Evolution of Tayuan Temple

Tayuan Temple was originally named Jinta Temple. According to the Records of Jinta County in the Republic of China, Sun Yigui (a native of Ganzhou, now Zhangye), a guerrilla general of Jintaying, was stationed here in the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1700). Whenever the dead of night, I often hear the sound of fish drums and chanting, one after another. Coincidentally, one day Sun Yigui happened to dream of a temple where monks were chanting and making the same sound as he heard every day. When he woke up from his dream, the voice was still ringing in his ears, and the dream of the temple was still in sight. During Sun Yigui's private visit, men, women and children all asked for the reconstruction of Jinta Temple. It is said that since the destruction of Jinta Temple, the frontier fortress is uneasy, the weather is bad, and the people are miserable for ten years and nine droughts. So Sun Yigui decided to repair Jinta Temple. During the construction process, he personally supervised the repair, and sent special personnel to the western regions to study architectural techniques and cast bronze Buddha statues and towers. In this way, it took three years to repair a brand-new Jinta Temple. The "Golden Pagoda" tower is 7 feet in circumference, 5 feet in height and 2 feet in circumference 1 foot. According to legend, the circumference of the tower is 7 feet, representing 7 big months every year, and the height of 5 feet represents 5 small months every year, which is just a year of divination; Among other 12 zodiac signs, there are 5 dragons and 7 crouching tigers. The top of the tower is 5 feet high, and the circumference 1 foot means that "I" is the "zodiac", which is a supplementary explanation to the tower foundation.

In the fourth year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (AD 1878), Chen Yuna, a tribute student, supervised the repair and lifted stones to build three halls for the Buddha. Later, the merchant Luther and Gong Shengren Liu Huaiji restored it twice. In the fifth year of the Republic of China (A.D. 19 16), a British doctor, Harvard, went to Jinjin and stole the Golden Buddha from the top of the tower. Ge Yong, the county magistrate, asked the magistrate for instructions: "I know that the ancient Buddha here is very important and should be returned.". Harvard from Ganzhou to the west, after Jiuquan, satrap ordered Wu Mou to chase the ancient Buddha. 2 1 (1932) One night in autumn, the stolen ancient Buddha was stolen by thieves. Early the next morning, the Taoist priest who lived in the temple finished worshipping the Buddha and went to the Guanyin Hall at the back. When he saw two ladders on the tower, he found that the golden Buddha in the tower was stolen. A gentleman surnamed Zhong left a message on the tower: "There is no gold in the pagoda now. I advise the villagers not to regret it because the thief stole it. The pagoda is full of gold. "

A temple was built in Tarnum, with three main halls, three middle halls and three front halls, with left and right verandahs, mountain gates and a music platform. In front of the mountain gate, two stone lions entered the mountain gate and entered the front hall. There are four heavenly kings on each side, one with a treasure umbrella, one with a pipa, one with a sword and one with a palm tower. The four gods have stepped on the little devil. Out of the front hall, on the east side is the Apocalypse Hall of Dongyue, where there are two statues of Bodhisattva and Tian Zi. There are paintings on the left and right walls, including King Guang, Chu, Emperor Song, Guan, Wang, Wang, King Taishan, King Ping, King Du and King Lun, which are collectively called Ten Yan Luowang, and there are 18 layers of hell murals. On both sides is San Xiao Temple, with three statues of Xiao Yun, Bixiao and Xiaoqiong. There is a Ziya Building on the top of the nave. There are Maitreya Buddha and Wei Tuo Bodhisattva statues on the front of the nave, and 18 Luohan statues on the left and right sides. Out of the nave, there are marble stone tablets about two meters high on both sides, with inscriptions on both sides. Opposite the pine and cypress garden in the yard is the main hall, which is the main hall of the tower yard. On the second beam of the main hall, there are eight large plaques hanging from Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China. On both sides of the wall, the top is painted with statues of Fengshen, Jade, Leigong and Dian Mu. There is a statue of Sakyamuni in the Hall of Ursa Major, with a Dapeng and four bodhisattvas of righteousness and evil on the top, a bodhisattva riding an elephant on the right, a Manjusri Bodhisattva riding a lion on the left, and the last Guanyin Bodhisattva sitting upside down in front of the golden pagoda. Although the temple is full of feudal superstition in figure sculpture, mural art and inscriptions, it reflects the history, the wisdom and creative spirit of the working people, and has high cultural relics research value.

"Jinta is located in the center of the backyard of the tower courtyard hall. It is the main building of the Tayuan. Walking up the steps of the pockmarked stone (granite), it is a tower foundation inlaid with square bricks and pockmarked stone, surrounded by a fence that is more than one person high. The tower has beautiful shape, fine workmanship, ingenious design and unique style. You can see the shape of the pagoda by car from Jiuquan through Jinta Jiashan and over Dapo Liang. Surrounded by pines and cypresses, it rises to the blue sky and attracts attention. There are eight wooden horns at the top of the tower, and a wind chime is hung on each corner. A windy tower horn wind chime and a temple horn wind chime meet together, and the sound is crisp and pleasant, as if it were a well-balanced and beautiful piece of music. According to folklore, one autumn day in 1946, a flock of pigeons landed at the top of the tower. With a gunshot, a pigeon fell and the top of the tower fell with it. The bronze roof and the scriptures printed on yellow paper were carried away by four soldiers in blue hats.

In Tayuan Temple, there are elms and poplars that have grown for a hundred years, as well as several tall and straight pines and cypresses and two water grapes. There are red and yellow roses, peony, bluegrass and other flowers planted in the Yulan Pool. Especially in the season when roses are in bloom, the fragrance is fragrant, which makes people feel particularly refreshing and happy. The majestic pagoda has its own advantages in four seasons against the backdrop of flowers and trees. There are farmland and flower orchards behind the tower. Every spring and summer, the scenery here is charming and colorful, which makes Tayuan Temple more solemn.

There are also two big clocks in the tower yard, which are hung on the bell stands of Niangniang Temple and Shangdian Temple respectively, and are cast with four Chinese characters: Zheng, Cao, Li and Zhuan. The two ears of the bell are different in acoustics, and the bell is crisp and pleasant, with a long sound. As long as the monk rings the bell, farmers about one kilometer away from the square garden can hear it. 1944, in order to arouse people's awareness of protecting historical sites, Yan Zhongyi, the county magistrate of Jinta County, hung a large gold plaque of "Jinta Temple" in the middle of the temple gate with his autograph on it. There is also a stage in front of the mountain gate 100 meters. In the Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China, there were temple fairs and dramas on March 18 and April 8 of the lunar calendar, and it was very lively here. In the first month of each year, the village fire, "jumping on the ground", "dry boat, dragon lantern" are also rehearsed here, and then they go to Zhuangzi to pay New Year greetings.