Because there is a vast beach in front of the brick factory, whenever the sea rises, it will be submerged. If you want to go to Dongling Temple, you must climb down the mountain to get there. Besides, the traffic on this island is extremely inconvenient. Because the cross-sea bridge was not built at that time, the islanders' travel and cargo transportation were all solved by ships. Even if they went to the nearest Wenzhou city on the outlying islands, they had to take a speedboat for about 70 minutes. In case of typhoon or windy weather, it is common to stay out of the island for several days.
Apart from the environment, there are almost no authentic Buddhist temples here, and there is no special Guanyin Dojo. Moreover, most of the temples or temples that have been built are built spontaneously by islanders, and most of them are small in scale due to financial problems. In addition, although some believers have faith, they can't tell Taoism from Buddhism. In the local words, it means "worship whatever you see." It is in this environment that Zhongputuo Temple began to develop.
According to the memory of believers, they very much hoped to find a good mage to build a temple to spread Buddhism and bring authentic Buddhism to Dongtou. When they learned that Master Zhen Fang, who was imprisoned in Kaiyuan Temple in Chaozhou, expressed his willingness to visit, they were so excited that they could hardly sleep. I'll find Master Zhen Fang right away and let him have a look.
Afraid of the bad environment here, Master Zhen Fang didn't want to stay. The believers who followed Master Zhen Fang to inspect the site kept saying, "There can be another temple built in front, and the house can be built more beautifully." But after seeing the splendor of Kaiyuan Temple, these believers thought that Master Fang Zhen would not come. In fact, Master Zhen Fang didn't care how bad the environment was, because he found that it was a treasure trove for building Guanyin Dojo. The mage said that he decided to come here for three reasons: First, at that time, Dongtou believers lined up to meet their own scenes against the sea breeze, which made him feel that the folk customs here were simple; Second, the government here is more enthusiastic and open-minded; Third, it is located in the middle of Putuo Temple, with excellent feng shui pattern. It will be transformed like Putuo Luojia, the residence of Huayan Jingguanyin. So, on the basis of the original "Dongling Temple", earth-shaking changes began. Master Zhen Fang said that when the country was closed to the outside world, the Zhaitang was not completely built, almost like a "rough house". The reason why he is in a hurry to close the door is mainly because once the Zhongputuo Temple is built on a large scale in the future, he may be busier even though he is already very busy, so he should take advantage of his youth and have fewer chores. After four years of seclusion, the whole construction of Zhongputuo Temple was temporarily put on hold until Master Zhen Fang went through the customs in 2004. At that time, the first thing Master Zhen Fang did after going through the customs was to build Yuantong Temple, which also meant that the construction of Zhongputuo Temple began again. After a year's construction, Tong Yuan Concert Hall was successfully completed. According to the believers, there were new changes in Zhongputuo Temple at that time every day, which always brought them some surprises.
Demolition of the ancient temple
Soon, the trouble began to find Master Zhen Fang. In 2005, Master Zhen Fang decided to demolish the old temple Dongling Temple and use it to build an annular altar. This move made the lay people who had participated in the construction of the old temple at that time not understand, thinking that their hard work had been demolished, and even went to the government and the Buddhist Association to petition and reflect. However, all this did not shake the confidence of Master Zhen Fang. He knew that the old temple was incompatible with the previous buildings in terms of scale and style, and it had to be demolished if it was to achieve harmony and unity. "Do it if you are sure, don't worry too much, just do what you should do, and everyone will understand and understand in the end." Master Zhen Fang said. In fact, it is indeed true. When the old temple was demolished and a square, solemn and atmospheric altar was erected, the layman who strongly opposed and claimed that he would never come to the temple again found the mage, saying that he had saved some money and wanted to help him build the temple.