Dajue Temple

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Dajue Temple
Ming Dynasty

The Dajue Temple (

Ming Dynasty
. It contains three main halls, a gate, a pagoda and various side halls.

History

According to a stele at the temple, Dajue Temple was first built in 1068 during the

Ming Dynasty, was given its present name, "Dajue Temple."[2] The temple went through renovations in 1720 and 1747.[3]

Layout

The temple is arranged on an east–west axis, and contains five main buildings. Beginning at the east is the main gate followed by the Mahavira hall, the Amitabha Hall, the Sarira

sutras.[4]

Mahavira Hall

The Mahavira hall contains three large statues dating from the Ming Dynasty. The central one is of

Amitabha. Behind these three statues, facing the back exit of the hall, is a statue of Samatabhadra. On each side of the hall are statues of twenty devas.[5] On the wall behind these devas is a mural that dates from the Qing Dynasty. There is a large dragon carved into the ceiling.[6]
The Mahavira hall of Dajue Temple
Three statues in the Mahavira hall (Amitabha, Sakyamuni, Buddha of Medicine)

Amitabha Hall

The Amitabha hall contains a large statue of Guanyin which is flanked by two Bodhisattva statues. Behind the statues, facing the back entrance, there is a Qing-era flying statue.[7]

Sarira Pagoda

The Sarira pagoda contains the relics of the monk Jialing, who was abbot of the temple for a few years in the 1720s. It was built shortly after his death in 1728.[8] The bottom part of the pagoda is an octagon, while the middle part is white and circular. The pagoda tapers out into a slender spire.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ Dajue Temple. China Discover
  2. ^ Liao and Wu, 42-43.
  3. ^ Li, 1
  4. ^ Liao and Wu, 43.
  5. ^ Li, 9.
  6. ^ Pillsbury, 13
  7. ^ Li, 9.
  8. ^ Li, 10.
  9. ^ Li, 9.

References

  • Pillsbury, Adam. Beijing Excursion Guide. Beijing: China Population Publishing, 2007.
  • Li Jianbo. Dajue Si. Beijing: Beijing Yanshan Publishers, 2001.
  • Liao Pin and Wu Wen. The Temples of Beijing. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2006.

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