Report on the Information of Ten Kindhearted Monk Disciples in Guangfu Palace, Taizhou, Zhejiang ProIssuing time:2023-02-08 15:00 Temple building carving manufacturer Guangfu Palace Taoist Temple is located in Qianjiang Village, Beiyang Town, Huangyan District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is adjacent to Chating Mountain to the north and Yongning River to the south. Less than one kilometer to the east is the first-class drinking water protection zone in Zhejiang Province - Changtan Reservoir. It is 20 kilometers to the west of Huangyan City and is adjacent to the county-level highway Yellow Front, with a beautiful environment and convenient transportation. Beautiful Changtan Reservoir: In ancient times, this place was a transportation hub for the surrounding areas, with a continuous stream of pedestrians, suffering from its remote and unshielded resting place. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, there was Shen Mingguang, the disciple of Abbot Ling Yuanzuo, the leader of the second largest cave in Taoism, the Yushan Dayou Palace. He encountered rain while passing through this place and fell ill due to wind and cold. Ling Fangzhang felt this and decided to raise funds to build a palace and a Mao'an here to worship Lv Zu. It was also equipped with a long corridor tea pavilion and stove, which was convenient for pedestrians and beneficial to the public. At first, the matter was handled by his disciples on his behalf, but it was not completed after a long delay. On the evening of the first day of the first lunar month of the following year, Abbot Ling had a dream that he had a divine name, the Great Sage of Sizhou, and he was responsible for personally supervising the matter. Ling Fangzhang suddenly woke up and personally went to the construction site to prepare. It was completed within a few days, and the Taoist temple was named "Guangfu Palace", which was the lower courtyard of the second cave, Dayou Palace. It was in the fifth year of the Guangxu reign in 1879 AD. Due to the construction of Mao'an and long corridors along the road, it is convenient for pedestrians to rest and stay, so it is also known as "Mao'an Guangfu Palace" or "Road Corridor Guangfu Palace". Temple and ancient architecture carving manufacturer Jiang Zonghan, born from 1901 to 1979, was known as Xuanfu, Deshu, and Qingrongzi. He was a former resident of Jiangcun and served as the abbot of Baiyun Temple in Beijing and the vice president of the Chinese Taoist Association. When I was young, my family was poor. At the age of 9, I was practicing at Guangfu Palace in Mao'an. At the age of 12, I traded rice for "Compendium of Materia Medica" and aspired to study medicine. At the age of 17, I entered the second cave and was entrusted to Yushan Dayou Palace for further education, which allowed me to make great progress in my knowledge of medicine. At the age of 24, I bought land to build a temple in Nanmen Mountain, Haimen, and devoted myself to practicing Taoism and medicine. In 1927, at the age of 26, I sat in Guanguan to specialize in Taoism and medicine. In 1929, he received the Three Altars of Great Precept at the Changchun Temple in Wuchang and was awarded the first title of the top Taoist scholar in China. In 1933, the main committee member, Yushan Dayou Palace Lecturer, also received disciples and preached precepts. In 1962, he was elected as the Executive Director and Vice President of the Chinese Taoist Association, and was promoted to the position of abbot at Baiyun Temple in Beijing.
Abbot Jiang is a master of Taoism and medicine, and has won the purpose of Dongyuan's spleen and stomach theory. He is especially good at acupuncture and moxibustion and is kind to love things. No matter rich or poor, rich or poor, he is also careful and has cured countless diseases. Many Chinese and western medicine have diagnosed ineffective diseases, and Abbot Jiang's skill has revived them. During his tenure as the abbot of Baiyun Temple in Beijing, he treated many government officials and was also ordered to cure Kim Il sung's mother's illness. Guangfu Palace was founded by Abbot Ling in 1897 and was repaired by Abbot Jiang once in 1940. However, it fell into disrepair for a long time, and the corridors and tea stands were all destroyed. The current Guangfu Palace consists of two courtyards, east and west. The buildings on the north side of the west courtyard are the Sanqing Hall, the buildings on the south side are the Shanmen and Doulao Hall, and the east and west sides are the wing rooms and kitchens. The land was purchased by local Shanxin in 1997 and gradually built on the original site of Guangfu Palace. It lasted for six years and cost over 2.6 million yuan until 2002. The building on the north side of the east courtyard is the Lingxiao Hall, which was purchased and built by local Shanxin in 2008. Construction began in 2009 and was completed in 2010. It took two years and cost over 1.2 million yuan. Later, a three story Dan Fang building, a Fangsheng Pond, and two pavilions of Shangshan and Guide were successively built in the east courtyard. On the south side, there is a reserved space for the Sanfa Hall, which will be dedicated to Emperor Lei, Emperor Zhenwu, and Zhang Tianshi.
Guangfu Palace is a legally qualified and legally protected Quanzhen Taoist open activity venue. The Taoist Temple currently has more than 10 permanent residents and belongs to the Longmen Sect of Quanzhen Taoism. The average age of the Taoists is around 30 years old. The Taoist temple inherits the inheritance of the Northern Sect of Quanzhen Taoism, with sex as the sect and dual cultivation of life and soul. He is skilled in both health preservation and life cultivation, and pays more attention to mental cultivation, focusing on the study of precepts and practices. Every morning and evening in the Taoist temple, the bell and drum are played, and the morning and evening classes are recited continuously, striving to revive the tradition of Taoism and promote the three treasures of the Supreme Master's compassion, diligence, thrift, and contentment. In line with the national government's policy of rejuvenating Chinese civilization, we aim to benefit the public and educate everyone. Palace building carving manufacturer The main purpose of Taoist temples is to promote the cultivation and liberation of the Great Way and the Dandao, with techniques as a supplement to aid and benefit the people. The ritual of legal affairs is currently one of the ways in which Taoist temples benefit the public. Guangfu Palace has its own complete Buddhist scripture class, and its ritual rituals belong to Guangcheng Rhyme. The rhyme is simple and honest, with over 400 types of rituals, including praying for blessings, dispelling evil spirits, eliminating disasters, dispelling diseases, improving luck, seeking wealth, prolonging life, Wenchang, worshipping the Dou, offering sacrifices to heaven, and avoiding death. With over 3000 volumes of ritual scriptures and confessions, it is one of the few inheritors of the Taoist ritual system in the country. In addition to the rituals and rituals of the Dharma, Daoist temples have accumulated a certain amount of research and experience in the areas of internal alchemy health preservation, life skill training, talismanship, and Taoist diagnosis and treatment. The Taoists offer sacrifices to the Ten Good Faiths and pray for blessings from the heavens.
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