When it comes to Yunnan, you first think of Lijiang. As more and more people have been to Lijiang, many people look at other routes in Yunnan. Among them, one place attracts more and more tourists, that place is Maitreya City, Yunnan. In fact, Maitreya city in Yunnan is attractive because of a temple and a giant Buddha. That temple is Maitreya Temple, and that big Buddha is Maitreya Buddha.
It is understood that Maitreya Temple was built in the sixth year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty (1626). The newly compiled general annals of Yunnan contains: 'in the sixth year of Tianqi, there were monks like jade to get to Jinping, raising funds to build Maitreya Temple, and Buddhism prevailed in the state. The post Maitreya Temple collapsed due to the war, and there were few temples left. From 1987 to 1990, Maitreya Temple (today's Da Zhi Yuan) was built on the original scale for the first time, making the same incense curl in the prosperous age of Daping. At present, Maitreya Temple has become a new tourist hotspot in Yunnan. What are the legends of Maitreya Temple? How many meters is Maitreya Buddha high?
What are the legends of Maitreya Temple?
It is said that a long time ago, an eminent monk named Ruyu came to a mountain forest one day. Due to fatigue, he fell asleep against a big tree. Vaguely, he saw Maitreya standing in front of him with a smile. He was surprised and knelt down quickly. When he raised his head after worship, Maitreya Buddha had disappeared. At this time, he saw a mountain in the flying clouds and clouds in front, which looked like Maitreya's end seat. Ruyu carefully checked the geographical location and mountains and rivers around, and found that there was dense aura and steep rock peaks. So I thought this was the place where Maitreya showed his holiness. Later, through efforts, a temple was built on a mountain called Jinping to worship Maitreya Buddha, also named 'Maitreya Temple'. Since then, monk Ruyu has widely broadcast Sanskrit and accepted believers here. As a result, the temple has flourished and the Dharma seats have prospered. This story, spread for many years, has become the talk of local residents after dinner.
The most attractive scenic spot of Maitreya Temple is the famous Maitreya Buddha. Maitreya Buddha was built in December 1999 and is 19.99 meters high. The Giant Buddha was built in the heart of Jinping Mountain, which not only reflects the significance of Buddha in Buddhism, but also marks the charming and kind smile of Jinping Mountain scenic spot after hundreds of years of wind and rain: the big belly can accommodate things in the world, and the kind heart will always protect the people in the world. When we are on the scene, we can't help but admire the influence of Buddhism.
The traffic to Maitreya is very developed. It is only 40 minutes' drive from Kunming South Railway Station. Maitreya is the next stop of Shilin West Railway Station, so it is very convenient. Maitreya Temple is located on the hillside of Jinping Mountain ten kilometers north of Maitreya city. You can drive or take No. 12 bus to the foot of the mountain.