A must-visit in Suining, Sichuan! The Royal Zen Forest of China--Guangde Temple

With nothing to do, I wandered around with a friend and unknowingly came to a temple from the side door. The temple is not big, but the buildings are densely packed, up to seven layers. Yes, this is Guangde Temple. Just wandering around, the biggest goal is to seek novelty. Under the urging of my friend, I only took a few quick shots for commemoration. But I didn't know that this place has a big background. This temple is a royal Zen forest that has been granted eleven times by the court. It was built during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, and the initiator was the monk Ke You, the grandson of Tang Zhongzong and the nephew of Tang Xuanzong. Through the Humha Hall, it is the famous Imperial Edict Square, where monks of all dynasties welcome the imperial edict. Other temples have to go out of the temple gate to welcome the edict ten miles away, but here they only need to welcome it in the temple, which shows the extreme honor of Guangde Temple. The four golden characters of "Imperial Gift Zen Forest" on the top of the stele were personally written by the famous calligrapher Yan Zhenqing, with strong strokes, which is extremely precious. Guangde Temple has five treasures of the town temple: Imperial Edict Square, Myanmar Jade Buddha, Nine Dragon Stele, two imperial jade seals, and Shanji Tower. Because of time, we only got to see the Imperial Edict Square and Shanji Tower, which are pictures one and seven. The tower is a typical Buddhist building, a place to enshrine Buddhist statues, Buddha bone relics, Buddhist scriptures and other Buddhist relics. Its formation is related to the relics left after Sakyamuni was cremated. I believe everyone has guessed that the Shanji Tower here is the flesh tower of Ke You, which has remained intact for thousands of years. The first meeting was so chaotic, it seems that the Buddhist fate is still deep, and I have to come again in the future to continue the Buddhist fate.