Mianshan fashuo

Although China is not the birthplace of Buddhism, it is also a big Buddhist country with Buddhists all over the country. Therefore, there are many temples in China, some of which have developed into tourist attractions. The most common temple is the Buddha statue. They are usually carved from wood, stone and metal. Today I want to tell you about a Buddhist temple.

In Buddhism, when practice reaches the highest level, people expect that their health will not be bad after death. In Buddhism, a healthy body is called "whole body sacrifice", that is, after the death of monks and nuns. The corpse has not rotted for many years, and its face is lifelike. Can reach the state of not being bad, and is honored as a "body bodhisattva." In Mianshan Scenic Area in Jinzhong, Shanxi, there is a temple called Zhengguo Temple. Although not many people know about this temple, its contents should not be underestimated. 13 Buddha statues in this temple are all real.

However, this kind of "body Buddha" is rare compared with the few crystal relics left after cremation, because these bodies have gone through thousands of years without corruption and look exactly the same as before. This seems incredible now. The real Buddha statues in Zhengguo Temple are different in historical age and personal image. They are tall and short, fat and thin, and relaxed. It is said that these statues have a history of thousands of years from the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties to today.

After thousands of years of vicissitudes, Zhengguo Temple has been repaired several times, even the mud embryo wrapped in the real body has been repaired several times, but the real body has not been damaged.

In Buddhism, practice to the highest level, hoping that the body will not be bad after death. Buddhist terminology refers to the body that is not bad in body as "total relic", that is, the body after the death of monks and nuns. The corpse has not rotted for many years, and its face is lifelike. Being able to reach the state of not being in bad health can be called "body bodhisattva"