According to records, the first time in the history of Famen Temple to offer sacrifices to the relics occurred in 555 AD, that is, the year of Yuan and Wei Dynasties. At that time, there were frequent wars in the north, the political situation was unstable, and the wind of worshipping Buddhism in society was growing.
Emperor Wen of Sui, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, was born in Ni Temple and had a special affection for Buddhism. Dragon robe plus carries forward Buddhism behind him and builds the stupa of Famen Temple. Although there is no historical record about its welcoming service, the worship of Buddhism in the Sui Dynasty prepared social conditions for the revival of Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, hence the name Shicheng Temple (now Famen Temple) given to Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, an important official in the Sui Dynasty.
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, was also directly related to Famen Temple in the process of counterinsurgency, which made Famen Temple once a famous temple. When the stupa was restored (AD 63 1 year), the relics were found in the underground palace and later enshrined in Famen Temple. At the same time, there is a saying that "it will be one year old after 30 years, and the war will be over."
Tang Gaozong, the son of Emperor Taizong, believed in Buddhism. He not only built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda for Master Xuanzang to store Buddhist scriptures, but also pioneered the opening of the underground palace of Famen Temple in 659 AD to welcome Buddhist relics into the palace of Luoyang, the eastern capital. This is the first time that the Tang Dynasty welcomed the Buddha's finger relic.
In the Tang Dynasty, the second visit to the Buddha's finger relic was from the fourth year of Wu Dynasty (AD 704) to the second year of Emperor Qianlong (AD 708). At this time, the social status of Buddhism rose, which set off the first climax of worshipping Buddhism in Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian ordered people to go to Famen Temple to see Buddhist relics. First, cultural relics were welcomed to Chongfu Temple in Chang 'an, Xijing, then to Shen Du (now Luoyang) and placed in Tang Ming. After teaching in middle school, the artificial white stone spirit tent was laid in the tower to worship the relics.
The third worship of Buddha in Tang Dynasty refers to the relics of Tang Suzong in the first year of Shangyuan (AD 760). Emperor Tang Suzong invited the Buddha bones to enter the Inner Dojo (Palace) in Chang 'an. At this time, the "An Shi Rebellion" has not yet been settled, and the prayer of "Enemy at the Gates" is welcome.
In the sixth year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong in the Tang Dynasty (AD 790), the Tang Dynasty suffered an Anshi rebellion. Dezong converted to Buddhism and greeted the relics in Chang 'an, first offering sacrifices in the inner Dojo and then setting up a temple in Kyoto.
In the 14th year of Yuanhe in Tang Xianzong (AD 8 19), Buddha bones were offered for the fifth time in the Tang Dynasty. Fairy trail habitat tower, incense burner. This sacred object was consecrated in the royal family for three days. Later, it was sent to Buddhist temples in Chang 'an for worship.
The sixth time was in the Tang Dynasty, in the 14th year of Xian Tong, Tang Yizong (AD 873). This is a huge, unprecedented expense, and it is also the last time to welcome the Buddha's finger relic in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the chariots and horses from Chang 'an to Famen Temple were more than 100 kilometers day and night. Chang 'an was deserted and the whole city participated. The emperor greeted him at Anfu gatehouse, and hundreds of officials and scholars greeted him along the street. Emperors, queens and nobles provided a large number of gold and silver wares, glazed tiles, silk and utensils.
With the closure of the underground palace of Famen Temple in 874 AD, the Tangta underground palace of Famen Temple was discovered from the end of the Tang Dynasty to1April, 987, and the time passed1113.
In order to promote the friendship between the Chinese and Thai peoples, with the approval of the Central People's Government, the Buddhist finger relic of Famen Temple went to Thailand to offer sacrifices on June 29th, and the vast number of Buddhist believers in Thailand visited it for 85 days. Thousands of people attended the welcoming ceremony, including then Thai Prime Minister chuan leekphai, Deputy Prime Minister Zhan Long Simon, General Siripong of the Air Force today, Thai Foreign Minister thaksin shinawatra who came to Beijing specially to welcome the Buddha Finger Relic, and General Gun Pimarnthip, former air force commander and chairman of the Buddha Finger Stand Out Welcoming Committee. During the Buddha's finger relic in Thailand, both the Thai king and the monk king went to pay homage.
Today, February 23, 2002, the Buddhist finger relic of Famen Temple left Xi for Taiwan Province to offer sacrifices. It is estimated that we will go to Jinguangming Temple, Zhongtai Temple and Foguang Mountain in Taiwan Province Province for 37 days.
Famen Temple Underground Palace and Four Fingers Relic
The underground palace of Famen Temple was buried in the Tang Dynasty at the beginning of 874 A.D. and rediscovered in May/987. It has been a thousand years (113).
Archaeological excavation found that Famen Temple Tower in the Tang Dynasty underground palace was modeled after the imperial mausoleum, facing south, with a slightly long "A" shape, which was a cave-top stone building. The whole underground palace consists of seven parts: steps, platforms, tunnels, front rooms, middle rooms, back rooms and secret niches, which are separated by stone gates. The total length of the underground palace is 21.12m, and the area is 31.84m2.. This underground palace was restored by several emperors in the Tang Dynasty and expanded during the reign of Zong Yi.
According to reports, from the entrance of the underground palace to the next platform, you enter the aisle through the first stone gate, and the end of the aisle is the second stone gate. Shimen was blocked by two stone tablets, namely "Wenzhi Tablet" and "Zhang Wu Tablet" about the construction and sacrifice of the underground palace.
Open the second stone gate and enter the front room of the underground palace. Thus, the Buddha's finger relic, which has been lost for more than 1000 years, appeared. According to the time sequence of discovery, the cultural relics, archaeologists and religious figures sorted out the four Buddhist relics found in the underground palace and named them as the first Buddhist relic, the second Buddhist relic, the third Buddhist relic and the fourth Buddhist relic.
Among them, the front room is the fourth relic of Ashoka Tower, the middle room is the second relic of white marble mausoleum, the back room is the first relic of eight treasures, and the secret room is the third relic of five treasures. Only one of the four pieces is the relic of Sakyamuni Buddha, which is called "relic" or "spiritual bone". The other three pieces are called shadow bones. However, "Shadow Bone" is also called "Buddha Finger Relic" and has the same support as the Relic.
After identification, the third Buddhist relic of the five treasures found in the secret room is the Buddha relic (also known as the spiritual bone, this time dedicated to Taiwan Province Province); The first, second and fourth relics are shadow relics.
The true Buddha refers to the relic (spiritual bone), also known as the "third Buddha refers to the relic", which was discovered in May of 1987, 10. Being destroyed for fear of encountering legal difficulties, this relic was secretly hidden in the soil under the front wall of the back room of the underground palace. This relic was wrapped in a five-story treasure letter. The first treasure letter was made of iron and was rusty and dark brown when unearthed. The second treasure letter is a beautiful silver-plated letter with 45 statues engraved on the body, so it was named "the first letter of 45 statues". The lower part of the east side of the letter body is engraved with "the real letter of Sakyamuni made by the emperor". The third precious letter is a sandalwood letter. The wood is rotten, and there are silver carved horns on it and the letter. The fourth valuable letter is a pair of crystal jewelry boxes. A yellow sapphire and a sapphire are embedded in the top of the coffin The cover is engraved with the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva. The fifth treasure letter is a jade coffin with a pot door seat. The jade coffin was placed on the carved coffin bed. The relic enshrined in the jade coffin is the true spiritual bone of Sakyamuni Buddha (middle finger of the left hand). The knuckles are yellow with cracks and spots.
The first Buddhist relic (shadow bone) was found at 1 the morning of May 5, 9871point. Located in the back room of the underground palace, it is the most grand of all four relics, one of which is wrapped in an eight-fold treasure letter. In turn (from outside to inside): The first treasure letter is a sandalwood treasure letter with black paint and silver edge. The second treasure letter is a silver treasure letter from the gilded Four Kings. The third precious letter is an ordinary silver letter with Buddha statues engraved on it and on all sides. The fourth treasure is the gold-plated top silver word. The fifth treasure character is the golden character of Ruyi Wheel Guanyin. The sixth treasure letter is a gold basket with jewels and pearls. The seventh treasure letter is a stone letter with golden baskets and precious pearls on it. The eighth treasure letter is a four-door pagoda with a single eave on the top of the orb. A silver pillar was erected on the base of the pagoda, and the Buddha's finger relic was placed on the silver pillar. This finger artifact is the most beautiful of the four artifacts.
The second Buddha finger relic (shadow bone) was found in the middle room on1May 9, 987. This relic is enshrined in a white marble tomb. If the spiritual account can be called a treasure letter, it is the biggest treasure letter in the underground palace. Height 164 cm, almost as high as people. Zhang Ling was built in the second year of Jinglong, Tang Zhongzong (AD 708). The white marble spirit account is hollow, and the built-in iron letter is the second treasure letter; Within the iron letter, the gold-plated double phoenix silver coffin is the third treasure letter. The second Buddha refers to the relic among them.
The fourth Buddha finger relic (shadow bone) was found in the front room of the underground palace on May 1987 and was enshrined in the Sambo Letter. The first important letter is the Ashoka Tower made of white marble, which consists of tower foundation, tower body, tower top and tower tip. The tower is richly decorated. The second important letter is the tower bronze house, which is extremely delicate and complicated in structure. The third treasure letter is a silver coffin engraved with Buddhist disciples and the bird of Jialing. Under the coffin is the carved coffin bed of Daphne family, in which the fourth Buddha refers to the relic.