Nanshan is a section of the Qinling Mountains, with thousands of peaks and valleys, green mountains and green waters and beautiful scenery. Known as the "fairy capital", "the crown of the cave" and "the best place in the world". The main peak is located in zhouzhi county, with an altitude of 2604 meters. Couplet: "Fushou is as long as the East China Sea, and longevity is longer than Nanshan." Nanshan refers to this mountain.
On August 23rd, 2009, working in Beijing, I went to the west on business. After handling official business, I drove off with a few friends of Xi 'an and a group of five people after breakfast, and went to Zhongnanshan in Qinling Mountain to meet Guo Xuan, the master of Kanongji.
The car sped on the highway, looking out the window at the majestic and steep scenery of Qinling Mountain, but I felt quite calm. About Zhong Nanshan, the impression only exists in Jin Yong's profound words, the poet's ethereal quips, and a few words from his friends. I've always wanted to have a chance to really explore and appreciate.
There are mountains, birds and flowers along the way. The green hills are full of eyes and the streams are crystal clear. Cars go over mountains and mountains with no end in sight. The mountain road is steep, and other vehicles are rarely seen along the road. I'm afraid of getting lost in the mountains.
"There are Buddhist temples and Guanyin three Buddhas in the mountains. It is quiet and quiet, and it can meet people in the world of mortals. " Kannonji, Zhong Nanshan is located 3 kilometers away from Fengyukou Mountain, which is close to the mountains and waters.
Where Kannonji is located, practitioners have lived in seclusion for generations. Han Xiangzi, one of the famous "Eight Immortals" in history, practiced here, adding a deep sense of culture to the temple.
The Zen Temple consists of Tianwang Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Ursa Major Hall, Dizang Hall, Gongde Hall, Guanyin Pavilion, Caishen Temple, Songzi Hall, Mountain Temple, Amusement Pool, Zen Room, Circulation Office, Gallery, Vegetarian Restaurant, Ganlu Pool and Meditation Garden. The whole building is magnificent and gives people a sense of cultural beauty.
The Zen Temple integrates worship, culture, education, Buddhist communication, tourism, health meditation, summer vacation and vegetarian tea ceremony.
The mountain around the temple is surrounded by eight lotus flowers. The temple is located in the center of Lotus Terrace. Looking around, there are strange peaks and rocks everywhere, green mountains and green waters, which makes people relaxed and happy.
On Guanyin Mountain behind the Zen Temple, there is a 16-meter-high white marble Guanyin statue on three sides. It looks holy and solemn, looking down at all the people with kind eyes, making people worship! It has become a symbol of Buddhism in Zhong Nanshan. There are more than a thousand Guanyin statues enshrined in Guanyin Pavilion, which is rare in China.
At nine o'clock in the morning, I came to the Zen Temple and met the long-admired Master Guo Xuan.
Master Guo Xuan, Dharma name and charm. Han nationality, 195 1 born, university degree, originally from Yichun county, Jiangxi province. He is the director of the Chinese Buddhist Association, the vice president of the Shaanxi Buddhist Association, the president of the Xianyang Buddhist Association, and the fifth Standing Committee of the CPPCC in Xianyang.
Master Zeng Yizhi, Shaanxi Shangjing Xia Tian, Shangdao Xia Qing, Shang Hui Xia Lian, Shangzheng Xia Neng, Sichuan Shangquan Xia Neng, Jilin Shangshu Xia Pei, Shangjue Wu Xia, Gangshangjue Xia Guang, Shang Yong Xia Xing and Guangdong Shangzong Friedrich Hess participated in the study.
Master Guo Xuan is a legendary monk with low-key and high-profile.
Since becoming a monk, Master Xuan has paid attention to personal practice, regardless of fame and fortune, lived a simple life, paid equal attention to farming and Zen, cleaned up temple affairs and took the lead in everything.
Based on the bodhisattva's feeling that "the decline of the holy religion is unbearable and all beings suffer", it is unbearable for the master to cultivate bodhicitta and bodhisattva. He actively practiced "human Buddhism thought", explored and promoted Buddhist culture, and made contributions to building a harmonious society.
Zhao Puchu, the former president of the Buddhist Association, had hoped that people in the Buddhist community would show their love and "build a paradise on earth first". Master Xuan remembers and actively practices this sentence. She and her disciples founded an orphan school called Ai near Mituo Temple in Ganxian County, which provided an environment for nearly 400 children who lost their parents to learn and grow up healthily.
She has helped countless lonely old people and treated more than 20,000 people after busy Buddhist activities. Over the past few years, she has collected dozens of tons of poverty-relief clothes for poverty-stricken areas and disaster-stricken areas and sent more than one million yuan in poverty-relief funds.
She led her disciples to change the tradition that monks in monasteries depend on state funds and charities for their livelihood. They walked out of the temple gate, filled ditches and plowed fields, planted food and vegetables, developed orchards and made their own living.
In the master's study, we tasted snacks, dried fruits and corn made by the temple, talked with Master Guo Xuan about life, enlightened ourselves, consciously understood him, and listened to the philosophy and wisdom of life.
Chatting until noon, my master and I went up the mountain to see the architecture of the temple and enjoyed the beautiful scenery in the south. Kannonji, surrounded by mountains and rivers, cultivates sentiment, enjoys happiness in the elegant temples and flowers, and cultivates the soul.
Master Guo Xuan personally cooked six dishes for us, cooked noodles, made homemade pickles, set up a small table in the yard, and experienced Buddhist vegetarianism, which made the surrounding tourists and pilgrims envious.
The food here is green food cultivated by disciples in the temple and refined from natural mountain springs in Zhong Nanshan.
The master of metaphysics is profound, eloquent and humorous. In his speech, Master Xuan showed his meditation and perception of life everywhere, which made us feel the true meaning of life and Buddhist understanding and perception of life in a relaxed and happy atmosphere.
Master Guo Xuan told us to study and write quietly, regardless of personal right or wrong. In particular, she told me that "yes" is a tongue that grows around the feet; No, it's leek without roots. Therefore, if there is no root, listening is meaningless, let alone disturbing your thoughts.
Master Xuanzang also told us that grasping the present is grasping life. She said that life is a one-way ticket, there is no turning back, and we should cherish every day. She wants us to love our parents, our motherland, our society and everything around us.
When we reluctantly bid farewell to Master Guo Xuan from the mountain, I couldn't help looking back and feeling the Zen language, Zen tea and vegetarian taste of the master, which made me feel relaxed.