Record of Qinglong Mountain

Qinglong Mountain, formerly known as Liang Qing, is famous for its mountains. There are many pines and cypresses everywhere. The breeze is Xu Lai, and it is not hot in summer. Later, this place was valued by Taoism, and it was considered that the four gods, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, were divided into four parts. Standing in Beijing, facing south, "Zuo Qinglong, Right White Tiger", they think that "Right White Tiger" refers to the White Tiger Cave in the west of Beijing, and "Zuo Qinglong" refers to Liang Qing in Luanzhou. He also quoted the words in Huainanzi Astronomical Training, saying that "the most expensive god is not more expensive than Qinglong", so he changed his name to Qinglong Mountain. Later, Buddhists also came to build temples to practice. The people think that the East Peak here is indomitable and steep as a dragon, looking at the sun; Extending gradually and gently to the west, it is indeed like a dragon body undulating, and the trees are lush all year round, which also recognizes the name Qinglong Mountain.

However, the old record has been written in Liang Qingshan. According to records, "Liang Qingshan is in the northwest of Yi 'an Mountain, more than 60 miles away from the city. The north of the mountain, that is, the junction with Lulong Gan 'an County, is full of peaks. There is Yan ancient temple, next to which there are two wells, and the water flows into streams. There are also Luohan Cave and dozens of stone buddhas. Among them is Huang Tu Mountain Academy, and at the top is San Xiao Palace, where ancient trees are towering. According to legend, there are mice as big as dogs in the temple, and Taoist priests feed them with broken rice. There are more than ten kinds of medicinal materials, such as talc, chrysotile, etc ... "The Yan Ancient Temple and Luohan Cave mentioned in this article are Buddhist relics, and the" San Xiao Palace "is a Taoist building with three generations of tombs of French Taoists, their teachers and masters.

The relationship between Qinglong Mountain and Buddhism can be traced back to distant times. In recent years, when the Yan Temple was rebuilt, a monument to the Yan Temple rebuilt in the 22nd year of Qing Daoguang (1842) was unearthed, and the inscription can be traced back to Liu Zhuang (58~75), the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. The details need to be checked. The exact physical evidence is the stone carving of the Buddha statue in Luohan Cave in the south area of Qinglong Mountain, which consists of three columns, six districts and nine groups, with a total of 58 Buddha statues. The lines are natural and smooth, and the shape is vivid, which makes the hard stone show the fullness of skin and the elasticity of clothes and shoes. Each Buddha statue is lifelike with different utensils and objects. Delicate technique. The upper limit is the Northern Wei Dynasty and the lower limit is the Liao and Jin Dynasties, that is, from 386 AD to 1234 AD, at least 800 years ago.