Brief introduction of Fengshan Temple

Guo, a common name, was born on February 22nd in the third year of Tianfu at the end of Jin Dynasty (AD 938). Legend has it that Guo Zhongfu was born as a long-term worker. At the age of 7, he lost his father, herded cattle and adopted his mother, and was a neighbor of Guo Xiaozi. Later generations read their filial piety, established the temple as a god, prayed for good or ill luck at four o'clock, and worshipped it as a general, so Guo Shan Temple is also called the General Temple. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D.11-kloc-0/162), the deity was named Guangzehou of Weizhen, and the hall was endowed with a large-scale cloister. In the 16th year of Jiading, Song Ningzong (A.D. 1223), a temple was built in a neighboring village to make its sleeping hall, porch, gate and steps complete. Until the early Qing Dynasty in Song Lizong (A.D. 1259), the mighty and heroic Guangze was honored as the king and a temple was built for sacrifice. It was renamed Fengshan Temple because it danced in the terrain of Guoshan. In the next 300 years, although the building was repaired, the temple appearance was not expanded and renovated.

The scale of Fengshan Temple is 1.6 vertically and 1.4 horizontally. The temple hall is divided into three halls. The main (middle) hall is 65,438+0.8 feet high, and each hall has a compartment. There are strontium statues of kings and princesses in the east, from which the old traces of Gu Teng incarnate sit, and behind the room is the inner bedroom; The west folder is dedicated to Sakyamuni and the golden body of Guanyin in the South China Sea. The front hall is 1.85 feet high, with the middle dedicated to the king, and beside it dedicated to Chongdehou, Xianyou Hou, Huang Taiwei and General Chen, making contributions to the king. The temple is surrounded by courtyards and walls. There are more than 30 rooms on the left and right, which are places where monks gather. The height of the temple gate is 1.4 feet. The Juren in Ming Dynasty and Yanting Quti Temple in Yongchun have a panoramic view of Fengshan. There is a huge stone in the door. The mountain is steep and Li Zhuo. It looks like a cloud and used to be compared to chicken buns. Outside the door, the court is lined with bricks, and the winding path is secluded.

During the Jiajing period of Sejong in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1522- 1566), the Japanese pirates looted the poem mountain and set fire to the temple, leaving no inscription in the collection. Ming Muzong lived in Ding Maonian, Qin Long (AD 1567), and raised funds to rebuild neighboring villages; Ming Shenzong Wanli Chen Geng years (AD 1580), and then expanded; During the reign of Daoguang Dinghai in Xuanzong of Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1827) and Wuyin in Guangxu of Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1878), it was repaired and constructed many times. The scale of temples is becoming more and more grand, spectacular and beautiful, without losing the old concept, and many facilities that were not available in the previous generation have been added.

Fengshan Temple is a multi-temple. Traditionally, it has been presided over by monks. The Buddha statue of Lord God Guo has a special sculpture, with white eyes and black beads staring straight at it. Therefore, the white-eyed Buddha is conducive to site selection, so it is more respected by overseas Chinese.

Fengshan Temple, in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, was given the title of plaque by the emperor, and the incense was flourishing. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Quanzhou moved into Taiwan Province Province in large numbers, so there were more than 65,438+000 temples in Guangze Wang Zun in Taiwan Province Province. Most overseas Chinese in Quanzhou make a living abroad, so there are Fengshan temples in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines and other places in Southeast Asia to worship Guo.

1in the winter of 978, overseas Chinese advocated reconstruction. After ten years of construction, the scale of Fengshan Temple has become more and more magnificent. The temple gate is far away from the Baiyun Room in Gaogaishan, commanding, with a panoramic view of Shantou city, surrounded by lush trees, fragrant flowers and fruits and picturesque scenery. The wood and stone in the front hall, middle hall and back hall of the newly-built Fengshan Temple are exquisitely carved, with exquisite craftsmanship, and the bluestone dragon column and stone lion guarding the door are lifelike. There are bell and drum tower, cloister, worship hall, meditation room, fasting hall, welcoming room, Fengguan Hall, Sutra Pavilion, Jujin Pavilion and other facilities on the left and right sides in turn. The specifications are huge, magnificent and the landscape is completely new.