Chengdu Wenshu Monastery | Not only is there a quiet Zen, but also the hustle and bustle of the world
🌳Wenshu Monastery is an ancient Zen temple built during the Sui Dynasty and rebuilt during the Kangxi period. It is located in the urban area of Chengdu, with red walls and black tiles, and ancient trees towering. In the bustling city, it is a special existence. The ancient temple of a thousand years, hidden in the city, perhaps this is the realm!
🎯Tour route
Burning incense and worshiping Buddha👉Tour in the temple👉Drinking tea, copying scriptures and eating vegetarian food
🎏Tour in the temple, the six halls are in order:
☘️First into the Heavenly King Hall: worship Maitreya Bodhisattva, the Four Heavenly Kings, that is, the mountain gate at the entrance.
☘️Second into the Three Great Masters Hall: worship Guanyin, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra.
☘️Third into the Great Hall of the Great Hero: There is a iron 'Fu' character in the middle of the iron gate, many people are lining up to touch it, to take away the good luck.
☘️Fourth into the Dharma Hall, also known as the 'Medicine Buddha Hall', there are two words 'Kong Lin' from the hand of Kangxi, so Wenshu Monastery is also called 'Kong Lin Temple'.
☘️Fifth into the Chenjing Building: The 'Buddha's Relics' and the 'Master Xuanzang's' top bone relics are here, usually not open to the public.
☘️Sixth into the Wenshu Pavilion: There are three floors, the first floor is Kong Lin Lecture Hall, the second floor is Kong Lin Buddhist Library, and the third floor is Wan Buddha Hall.
🌻Photo check-in
🔺The red wall next to the gate. There are a few words 'World Peace, Human Happiness', if you go on weekends and holidays, you need to line up to take pictures, the two words 'Xing' and 'Fu' are particularly favored.
🔺Opposite the gate is a wall with the words 'Wenshu Monastery'. The warm yellow wall has some ivy, which is very artistic when photographed.
🔺The ginkgo tree in Wenshu Monastery. It contrasts with the gray tile and red wall buildings, which is a traditional aesthetic from the East.
🍄Other
🍡Burning incense and worshiping Buddha
There is a free incense collection point in the temple, one per person, and you need to receive the incense with both hands.
🍡Drinking tea, copying scriptures and eating vegetarian food
There is a Xiangyuan Zen experience area behind the Five Halls
🦠Vegetarian food
In Xiangyuan, self-service vegetarian food is 30/person, and there is also a self-service vegetarian hot pot, mushroom rice 18 (mushroom rice is not sold on Mondays)
🦠Copying scriptures and drinking tea
In the Fuhui Hall, you can copy scriptures with a pot of tea, the environment is very quiet and quiet, the scriptures are usually the Heart Sutra of Prajna Paramita, there are pens and ink. The scriptures can be taken away after they are written. If they are not easy to take, you can ask the waiter to help roll them up.
🍭Food and snacks
🪻Dongzikou Zhang Liangfen: Sweet water noodles and Liangfen are absolutely delicious, tested and can be rushed!
🪻Long Chaoshou: A local snack in Chengdu, you won't step on the pit.
🪻Qiu Erge Guokui: The kind of old noodles fermented, brown sugar, pepper and salt are delicious.
🪻Palace pastry: It's the one that is always in line, the peach mochi with burst filling, palace peach crisp, and ice sand mung bean cake are delicious.
🪻Wensu Garden: All kinds of Su, cakes are available, butterfly Su, meat pine small shell, peanut Su, pepper and salt Su, can't go wrong.
🍭Key tips
❗Don't donate money to beggars, most of them are professional begging.
❗When I came out of Wenshu Monastery, I was stopped by an old man who wanted to read my fortune. He said a few words and then asked for money, which might be a few hundred. If you encounter this, just walk away and don't talk, don't confirm eye contact.
❗There is also a charge for taking a photo with Sun Wukong.
❗There is no more 18 seeds, it has been gone since April 2023.
📍Address: No. 66 Wenshuyuan Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu
🚇Subway: Exit K of Wenshuyuan Station on Line 1, 400 meters walk
🚗Self-driving parking: Navigate to Wenshuyuan Parking Lot (there is an underground parking lot
🎫Ticket: Free, no reservation required
🈺️Opening hours: 08:00-17:00
The second time I heard the explanation of Lin Yintian's tour guide, I had a more comprehensive understanding of Wenshu Monastery, especially his in-depth explanation of the wisdom of Dharma involved in Wenshu Monastery, which was fascinating. I came to a spiritual washing. It was very service. I really didn't have to say. Recommended gold medal professional guide
There is a big difference in the explanation of humanistic attractions... Mr. Lin Yintian explained it with a color, and he was very patient with the children. ^_^ So that we have a preliminary but profound image of Buddhism. ^_^
Go to Wenshu Monastery to find a tour guide! With this mentality, I made an appointment on Trip.com. Unexpectedly, it became "leading alone". The teacher is Lin Yintian, a Fujianese. He is very familiar with Buddhism and Taoism culture. He often goes to Qingyang Palace and Wenshu Monastery to bring a group. The teacher explained the whole process, meticulous and comprehensive, the focus is prominent, how to visit, how to light incense lights, how to enter the door, from the wall, the temple construction, the morning bell and the evening drum, to the plaques of each temple, the statues of the Buddha and the stone carvings of the wall calligraphy, and then to the philosophy of the people in Buddhist culture. I will explain one by one. I am very happy to know so much knowledge in a short time. I mainly recommend an immersive punch card ☺️👍👍👍 I recommend everyone to go at 10 am. At 11:26, the monks will knock on the wooden fish, cross the hall, eat fast food, etc., and finally you can see the photo of Buddha Xuanxuan Master from Mr. Lin. It's worth it, it's great!
Worth a visit! The environment is beautiful and you can also get incense for free.
Nesnes Nesnes, super recommended to watch with children, the storyline is interesting, the singing and dancing are not repeated, there are characteristics, and the stage drama is superb!
The teacher Lin Yintian explained to us, very pleasantly surprised. The teacher spoke too carefully. He came from the origin history of Wenshu Monastery to the meaning of each plaque couplet, from the meaning of reading word by word, to the gesture steps of worshipping incense, one by one for us. The whole explanation was two hours, and I was going to catch the plane and couldn't hear it. Finally, Mr. Lin shared the content I missed with me. I made up my regret. Thank you very much 🙏 I hope to see you bye.