Horse Temple. White Horse Temple in the east 18 kilometers, we were there for nearly 5 pm.
White Horse Temple Buddhism into China, after the first Buddhist temple built. China has its own set of the Buddhist monks and etiquette, and started from the White Horse Temple. It was built in the Eastern Han Yong Ping eleven years have elapsed since the 1900 years of history.
According to legend, the emperor sent people to go to the Western Regions Eastern Han seek Dharma. OK to Yuezhi (today's Afghanistan, the area) were Buddhism and Buddha, and the case of Tianzhu (now India) monk Kasyapa Matanga and Zhu Falan, we invite them to Tongfu Luoyang, because they are used to return the White Horse pack contains Buddhist statues, the second years of repair monasteries, that is, "White Horse" named. Meanwhile, the temple is also carved two things at both ends of the White Horse, and now the two White Horse remains intact.
80 years I have come here for a visit, this time to re-visit, impressed. First, imposing more ambitious temple gate. Second, the temple environment, quiet, the monk was very polite, very well organized Buddhist, I really worthy of being the first Buddhist temple in China.
White Horse Temple Buddha sculptures can be termed fine, especially the Skanda Bodhisattva and the Main Hall of the three Buddha: the main Buddha, Sakyamuni, left, Medicine Buddha, right, Amitabha, is now lost in the Yuan Dynasty folder Boehmeria nivea dry paint imaging works, anti-corrosion, light weight and looks, poise, modesty is a product of China's Buddhism must.
6:20, with piety and feelings of satisfaction, we bid farewell to the White Horse Temple.
Author: huankeyi2001
