The Small Wild Goose pagoda is located in Jianfu Temple, one Kilometer south from the downtown area..
Morning Bell Chimes
Inside the temple, there is a huge iron bell which dates back to the Jin Dynasty (1192). The sound of the bell is crisp and pleasant, and can be heard as far as five kilometers away. The local natives often call it the "Magic Bell ". It is 4.5 meters in height, 7.6 in cercumference along the rim, and 10 tons in weight. The bell is carved with a Chinese version, which means in English, "Long Live the Emperor;" "The vassals will help Him for ever" ; "May the State be stable and the people live in peace"; and "May the Buddhist principles prevail for ever." It is said that if one missed his beloved relations far away from him, the only thing he could do was to write their names and addresses on a piece of yellow paper, and the sound of the bell would pass the message to them. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is Well-known for its "Morning Bell Chimes", which used to be one of the Eight Famous Scenic Attractions in the central Shaanxi plain.
Jianfu Temple
Jianfu Temple was built in memory of Emperor Li zhi upon the centenary of his death in 684 A.D.. the present name didn't come into being until 698 A.D.. The temple is also the place where the great translator Monk Yi Jing translated Buddhist scriptures. Yi Jing set out by sea for India in search of Buddhist principles in 671 A.D.. Having traveled across over30 countries of more than 20 years, he came back to Chang'an with some 400 volumes of holy Sanskrit scriptures. On his way back, he stayed on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and made some field trips there. Yi Jing translated 56 volumes of scriptures in Jianfu Temple and wrote the book "A Biography of Eminent Tang Monks in Search of Buddhist Truth in India ." The book can be regarded as companion to "Pilgrimage to India" by Xuan Zang. It is of great help to the study of Chinese and Indian history, and the history of the cultural exchange between china and Indonesia.
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was set up in 707 A.D. It has 16 storeys and is about 45 meters above ground. The story goes that when Yi Jing appealed to the imperial count for funds to build a pagoda, so as to preserve the holy Buddhist scriptures, the cowardly Emperor Li Xian asked the Empress for advice as he often did When she heard of this, she ordered all the imperial concubines and court maids to donate money for the construction of the pagoda. The ladies were so generous in their donation that there was still money left over even after the project was completed.
Morning Bell Chimes
Inside the temple, there is a huge iron bell which dates back to the Jin Dynasty (1192). The sound of the bell is crisp and pleasant, and can be heard as far as five kilometers away. The local natives often call it the "Magic Bell ". It is 4.5 meters in height, 7.6 in cercumference along the rim, and 10 tons in weight. The bell is carved with a Chinese version, which means in English, "Long Live the Emperor;" "The vassals will help Him for ever" ; "May the State be stable and the people live in peace"; and "May the Buddhist principles prevail for ever." It is said that if one missed his beloved relations far away from him, the only thing he could do was to write their names and addresses on a piece of yellow paper, and the sound of the bell would pass the message to them. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is Well-known for its "Morning Bell Chimes", which used to be one of the Eight Famous Scenic Attractions in the central Shaanxi plain.
Jianfu Temple Jianfu Temple was built in memory of Emperor Li zhi upon the centenary of his death in 684 A.D.. the present name didn't come into being until 698 A.D.. The temple is also the place where the great translator Monk Yi Jing translated Buddhist scriptures. Yi Jing set out by sea for India in search of Buddhist principles in 671 A.D.. Having traveled across over30 countries of more than 20 years, he came back to Chang'an with some 400 volumes of holy Sanskrit scriptures. On his way back, he stayed on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and made some field trips there. Yi Jing translated 56 volumes of scriptures in Jianfu Temple and wrote the book "A Biography of Eminent Tang Monks in Search of Buddhist Truth in India ." The book can be regarded as companion to "Pilgrimage to India" by Xuan Zang. It is of great help to the study of Chinese and Indian history, and the history of the cultural exchange between china and Indonesia.
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda was set up in 707 A.D. It has 16 storeys and is about 45 meters above ground. The story goes that when Yi Jing appealed to the imperial count for funds to build a pagoda, so as to preserve the holy Buddhist scriptures, the cowardly Emperor Li Xian asked the Empress for advice as he often did When she heard of this, she ordered all the imperial concubines and court maids to donate money for the construction of the pagoda. The ladies were so generous in their donation that there was still money left over even after the project was completed.
