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MARCUS GARRETT

Tanzhe Temple, did you worship correctly?

Getting rich overnight must be the ultimate dream of every working person. Since the concept of money was understood, many people go to large temples like Yonghe Temple and Tanzhe Temple on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month to worship Buddha and burn incense, and even register their names, phone numbers, and home addresses, hoping that one day the dream will come true and the pie of getting rich overnight will fall on their heads. However, years have passed, why are many people still toiling away, looking for membership to watch advanced screenings? Is it because there are too many people in the front row asking for wealth? Or did they forget to report their ID number? In fact, maybe you have been worshipping in the wrong place. Tanzhe Temple, for career and education, did you worship correctly? The old Beijing saying goes, 'Tanzhe Temple was there before Beijing city,' which shows the profound history of Tanzhe Temple. Founded during the Western Jin Dynasty, it is the earliest temple built after Buddhism was introduced to the Beijing area. Nobles and royals from all dynasties were keen to come here to offer incense and pray for official fortune. After the Ming Dynasty, the temple became a favorite place for ministers, scholars, and even common people to enjoy the spring, and gradually formed the tradition of 'April at Tanzhe to see Buddha.' The best visiting route for the temple is as follows: First, we get off at the parking lot at the entrance of the scenic area----then walk 600 meters to the ticket checkpoint of the scenic area---after passing through the checkpoint, we start to visit the central road buildings of the temple----First, visit the 'Hall of Heavenly Kings,' which is the entrance hall of the temple, enshrining the Maitreya Buddha with a big belly and the Four Heavenly Kings-----Then continue to visit the most magnificent hall of Tanzhe Temple, the 'Mahavira Hall,' which enshrines Sakyamuni Buddha. The entire hall is as grand as the Golden Luang Hall of the Forbidden City-----Next, continue to visit the Pilu Pavilion, the final building on the central line of Tanzhe Temple, and also the largest building in the temple. The pavilion is a two-story pavilion-style building-----After visiting the central road, we will visit the east road buildings in reverse order, visiting: Abbot's Yard-Yanqing Pavilion-Traveling Palace-Wanshou Palace-Empress Dowager's Palace---Then visit the west road buildings, visiting in order: Lengyan Altar-Precept Platform-Guanyin Hall. Recommendations: 1. If you want to eliminate disasters and cure diseases, go to the Dragon King Temple at the highest point of the temple, where there is a very effective 'stone fish.' This 'fish' has a skill, it can cure diseases. It's not that the stone fish can diagnose and prescribe medicine, but wherever you feel uncomfortable, you knock on that part of the fish to eliminate diseases and disasters. Headache? Knock on the fish head. Stomachache? Knock on the fish belly. Back pain? Knock on the fish body. Someone asks, what if my arms and legs hurt? I tell you, knock on the fish fins! And if someone says, what if I have cancer? I advise you to go to the hospital. The stone fish can't handle that. Also, 'no slacking off at work by playing with the fish'! 2. Stamping. Friends who like to collect stamps also have benefits when visiting the temple. The cultural and creative store to the left of the ticket checkpoint, the Jiafu cultural and creative store after entering the main gate, and the Dragon King Temple, these stamps are well-inked, beautifully designed, and most of them are free, with a few requiring any purchase in the store. To be honest, the cultural and creative fridge magnets are particularly attractive and worth buying.
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Posted: Mar 25, 2024
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