How many ancient inscriptions are there in Baima Temple in Luoyang?

There is a very famous temple in Luoyang, Henan Province, which is the White Horse Temple. Every year, many people come to Baima Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. White Horse Temple, also known as the first ancient temple in China, has a long history. There are many ancient inscriptions on the White Horse Temple. Let's see how many inscriptions there are.

There are more than 40 ancient inscriptions in Luoyang Baima Temple. Among them, the most historic stone carvings are: Song Chongning's two-year stone carving, Jin's Rebuilding Sakya Temple Pagoda, Yuan's Suicide Letter of Longchuan Monk, Yuan's Ancestral Temple of Baima Temple and Ming's Rebuilding Baimachan Ancient Temple.

The gate of Luoyang Baima Temple The gate of Luoyang Baima Temple is the gate of the temple. This is an arch with three doors. The middle gate is 3.08 meters high, 2.35 meters wide and 3.60 meters deep, and the gates on both sides are smaller. On the front, there is a "White Horse Temple" inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu, former president of the Chinese Buddhist Association. Shanmen, the main entrance of Buddhist temples in China, is generally composed of three gates, symbolizing the "three liberation gates" of Buddhism, namely "empty gate", "no phase gate" and "no wish gate". Because many temples in ancient China were built in mountain villages, they were also called "Shanmen". It was rebuilt in the 25th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1546).

There are two stone horses outside the mountain gate, opposite to each other. Shima is1.8m long and 2.2m long. It has a gentle temperament and exquisite carving. It is said that the horse carrying scriptures in the Han Dynasty is actually a stone statue in front of Wei Xianxin's tomb. 1935, the abbot of Dehao moved the stone horse to the front of the mountain.

Bell and Drum Tower of Luoyang Baima Temple The bell and drum towers of Luoyang Baima Temple are located on the east and west sides of the north-south central axis in the mountain gate. Among them, the bell tower was built in June of 199 1 year with a donation of 4 million yen from Mr. Hiroyuki Nakamura and 600,000 yuan from Baima Temple. Drum Tower was completed on 1992. The bell and drum towers are two-story pavilions, with double eaves on the top of a mound and a bottom width of 7.3 meters. They are covered with gray tiles and painted on stone platforms.

The bell rings at dawn and the drum rings at sunset, which is a signal for monks to work and rest and a symbol of the prosperity of Buddhist activities. "Masi Temple Bell" was once known as one of the eight scenic spots in Luoyang. Nowadays, every year at the turn of the New Year, people gather in Baima Temple to listen to the monks ringing the auspicious bell of the New Year and greet the happiness, auspiciousness and peace of the New Year with melodious sound waves.

The tombs of the two monks in Luoyang Baima Temple are located in the dense cypress trees on the east and west sides of the courtyard of Luoyang Baima Temple. They are antique and each has a tomb made of arc bluestone. This is the famous "Tomb of Two Monks". The tombstone on the east side is engraved with "Imperial Decree", "Gift" and "Tomb of Master Tong Yuan's Child Model on Han Qi Road"; A tombstone in the west is engraved with "imperial edict", "gift" and "Tomb of Master Zhu Fa, the general manager of Handa University". The owners of these two tombs are the eminent monks & Gashmoteng and Zhu Falan, who were invited by the Han Dynasty to preach scriptures and teachings. The title on the stone tablet was sealed by Song Huizong Evonne. The tombstone was erected in the seventh year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1634) and rebuilt by Zhong Xian, a doctor of political affairs from Yin Mingyi. There are also statues of two eminent monks on the balcony, which expresses the admiration of China Buddhist disciples for the two eminent monks.