Baima Temple in Luoyang city 12 kilometers east, in the Eastern Han Dynasty start Yongping 1922 (Year 68), have passed 1,900 years of history, and one of the earliest Buddhist temple, the Chinese Buddhist statue called "Jieting "and" Release Source "and" China's first monastery, "said.
Chuan Liuzhuang Night's Dream Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty God, come from the West, flying around Dian tribunal. Therefore, the mission to send 18 Western Regions, thanks for Buddhism, in Dairujing (Afghanistan this area) event Tianzhu (India) monks perturbation Matanga, Dufalan, to see statues of Buddhist scriptures. Yongping decades, the Chinese Baima Fanceng to piggyback contains statues of Buddhist scriptures back to Luo, and the following year Jianshi, Suisi Baima name.
At the grand scale of the Tang Dynasty, incense Hoteison God. Ming Jiajing be renovated 34 years, largely for this Baimasi the size and layout. Existing area of about 40,000 square meters. In the distribution of the main north-south axis line construction are heavenly kings Temple, the permitted, the main building, Chayindian and cool - and Pilu Club; hall to the main building by the statues of the Yuan Dynasty dry lacquer Buddha statues III, will be two days, the 18 arhats the most valuable. In addition, Yuan, Ming and Qing, as generations of clay sculpture, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming generations of QI Yun Jing Zhuang inscriptions, as well as Tajikistan, and Tianzhu monks tomb, burning and other monuments by Taiwan.
Big Buddha temple hall hoisted a large bell, the King of Luoyang eight "Ma Temple Bell" that is resulting. It is said that whenever Rubaifengqing nights, when more people static, the big blow monks pestle bell, the bell will Xiangbian area Shili, absolutely not prolonged. More intriguing is that the same temperament, so long as the bell rings, far away in the 25 li clock tower outside the Old City of Luoyang on the clock and also crashed while. 0:00 New Year's Day each year should be held here on the spread of the bell Millennium New Year activities.
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