Tower in Hebei, China
37°44′51″N 114°46′41″E / 37.74750°N 114.77806°E / 37.74750; 114.77806
The Pagoda of Bailin Temple (Chinese : 从 谂 禅 师 舍 利 塔 or 赵 州 塔 ), is located in Zhao County , Hebei . It is an octagonal-based brick Chinese pagoda built in 1330 during the reign of Emperor Wenzong , ruler of the Mongol -led Yuan Dynasty .
Bailin Monastery
The Bailin Monastery (Cypress Trees monastery ,[ 1] ) surrounding the pagoda, was built in the second century CE, and called Guan Yin Monastery . Its most prominent abbot was the famous Chan master Zhaozhou (Joshu) ,[ 1] who is well known for the Mu-koan .[ 1]
The temple was in ruin long before 1949. In 1988, Jing Hui was persuaded to take over the Hebei Buddhist Association, and start rebuilding Bailin Monastery. Jing Hui is a student and dharma successor[ 4] of Hsu Yun , but has also adopted the Humanistic Buddhism of Taixu .[ note 1] [ note 2]
Pagoda
The seven-story pagoda stands at a height of about 40 m (131 ft), built on a stone foundation. The lower section of the pagoda is a brick sumeru pedestal, which features two rows of intricate carvings that include artwork of musicians, celestial guardians, animals, and peonies. The first story of this solid brick pagoda features a facade of doors and windows, as well as columns, rafters, and brackets . Above this are seven tiers of eaves.
The design style of this Yuan Dynasty era pagoda follows the tradition of the Liao Dynasty and Jin Dynasty , which were Khitan and Jurchen dynasties that ruled northern China before Kublai Khan established the Yuan.
Lineage
达摩 Bodhidharma/Dá-Mó (? – ca 530)
大祖慧可 Dà-Zǔ Huì-Kě (? - ?)
鑑智僧璨 Jiàn-Zhì Sēn- Càn (? – 606)
道信 Dà-yī Dào-Xìn (? – 651)
弘忍Da-Man Hóng-Rěn (601 – 674)
大鑒惠能 Dà-Jiàn Huì-Néng (638–713)
南嶽懐譲 Nán-Yuè Huái-Ràng (677–744)
馬祖道 Mǎ -Zŭ Dào-Yī (709–788)
百丈懷海 Bǎi-Zhàng Huái-Hái (720–814)
黄檗希运 Huáng-Bò Xī-Yùn (? - 850)
临济义玄 Lín-Jì Yì-Xuán (? - 866)
興化存獎 Xīng-Huá Cún-Jiǎng (830 - 888)
南院慧顒 Nán-Yuàn Huì-Yóng (? - 952)
瘋穴延沼 Fēng-Xué Yán-Zhǎo (896 - 973)
首山省念 Shǒu-Shān Shěng-Niàn (926 - 993)
汾陽善昭 Fén-Yáng Shàn-Zhāo (947 - 1024)
石霜楚園 Shí-Shuāng Chǔ-Yuán (986 - 1039)
楊岐方會 Yáng-Qí Fāng-Hùi (992 - 1049)
白雲守端 Bái-Yún Shǒu Duān (1025 - 1072)
五祖法演 Wǔ-Zǔ Fǎ-Yǎn (1024 - 1104)
圜俉克勤 Huán-Wú Kè-Qín (1063 - 1135)
虎丘紹隆 Hǔ-Qiū Sháo-Lóng (1077 - 1136)
應俺曇華 Yīng-ǎn Tán-Húa (1103 - 1163)
密俺咸榤 Mì-ǎn Xián-Jié (1118 - 1186)
破俺祖先 Pò-ǎn Zǔ-Xiān (1136 - 1211)
無準師範 Wú-Zhǔn Shī-Fàn (1174 - 1249)
淨慈妙侖 Jìng-Cí Miào-Lún (1201 - 1261)
瑞巖文寶 Ruì-Yán Wén-Bǎo (? - 1335)
華頂先覩 Húa-Dǐng Xiān-Dǔ (1265 - 1334)
福林智度 Fú-Lín Zhì-Dù (1304 - 1370)
古拙昌俊 Gǔ-Zhuō Chāng-Jùn (? - ?)
無際明俉 Wú-Jì Míng-Wú (? - ?)
太岡橙 Tài-Gāng-Chéng (? - ?)
矣峰寧 Yǐ-Fēng-Níng (? - 1491)
天目寶芳進 Tiān-Mù Bǎo-Fāng-Jìn (? - ?)
野滃慧嘵 Yě-Wěng Huì-Xiāo (? - ?)
無趣如空 Wú-Qù Rú-Kōng (1491 - 1580)
無幻性沖 Wú-Huàn Xìng-Chōng (1540 - 1611)
興善慧廣 Xīng-Shàn Huì-Guǎng (1576 - 1620)
普明徳用 Pǔ-Míng Dé-Yóng (1587 - 1642)
高菴圓淸 Gāo-ān Yuán-Qīng (? - ?)
本智明戄 Běn-Zhì Ming-Jué (? - ?)
紫柏真可 Zǐ-Bó Zhēn-Kě (1543 - 1603)
端旭茹弘 Duān-Xù Rú-Hóng (? - ?)
純榤性奎 Chún-Jié Xìng-Kuí (? - ?)
慈雲海俊 Cí-Yún Hǎi-Jùn (? - ?)
質生寂文 Zhì-Shēng Jì-Wén (? - ?)
端員照華 Duān-Yuán Zhào-Huá (? - ?)
其岸普明 Qí-Án Pǔ-Míng (? - ?)
弢巧通聖 Tāo-Qiǎo Tōng-Shèng (? - ?)
俉修心空 Wú-Xiū Xīn-Kòng (? - ?)
宏化原俉 Hóng-Hùa Yuán-Wú (? - ?)
祥青廣廣 Xiáng-Qīng Guǎng (? - ?)
守道續先 Shǒu-Dào Xù-Xiān (? - ?)
正岳本超 Zhēng-Yué Běn-Chāo (? - ?)
永暢矍 Yǒng-Chàng Jué (? - ?)
方來昌遠 Fāng-Lái Chāng-Yuǎn (? - ?)
豁俉隆參 Huò-Wú Lóng-Cān (? - ?)
維超能燦 Wéi-Chāo Néng-Càn (? - ?)
奇量仁繁 Qí-Liàng Rén-Fán (? - ?)
妙連聖華 Miào-Lián Shèng-Huá (? - ?)
鼎峰果成 Dǐng-Fēng Guǒ-Féng (? - ?)
善慈常開 Shàn-Cí Cháng-Kāi (? - ?)
徳情演徹 Dé-Qíng Yǎn-Chè/虛雲 Xū-Yún (1840 - 1959)
净慧老和 Jìng-Huì Lǎo-Hé (1940 - 2013)
Notes
References
Sources
Zhu, Caifang (2003), Buddhism in China Today: The Example of the Bai Lin Chan Monastery. In: Perspectives, Volume 4, No.2, June 2003 (PDF) , archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-29
Feuchtwang, Stephen (2010), The Anthropology of Religion, Charisma and Ghosts: Chinese Lessons for Adequate Theory , Walter de Gruyter
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