Daming monastery is famous at home and abroad, its long history, it is important, but more important for one reason, because there was a greatness monk, he is the distinguishing of the monk in the tang dynasty. On distinguishing the monks who speak law ChuanJie daming monastery, famous and admired by character, has the high prestige, "the reputation of jianghuai master". Thrive in Buddhism, buddhist Oriental, he accepts the Japanese buddhist invitation, readily led the monk dongdu fuso. Master dongdu buddhist is absolute. At that time, his disciples for the road far away, "the sea miaotuo overflowing, useless to", but hesitates along. Distinguishing but undaunted: "to be hurrying, also precious little body life? The people don't go, I go to the ear that!" It serves to show his profound super-knowledge and strong determination.
Distinguishing the master take the bull by the horns, five times failure, did not lose heart, never flinch, finally in tianbao twelve years (753), with the blind, arrived in Japan in the 66 - year - old success always. His indomitable willpower, enables us to admire and respect. Distinguishing in Japan built temple Buddha, wide spread Buddhism commandment, xing teach calligraphy and painting skills, promote medicine diet, carrying forward the culture of datang, by the people of Japan as a benefactor "culture". Distinguishing the master is a shining example of a missionary of buddhist, is the Chinese people's friendly messenger. He is doctrines on rare elite in China, is one of the biggest glory and pride of daming monastery.
Habitat spirit, a total of nine layers, was founded in the first year of SuiRenShou (601), tang dynasty poet li bai, cross, Liu Changqing, Jiang Huan, Chen Run, liu yuxi, bai juyi have to board, and leave song, reflects is known as "China YouJun" habitat of spirit majestic, magnificent towering cloud.
Habitat spirit since Tang Huichang three years (843) not to be, daming monastery only ruins "habitat" spirit, without their spi tower, pilgrims and visitors are deeply lead to shame. The emperor song zhenzong JingDe first year (1004), monks can zheng to raise funds to build up a more than seven pagodas. The pagoda in the southern song dynasty destroy Pi again, since then, daming monastery never rebuild their spirit.
As in 1980, distinguishing masters like back to yangzhou "visit" from Japan, people from all walks of life initiative to rebuild their spirit, excitation figure macro industry. Daming monastery monks with the support of relevant departments, in every way to raise money, ready to build. 1988, daming monastery monk ruixiang mage ZeZhi based at temple east garden, grand ceremony, stone for the record. Ruixiang mage parinirvana after can fix the mage persist its ambition, collect alms, pencil-thin operation, the desire for built a habitat spirit as soon as possible.
Habitat and * spirit north the steps in the direct connect to lie. Lie Wu Buddha hall for the shan temple architecture, cornices, newborn magnificence. Lie the Buddha hall built in high stylobate, eaves hung * "lie" gold plaque in the middle of place, from the President of the calligraphy at the beginning of the buddhist association of China.
In Ursa major as the main body of the north and south by east of central axis position, also formed a north-south central axis of the building group, and it is the main hall in distinguishing memorial as a group, the construction of the main body of the design, structure system is perfect, is almost in this building.
PingShanTang locates the west side of the "old house" immortal of daming monastery Ursa major, as the northern song dynasty writer ouyang xiu in yangzhou was positively build, is consists of PingShanTang, GuLinTang, ouyang shrine, from south to north lined up. This church there hang "merry wan in", "sit on" plaques, north hall eaves hang Lin zhao yuan topic "mountains to the readings and flat" plaques. At this point, tourists SiGu of compassion.