Open hour
8:00- 20:00
Ticket
The ticket costs 3 yuan. Note: Entered and charges 3 yuan by the south main entrance of Putuo temple, but if come down from five olds peak (need advanced person to enter Xiamen garden Botanical Garden, go out of the garden from five olds peak mountain door) No longer charge.
Traffic
Take No. 45, No. 87, 1, No. 18, No. 29, No. 47,etc. in the city and arrive.
Introduce
South Putuo temple lies under five olds peak of urban area, in the face of the south Wushan very much of city of dragon s sea, in the south is Xiamen University. South Putuo temple is stopped famously and anciently in Xiamen. Build in the Yongle Year of Ming Dynasty (1403-1424 years) ,End of Ming Dynasty ( 1628 years) Destroy in the war. More clear by the 23rd year of Kangxi 1684 years) ,Pacify sea general Hou Shi Lang to rebuild, because the temple presents Goddess of Mercy with respect is a main fact, and in the south of the mountain of Putuo of Zhoushan of Zhejiang one of four major Buddhism rites place of China in the location, so called south Putuo temple. The general institute temple of the south is large-scale, it is common to always take up an area of 25.8 and incline, with a construction area of 21270 square meters. Have four king s hall, halls and depositaries of Buddhist texts of Mahavira Temple, great sorrow from the south to north main shaft, add about the intersection of Wu and corridor, bell tower drum-tower, the intersection of charitable and pious deeds and floor, sea know floor, illuminate floor, too timid library, the intersection of Buddha and the intersection of institute and classroom, raise straight institute,etc..
All these buildings rely on the mountain lie, ask high ring upon ring, solemn and unsophisticated. In the past few years, free captive animals in pool, two newly-built Longevity Hill tower and two wayside pavilions and lotus ponds,etc. hall in the south of the king, there are seven seven pagodas composed of seven statues of Buddha such as Sakyamuni and Buddha, Jia Buddha Ye between two ponds, Longevity Hill tower is 11 storeys high, rich in the style of South Asia Buddhism building, make the scenery of south Putuo temple more beautiful.
King hall call Maitreya hall too, Maitreya Buddha kind eyebrow laugh at eyes, earlobe both shoulders, shielding the chest reveals the umbilicus, radiant with smiles, seem to say to every visitor that await coming over. Maitreya Buddha one wears crowns, seated statue not fat of body in India, but become in China that takes the stout and strong bareheaded Buddhist monk of body looks of sack in hand. It is said he wanders about all parts, carefree, freely, why do people banter him, he is always all smiles, and treats people kindly. Later on he passes away in a sitting posture in the forest temple huge rock of high mountain, mumbling some words in the mouth: \ The intersection of Maitreya and real Maitreya, attend to anything else thousand ten billion, often shows common people, common people do not know \ by oneself . Both sides of king s hall are big and tall and tall and big, handsome and mighty four major kings. Seem splendid all over. Cutting porcelain art of the roof, is able to bear people to appreciate. Mahavira Temple transferred to and rebuilt in 1932 as the Buddhist monk, a hiproof building of layers of eaves, the stone pillar of coloured glaze, carved beams and painted rafter are solemn and unsophisticated. Mainly enshrine and worship the past, now, future \ A Buddhism \ of three generations ,The middle is Sakyamuni, in the east is pharmacist Buddha, in the west is that Amitabha. Clear up Jia Buddha both sides, the person who has two, in the east is Jia leaf one person of big disciple, in the west is cousin A s difficult top one person, in the front is a thousand hands and a thousand Goddess of Mercy. Popular legend: Ancient an old man occasionally, has raised three daughters, the old man is ill in one day, need human eye to make guiding drug. Big woman and two women both no matter, and the little woman dedicates one s own eyes voluntarily, cure the old man s disease. This move Sakyamuni, create one thousand the intersection of hand and thousand Goddess of Mercy commemorate her, and the station is in front of being one s own.
The building of Mahavira Temple, have reflected \ \ of hall of the temple of the south of Fujian Province Four major characteristics: First, there is \ on the wall The clear shadow shakes the wind \ , \ The clear river chants \ in autumn Wait for the flower-and-bird painting of mountains and rivers, and \ The supernatural river shower \ , \ The ascetic practices \ of six years Wait for the picture-story book of Sakyamuni s birth story. Second, the ridge is the curved moon one is stuck up, the purple swallow is high up in the air, seem to move in light and handy fairy. Third, the structure is exquisite, skill stresses, inlay \ in the ridge Nine carp dragon \s , \ Chinese unicorn run \ , \ The Phoenix Spreading the Wings \ Wait for the pattern, cut the porcelain inlaid. Fourth, construction material draw materials local granite, blue and green to fight stone, all roof beam, column, plinth, sets of brackets on top of the columns, fence do and show unique characteristics. Great sorrow hall build on clear the beginning, burn fire. Too timid Buddhist monk rebuilt in 1930, rebuilt in 1962. Offer sacrifice to Goddess of Mercy in the great sorrow hall, other three are 48 arm Goddess of Mercies, carve a hand eyes in the palm respectively. Hold many kinds of musical instruments used in a Buddhist or Taoist mass on hand, the posture differs, it is wonderful to each attain it.
The great sorrow hall flies in the eaves for being octagonal and treble, all build up with shelf pile of sets of brackets on top of the columns, the sunk panel in the hall, use the intersection of timber and sets of brackets on top of the columns all, it is unnecessary a piton. Look up in the sunk panel, unique and beautiful. The depositary of Buddhist texts is two storeys of historical relics building. Built in 1936. Downstairs is the law hall, it is the place where the Buddhist monk expounds the texts of Buddhism. Second floor the intersection of treasure and hall, Buddha of jade, have the intersection of Burmese and the intersection of jade and 28 of Buddha, collect Chinese and foreign the intersection of Buddha and the intersection of allusion quatation and the intersection of Confucian classics and several tens of thousands of Vol.. Comparatively precious among them there is moraine sand Tibetan Scripture of Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty the Tripitaka , say Buddha A Amitabha Buddha through , letter written in one s own blood whether the excellent method lotus flower pass , the Japanese Tripitaka ,etc., there is bronze statue of Buddha, the copper tower, Goddess of Mercy in the Ming Dynasty constructed the sweet dew picture in Song Dynasty, and the treasured scrolls of eminent monk s outstanding merits and virtues. 1924,Putuos south temple from before help by case if you can t transfer to, select virtuous to make changing by ten directions jungle into at Buddhist monk, know to the spring Master and take the post as the first Buddhist abbot. The ones that have established in the temple for 1925 years, as the earliest Buddhism teaching office of China -The south of Fujian Province Buddha institute. 1934, enlarge, do again Buddha, bring up straight institute by one Master, welcome south the intersection of Putuo and temple, build the intersection of temple and unprecedented a boom period. In 1937, Buddha institute closed down because of war of resistance. Buddha institute trains more than 200 students together among several decades, many persons make enormous contribution for the Buddhism cause of countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Singapore, Philippine,etc.. In 1985, Buddha institute ran a school again, set up and raised the straight institute, preparatory course class, straight old-type opera school now, every two -year system, set up the seminar for 2 years also from 1992, there is extensive influence in China and Southeast Asia. Only a wall separate south temple and Xiamen University of Putuo, but two kinds of artistic conceptions; \ Coexisting simple and unsophisticatedly and modernly, small Buddhist monk and university student are the neighbor. \