Longxing Temple, commonly known as the Big Buddha Temple, is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. It was first built in the sixth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (586 AD), and was originally named Longzang Temple. It was renamed Longxing Temple in the Tang Dynasty. In the fourth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (971 AD), a huge 42-armed bronze Thousand-armed Guanyin Bodhisattva statue was cast in the temple by order of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, and the Great Compassion Pavilion was built. After that, the temple was expanded with great construction, and the Song Dynasty building complex with the Great Compassion Pavilion as the main body was completed one after another. The buildings in the temple were repaired and added to varying degrees in the Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties. During the reigns of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt twice on a large scale by imperial order. The temple formed an architectural pattern of three roads: the east is where monks live, the middle is where Buddhist activities take place, and the west is where the emperor's palace is. In the 49th year of Emperor Kangxi (1710), it was named "Longxing Temple" and has been used to this day.
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Interpretation of Zhengding Longxing Temple from the perspective of Eastern philosophy Zhengding Longxing Temple, as a famous Buddhist holy place in northern China, is closely linked to the concepts of "harmony" and "moderation" in Eastern philosophy. In Eastern philosophy, especially Confucianism and Buddhist philosophy, harmony is regarded as the highest state of all things in the universe, and the doctrine of the mean is the way to achieve harmony. The architectural layout of Longxing Temple follows the symmetrical aesthetics of ancient Chinese architecture and embodies the philosophical idea of "harmony between man and nature", that is, the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, man and society, and man and self. Every hall and every Buddha statue is not only a symbol of religion, but also a manifestation of the mutual transformation and interdependence of "emptiness" and "existence", "stillness" and "movement", "inside" and "outside" in Eastern philosophy. In Longxing Temple, visitors can deeply feel the wisdom of "ruling by doing nothing" and "conforming to nature" in Eastern philosophy, as well as the Zen thought of "calmness and coolness". Interpretation of Zhengding Longxing Temple from the perspective of Western philosophy From the perspective of Western philosophy, Zhengding Longxing Temple can be interpreted as an exploration of the philosophical issues of "eternity" and "moment", "universality" and "speciality". Western philosophy, especially ancient Greek philosophy, emphasizes rationality and logic, and pursues universal truth and eternal value. In Longxing Temple, the ancient buildings that have stood for thousands of years seem to be telling the passage of time and the eternity of history. Every Buddha statue and every mural is a philosophical reflection on the relationship between "universal truth" and "special existence". In Western philosophy, such as Plato's theory of ideas, it is believed that there is an "ideal world" that transcends the material world, and the material world is just a shadow of the ideal world. The Buddha statues in Longxing Temple can be seen as the concrete embodiment of the "perfect Buddha statue" in the "ideal world", and the manifestation of "universal" in "special". At the same time, as a religious place, Longxing Temple is also an exploration of the relationship between "faith" and "rationality" in Western philosophy, reflecting human pursuit of transcendental existence and respect for rational thinking. In summary, whether from the harmony and moderation of Eastern philosophy or the eternity and moment of Western philosophy, Zhengding Longxing Temple, with its unique existence, provides people with a rich space for philosophical thinking, and is a vivid example of the dialogue and integration of Eastern and Western philosophy.