The name of Wild Goose Pagoda comes from Indian legend. Buddhism is divided into Mahayana and Hinayana. Mahayana is a vegetarian and eats meat. One day, in a Hinayana Buddhist temple, the monk who was cooking sighed because he didn't find meat for the abbot. It happened that a flock of geese were flying in the sky. So the monk thought, if only there were geese for the abbot to eat.
Suddenly, a wild goose really fell from the air to the ground. Monk Mi was very surprised and told the abbot. The abbot said in surprise, "This is not a wild goose, but a bodhisattva who gives herself up for others." The monks in the temple were greatly moved, and the Hinayana Sect stopped eating meat. In order to commemorate the wild goose incarnated by Bodhisattva, a five-story tower named Wild Goose Pagoda was built where the wild goose fell.
The tower of Jean Temple is modeled after the Wild Goose Pagoda in India, so it is also called the Wild Goose Pagoda. In order to distinguish it from a smaller Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Jianfu Temple, it is also called Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
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Daxiong Hall is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty. It was built by royal decree in the Tang Dynasty, and it was built under the patronage of the royal family. It has a prominent position and a grand scale. Xuanzang was the first abbot of DaKeats and was honored as "Sanzang".
Xuanzang and Tang Zhenguan set out from Chang 'an in the third year (629) to study in the Western Regions. He rode alone on the "Silk Road" and overcame many difficulties and obstacles. After three years of arduous trekking, Vandory finally reached Tianzhu, a Buddhist holy place, and studied at the famous Nalanduo Temple.
After that, he spent five years in Tianzhu Buddha country and traveled all over India. When I returned to Nalanduo Temple, I was already a lecturer in this highest Buddhist institution, second only to the mentor and sage.
In the 19th year of Tang Zhenguan (645), Xuanzang returned to Chang 'an with 657 scriptures, 8 Buddha statues and a large number of Buddhist relics. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Daiyuji was completed, and Xuanzang was appointed as the first temple director to build the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was used to collect Buddhist relics, Buddha statues and scriptures brought back from Tianzhu, and devoted himself to the translation of Buddhist scriptures.
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