Lushan Temple History Of Decline And Its Inspiration

The introduction of Buddhism in Changsha, Hunan, began in the Western Jin (AD268). monk Zhu fachong,who is from the Huiji Yan County (now Shengzhou City,Zhejiang Province), came to Changsha to built Lushan Si, which later is known asthe "Huxiangdojo ". Lushan Si is located in the Yuelushan,a place that is full of oldtrees. It is one of the oldest temples in Hunan Province. As is Founded in four years(AD268), Western Jin, it is called HuiGuangming Temple,In Tang Dynasty it changedits name to the Lushan Si. In the left, the monastery Pro breeze Gap is located; in theright, it is the Stephen Crane; He Xi Dan Feng and long Island, water flow lie in frontof the temple; in the behind is the Yu monument,you can enjoy its tales; Aslo,deepvalleys and woodlands lie at the foof of the temple. Therefore,it has the reputationof"The initial attractions of the Han, Wei, Hunan’s first temple." now it is a nationalkey Buddhist monasteries. The monastery was created1700years ago, it was destroyedby the war for six times. in1944,it was destroyed by the Japanese and the onlyremainings are the gate and scripture library. The hall has been repaired, the Buddhistgoddess of the hall,Guanyin,is solemn and kind. Temple is composed of the maingate, the Maitreya Hall, Main Hall, Guanyin Pavilion, dining hall buildings. Gate isfor the archway type and amount of the book "Ancient Lushan Si; scripture library isalso known as Guanyin Pavilion, before the pavilion, there are two trees calledGuluohansong,which are planted in Six dynasty.The trees are also known as the livingwitness of the Lushan Si history.Buddhism,which has been spread since Western Jin, it make Hunan cultureenter a new period of development,which is a major event of the history of thedevelopment of Hunan Culture. Since then, after a long history, Hunan culture absorbsin the new content and nutrients,and becomes more and more rich and splendid, itreceives a new impetus to the development. Era is in the development of,the world ischanging, the society is evolving, mankind is also exploring to continue to moveforward. Faced with the vicissitudes of the turn of the century, the reality of society and life, people are increasingly aware of the importance and urgency of seeking mentalwell-being and tranquility. During the process of People’s searching for spiritualhomeland in China’s socialist modernization, in the process of building a socialistharmonious society, Buddhism can undoubtedly play an active role.Originated in India, Buddhism is flourished in China.And in Hunan,it has gota rapid spread and development.once extincted in India, it has developed in China forseveral thousand years without a break. Buddhism, experiencing a continuous changefrom India to china after a long-term spread and development, continue to spread anddevelop. Buddhism,after the penetration and the interaction between traditional cultureand Hunan Culture, is not only greatly enriched and developed but also itself hasbecome an integral and important part of traditional culture. Thousands of years,Chinese Buddhism, the impact on people’s minds and social life, is extensive andprofound and is to meet people’s spiritual needs, it played an important role. Thelong-term existence of a cultural phenomenon has its own profound inevitability. theinner spirit, culture and social life needs is the most important conditions of itsdependencies. To explore the basic spirit of the study of Chinese Buddhist culture in theprocess of development in Lushan Si,to study the trajectory of the evolution history ofBuddhism in the development of Buddhism in Lushan, to explore the general rules ofthe Buddhist culture in the way of meeting the needs of society and life, areprecious ways for Buddhism playing an important role in the development of modernsociety.Now the problem is how to make the study of Chinese Buddhism keep pacewith the times, how to explore the positive spirit of the Chinese Buddhism better inorder to make Buddhism adapt to modern society and meet the needs of life better andbetter.Lushan Si has experienced ups and downs in the history, it is accompanied by thedevelopment of Buddhism in Hunan.It presents the history of its rise and fall in front ofthe human. It can be said that the development of Lushan Si in hunan, has not only witnessed the development of Buddhism in China, but also provides a lot of valuablehistorical experience. for the continued development of Buddhism in China...