北京皇城内,有一座庙,叫弘仁寺,因奉有梅檀佛,故又称梅檀寺。 梅檀佛是用梅檀香木雕刻的如来佛像,高五尺有余,鹄立上视,后瞻若仰,前瞻若俯,左手舒而直,右手舒而垂,肘掌皆微弓,服饰色彩古雅,栩栩如生,神态生动逼真。看上去威严而不失慈祥,使人肃然起敬。这尊梅檀佛像是康熙皇帝请来的。当初寺内立有一尊御制碑,详细记载其事。康熙是我国历史上一位颇有作为的封建皇帝,他撰文说:“佛教之兴,其来已久,使人迁善去恶,阴翊德化,不可忽也。”为此,他下令在这里修建了一座规模相当大的寺庙,山门前立有两座 Within the imperial city of Beijing, there is a temple called Hongren Temple, which is also called the Meitan Temple because of the Mehndi Buddha. Mei Tan Buddha is made of plum sandalwood Tathagata Buddha statue, more than five feet high, standing upright, looking backwards, forward looking down, his left hand straight, right hand Shuzuo, elbows are micro-bow, costume color Quaint, lifelike, lively look vivid. Looks majestic but not devoid of kindness, people awe. This statue of Maitreya Buddha was invited by Emperor Kangxi. At the beginning of the temple there was a royal monument, detailing its events. Emperor Kangxi, a well-established feudal emperors in the history of our country, wrote: “The rise of Buddhism has long been taking place so that people will be better off evil and more yin deified,” he ordered A fairly large temple was built here, with two in front of the mountain