Gaoji Zen Temple

Gaoji Chanlin Temple was built in the first year of Tanghe in the Song Dynasty (1118 AD), with a history of nearly 900 years. According to legend, during the Song Dynasty, the two brothers Yu Maoheng and Yu Maoxue, who were from the county, came to this high-level mountain, where the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger are full of aura, under the guidance of a monk. After returning home, the brothers of the Yu family built the Gaoji Zenlin Temple in this beautiful and pleasant Gaoji Mountain. In addition, the surrounding areas are widely purchased in the mountains and forests, and pine trees and tea forests are planted. The Daxiong Hall of Gaoji Chanlin Temple is majestic and solemn in appearance. The gate tower is tilted, and there are two pairs of giant flagpole piers. Stepping into the front hall, I saw that the stone pillars of the Buddhist hall were rough, supporting the dome-shaped roof, and it was majestic. Walk through the halls on both sides and enter the back hall. The front is a three-room building. There are stone steps up and down on both sides. You need to look up at the bottom of the steps to see the hall on the stage. The whole hall looks mysterious and majestic. The half-moon-shaped release pool is directly behind a Guanyin Temple, with nearly ten halls on both sides, including the side hall, the dining room, the Tibetan scripture building, the meditation room, and the dormitory. The entire Gaoji Chanlin Temple has a reasonable layout and is well-proportioned, which fully reflects the profoundness of Buddhist culture. In the early temples, the incense was prosperous, and in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, the incense was more prosperous. Jingxu, a well-known Zen master in the Ming Dynasty, once said in a poem: "The white cloud goes deep into a monk's house, and the morning bell rests on the pillow at the beginning of the day. The sound of the forest spring is faint, and the rhythm of walking back to the rocky valley slowly. Drive away the forgotten illusion, clear and calm, and appreciate the beauty of spring and see the quiet and empty. Listen to Xiao again. Oh pheasant, urging people to read the five watch books." This confirmed the scene at that time. Gaoji Chanlin Temple was devastated during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period. Seven temples including Guangong Temple, Baxian Temple, Sendzi Guanyin Temple and Dragon King Temple were built in Gaoji Mountain. Now, only the ruins of these temples and a large number of cliff stone carvings, Amitabha pillars, pharaoh's tombs, Buddhist pagodas and other Buddhist sites are left.