White Horse Temple

A few great points and a headache: there are too many people on holidays, headache! Burning incense and worshiping Buddha are all blocked haha, you can see the exotic temples are great! The tall Sheli Tower is very beautiful! Next time I have the opportunity to listen to the sound of the Drum Tower Bell!

There are still a lot of people coming on May Day. 3 people asked for an explanation of 50 yuan. It takes 40 minutes to explain the history of Baima Temple and the Buddha statues in each temple. The scenic spot is very small, there is an international temple group on the west side, and all of them are turned for up to 2 hours. Tickets must be bought on the public account. If you drive there, you usually park in the newly built parking lot on the south side of the scenic spot. There are many parking spaces. The tourist service center is also in the No. 1 parking lot. However, after parking, you have to walk about 1 km north to get to the entrance of the scenic spot. You can take the scenic battery car to and from the scenic spot. 10 yuan/person round trip.

Baima Temple, China's first ancient temple, well-deserved reputation, the first trip to Henan was impressed. The tour guide Liu Cong is enthusiastic and professional, and the explanation is meticulous and patient, which has benefited a lot!

20240415 afternoon: 1. Baima Temple is a thousand-year-old temple on the outskirts of Luoyang. It was built in Yongping, East Han Dynasty in 11 years (68 years). It was named after the legend of "Baima Negative Sutra". It is the first official temple after Buddhism was introduced to China. It is respected as the Buddhist ancestral court and known as "the first temple in the world". Reconstruction has been repeated in successive generations, and it is one of the eight major scenes in Luoyang, and the incense is extremely vigorous. Baima Temple covers an area of 13.3 10,000 ㎡, composed of Di Renjie Tomb, Temple District, World Buddha Hall Expo Area, is a good place for humanistic learning, ancient costume photography, worship Buddha and pray. There are countless imperial, literati and foreign guests in history, and it is the most internationalized temple in China. ① Address: No. 3 Luobai Road, Luohe Hui District, Luoyang City, Henan Province ② Transportation: direct bus, easy to drive ③ Heavy season: No ④ Time: 3 hours ⑤ Ticket price: 35 yuan 2. Di Renjie's tomb is located on the southeast side of the temple. It is rumored to be the tomb of the Tang Dynasty name Di Renjie. The tombstone was re-established in the 21st year of Ming Wanli (1593), and the engraved "There is Tang Zhongchen Di Liang Cemetery" because there are three tombs of Di Renjie in China. It is also said that it was the tomb of the White Horse Temple, which was sealed as the gong of Liang Guo in the Wuzhou period (690-750). This area is from west to east: ① Huiri Hengming Archway: Sandong Archway ② Zhongyuan First Bhikuni Domain: also known as Qiyun Pagoda Courtyard and East Baima Temple. It is the only Bhikuni (Nungu) Domain in Henan Province, covering an area of 10,000 ㎡, and was transferred to Baima Temple in 1990. The mountain gate is written by Zhao Pu Chu, former president of the Buddhist Association, and there are Buddhist monuments and temples in the courtyard. China's first master bhikuni net inspection has built a bamboo forest temple on the west side of Luoyang Palace Qiyun Tower: built in 68, rebuilt in Jindading 15 years (1175), originally a wooden tower, later destroyed in fire. The tower is 35 meters high and 13 floors. It is the oldest existing ground building in Luoyang. It is one of the six scenic spots of Baima Temple. 3. The temple is divided into three roads, covering an area of 60,000. The 5 major temples on the main axis of the middle road can only be visited outside the door and cannot enter the temple. The middle road from south to north is: ① Shipaifang: 3 holes, Zhengfang's "China's first ancient temple", the side square's "Juelin", "Fayuan" ② Mountain Gate: 3 holes wall-style gate, the temple name is written by Zhao Puchu, the middle gate hole is3.08 meters high, wide 2.35 meters, deep 3.6 meters. There is a pair of stone carvings of horses in front of the mountain gate. It is the stone statue in front of the tomb of Wei Xianxin, the maduwei of the northern song. The Buddhist Story Corridor: embedded in the wall corridors on both sides of the mountain gate, there are Huaihai Lili, Beizong Shenxiu, Anqingduxuan, Motengbi Fa, Fakai Medical Practice, Huiyuan Crossing the Creek, "Han Book" on Buddha, Guanyin manifestation, Nanzong Huineng, Yuyu cure, monks' association to give treasure, Damodu River, Ming Emperor's dream, Liezi Yisheng, Baozhi magic, Dao'an Yuanzhi, Xuanran Waste Temple, Yanshou Nianjing Sutra, Buddha Xianrui, Dao'an Good Induction, a line of history, Yijing translation, Liangwu Repentance, Liangzi sense, Not empty to protect the country, Liang Wumeng Buddha, Roche translation, Tao Rongdou Law, Xuanyu scriptures, cloth bag magic, daub management, thought and transmission law, burning books, Wendi ask the law ④ Bell Tower/Drum Tower: built in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 years), reconstructed in... The number of words exceeds the limit, continue in the last picture

Yesterday I went to the White Horse Temple. The first impression was very bad. There was a "White Horse Temple parking lot" everywhere. The charge was OK, 10 yuan/1 time, but it was easy to be misled to park far away. Near the temple, all kinds of dirty mess. Entering the temple, it feels good! Compared to some magnificent, comparable to the renovated temples of the palace, the White Horse Temple is what the temple should have.

There are many people who belong to Luoyang's must-visit attractions. In fact, more religious tourists, the incense-burning Buddhas account for a large proportion. Almost every Buddha in front of the incense burner or the temple has previously had people who knelt or worshiped. If you have no study of the temple, or are not believers, you don't have to come to the White Horse Temple. The Indian and Burmese-style monasteries of the modern architecture behind, you can learn about the exotic customs without going abroad. But the truth is the same. If there is no research and no background understanding, it can only be a horse viewing. On the contrary, the Qiyun Tower a few hundred meters away from the Baima Temple (belonging to the Baima Temple Scenic Area) is worth seeing. From the ancient tower of 2000 today, you can pray around the tower three times. There was an echo effect in the past, which cannot be reproduced due to wind and rain erosion. If you pass from the city, it is best to take a subway first, then take a taxi for ten minutes to arrive, and return to the city.

The explanation of the high guide is particularly good and clear. The knowledge content is full. At our scene, the two of us signed up and thought that we would not open a group, but the high guide did his best and did not slack off. Thank you for making our trip to the White Horse Temple more interesting.

When I came to Luoyang Baima Temple, I was very fortunate to have chosen a very good interpreter, Mr. Gao, an hour and a half of the explanation, which has the overall historical context, cultural relics details, and many Buddhist knowledge. I feel that I have benefited a lot. Like the white horse temple such as this scenic spot, you still have to ask a professional explanation to feel the real heritage here. I like the last sentence of Teacher Gao. Thousands of years ago, we took root in our land with an open and inclusive mentality; thousands of years later, we also welcomed the culture of various countries in our land with the style of a great country.