Bao'en Temple
The Bao'en Temple of Pingwu (Chinese平 武 报恩寺/平 武 报恩寺, Pinyin Pingwu Bao'en si, English Bao'en Temple in Pingwu ) or the Bao'en Monastery is a Buddhist monastery of Pingwu complex of the 15th century, during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ), in Northwest Sichuan in the People's Republic of China. It was built by the governor of Pingwu, Xi Wang王 玺, 1440-1460. It is famous for its glazed tiles, as they were also used in the Imperial City in Beijing.
"As a symbol of his gratitude to the Emperor that he had allowed him to build such a large temple, Wang Xi named the temple " Bao'en ", which means " to redeem a debt of gratitude ". "
With a size of 278 by 100 meters, it is one of the largest Buddhist temple in Sichuan. He was heavily damaged in the earthquake of 2008.
The system includes the main hall, pavilions, Tianwang Hall, casual- Hall ( with a Thousand Avalokitesvara statue ) and Huayan Hall (according to the Avatamsaka Sutra ( "Flower Garland Sutra" ) named) with a rotatable Sutrenbibliothek of 1443rd The work on the murals, sculptures and other ornamental details were completed in 1460.
The casual- hall has double eaves. Among groups wooden Ochsenkopfkapitelle ( dougong ) were placed, a collection of blocks and arms ( or consoles), support the roof of the hall. Forty-eight different types and more than two thousand two hundred such dougong wear and adorn the construction of Bao'en temple complex, which is why it is referred to by experts as " Dougong Museum ". The main hall is the most important building; it is covered with black and green glazed tiles.
In the middle of casual- hall, there is a golden, carved from a tree nanmu Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) statue. The figure is nine meters high and has one thousand and four fan-like spread out behind her hands. In the center of the Huayan Hall is the large octagonal wooden construction of the rotating bookshelves of Sutrenbibliothek.
The Bao'en Temple of Pingwu ( Pingwu Bao'en si) is since 1996 on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China ( 4-156 ).