The origin and legend of Ta'er Temple
Ta'er temple is the birthplace of Zong Kaba, the founder of the Yellow religion. In the 12th year of Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1379), the mother of Zong Kaba built a lotus Pagoda in the place where Zong Kaba was born, and built a tile house covering the body of the pagoda. This is the earliest religious building in Ta'er temple. In the 39th year of Jiajing (1560) in the Ming Dynasty, the meditation monk Renqin Zongzhe jianzan built a small Buddhist temple at the foot of the south of Lianhua Mountain. In the fifth year of Wanli (1577) in the Ming Dynasty, according to the instructions of the third Dalai Lama, zhejianzan of Renqin sect built a Maitreya Temple on the left side of the stupa. After that, the monks and believers of the past dynasties have been renovated, expanded and decorated for many times, making them more magnificent, attracting tens of thousands of Tibetan, Han, Mongolian and other ethnic groups to visit the temple, becoming the center of Buddhist activities in the northwest, enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad, and being a well-known Buddhist holy land.
Ta'er temple is located in the southwest corner of lushar Town, niezhong County, Qinghai Province.
Ta'er temple is known in Tibetan as' gun Ben Xian Bahrain ', which means' Maitreya Temple with 100000 lion roaring Buddha statues'. This temple is one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism (commonly known as' yellow religion') in China. The whole temple is built according to the situation of the mountain. It is composed of the big golden tile hall, the small golden tile hall, the longevity hall, the big scripture hall, the Manjusri Bodhisattva hall, the Sakya Buddha Hall, the King Kong hall, the Maitreya hall, the Shilun tower, the big kitchen, the eight Tathagata and the gate tower, covering an area of more than 600 mu.
There are four schools in the temple, namely Xianzong, Mizong, astronomy and medicine. Xianzong and Mizong are places where senior monks study Buddhist scriptures. Astronomy and medicine are institutions of learning to cultivate excellent Tibetan and Mongolian talents in science and technology. The whole building complex is a combination of Tibetan and Han ethnic forms, with rigorous layout, towering buildings, resplendent, magnificent momentum and unique style.
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What are the taboos to travel to Qinghai Ta'er temple?
Taboos and precautions of Ta'er Temple:
① In temples, you can't touch Buddhist scriptures, statues, and instruments with your hands, let alone leap over them; when turning the Sutra wheel, you must be from left to right; don't touch Tibetan heads and hats.
② Many Scripture halls in thar temple have signs forbidding taking pictures.
③ Ta'er temple is a Tibetan Buddhism. If ordinary people go to worship Buddha, don't burn incense and order butter lamps. In the temple, you can't point your fingers at the Buddha statues. If necessary, you can point your fingers together to the Buddha statues.
④ During self-help tour, you can ask for advice like Akha in the temple (i.e. wearing red clothes, not all of them are called lamas), climb to the nearby Panchen palace, and you can see the panorama of thar temple.
⑤ Ta'er temple can take more than two hours to turn around. Photos are not allowed in the inner halls, especially in the great golden tile hall.
⑥ There are two souvenir shops on the side of the pagoda group in Ta'er temple, as well as outside the temple. One is on the road square outside the mountain gate, and the other is in the street next to the parking lot. Most of the souvenirs are Tibetan decorations and thar Temple souvenirs, which can be countered to one third of the price.
⑦ The taxis in Huangzhong can only go to the south entrance of Shuijing Lane in Xining City, because the taxis in Huangzhong County are not allowed to enter Xining City, and the taxis in Xining can't stop in front of Tal temple.
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Where is Ta'er temple in Qinghai?
In the center of lushar Town, Huangzhong County, Xining City, Qinghai Province. This is the holy land of the Gelug Sect in Buddhism. Most of the believers are Tibetan compatriots. It has a long history and is second only to the Potala Palace in Tibet. It is also a precious historical and cultural heritage and tourist attraction!
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Do you want tickets to Ta'er temple in Qinghai?
Admission: 80 yuan. For the active servicemen, the disabled servicemen, the retired cadres of the army, and the preschool children, the tickets shall be exempted; for the students, the elderly and the disabled, the half price discount shall be implemented. Tour guide explanation fee: determined according to the number of people, less than 5, 20 yuan / person. More than 5 people, 10 yuan / person. Team with more than 20 people 5 yuan / person. The peak season of tickets for Qinghai Lake is 100 yuan, from April 15 to October 15; the off season is 50 yuan, from October 16 to April 14 of the following year. It's 45 yuan by boat. You can't go by boat in winter. Admission to Riyueshan is 25 yuan. Tickets for the beach are 22 yuan; tickets for bird island are about 100 yuan. Sand island is about 100 yuan, open all day
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What is the significance of Qinghai Ta'er temple in Tibetan Buddhism?
Sakya sect is one of the important sects of Tibetan Buddhism. The founder of the sect was Kun middot gonchajeb (1034-1102). According to the historical records of Sakya school, Kun middot gonchajeb is the descendant of the noble Kun family in Tubo Period. In particular, the Sakya school is proud of the son of kunbanpoleche, the minister (inner minister) of the Tibetan Zanpu Chisong Dezan period, and one of the seven monks of the Tibetan period. Kunluyiwangbusong is the first monk born in the Kuns family and one of the first batch of monks in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. This shows that the Kuns family is a family with a long history that believes in the Ningma school and has made important contributions to the formation and development of Tibetan Buddhism.
His father was shijaruozhui, and he had a brother named Kun middot, who was a monk. They all believed in Ningma school, especially brother Kun middot. If he was a knowledgeable, strict, and proficient in secret law, he was not only the leader of Kun family at that time, but also the last master since the Kun family believed in the Ningma school. Therefore, the Tibetan Buddhist historical records take Kunruo xirao and Zicheng as the boundary. Before, Kunshi family believed in Ningma school, and later he started to establish and believe in Sakya school from gongchajeb. From his childhood, gongzajebo followed shigaruozhui and his brother kunruoxirao Zicheng to learn the teachings of the Kuns, that is, the Ningma sect. However, when gongchajeb was older, he was very interested in the new secret method which was popular in Tibetan areas at that time. On one occasion, gonchajeb went to a large celebration held in Zhuo district. The celebration was informal, lively and full of various performances, which dazzled people. But the most striking one was the plays performed by the magicians. They wore 28 Free Female masks and held various magic instruments. They were dressed up as a group of women, even to send out the heavenly daughters It's an inspiring gesture, dancing or dancing. In the whole ceremony, the magicians showed a colorful scene to people. When Gong qujie came home, he told his brother all the scenes he saw and asked why it happened. The elder brother replied: now the old secret method is in a declining era, so there is such a chaotic situation, which is an ominous omen. It is difficult for those who practice the old secret method to have a virtuous master, that is to say, the Dharma physiologist or master of the secret school who has made great achievements in the Buddhism secret teaching method will not appear in the monks who practice the old secret method in the future. Therefore, all the objects that we used to have, such as the old scriptures, the old Dharma tools, and the three treasures of Buddhism, should be closed up independently, become Fu Zang, start to absorb the new secret Dharma, and establish a new system of Dharma. However, in the process of putting the old secret law into practice and closing it, the two Dharma protectors, the great secret horse headed Ming Wang and the Vajra pin, were unable to subdue the closure due to their mysterious and incomparable power. That is to say, when the Sakya school reorganizes the system of gods or chooses the objects of gods again, it can't revoke the sacred status of the two Dharma protectors, the horse headed Ming Wang and the Vajra pin. Therefore, up to now, the Sakya sect still worships or practices these two fury protection gods or the original one, which have been inherited from the old secret continuation, while maintaining the ritual of the white sun and moon sisters. Among them, the religious rites held by the Sakya sect to the sun and moon sisters, known as the white Dharma Guardian God, and to throw the Duma and the son, are a unique seasonal religious ritual of the Sakya sect.
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What specialty should I buy to go to Qinghai?
● Cordyceps: Cordyceps sinensis, referred to as Cordyceps. It is actually a combination of Ascomycetes of Cordyceps sinensis and larvae of bat moth. Cordyceps is warm and sweet. It can protect the lung and kidney, relieve cough and phlegm, nourish life, refresh the mind and eyes. In Qinghai Yushu, Guoluo, Hainan, Huangnan, Haibei and other places are produced. The yield of Cordyceps in Qinghai ranks first in China.
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Ginseng fruit: it is the root tuber of a kind of wild perennial herb. At the same time, plateau people call the root of this plant fern hemp, also called longevity fruit, Penglai fruit and so on. Fern like wet, high temperature, its whole plant is one of Tibetan medicine. The main producing areas of Potentilla anserina in Qinghai are Golog, Yushu, Huangnan, Hainan and other Tibetan autonomous regions. It has the functions of invigorating the spleen, benefiting the stomach, astringent and hemostasis, promoting the growth of body fluid, relieving thirst and nourishing blood and Qi.
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● notopterygium: notopterygium is a perennial herb of Umbelliferae. Qinghai is one of the three major Qiang production areas in China, and the quality of silkworm and Qiang is the highest in China. Qiang people like to live in the alpine shrubbery or grass with an altitude of 1500-4000 meters, and their roots can be used as medicine. It is mainly used for cold, cold and heat. The quality of silkworm and Qiang produced in Jianzha area of Huangnan is the best.
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● Gentiana macrophylla: Gentiana macrophylla is a perennial herb of Gentianaceae, which is one of the main drugs for treating rheumatoid joint pain, tuberculosis, hot flashes, jaundice and other diseases. The quality of Gentiana straminea is the best in Qinghai, especially in Huangnan.
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● Xining rhubarb: Xining is the distribution center of rhubarb, so it is commonly known as "Xining rhubarb" in domestic and foreign markets.
Rhubarb is a large perennial herbaceous plant of Polygonaceae, which is divided into three species: rhubarb with palm leaves, Rheum tanguticum, Rheum officinalis, and two species before production in Qinghai. The main producing areas are Guoluo, Yushu, Huangnan, Haibei and other states. Rhubarb has the functions of diarrhea, stasis, clearing away heat, detoxification, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive and hemostasis.
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● highland barley wine: it is a white wine brewed with highland barley as the main raw material. It has a production history of more than 300 years. People have a tradition of brewing wine by local methods, which is called "drunkenness". It was brewed in workshops from the end of Ming Dynasty to the beginning of Qing Dynasty. Kewa of Shanxi province brought Xinghua village brewing technology to Qinghai, and selected Weiyuan Shaojiu with local black barley as the main material, peas, black oats and other brewed flavors. Since then, through the continuous practice of liquor industry and Qu industry, a complete set of brewing technology has been formed, from trampling on the koji, making the billet to distilling. After the liberation, the advanced "old five character method" was adopted to replace the "transfer fermented grains to continue residue method", which was unique in color, fragrance and taste. It is characterized by pure fragrance, clear body, mellow and soft, long aftertaste. Qinghai Qingli distillery produces Huzhu brand highland barley wine, which uses highland barley as raw material, highland barley, wheat and pea to make koji, scientific ingredients, and Daqu saccharification to produce natural flavor. It is carefully mixed with selected aged wine. After drinking, it does not have headache, thirst, stomach injury and fast sobering up.
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Beef jerky: it mainly refers to the "Snow Mountain" five flavor curry milk jerky in Golog. "Xueshan brand" spiced curry dried milk is made from fresh meat of Qinghai yak, which is removed from the skin of gluten, boiled with white water, cut into equal pieces, and then added with pepper powder, curry powder, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, sugar, salt and other seasonings for dry frying, then dried, sub packed and other processes.
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