鄭州 登封
少林寺と嵩山
- 鄭州から
- 車で約1.5時間
- 所要時間の目安
- 一整天
- ベストシーズン
- 4〜6月、9〜11月
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Shaolin Temple stands on the southern slope of Taishi Mountain northwest of Dengfeng, facing Shaoshi Mountain and backed by Wuru Peak; it takes its name from the dense forest on Shaoshi's shaded side. It was founded in 496 (the twentieth year of Taihe, Northern Wei) by the Indian monk Buddhabhadra, and in 527 the South Indian monk Bodhidharma arrived and began teaching Chan to a growing body of followers. The temple rose and fell repeatedly, prospered from the early Tang, peaked in the Ming and declined after the Qing. It comprises the Kernel Compound, the Pagoda Forest, Chuzu Temple, Erzu Temple, Bodhidharma Cave, the Sweet Dew Terrace and scattered tomb pagodas and carvings — the cradle of Chinese Chan Buddhism and of Shaolin martial arts.
- Location
- Northwest of Dengfeng, Henan; southern slope of Taishi Mountain, shaded side of Shaoshi Mountain
- Founded
- 496 CE (twentieth year of Taihe, Northern Wei)
- Chan Buddhism
- 527 CE: Bodhidharma arrived and taught Chan
- Main complex
- The Kernel Compound runs south to north: gate, Tianwang Hall, Mahavira Hall, Dharma Hall, abbot's quarters, Lixue Pavilion, Thousand Buddha Hall, with bell and drum towers, meditation halls and the Sixth Patriarch Hall to either side
- Holdings
- 245 steles from Northern Qi to the Republic; Ming-dynasty polychrome murals of the five hundred arhats; over a hundred plaques, couplets and metal objects from Jin to Qing
- Heritage status
- Seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level; World Heritage, as part of the Historic Monuments of Dengfeng
主な見どころ
The Kernel Compound
The temple's main body and the place where its monks have always conducted services, on a seven-courtyard axis.
The Pagoda Forest
The tomb pagodas of successive generations of senior monks, west of the temple.
Chuzu Temple
Built in memory of Bodhidharma, the first Chan patriarch, northwest of the temple.
Bodhidharma Cave and Sweet Dew Terrace
Chan sites in the temple's surroundings.
The temple's holdings
The polychrome arhat murals and the steles dating back to the Northern Qi are the direct evidence of the temple's historical and artistic standing.
景区の写真
These photographs are openly licensed for commercial use (from Wikimedia Commons: CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA or public domain) and are not the attraction's own gallery. Each photo is credited below with its author and licence, linked to the original file.
The main gate of Shaolin Temple
The Hall of Heavenly Kings
The bell tower behind a ginkgo
A courtyard of autumn ginkgo
Temple halls framed by trees
Painted eaves of a temple hall
The Pagoda Forest
Brick pagodas in the Pagoda Forest
Old pagodas in the Pagoda Forest
少林寺は北魏の495年に創建され、禅宗の祖庭であり少林武術の発祥地です。嵩山の五乳峰の下に位置し、常住院・塔林・初祖庵・達磨洞が一体となって一つの伽藍景観を成しています。2010年には周辺の「天地之中」歴史建築群がユネスコ世界遺産に登録されました。
見どころ
- 常住院：山門、天王殿、大雄宝殿、蔵経閣、千仏殿が一軸に並びます。千仏殿の明代壁画は当寺で最も貴重な絵画です。
- 塔林：唐から清に至る煉瓦と石の墓塔が240余基。中国最大の塔林です。
- 少林武術：毎日演武が行われ、事前の相談で近隣の武術学校の体験教室も手配できます。
- 三皇寨：嵩山西側の断崖の遊歩道です。体力のある方は寺と合わせず、単独で一日を充ててください。
実用メモ
現役の宗教施設です。長ズボン、露出の少ない服装で、堂内での撮影は禁止です。週末と祝日は混雑するため、8時前に到着してください。ロープウェイで歩行を減らせますが、寺と塔林は徒歩で、合計おおむね3〜4時間です。