The most spiritual temple in Chongqing

The most spiritual temple in Chongqing is: Luohan Temple.

Luohan Temple is located atNo. 1 Luohan Temple Street in Yuzhong District, covering an area of 5160m2. Founded in the Northern Song Dynasty (1064- 1067), it was originally called Zhiping Temple. In the 17th year of Qing Qianlong (1752), Dragon Shrines was rebuilt due to the collapse of Qian Dian. Later, it was also called Luohan Temple and Gufo Rock.

In the 11th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1885), Longfa monk rebuilt the temple, built the Lohan Hall in imitation of Baoguang Temple in Xindu, and made clay sculptures of 500 Lohan and Fang Gaiming Lohan Temple. The main buildings in the temple are Dashanmen, Mingbei Pavilion, Ancient Buddha Rock, Daxiong Hall, Five Hundred Arhats Hall, Zen Hall and Miaoxiang Restaurant. The ancient Buddha Rock, also known as Luohan Cave, is more than 20 meters long and has more than 400 carved Buddha statues in the Song Dynasty.

There are many treasures of Buddhist art in the Hall of Ursa Major, including 16 Buddha statues, that is, 16 students with the best academic record of Sakyamuni Buddha. There are bronze statues of the "Three Sages of the West" in the Ming Dynasty, "Sakyamuni became a Taoist Jade Buddha" in Myanmar and "Sakyamuni became a monk" in India, all of which are rare in China.

Matters needing attention in Chongqing Luohan Temple:

1, neatly dressed and polite.

When entering the temple, clothes, shoes and hats should be neat. Don't wear untidy clothes, especially ladies. When you enter a Buddhist temple, you can't wear revealing clothes or make-up. Smoking, chewing gum and playing are not allowed.

Step 2 enter the temple

It is best not to enter the Buddhist temple through the middle door, but through the side door, not to step on the threshold, and it is better to lift your feet. After entering the temple gate, you should not go straight in the middle. You should walk along your left arm when going forward and backward. When entering the temple gate, don't put hats and crutches on the Buddha case and the Buddha seat.

Don't touch the things in the temple

Don't tamper with anything in the temple, especially the bells, drums, fish, chimes and other utensils in the temple. You shouldn't knock on Zhang Xi's clothes or play with them. Such as fruits and plants, should not be picked at will.

4, reading the bible must be respectful.

If there are open classics in the temple, you can read them. But before reading, you must wash your hands and put them on the table. You shouldn't hold the paper roll or put it on your lap. Don't add clothes and hats to the classics.

5. Worship monks is exquisite.

When you meet a monk, call him a mage or a monk. Do not call him a monk or a monk. The common way to greet monks is to put your hands together and bow slightly to show respect. Do not shake hands, hug or touch with monks. If a monk is worshipping Buddha, meditating, chanting, eating, sleeping, menstruating or going to the toilet, he should not worship.