Brief introduction of Cao Xian Temple

From the title of Cao Temple, we can imagine the remoteness and difficulty of building this temple. The local people said that when the temple was built, monks and local people used a stone and a brick like a bird, with grass in their mouths, for a hundred years. The most complete existing building in the temple is Guandi Temple, which is a typical northern beamless building. The whole building is well-preserved, and its style is similar to that of Simen Pagoda. The statue of Guan Gong in the temple is carved with local stones, with exquisite knife work and bold style.

In the stories circulated by local people, there were dozens of houses at the peak of the temple, which were later destroyed. Standing at the foot of the mountain, I looked up and saw more ruins. The Hall of Ursa Major was gone. The existing inscriptions also record that the temple was last rebuilt during the Daoguang period; When Qianlong Mountain closed for meditation, he also lived here several times, leaving two pieces of Yulong cards.

To the southwest of the temple is the cemetery of eminent monks of past dynasties. According to reports, the largest cemetery can be compared with Lingyan Tomb Pagoda, and there is only one "Gong Hao Zen Master Shou Pagoda" on the ground. The tower was originally more than 6 meters high and round, and the thickest part was more than one meter in diameter. This tower has nine floors, except that the top floor was vandalized, and the existing eight floors were buried in two underground floors. It is said that there are many intact tomb towers and inscriptions buried underground nearby.

There used to be only a woman in her forties who looked at the temple. According to local people, the surname of the temple is Kong, and both grandfather and father are secularized monks who hold the title of Cao Temple. Temple visitors have enjoyed the title of Grass Division for more than 20 years. The viewer's devotion to Buddhism and attachment to temples are unimaginable. The relevant departments repeatedly persuaded and mobilized her to go down the mountain, but she politely refused. The outside world is a modern society of 2 1 century, but a woman has lived alone in the mountains for decades, which is by no means unimaginable and unbearable for ordinary people.

In order to make Buddhism last forever, and for the sake of the suffering sentient beings, Master Shi was invited by many laymen in Jinan in June, 20 10 to visit the Changqing Temple in Jinan, expressing his sad wish of "I will go through fire and water to protect the teachings" and preparing for the reconstruction work. On June 20th of the same year110, Master Shi went to Shangchang Xiaru despite hardships.

Walking out of the temple, standing in the deep mountain canyon, watching the temple standing alone in the distance, the mystery, quietness and coolness of the thousand-year-old temple make people forget the time to go home.