Zhoushan, Zhejiang tourist attraction: Fazheng lecture temple

The former name of Fazheng Lecture Temple is Yuantong Temple, also known as Tong Yuan Zen Forest. Fazheng Lecture Temple is located at the top of Putuo Shanxi Scenic Area, which is known as the "Haitian Buddha Country", with an altitude of150m. If it was built in the Ming Dynasty, it would be expanded in the Qing Dynasty. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the sea on one side, with lush trees and elegant environment, it is a treasure-house to cultivate temperament and sublimate personality, and has the reputation of "the first temple on the seamount"

In the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, monk Yuan offered to stay here because it was quiet and easy to dive, and named it "Yuantong Temple". In the third year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, Master Pu Xin made a rafter for Mao Peng. In the Gengzi year of Guangxu, Wu Yong, the Zen master of Zhongdian, presided over the temple affairs, raised net capital, built a large-scale construction project, and built the Daxiong Hall, the Wei Tuo Hall, the Buddhist Temple, the abbot, the sitting room, and the East and West Monks' Houses, which became a big temple in Putuo Mountain. Kang Youwei, a famous man of a generation, once lived in this mountain, and named this temple "the first temple of seamounts". Famous founders in history include Zen masters, such as Shan Jing and Lian Chan. During the ten-year catastrophe, it was occupied by Zhoushan Shipyard and Zhouyu Company as a guest house for more than 20 years. The Buddhist temples in Buddhism are completely unrecognizable. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/995, it was taken back by Putuoshan Buddhist Association, changed to Zhong Ni Dojo, renamed as "Dharma Temple" and listed as a key restoration temple.

The main Buddhist buildings and their artistic styles of Fazheng Lecture Hall are as follows:

(1) The doctrine of the Tong Yuan Hall of the Temple. Reconstruction 1997, wood structure. The five halls are three deep in width and12m in height. It leans against the mountain eaves, and its four corners are tilted, making it magnificent. Door leaf window grilles, ceiling algae wells, exquisite carving skills, fine composition and diverse styles. The temple is richly furnished with banners for palace lanterns. In the center is a three-meter-high bronze statue of Guanyin, surrounded by Shancai and Dragon Daughter, with 32 Guanyin heads on both sides. Difficulty 1.5 m, also made of pure copper. The caster has a unique shape, elegant and glittering, which is very spectacular.

(2) Buddhism talks about temples. The Dharma is clear, like a Tathagata bronze statue hall. /kloc-0 was completed in March, 1998 and in the same year1October 10. It is a pure copper temple built by Putuo Mountain Buddhist Association. It integrates Wutai Shantou Xiantong Temple, Beijing Summer Palace Wanshou Mountain Copper Hall and Putuo Mountain Fayu Temple Jade Buddha Hall. The bronze double-eaves mountain-resting style is 7.82 meters high, 7 meters wide and 5 meters deep. Weight 180 tons, cost170,000 yuan. Now it is the bronze casting temple in China. The temple is dedicated to a Buddha, a Dharma Buddha invited by Myanmar. Outside the bronze hall, the ground is white marble. The bronze hall faces the sea with the back of the mountain, and the pavilion eaves are towering, majestic and dazzling, just like the sky.

Dharma Temple has not only become one of the tourist attractions in Putuo Mountain, but also a Zhong Ni Dojo integrating the whole mountain academy and jungle. In the near future, a large number of young Buddhist monks will take to the pulpit to promote Buddhism.