Li Taihou was born in the 24th year of Jiajing, Sejong, Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1545). /kloc-entered the palace at the age of 0/9 to serve Zhu Zaiyu, the third son of Jiajing Emperor. He was lucky to be pregnant and gave birth to a son named Zhu Yijun. After Jiajing, Zhu Zai, the king of Yu, succeeded to the throne with the title of imperial concubine Li. Zhu Zai, the late emperor, became a prince in the second year because his queen Chen was sick and childless. Emperor Wanli acceded to the throne at the age of ten and made Li the Empress Dowager Cisheng. From then on, in Li's life, the honorific title accumulated over time, and he was named "Empress Dowager Cixi's Shengzhen Shouduanhe". Li died on February 9th in the 42nd year of Wanli (A.D. 16 14) at the age of 70. After his death, he was named the empress dowager "filial piety, chastity, purity, benevolence and peace".
Although Li Taihou lived in the palace all his life, he was quite sensible, knowledgeable and scheming, and tried his best to assist state affairs. He was strict with the young Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun. The imperial edicts that had a certain influence in the history of China originated in the Wanli period, which was inseparable from Li Taihou's restraint and urging.
What Li Taihou did was related to her belief in Buddhism. & lt& lt Ming history. Xiao Zong's Biography of Li Furen >> According to records, she wasted a lot of money to build large-scale buildings and temples in and around Beijing. Among them, pagodas are found in Tower In Cishou Temple, Cheng 'en Temple, Dongyue Temple, Changchun Temple and Yong 'an Pagoda. Even the resplendent Manzuji was built at the mercy of Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun.
Li Taihou's behavior of worshipping Buddha, being kind to Buddha, enthusiastically organizing Buddhist activities and vigorously promoting Buddhism is called compassion. She is also known as the incarnation of the Buddha in the palace, and is honored as the "Nine Lotus Bodhisattva", which has a far-reaching influence on later generations.
Guanyin Pavilion at Lushan Mountain in Xichang & gt Remake: Ma Zhongliang, Xichang Trainer, Ziruihe, Hui Nationality. Growing up, I have always been smart, enterprising and ambitious. Erudite and versatile, elegant and good at poetry. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, he was known as Zhanyi House in Yunnan (now Xuanwei House in Yunnan). He is an official, honest and clean, strict with himself, with both ability and political integrity, enthusiastic about public welfare, won the hearts of the people and valued one side.
In the 30th year of Wanli (A.D. 1602), Ma Zhongliang went to Beijing and was pleased to be collected by the Imperial Palace. & lt fish basket Guanyin map >> After taking the original inscriptions and ink carvings back to Xichang, I tried my best to raise funds to build a new Guanyin Pavilion in Lushan. He also tried his best to find high-quality stone equal to the original scale of the ink-engraved map, invited skilled craftsmen to make monuments, and ordered his son Ma to copy and engrave carefully according to the map. After all the efforts, the merits will be complete.
Four hundred years ago, Ma Zhongliang, a handsome man from Xichang, brought back the < < fish basket Guanyin map > > from Beijing. It was originally carved in ink and was carved into a stone tablet to stand on Lushan Mountain. A lot of hard work has left my hometown with this historical, cultural and artistic treasure, which has benefited my hometown and the descendants of Zebei. My reputation will last forever, and I will make great contributions to the future.
Since ancient times, in the world of Buddhist gods, Guanyin Bodhisattva should be the first person who has the closest relationship with China people. In people's minds, she is a beautiful god, a kind and responsive god. Every family worships Buddha and offers Guanyin. Almost everyone knows her name, and she has the most faith and fragrance.
Guanyin Bodhisattva and China's long-standing traditional religious culture are in perfect harmony, which has far-reaching influence. It is very important that she may be the most omnipotent bodhisattva among Buddhist gods. The most famous avalokitesvara are avalokitesvara, Yangzhi avalokitesvara, Longtou avalokitesvara, Yuanguang avalokitesvara, Baiguan avalokitesvara, Wolian avalokitesvara, Yaoguan avalokitesvara, Shuiyue avalokitesvara, Songzi avalokitesvara, Guancha avalokitesvara, glass avalokitesvara, Ye Yi avalokitesvara, Puci avalokitesvara, Malangfu avalokitesvara, Just like avalokitesvara, Pal avalokitesvara Among them, Guanyin, the fish basket in the legend of the Buddha in the Tang Dynasty, is graceful and luxurious, enlightening the world, persuading evil to be good and benefiting all beings, which is quite legendary. So that Emperor Wanli also chose the lofty, elegant and beautiful image of Guanyin as a tribute to his mother, and it is reasonable to investigate its origin.
Who wrote the original ink painting on the << fish basket Guanyin map >> tablet? Several famous scholars in Xichang and other places quoted classics, inquired about textual research, and expressed their opinions: "It was painted by Wu Daozi, a painter in the prosperous Tang Dynasty", "It was painted by a famous court painter hand-picked by Ming Chengzu", and so on. Here, as far as the artistic image of Guanyin Bodhisattva shown in this rubbings is concerned, it can be called a masterpiece of "writing gods with shapes" and leaving time in the air. It not only has the charm of "Five Dynasties prevailing" in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but also has the infinite charm of line drawing prints in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the author believes that its historical and cultural value and artistic appreciation value, whether from the hands of painters or court painters in the Ming Dynasty, are by no means comparable.
& lt& lt fish basket Guanyin map >> After the original tablet was carved, it was placed in the Cishou Temple Tower in Balizhuang, outside the city gate, which was built in the fourth year of Wanli in Li Taihou (AD 1576). According to ancient records, the tower of Tower In Cishou Temple was destroyed in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Has this monument been preserved? Where is the whereabouts? There is no evidence. If it disappears without a trace, the existing monument of Guanyin Pavilion in Lushan, Xichang has become a masterpiece, and its preciousness is self-evident.