Shaolin Temple, a temple with a long history in China, hides a mysterious and legendary story. This stone, which is inextricably linked to the Shaolin Temple, is actually a replica although it is considered a thousand-year-old treasure. However, this stone carries a long and shocking legend - the Bodhidharma Face Wall. Inside the temple's Manjushri Hall, the stone reveals an ancient history that invites people to explore Bodhidharma and the story behind it.
The history of Shaolin Temple can be traced back to the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (495 AD). According to historical records, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty Tuoba Hong founded this temple in order to settle the high monk Batuo. As time passed, more and more monks came to Shaolin Temple to preach Buddhism, and opened up translation fields, translating a large number of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese characters. Shaolin Temple gradually became the birthplace of Zen Buddhism in China, leaving behind many prominent monks, the most famous of which is Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma was originally a prince of the Tianzhu Kingdom, and he arrived at the Shaolin Temple in 527 AD and began to teach Zen Buddhism. At the top of the Wuru Peak of Songshan Mountain, he discovered a natural cave. The place is deserted, overgrown and incredibly quiet. Bodhidharma decided to practice sitting meditation here for nine years, facing the wall with his heart facing the sky, and concentrating on his practice.
A mysterious photo of Bodhidharma facing the wall.
Over time, the cave was discovered by the monks of the temple, and what is even more surprising is that the shadow statue of Bodhidharma Zazen was left on the stone wall of the cave. Even the folds and lines on his robes are clearly visible. This discovery led people to believe that Bodhidharma had become a Buddha and that the whole person had melted into the stone wall. So, the monks dug down the stone wall of this sitting statue and transported it back to the temple for worship.
Although experts later studied that the shadows on the stone wall were due to the color difference formed by Bodhidharma's long-term zazen blocking of the sun, the shades were different. But the Bodhidharma stone wall has still become a sacred object in the hearts of the monks, representing the magical spirit of the Bodhidharma wall.
Loss and rebirth in the flames.
However, after the war in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Shaolin Temple had to move it to the temple's scripture pavilion in order to protect the Bodhidharma stone wall, and no longer mentioned its existence to the outside world. However, in a fire in 1928, the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion was suddenly**, tens of thousands of scriptures were destroyed, and the peerless treasure Dharma stone wall was also reduced to slag in the sea of fire, and disappeared from the world.
The reproduction of the Bodhidharma face wall.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Shaolin Temple was restored to its former tranquility. Therefore, the abbot of Shaolin Temple decided to build a stone wall of Bodhidharma again, hoping to inherit and carry forward the spirit of Bodhidharma forever. The abbot searched for a long time without success, until one day when he crossed the river, he found a stone under the water that actually took the shape of a human, so he salvaged it ashore and transported it back to the temple. After being processed and decorated by local stonemasons, the stone was enshrined in the original Dharma Cave, and a new Dharma stone wall was recreated.
After the Bodhidharma stone wall reappeared, it attracted a large number of people to worship at the Shaolin Temple, hoping to feel the boundless power of Buddhism. In order to meet the reverence of more people for the Bodhidharma stone wall, the temple moved it to the Manjushri Hall for worship and became the focus of everyone's admiration. Although the new Dharma stone wall is a replica, the spiritual impact of its symbolism is no less than that of the original.
The eternal spirit of Bodhidharma facing the wall.
Many years have passed, and now no one cares whether the Bodhidharma stone wall is the original or a replica, because both carry the spirit of the Bodhidharma wall. As long as people have the belief in Bodhidharma in their hearts, even if there is no Bodhidharma stone wall, this spirit and power will last forever. If you're lucky enough to visit Shaolin Temple, don't forget to visit the Bodhidharma Stone Wall at the Manjushri Temple. May the spirit of Bodhidharma inspire us to overcome difficulties, break through all obstacles, and gain inner strength.
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As a famous temple in ancient China, Shaolin Temple has always carried a profound cultural heritage, and the Bodhidharma stone wall, as one of its important symbols, has aroused the curiosity and admiration of countless people. By narrating the history of the Shaolin Temple, the article brings the reader into an atmosphere full of mystery, in order to protect the stone, the monks made many efforts, but in the end it was lost in the fire, however, they reproduced the stone with their hearts, and this spirit of continuous transmission is touching.
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