Editor's note: the great mercy temple, also known as the great court of tianjin is currently the only 10 a jungle temple, located in tianjin hebei day weft road.It was built in the s, no exact literature, according to the historical textual research for the Ming dynasty created.JingTianJin garrison Cao Bin donation built, at the beginning of the qing dynasty emperor kangxi eight years (1669) to build.At that time, building on a smaller scale, only the west courtyard.Extension 1940, both houses into today's things.After liberation, after the nap, reads the gables around, built the monk Lao.Ten years, great mercy hospital suffered severe damage, the repair work started in 1980, and reshape the hall of the Buddha.Approved by the state council in 1983 as the national key to open the temple, 1986 officially opened.

Since China's reform and opening up, with the further implement the policy on freedom of religious belief, in the history of the great mercy temple also opened a it Marty natalegawa, every day of syzygy or buddhist festival, temple incense, stream of people like tide, by pilgrims and tourists each year more than millions of people.But due to the great mercy temple on a smaller scale, far can not adapt to the needs of the development of the situation.In 1995 in the first temple built in the east of central axis abbot yuan on the second floor two buddhist association with city office building a house, office and accommodation.

New Ursa major project and completed by the end of 2000.Great mercy temple in 2003 put forward the idea of expansion plan, approved by the municipal government and the strong support, be included in the haihe river development project implement.Temple since the reward money 49 million yuan of 22000 square meters of land requisition, for the expansion of the reserve land.Now the great mercy temple covers an area of 42000 square meters (sixty-three acres), until after the completion of the entire expansion plan according to the scale of traditional Chinese temple, great mercy temple will be more magnificent bright high precision standing on the shore of the haihe river, and to meet ten party faithful tourists at home and abroad.

Now the great mercy temple east court by the great halls of the shakyas, Ursa major, hid in the house, the master xuan zang memorial hall, master hong yi, a memorial hall, and speak up.West court for practicing buddhist hall, the abbot room, and tianjin in the buddhist association.

Great mercy temple abbot is now like the mage.

Within the great courtyard in front of hundreds of meters, is a bustling religious cultural market.On both side of the street vending booths, religious culture commodity full of beautiful things in eyes.

New have stone lions in front of the gate of the great courtyard mountain in pair, Mr MenE has the beginning book four Chinese characters "true" such as sleep.

Entering the gate, right against the face is great.Inside the central for the smiling face and heavily "namo when laying maitreya statue of Buddha", maitreya statue of Buddha is behind hand of treasure pestle dharma Buddha bodhisattva wei tuo.Inside left for the "a", "growth", "eye", "book" four major Kings statues.

Great halls of the sugar through the great hall, is the original main hall Ursa major, the halls of the sugar.For the Ming dynasty had cast bronze and gold inside the thousand Buddha sakyamuni Indus.In the halls of the sugar in the Ming dynasty bronze Buddha Buddha golden body like copper Buddha is 5.2 meters tall, lotus weighed 6 tons, there are 9999 small bronze Buddha.O Lord Buddha standing on both sides, kasyapa like two disciples.Sakyamuni, is a medallion in 1994 put the jade shakyamuni Buddha statue, 1.6 meters high and weighs 888 kg and is made up of Singapore Zheng Guochuan leading the donation, through Hong Kong transit.Inside on both sides there are 18 arhats statue, to 2 m tall, look realistic.The left rear corner for "manjusri bodhisattva", right rear corner for "samantabhadra bodhisattva".Sakyamuni FoZuXiang worship is avalokitesvara, on the back of the good fortune the lad and dragon lady each practice.

It's new Ursa Ursa behind.Temple consecrate jade Buddha three myanmar, Lao each of five meters, weighed 30 tons, most of the jade Buddha in the north of China.Things with like for twenty to protect the heavens, facing the middle for the thousands of hands and eyes like, on both sides of the plastic as "six st" guanyin method, highlighting the great monastery for the goddess of mercy.

New Ursa is hid in the house on the west side of the hall, in the middle of worship is like ksitigarbha bodhisattva, right to ten party chief monk and we passed the history of the sangha to sleep spirit such as the lotus, the left side of the apostles and lotus are leading the letter.Within the great mercy temple on the eastern side is oratory, avalokitesvara, south life-extending medicine guru Buddha day eliminate evil, as the south China sea guanyin stone carving.

Both sides of the hall is equipped with the master hong yi, memorial and master xuan zang memorial hall.Master hong yi, with xu beihong early New Year pictures hang in the memorial hall master hong yi, a kind of copy, display the hong yi's life profile, part of the works and the texts, etc.

Master xuan zang memorial hall for a copy of the Ming dynasty xuan zang portrait of out of print, and introduces his life and work, also displayed some of his books and writing.Master xuan zang 6 piece of spirit bone of a piece of the original in the great sacrifice.In 1956, as the symbol of the traditional friendship between China and India, xuan zang spirit bone for the nalanda temple in India.Now inside the memorial, also has a dedicated xuan zang parietal simulation tower, tower parietal bone with pictures instead.

Master xuan zang memorial hall is located in the great mercy temple on the right side, and on the left side of the master hong yi, a memorial hall is symmetrical, the tang dynasty is to consecrate parietal bone of the master xuan zang, a set of special room.Memorial hall to the tapestry portrait master xuan zang of about 2 meters high, the altar is about 1.2 m high of the Indus gold tower, symbol of past master xuan zang bone spirit of historical facts and karma.

Monk xuan zang is the tang dynasty, emperor taizong dynasty first year (AD 627), at the age of 26, xuan zang was determined to buddhist shrine tianzhu (ancient India) to seek the real buddhist classics.To magadha tuo countries, into the nalanda temple, from kai xian, for the teacher to learn yoga theory etc.In drawing 18 years (AD 645) the homecoming day, by the chang an "empty city" grand welcome, emperor taizong and luoyang met him personally in Tokyo.He offer FanBen scriptures 657 obtained in court, emperor taizong ordered him to in the translation of hong fu temple.After 19 years of hard work, translate sutras, 75, 1338 volumes, more than 1300 words.Buddhism is gradually filled, xuan zang mage, YinWenHua for, especially Buddhism culture communication, made outstanding contributions.

In tang xuan zang Gao Zonglin DE first year (AD 664) died, Shi "big all over", chang-an yu tower north of the original.From huang chao uprising rebel against changan, xuan zang's tomb tower destroyed by war, after some of its spirit and bone to nanjing state tower.After the taiping heavenly kingdom, the tower Pi Yin didn't no one can know.In A.D. 1944, the Japanese invaders in nanjing road when the door built a shrine, from underground found wizard parietal Shi Han xuan zang.Was take away part of the invading Japanese at that time, part of the stay was divided into 5, dedicated in Beijing, tianjin, nanjing, guangzhou and sichuan province.Tianjin a in the great mercy temple in 1954 AD.At the request of the government of India in 1956 AD, the instruction of premier zhou enlai, tianjin great mercy temple consecrate the parietal bone to India, to strengthen, the two countries in the culture communication and Buddhism.

Master xuan zang memorial also show the "master xuan zang's deeds", "road map" to master xuan zang west religion, "xuan zang mage translation for a number of representative" and "about parietal xuan zang" such as text data.Also displayed the master xuan zang main part of the theory and translation texts, and treasured life know a lot about the master xuan zang and his tomb tower, bone pictures such as the literature spirit.

Master hong yi, a memorial hall is located in the great mercy temple in the west side of the great mercy temple room.Hall front suspension contribution Gong Wang made of chicken book by han nationalities "master hong yi, a memorial hall" gold plaques.Memorial hall hanging in the famous Chinese artist xu beihong's for master hong yi, oil portrait of imitation.Portrait a case, and on the case to master hong yi, cross legs sitting statue of about 1 m tall, easy and comfortable, with kindly, donated by master hong yi, a proud footed wide contact wizard.Master hong yi, like a vice hanging around couplets, top allied is: "are aspiring to sleep," allied is: "forget yourself spread", both ends is copy the mage calligraphy before and after the period of the amitabha sutra.

Memorial hall hung on both sides of the glass mirror, a mage biography, huayan sutra gatha photocopies, according to master photos and calligraphy seal cutting photocopies.Have four exhibiting ark, display master calligraphy writing of the buddhist scriptures, photocopies, otherwise present by master hong yi, pu, biographies, articles, and books, for deep worship and missed.

Master hong yi (1880-1942) lay surnamed li, a window, uncle with character.From seikei, aka, nicknamed the frost.Originally from zhejiang pinghu, born in tianjin.Hong yi talent the understanding they strike, in addition to good poetry, calligraphy, seal cutting, can guide the antiquities, knowledge of music and drama.In Tokyo has went to Japan to study, learning western painting and music.Is one of the founders of Chinese modern drama, painting, music.A monk or nun in hangzhou in 1918, hong yi the tiger temple monk, sound, method number koichi dharma name.In September the same year in lingyin temple with the ring, a mind, Buddha, grinds only a master of nanshan lu zong said, is the author of "four law sign bhikshu precepts in submission.Overseas generation monk, on October 13, 1942 in quanzhou parinirvana.

The mage's home is also near the great mercy temple, the mage was born in this place, to learn in this place, in the ancient temple built great mercy temple memorial hall, is very meaningful.Many fellow villager came to visit visit, well-known both at home and abroad, there are many to call on.Tianjin hebei district master hong yi, a former residence built in 1990 the forest of steles of hong yi calligraphy, and cast a cave;In 1992 founded the "hong yi studies".Great mercy pavilion (with) (with) sutra depository