The history of Baiyun Temple

The temple was built in the third year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty. It is also called "Lingyan Temple" because there is a rock in the middle that looks like the mouth of a majestic army. After that, it was renovated and expanded year by year. By the Zhiping period of Song Dynasty, it had begun to take shape and there were dozens of monks.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Fengyang Zhu Yuanzhang's peasant uprising fell into a trough and he was defeated by Ningguo. He then went to the peak "Baiyun Temple" to burn incense and worship Buddha, pray for God's blessings, and made a wish: If he turns defeat into victory in the future and conquers the world, he will overhaul this temple. . Zhu Yuanzhang later overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty did not forget his old wish and granted the "Baiyun Temple". Officials from Beijing and Mausoleum came to pay homage to each other. It is recorded in historical records that "the Emperor Ming Dynasty decreed that the Baiyun Temple at Gaofeng was the first ancient temple in the southeast of Ning County." It has been more than 1,300 years ago. history.

During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the main hall of the Zen temple collapsed. Master Sanbao, the abbot, led the believers to rebuild it and add iron tiles to make it permanent. The temples and palaces became magnificent and the atmosphere was renewed. From then on, the reputation of "Iron Wa Temple" spread far and wide, and its popularity grew day by day. During Buddhist ceremonies, nearly 10,000 pilgrims gathered, marking the heyday of the ancient temple.

In 1944, the temple was destroyed by war. During the Cultural Revolution, the temple was destroyed again, but the ruins of the temple and monk's chambers still exist, as do the ancient wells, temple monuments, monks' tombs, and the iron tiles of the temple. After the reform and opening up, religious policies were implemented, and the "Tiewa Temple" was repaired several times by Nanjing, Yixing, Lin'an, Xuanzhou and local believers who voluntarily donated money and labor, and gradually regained its vitality. Every year on the three traditional Buddhist festivals of February 19th, June 19th and September 19th of the lunar calendar, thousands of pilgrims and tourists climb the mountain to visit and worship.