In a temple on the top of the mountain 1300 meters in Xi'an, a mysterious reclining Buddha "lies". This wonderful temple attracts countless tourists to visit, and some people also lament the wisdom of the ancients.

How did the ancients with backward technology create such a general miracle? Don't worry, Xiaobian will take you to unveil this mysterious "veil" together.

Qinling Mountain Reclining Buddha Temple

The reclining Buddha Temple in the Qinling Mountains is famous for its thrilling and beautiful location and shape. The reclining Buddha Temple is built on a cliff. Its shape is a five-story corner building. Therefore, the reclining Buddha Temple is also known as a five-story building. Cliff stone carving, and Dai Ding.

The temple is located at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, perched on the top of the Qinghua Mountain. On the inside of the temple lies a stone statue of Buddha. It is rated as one of the four largest indoor stone Buddhas in the country. It is large in scale and majestic.

The reclining Buddha sculpture we saw in the reclining Buddha Temple was carved from stone walls. The reclining Buddha lies on its side in the four-arch cave. It is more than thirteen meters long and has a gratifying image.

Usually, when we see Buddha statues in temples, they are almost all sitting upright and solemn. The Reclining Buddha Temple has aroused the curiosity of many visitors with its other shapes.

The story of the origin of the reclining Buddha

So what kind of story is hidden behind the reclining Buddha Temple?

There is really a story about the origin of the Reclining Buddha Temple. According to folk accounts, there was a man who once traveled and wanted to return two large iron pots that the Dragon King of the East China Sea used to cultivate immortal pills. Buddha Lai was willing to help others.

He promised to help deliver it before dawn, but Lu Dongbin happened to hear it. Lu Dongbin was usually humorous and hid on Qinghua Mountain in advance. On that day, Rulai Buddha used an iron pole to carry two large iron pots while riding the clouds and clouds. Passing by on the Qinglong Mountain Road.

Lu Dongbin learned how to beat a rooster. If the Buddha heard the croaking, he thought that it was dawn soon and decided that it could not be delivered to the Dragon King of the East China Sea before dawn. So he put down his pole and fell asleep on Qinglong Mountain. According to legend, it is because of this story that the origin of the sculpture of the reclining Buddha came about.

Historical significance of the ancient people building reclining Buddha

The mystery of the thousand-year-old reclining Buddha is that future generations only know it is a thousand-year-old temple, but they do not know in which year and month it was built.

During the Tang Dynasty, my country's temple culture reached its peak, and temples were being built in many places. However, with the changes of the times, many temples went into decline. Of course, the Reclining Buddha Temple was an exception, which gradually declined with the changes of the times.

In the era of large-scale steel refining, the iron tiles on the roof of the Crouching Buddha Temple were also looted and used for ironmaking. The Crouching Buddha Temple was once deserted and deserted, and the wild wormwood was extraordinary. Until 1977, an eminent monk, a master of the school, climbed the peak and cleared the ruins., the Crouching Buddha Temple has new vitality. After many renovations, the Wrecking Buddha Temple was basically restored to its original appearance. Nowadays, every temple fair, the temple is very lively.

The construction of the Reclining Buddha Temple, with the changes of the times, until it was seen and rebuilt again, has unique significance in cultural history. The mysterious background of the Reclining Buddha Temple also left some insights into history and culture for future generations. The road to exploration.