In the third year of Fu Yuan in the Song Dynasty (1 100), Su Dongpo was exiled to Hainan and returned to the north, passing through Guangzhou to visit the temple. He was attracted by six banyan trees in the temple, which were as vigorous as vanadium dragons. He happily wrote down the word "six banyan trees" and became Su Dongpo's famous Mo Bao. Monks carved it on the stone wall. . This temple was later commonly known as Liu Rong Temple. When Liu Rong Temple was rebuilt after 1982, Su Dongpo's "Liu Rong" was made into a plaque and hung on the mountain gate.
Liu Rong Temple, a Zen Dojo, is also known as the "Four Jungles" in Guangzhou with Haimin Temple, Guangxiao Temple and Hualin Temple. It was built in the Southern Dynasties in the third year of Liang Datong (537). At that time, Liang Wudi Xiao Yan's mother-in-law, Master Tansu, came to Cambodia not far from Wan Li and asked to bring the Buddhist relics back to Guangzhou. Xiao Yu, the secretariat of Guangzhou, specially built Baoyan Temple to welcome the offering. Later renamed Changshou Temple.
Wang Bo, one of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, traveled here and wrote "Zhuang Yan Temple Tower Monument", which is an important historical material for studying the historical evolution of the temple tower. This monument was lost in the Qing Dynasty, and now it has been rearranged and displayed in the stele gallery in the temple.
When Duangong Temple was rebuilt in the second year of the Northern Song Dynasty (989), Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen, was enshrined in the temple, so it was renamed Jinghui Temple. In the existing hall of the Six Ancestors, there is a bronze statue of Huineng, the Six Ancestors, which was cast with red copper. It is1.8m high and weighs about1000kg. The sixth ancestor sat in the plush chair and closed his eyes to meditate. His appearance and expression are very consistent with Huineng's body image of Nanhua Temple in Qujiang County. His expression is lifelike, detached and noble, natural and kind, sitting quietly like an approachable elder, which makes people unable to bear to disturb.
This bronze statue is exquisitely cast and carved. This is a precious cultural relic preserved in Liu Rong Temple. In front of the Sixth Ancestral Temple, Chinese toon trees are lush, Bodhi women are in mourning, and there is a unique semi-banyan pavilion. The inscription of Su Dongpo's book "Song of Proverbs" is hidden in the shade. In front of the original Sixth Ancestral Temple, there is a memorial archway of Cao Faru, engraved with a long couplet written by Qiao Liu's best friend Jin Baotai, describing the Jingsheng cultural relics in the temple:
There are several famous mountains, Dharma Shoes, Dongpo Exhibition, and Wang. At that time, the sea was quite secluded, and 300 bells were reserved for guests; The boy carries Dafa, stupa, statue of Nanzong and Taihu Stone on his shoulder. At this time, the pavilion is ancient, and five thousand disciples have descendants.
Conclusion There will be local temple buildings in every place, and the architectural style in every place may be different, but it must be unique. Isn't it bad to know more?