香积寺善导塔。又名“香积寺塔”,位于西安市长安区韦曲街道办西南神禾塬上的香积寺内,唐永隆二年(681)建造。
十三级密檐式方形砖塔,因唐末地震,塔顶坠落,现存十一层,残高33米。塔身挺拔俊秀、古朴非凡,是唐代标 志性建筑。
善导法师从小笃信佛教,曾四方游访学法,最终成为净土宗的代表人物,广纳弟子,宣扬佛法。他曾奉敕在洛阳 龙门山雕造卢舍那佛像,并将这座佛像依照武则天的形象完成,深得唐高宗和武则天赏识。相传当时长安城有恶龙作祟, 使得城中水源有毒,百姓深受其害。善导大师施法制服恶龙,令其悔过,长安得以安宁,善导也因此深得百姓爱戴。
据善导弟子怀恽的《隆阐法师碑》记载,善导圆寂后,其弟子扩建寺院,建造佛塔,以示纪念。百姓纷纷捐资, 唐高宗和武则天更是在佛塔建成后,赐百宝幡花和舍利千余粒。之后,僧人们据佛经中“天竺有众香之国,佛名香积” 的名句,便以此命名寺院和佛塔。香积寺也称为净土宗的祖庭。此塔为第五批全国重点文物保护单位。
Xiangji Temple Shan Dao Pagoda
The Xiangji Temple Shan Dao Pagoda is also known as"Xiangji Temple Pagoda" . Situated inside Xiangji Temple onShenheyuan,southwest of Weiqu Sub-district Office, Chang` an District of Xi` anCity,it was built in the 2nd year of Yonglong Reign in the Tang Dynasty (681).
It was a 13-storeyed dense-eaves square brick pagoda. The topof the pagoda fell off in the earthquake at the end of Tang dynasty. Only 11floors are remained and the residual height is 33 meters. Tall andstraight,simple and extraordinary,this pagoda is an iconic structure in TangDynasty.
Master Shan Dao believed in Buddhism from childhood. Hetravelled around to learn Buddhism and eventually became the representativeperson of Pure-land School of Buddhism. He widely accepted disciples andadvocated Buddhist doctrines. He used to carve the Lushena Buddhist figure onthe Longmen Mountain in Luoyang under the imperial command,and formed thisBuddhist figure based on the image of Empress Wu Zetian,which was greatlyappreciated by Gaozong and Wu Zetian of Tang Dynasty. It is said that at thattime there was a vicious dragon doing evil in Chang` an City,making the waterin the city poisoned and common people were deeply harmed by that. Master ShanDao performed magic to make the vicious dragon yield and repent its deeds. Fromthen on,Chang` an recovered peace and Shan Dao was profoundly admired by commonpeople.
According to the record of Stela of Master Longchan writtenby Shan Dao` s disciple Huai Hui,after the death of Shan Dao,his disciplesexpanded the temple and built a Buddhist pagoda to show their memory of him.Common people donated money one after another. Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian evengranted Baibaofan Flower and thousands of Sarira after the completion of theconstruction of pagoda. Later,according to the famous sentence in the Buddhistscriptures "there is a nation boasting abundant fragrances in Tianzhu,andBuddha names it as Xiangji" ,from which monks name this temple andBuddhist pagoda. Xiangji Temple is also known as ancestor` s temple forPure-land School believers. The pagoda was officially ratified as one of theFifth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.
香积善导塔。别名 ‘香积寺塔’ 。西安市长安区曲街道事务所西南に神禾原上の香积寺 の中に位置し、唐永隆二年(681) に建造されてある。
十三层 密轩式の方形炼瓦塔であつたが、唐代末の地震によつて、塔の顶部が坠落し たため、现在、十一层になつて、高さは33メ一トル。塔身は俊秀で直立し、非凡な古 风を持つて、唐代の代表的な建物である。
善导法师は幼い顷から仏教を笃信して、四方を访ねて仏法を学び、最终的に浄土宗の 代表人物になつて、弟子を集めて、仏法を宣扬していた。彼は洛阳の龙门山に庐舎那仏 像を奉勅雕刻し、その仏像を武则天の姿で作成して、唐高宗と武则天の高い赏赞を得た と言う。当时に长安城に悪龙の祟りで、城中の水源に毒が出て来て、庶民は大きな被害 を受けていた。善导大师は施法して、悪龙を屈伏し、过ちを改めさせて、长安を安宁に 戻したため、善导法师は庶民に深く爱されていたのである。
善导の弟子怀恽の ‘隆阐法师碑’ によると、善导が円寂后、弟子たちは寺を拡张し、 仏塔を建造して、善导への记念を示したら、庶民は次々と金を寄付し、唐高宗と武则天 は更に仏塔が建てられた后、百宝幡花と舎利を千粒以上赐つたと言う。その后、僧侣た ちは仏経の ‘天竺に众香の国があり、佛名香积’ の名句で、寺院と仏塔を命名して、香 积寺は、又、浄土宗の大本山と呼ばれている。香积善导塔は第五回重点文物保护単位と 指定されている。