All wishes are fulfilled. Pray and meditate at Kaifu Temple, a thousand-year-old temple.
Kaifu Temple was first built during the Five Dynasties period and has a history of more than 1,000 years. This is both a temple, with the tranquility of Buddhism and the culture of academy, and a garden, with the feeling of deep courtyard and lake scenery. It attracts numerous believers, both men and women, as well as Chinese and foreign tourists to come and pray and visit.
❤️Tickets: 10
🧡Address: No. 52, Kaifusi Road, Kaifu District
💛Travel: Kaifu Temple is across the road from Exit 1 of Line 1
❤️Opening hours: 6:30-18:30
Remember to come early, admission ends at 17:30
Give the ticket to the staff before entering and you will get 3 free incense sticks.
【Game Guide】
1️⃣ Mountain Gate - Above the main gate is the inscription "Ancient Kaifu Temple" by Chen Hai, the general of Fushan Town in Jiangnan in the 17th year of Guangxu. On both sides are couplets written by calligrapher Han Feng in the 11th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty: "Phoenix in Ziwei Tower, Hidden Dragon in Bilang". The banners above the side doors on the left and right read "Turn Back" and "This is the Shore" respectively. Visitors enter from the "Shian" gate.
2️⃣Heavenly King Hall - Couplet on the gate: The unparalleled place in the Dharma Realm, the non-dual gate of Avatamsaka Sutra. The lintel "Zhenke Lanruo" means that Buddhism is a pure place.
3️⃣ Lecture Hall - Now: Ancient Kaifu Temple History Exhibition Hall) In history, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Kaifu Temple Lecture Hall successively opened a poetry club, a Buddhist seminary, and the Hunan Monk Normal School.
4️⃣Zen hall - also known as Zen house, Zen residence, and Zen room.
The purpose of Zen temples is to attain "dhyana". "Zen" means "thinking" or "quiet contemplation", which means that one needs to think quietly, so a quiet place is needed, which gave rise to the Zen hall.
5️⃣Lotus Pond Assembly - "Lotus Pond" refers to the place where the Buddha preaches, using the pure lotus as a metaphor. "Haihui" is an adjective, which means a large number of people coming.
6️⃣Piluo Temple-It is said that the Luohan in Kaifu Temple is the most effective. Many people who visit the temple to worship must count the Luohan statues.
Take any Arhat statue as the starting point and stop counting when you reach your own age. Then analyze your own destiny based on the name, appearance and prophecy of this Arhat. Many tourists come here to count the Arhats and draw lots. Lot 10, interpretation
7️⃣Bilang Lake - Have you heard of Bilang Lake Poetry Society? The poetry society was established more than a hundred years ago. The poetry society’s first gathering was held at the Bilang Lake in front of Kaifu Temple, so the poetry society was named Bihu Poetry Society.
8️⃣ Fuxie Pavilion - built by King Ma (during the Five Dynasties period), it was rebuilt in various dynasties and is where historical scholars chanted poems.
🙏🏻【The most complete guide to fortune-telling and interpretation in Kaifu Temple】
① Worship the Big Buddha in the Vairocana Hall - After entering the hall, you must first worship the Bodhisattva at the door, and then worship the Buddha statue in the hall 3 times in a clockwise order. It is said that all wishes will be answered, and the merit box is up to fate, and sincerity will make it come true.
② Count the Arhats - 108 Arhats are worshipped according to their age. The order can be continuous or discontinuous.
③ Remember the number - the last Luohan corresponding to the age, remember the following number
④Go to the counter to pick up the corresponding ticket - 10/ticket
⑤ Interpretation of the lot - Opposite the counter is the place for interpreting the lot. Take the lot you drew to interpret it. The interpreted lot is 10.
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1. After you have drawn the divination, you must go to the divination to interpret it and see what you have asked for. You may not understand it by yourself.
2. When interpreting the fortune, be sure to ask more questions if there is anything you want to know. If there is a chance, I will tell you.
【Things to note when entering the temple to worship Buddha】
⚠️Don't step on the threshold when entering the temple. This is very disrespectful. Remember this.
⚠️ Use your left hand to light the incense, do not blow it out with your mouth, use your right hand to fan it out
⚠️You can prepare more cash as incense money, the amount does not matter, just show your heart
⚠️Don’t take photos of Buddha statues, this is a taboo
⚠️Don’t wear brightly colored clothes. Girls should not wear suspenders or short skirts. Don’t wear slippers or sunglasses.
⚠️You can’t bring incense into the temple, just burn it in the incinerator
⚠️No smoking in the temple, the temple is made of wood and is prone to fire
【Food】Vegetarian noodles 10/bowl. If you are not in a hurry, you can try some vegetarian noodles.