The origin of the name of Tieshan Temple in Xuyi

Tieshan Temple, named after the mountain, was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It was built by Yan Buddha, the first monk of Han nationality who became a monk, and it was its first Dojo. He was a disciple of An Shigao, and An Shigao was a monk who translated scriptures in Luoyang during the reign of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling. He studied Buddhism for decades, and he wrote the first Buddhist book "Misha Ten Sages" by Emperor Gaozu. According to the record of the Exodus of Sanzang, he once translated The Mirror of Law and so on. Tieshan Temple has been expanded for generations. In the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the scale of temples reached its peak, and fourteen temple communities, including Wanggu Temple, Liang Qing Temple and Longshan Temple, were formed with Tieshan Temple as the center. Known as the "Xiaojiuhua Scenic Scenic Area" in northern Jiangsu and eastern Anhui, there are thousands of monks and nuns. Tieshan Temple was occupied by bandits in the late Qing Dynasty and was eventually destroyed by war. In order to meet the needs of local Buddhist culture, Tieshan Temple held the groundbreaking ceremony of Daxiong Hall 1 1 on October 3rd, 2006. At present, the construction of the Ursa Major Hall and the Shanmen Hall has been completed, and the Heavenly King Hall is under construction. Daxiong Hall is 24.8 meters high and covers an area of 880 square meters, which is higher than Pingshan Hall in Yangzhou and is the first hall in northern Jiangsu. In the future, the East-West Accessory Hall, Guest Room, Abbot Building, Guanyin Pavilion and Tibetan Scripture Pavilion will be gradually built, which can become a super-large temple complex in central Jiangsu and Anhui.