Pagoda of Bailin Temple


The Pagoda of Bailin Temple, is located in Zhao County, Hebei. It is an octagonal-based brick Chinese pagoda built in 1330 during the reign of Emperor Wenzong, ruler of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.

Bailin Monastery

The Bailin Monastery surrounding the pagoda, was built in the second century CE, and called Guan Yin Monastery. Its most prominent abbot was the famous Chan master Zhaozhou (Joshu), who is well known for the Mu-koan.
The temple was in ruin long before 1949. In 1988, Jing Hui was persuaded to take over the Hebei Buddhist Association, and start rebuilding Bailin Monastery. Jing Hui is a student and dharma successor of Hsu Yun, but has also adopted the Humanistic Buddhism of Taixu.

Pagoda

The seven-story pagoda stands at a height of about 40 m, built on a stone foundation. The lower section of the pagoda is a brick sumeru pedestal, which features two rows of intricate carvings that include artwork of musicians, celestial guardians, animals, and peonies. The first story of this solid brick pagoda features a facade of doors and windows, as well as columns, rafters, and brackets. Above this are seven tiers of eaves.
The design style of this Yuan Dynasty era pagoda follows the tradition of the Liao Dynasty and Jin Dynasty, which were Khitan and Jurchen dynasties that ruled northern China before Kublai Khan established the Yuan.

Lineage

  1. 达摩 Bodhidharma/Dá-Mó
  2. 大祖慧可 Dà-Zǔ Huì-Kě
  3. 鑑智僧璨 Jiàn-Zhì Sēn- Càn
  4. 道信 Dà-yī Dào-Xìn
  5. 弘忍Da-Man Hóng-Rěn
  6. 大鑒惠能 Dà-Jiàn Huì-Néng
  7. 南嶽懐譲 Nán-Yuè Huái-Ràng
  8. 馬祖道 Mǎ-Zŭ Dào-Yī
  9. 百丈懷海 Bǎi-Zhàng Huái-Hái
  10. 黄檗希运 Huáng-Bò Xī-Yùn
  11. 临济义玄 Lín-Jì Yì-Xuán
  12. 興化存獎 Xīng-Huá Cún-Jiǎng
  13. 南院慧顒 Nán-Yuàn Huì-Yóng
  14. 瘋穴延沼 Fēng-Xué Yán-Zhǎo
  15. 首山省念 Shǒu-Shān Shěng-Niàn
  16. 汾陽善昭 Fén-Yáng Shàn-Zhāo
  17. 石霜楚園 Shí-Shuāng Chǔ-Yuán
  18. 楊岐方會 Yáng-Qí Fāng-Hùi
  19. 白雲守端 Bái-Yún Shǒu Duān
  20. 五祖法演 Wǔ-Zǔ Fǎ-Yǎn
  21. 圜俉克勤 Huán-Wú Kè-Qín
  22. 虎丘紹隆 Hǔ-Qiū Sháo-Lóng
  23. 應俺曇華 Yīng-ǎn Tán-Húa
  24. 密俺咸榤 Mì-ǎn Xián-Jié
  25. 破俺祖先 Pò-ǎn Zǔ-Xiān
  26. 無準師範 Wú-Zhǔn Shī-Fàn
  27. 淨慈妙侖 Jìng-Cí Miào-Lún
  28. 瑞巖文寶 Ruì-Yán Wén-Bǎo
  29. 華頂先覩 Húa-Dǐng Xiān-Dǔ
  30. 福林智度 Fú-Lín Zhì-Dù
  31. 古拙昌俊 Gǔ-Zhuō Chāng-Jùn
  32. 無際明俉 Wú-Jì Míng-Wú
  33. 太岡橙 Tài-Gāng-Chéng
  34. 矣峰寧 Yǐ-Fēng-Níng
  35. 天目寶芳進 Tiān-Mù Bǎo-Fāng-Jìn
  36. 野滃慧嘵 Yě-Wěng Huì-Xiāo
  37. 無趣如空 Wú-Qù Rú-Kōng
  38. 無幻性沖 Wú-Huàn Xìng-Chōng
  39. 興善慧廣 Xīng-Shàn Huì-Guǎng
  40. 普明徳用 Pǔ-Míng Dé-Yóng
  41. 高菴圓淸 Gāo-ān Yuán-Qīng
  42. 本智明戄 Běn-Zhì Ming-Jué
  43. 紫柏真可 Zǐ-Bó Zhēn-Kě
  44. 端旭茹弘 Duān-Xù Rú-Hóng
  45. 純榤性奎 Chún-Jié Xìng-Kuí
  46. 慈雲海俊 Cí-Yún Hǎi-Jùn
  47. 質生寂文 Zhì-Shēng Jì-Wén
  48. 端員照華 Duān-Yuán Zhào-Huá
  49. 其岸普明 Qí-Án Pǔ-Míng
  50. 弢巧通聖 Tāo-Qiǎo Tōng-Shèng
  51. 俉修心空 Wú-Xiū Xīn-Kòng
  52. 宏化原俉 Hóng-Hùa Yuán-Wú
  53. 祥青廣廣 Xiáng-Qīng Guǎng
  54. 守道續先 Shǒu-Dào Xù-Xiān
  55. 正岳本超 Zhēng-Yué Běn-Chāo
  56. 永暢矍 Yǒng-Chàng Jué
  57. 方來昌遠 Fāng-Lái Chāng-Yuǎn
  58. 豁俉隆參 Huò-Wú Lóng-Cān
  59. 維超能燦 Wéi-Chāo Néng-Càn
  60. 奇量仁繁 Qí-Liàng Rén-Fán
  61. 妙連聖華 Miào-Lián Shèng-Huá
  62. 鼎峰果成 Dǐng-Fēng Guǒ-Féng
  63. 善慈常開 Shàn-Cí Cháng-Kāi
  64. 徳情演徹 Dé-Qíng Yǎn-Chè/虛雲 Xū-Yún
  65. 净慧老和 Jìng-Huì Lǎo-Hé