Fengxian Temple Review

Fengxian Temple is the largest and most exquisite art group of cliff-shaped group carvings in Longmen Grottoes, and it is also a representative work of the Tang Dynasty of Longmen Grottoes. The title on the north side of the main Buddha is called "Dalushena Statue". The middle Buddha is Lushena, which is a high-profile Buddha statue.

Fengxian Temple is located halfway up the mountain in the south of Xishan Mountain, and the descendants call it nine rooms. Fengxian Temple is ingenious when creating the statue of the cave. It is not a conventional way to open the caves. It is instead a mountainside to carve the Buddha statue on the open-air cliff wall, which shows a kind of natural atmosphere. The cliff statue is 36 meters wide from north to south, and 40 ． 70 meters deep from east to west. It is a giant open-air cave. The layout of Fengxian Temple statues is nine statues such as one Buddha, two disciples, two Bodhisattva, two Tianwang, and Erlishi.

Fengxian Temple, Luoyang Longmen Grottoes is the largest and most artistic group of cliff-shaped Buddhas, located in the south of Xishan Grottoes. It is not actually a temple, because it was named after Fengxian Temple, a royal monastery in the Tang Dynasty. Fengxian Temple has nine statues, the main Buddha is Lushena, the vicissitudes of life, the old-fashioned disciple Jia Ye, the docile and intelligent little disciple Ananda, the expression of the expression, the graceful and noble Bodhisattva, the mighty and powerful heavenly king, the aggressive Lushi and the Lord Lushena together form a group of extremely rich The image of the art group with modal texture. The title on the north side of the main Buddha Libra is called "Dalushena like a dragonfly". The different shapes and depictions of gods show the high achievement of the sculpture art of the Shengtang Dynasty, and become a wonder in the history of stone carving art. Fengxian Temple is included in the 120 yuan ticket of Longmen Grottoes. The ticket purchase verification is very strict, and the name of the ticket purchaser must be indicated on the back of the ticket, but there are no other charging attractions in the scenic area. From the entrance of the grotto, go to the highest step to Fengxian Temple. It is recommended to swim from the Xishan Grottoes first. The light is good in the morning. Fengxian Temple is the biggest point. Note that the best location for shooting the panoramic view is on the observation deck facing Fengxian Temple on the other side of the Yihe River. Don't miss it when you visit Dongshan Grottoes.

It is the largest and most representative open-air Buddha in Longmen Grottoes.

Fengxian Temple is also the core attraction of the entire Longmen Grottoes, and some other Buddha statues such as the Lushena Buddha in it jointly constitute Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and even Luoyang's propaganda paintings. If you stand in the distance and look closely, it really used to be a temple, there are obvious cross beams on the top of the Lushe Buddha, standing under the whole group of Buddha statues, you will feel very small. You can also feel the atmosphere and atmosphere of past history, close your eyes and think carefully