The library of the Great Buddha Temple has become a pure land in Guangzhou, a bustling city, and a green home for modern people whose work and life are increasingly tense.
The library is located on the east side of the temple, covering an area of 664 square meters. The museum is not only rich in collections, but also equipped with first-class modern electronic facilities. You can swim in Fahai, Shushan, whether online or offline. In addition, we regularly carry out a series of activities to promote Buddhism and benefit students, such as inviting eminent monks and great virtues to give lectures, holding various Buddhist classes, setting up online Buddhist forums, and setting up a guest book for Buddhist troubleshooting. It really integrates reading, audio-visual, recording, circulation, preaching, retrieval and other functions, which greatly facilitates believers.
Since its establishment, the library has been flooded with readers, and every Saturday, Sunday, the first day, the fifteenth day or the birthday of Bodhisattva, it is packed. According to incomplete statistics, in more than six years, the number of people who come here to study and listen to classics has exceeded 500 thousand; Among them, there are 10000 regular readers with long-term library cards, including government officials, cultural celebrities, university professors, students, white-collar workers and wage earners, covering almost all sectors of society. Committed to promoting Buddhism is the biggest feature of the Great Buddha Temple. As early as 192 1, the "Guangzhou Bible Reading Society" was established in the Great Buddhist Temple, which was praised by Dr. Sun Yat-sen and personally presented the book "Revealing Three Secrets" as an encouragement. Up to now, the plaque is still hanging in front of the main hall of the Great Buddha Temple.
During the "Cultural Revolution", the religious activities of the Great Buddha Temple were terminated and it was not reopened until 1986. 1996, master Zhi Yao, a young monk, succeeded the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple. In order to serve as a link between the past and the future, he made three wishes: to set up a "modern Buddhist library", to build a "Zuta Garden", to reclaim the historical occupation-Huifuxi Primary School, and to build Dafa Building. He wants to build the Great Buddha Temple into the center of Buddhism and Dharma in Guangzhou. After several years of hard work, the great wish of the master has gradually come true.
In September 2000, the first modern Buddhist library opened to the public in the province was established in the Great Buddha Temple. The library covers an area of 664 square meters, all of which are air-conditioned and managed by modern computers. At present, there are more than 8,000 kinds of books and more than 40,000 volumes. At the same time, there are a large number of Buddhist audio-visual books for readers to listen to and borrow. It is a library specializing in Buddhism, and also holds long-term activities such as youth Buddhist classes, Buddhist exchange and discussion classes, meditation classes, Buddhist practice sessions for the elderly and reading classes for children with traditional culture in China.
In 200 1 year, the historical land of Zuta Garden was reclaimed by the Great Buddha Temple at the east foot of Baiyun Mountain, and the "Foshan Village of the Great Buddha Temple" was rebuilt. After nearly three years of hard work, it has been built and officially opened to the outside world.
Buddhist temple Foshan Zhuang
In July, 2004, Huifuxi Primary School was relocated according to the agreement signed between the Big Buddha Temple and Yuexiu District Education Bureau, and its house and land use rights were officially returned to the Big Buddha Temple. Yuexiu District Government has also incorporated the restoration of the original appearance of the Millennium Temple into the municipal planning, and relevant departments are carrying out specific design to reproduce the historical style of the Great Buddha Temple. The Great Buddhist Temple Library is the first modern Buddhist library open to the society in Guangdong Province, covering an area of 664 square meters. Indoor air conditioning equipment is fully adopted and managed by computer. The library is divided into six parts: reading room, electronic reading room, reference room, scripture collection building, audio-visual room and circulation office.
The reading room collects all kinds of Buddhist classics, laws, doctrines and their notes and lectures, Buddhist teachings, historical geography, philosophy, literature, fine arts, children's books, and various works, series, periodicals and picture books related to Buddhism. * * * There are more than 4000 kinds and 30000 volumes of Buddhist books and progressive books in the world. For readers to read and borrow. At present, our library is still collecting all kinds of books related to Buddhism in order to expand the library's collection and meet the needs of readers. There are six networked computers in the electronic reading room. Readers can search online information, download materials, browse many Buddhist websites and major libraries on the Internet, and enjoy all kinds of books and periodicals in the world.
There are several different versions of Tibetan Scriptures, such as Qianlong Tibetan Scriptures, Baga Tibetan Scriptures, Dazheng Tibetan Scriptures and Hongwu Tibetan Scriptures.
The audio-visual room is a multi-functional learning place, which has three functions: audio-visual, chanting and meditation. It contains all kinds of Buddhist CDs, VCDs, videos and tapes, which can be played for a long time to facilitate the majority of Buddhist lovers to listen to Buddhist practice. Usually, laymen can also meditate in it, providing a clean place for laymen to practice.