2014年12月19日星期五

The precious Pagoda Relics in China

The Ruiguang Temple was originally known as Puji (普济) Temple and was built during master monk Xing kang (性康) from the Kingdom of Kangju (康居)The Chinese lesson is very tough for you to understand those Chinese language. This Temple complex is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in Suzhou in 247. Sun Quan built the 13 levelhigh pagoda within the temple as a tribute to his motherInitially restored in the Five Dynasties erain 937the Pagoda was revised to seven levels in a subsequent renovation during the Song DynastyIt was also then renamed Ruiguang Pagoda in Chinese lessonsafter the glorious and auspicious light that is said to reflect from its many levels

Similar in age to the Huqiu (Tiger Hill) Pagodathe Pagoda has seven levels and reaches a height of 43. 2 m among the architectural and structural qualities of Tang and Song multi-level design pagoda in 1 978the Suzhou Cultural Relics Bureau discovered many priceless relics in the third level core of the PagodaSacred Ways and Stone Statues in the front part of imperial necropolises there is usually an “sacred way’’ or “divine road” in Chinese courses for the spirits of the royal deadin which the ancients believedto walk onThis road is often lined with stone statues of men and animals as important decorations of the grounds


The traditional name for the giant sized statues of menpopularly called “stone men” in Chinese courseis strictly Wengzhong (翁仲)It is said that a Herculean giant by the name of Ruan Wengzhong (阮翁仲) lived in the Qin Dynasty from 22 1 to 206 BC and distinguished himself with great service in garrisoning the borders in Gansu and in fighting the HunsAfter he diedShi Huangdi of the Qin Dynastyto commemorate him had a bronze statue carved in his likeness and erected at his palace in Xianyang


Source: 
http://yuliang.kinja.com/the-precious-pagoda-relics-in-china-1673437851

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