Share a group of old photos of Ruyuan, Guangdong, from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, taken from 1906-1928
Ru originates from the north of Guangdong Province and the west of Shaoguan City, adjoins Wujiang District of Shaoguan City in the east, Yangshan County of Qingyuan City in the west, Yingde City of Qingyuan City in the south, Lechang City in the north, and Yizhang County of Hunan Province in the northwest. It is one of the three ethnic autonomous counties in Guangdong Province. In the third year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty (1167 A.D.), Ruyuan County was set up. It was named after the abundant stalactites in Fenggangling Karst Cave in the north of the county and the source flowing out of the cave
Now let’s take a look at this group of old photos of Ruyuan
云门寺 全景
云门寺位于粤北乳源瑶族自治县城东北6公里的云门山下,是我国佛教禅宗五大支派之一云门宗的发祥地,也是全国重点寺庙之一。云门寺主要建筑有山门、天王殿、大雄宝殿、法堂、钟楼、禅堂、斋堂、教学楼、功德堂、延寿堂等。
云门寺 全景
云门寺源于云门文偃。文偃(864-949),俗姓张,嘉兴(今浙江)人。出家后到各地参学。初参睦州道,后参义存,获得印可。禅宗六祖惠能圆寂后,嗣法 弟子有湖南南岳怀让和江西青原行思两个法系。到唐末五代间,南岳一系形成沩仰和临济二宗,青原一系分出曹洞、云门、法眼三宗,合称禅宗五家。云门宗的传承 是:青原山行思–道悟–崇信–宣鉴–义存–文偃。文偃在福州象骨山雪峰广福院得义存印可后,就来到韶州云门山,修复残破的光泰禅院,开创了自成 一系的云门宗禅风。其说教方式独特,被称作"云门三句"。
云门寺 大殿内铁钟
云门寺 大雄殿
1943年,近代名僧虚云从广东曹溪来到云门寺,见古寺年久失修,残破不堪,但文偃祖师肉身犹存,就发愿重兴云门宗祖庭。在虚云法师的努力下,1943年至1951年,历时10年,先后修建了殿堂楼阁300余间,雕塑佛菩萨圣像100余尊。
云门寺 祖师殿内 云门大师真身像
云门寺大门
云门寺 云门大师碑
云门寺 云门大师碑 拓本
云门寺 云门大师碑
云门寺在六七十年代遭到严重破坏,1984年又再次对云门寺进行了大规模的重建工作,现在的云门寺与百年前以大不相同。
现在的云门寺