Lingyin Temple for the first time, where should I go? What are the precautions?

Mentioned Lingyin Temple, many people may think of a large childhood that "Legend of the public." It is said that Lingyin Temple is Jigong's place. This is called the "Faith hidden" Buddha world in the end where? What can not be missed spots? Come, look down, the answer is in this Raiders.

1 picture to understand where the Lingyin Temple is

Lingyin Scenic Area is located in the west of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area between the peaks, cultural landscape rich, numerous monuments, is a famous Buddhist resort. Among them, another number of Lingyin Temple fame, "Lingyin Zen Track" is one of three reviews of the West Lake. Some people say that to Hangzhou, a look at the West Lake, Second, look Lingyin. Some people say that to Hangzhou, do not travel Lingyin, equal to never been to Hangzhou.

Do not miss the main attractions
Lingyin Temple itself is not particularly large, generally about an hour or so you can stroll over. However, Lingyin area is not small, according to the reaction of most tourists, if you look down on the line is also about 2 to 3 hours, if you want to carefully walk around carefully, stroll the Big Three Temple two major peaks and other major attractions, you need Mountain climbing, generally spend at least half a day. Remind everyone try to wear shoes yo.
Lingyin Temple

Founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty Lingyin Temple, also known as Yunlin Temple, has been more than 1,600 years of history, is the oldest ancient Jiangnan Temple, Hangzhou is said to be the place where Jigong home.

Lingyin Temple distribution

Lingyin Temple is mainly composed of the King Temple, Main Hall, Pharmacy Hall, Fa Tang Hall and Hua Yan Temple. Both sides are attached with 500 rohan halls, Jigong Hall, Hua Yan Court, Dabei House and abbot building structures.
【King Hall】 Heavenly King Hall Facing the mountain shrine niche Maitreya worship statue, topless belly, sitting on the futon, smile; 佛 back to the gate of the niche is dedicated to Buddhist Protestant God Wei pack statue, like two and a half meters high, wearing Gold helmet, wrapped body armor, radiant. This statues with camphor wood carving, is preserved in the Southern Song Dynasty precious relics. King Hall on both sides of the four kings Cai statue, each eight meters high, all wearing heavy armor. Two of the mighty forms, two look good, commonly known as the four diamonds.
【Main Hall】 Formerly known as the Royal Palace, a single major hall for the second. The middle of the main hall is a 24.8 meter high statue of Sakyamuni Lotus, with its statues of "magnificent and solemn" and "vivid atmosphere". It is one of the tallest Buddhist camphorwood statues in China.
Apothecary Temple Lingyin Temple's third major hall, dedicated to the "East Trinity": Buddha statues and Nikko Son of Heaven, moonlight Son of Heaven. Reconstructed Rohan Hall, showing five hundred Rohan like a line of stone.

1. Yongfu Temple

Yongfu Temple @ White Dragon 7 Series

Yongfu Temple, located under the stalagmite peak in the center of Lingyin West, has a history of 1,600 years.

Yongfu Temple @ White Dragon 7 Series

The building community rises from the mountain. The temple is divided into five open courtyards such as Puyuan Garden and Gaoling Lecture Theater. It has seven courtyards, five temples, three temples, two pavilions, two pavilions, five pavilions and over a thousand ancient trees Famous wood, is one of the largest monasteries in Hangzhou.

1. Tao Shing Temple

Tao Temple by @ Pan Xiaotong
One of the three major temples in the scenic area is Tao-kuang Temple, located on the northern tip of the northern peak. Compared with the crowded places in Lingyin Temple, the Tao-kong Temple is much cleaner, but the incense is still strong. Weeks ups and downs, the tree-lined temple. The temples are small and exquisite, mostly two-storey, with bare blue bricks, white walls, and purplish red doors and windows, as well as a spring of fresh water that never ends up. The whole is paired with a distinctive flavor.

Tao Temple by @ King line stop
The most famous Taoism Temple is the view of the sea floor, the Tang Dynasty poet Song asked the famous "floor view of the sea, the door to the tide of Zhejiang" that is out of this, it is said here is the most suitable Gulinling sea view, and now at West Lake can be seen here.
Tips:
to Tao Hong Temple generally have two roads, one is from the Lingyin scenic area into, and then follow the signs go, climbed up the steps; the other is the first climb to the North Peak, down the road when there is a road leading to Lingyin scenic area, and then go down, went to Taoism Temple.

1. Flying peak
   Flying Temple by @ Jade Star Huang
   Flying to the peak, also known as "Ling Jiufeng." "The peaks of the lake, when flying as the first", due to long-term erosion by groundwater, here formed a lot of fantastic and varied holes, there Qinglin hole, Yushu hole, Long Wang hole.
   

Flying Temple by @ Jade Star Huang
Most notably, there are 345 relatively complete statues of Buddhism on the flying peak, which is the largest group of caves in the southeast coast of China.

Sansheng stone

Sansheng stone by @ Barra thorns

Tips:
Lingyin Temple before the piece that reads "close to the West" Zhaobi, go forward, into the day Zhu, Zhuang from the export of three days, you can see a sign, pointing to the stone.

Religious manners

1. Please incense to the temple to buy incense called "please." Please yourself incense, incense money can not be paid by others, please three incense appropriate.
2. Into the temple, into the temple into the temple, into the temple to be partial, can not take the main entrance; male left female right step crossed the threshold, avoid walking threshold, should not point the Buddha statue.
3. Point fragrant left hand, because Buddhism think the left hand is the cleanest.
   5 , when the Buddha worship Buddha is usually three worship pad, pilgrims kneel with the left man, the woman with the right, the middle of the futon is the abbot, not across the futon.
   Wishing is usually to remember telling Buddha what is your name, where you live, what to do and what to say. Can not make a wish, want to come back after the wish is also achieved.
4. Around the tower around the pagoda, the Buddha is required to worship three worship, and then slow, when to be around the right, do not turn left. Around the tower can be around three turns, seven turns or nine turns, the odd number for auspicious.
   Heart sincere spirit
   Tips:
   Lingyin Temple can not bring incense, there will be sent to the fragrance.

Practical tips
Tickets : Lingyin fly peak 45 (including Yongfu Temple, Tao Temple, Lingyin Temple), Lingyin Temple 30 yuan
※ Lingyin Temple tickets are not included in the scenic ticket, into the Temple need to be purchased separately Votes, it is recommended to buy from the Internet in advance, you can directly brush tickets, save time and convenient.

Tips:
Lingyin scenic area to provide 1 to 10 people to explain the service, divided into 3 files.
①40 minutes: Habitat Square - flying peaks statues (not up the mountain), charges 130 yuan.
② 60 minutes: Habitat Square - flying peaks statues (not up) - Lingyin Temple, charges 180 yuan.
③ 90 minutes: Habitat Square - flying peaks statues (not uphill) - Lingyin Temple, charges 220 yuan.
※ Lingyin scenic area also provides electronic tutorial service. Ticket office No. 10 and the entrance gate can be rented (refundable) electronic interpreter, charge 10 yuan (another 100 yuan deposit). Recommended in advance to buy a smart phone online guide, without electronic interpreter and manual tour guide, you can more convenient and in-depth tour of the historical and cultural backgrounds.

Opening hours :
Summer 6: 30-18: 00
Winter 07: 30-17: 00 (Tickets are stopped at 17:00, check-in is stopped at 17:15, closed on time at 17:45, Christmas Day, New Year's holidays, national holidays, early morning 30 min door)
address : Hangzhou Lingyin Road Lane 1 Fayun
transport : take 324 Road, No. 7, 807, 807 holiday line, Y2 path / line 2 to Lingyin travel stop, walk to Lingyin (Flying peak) scenic area