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The Bai ancient history book "Bai Gu Tong Ji" (also known as "Bai Gu Tong" or "Bo Gu Tong"), completed during the Yuan Dynasty, records that "the evil dragon (original note: also known as Rakshasa) was eliminated by a great bodhisattva, but its kind still lurked in the sea caves of the eastern mountains, causing evil winds and white waves that often capsized boats. A divine monk founded Luoquan Temple on the eastern cliff to subdue it, chanting scriptures within." Ming Dynasty records, such as Xie Zhaoji's "Dian Lue", Li Yuanyang's Wanli "Yunnan Tongzhi", and Qing Dynasty records like Shi Fan's "Dian Xi" and Zhou Yue's Yongzheng "Bin Chuan Zhou Zhi", all contain accounts of Yang Dushi founding Luoquan Temple during the Tang Dynasty. The "Chongxiu Luoquan Si Qingfu Changzhu Bei Ji" (Stele Inscription on the Rebuilding of Luoquan Temple and the Restoration of its Permanent Residents), dated to the 28th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1689), states that "on the shore of the East China Sea, there is the ancient Luoquan Temple, founded by the divine monk Daoan during the Tang Dynasty... Tracing back to the Tang Dynasty, it has undergone more than dozens of renovations and modifications." Yuan and Ming dynasty fragments unearthed near the site of Luoquan Temple in 2005 also bear inscriptions such as "the ancient monk Dushi founded the Luoquan Buddhist temple", and "there was a troublesome demonic crocodile that created wind and waves, causing many people to fall ill, and the divine monk Daoan arrived at this mountain... later, Yang Dushi established a Daoist field and made a vow to expand and repair the temple buildings." The above materials indicate that Luoquan Temple was initially built during the Tang Dynasty in the Nanzhao Kingdom. If we take the Jianzhong era of the Tang Dynasty (the era name of Emperor Dezong of Tang, 780-783 AD) as the founding date, it has a history of over 1300 years.

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Guanyin Pavilion

Li Hao, a scholar from the Ming Dynasty, recorded in his work "Three Yi Essays": "In Hexi, there is a water monster, golden-yellow in color and ox-like in shape. It often transforms into a man to seduce women, causing much suffering. One day, a beautiful young woman arrived, claiming she could eliminate the monster. She went to Erhai Lake and lured the monster out. When the monster saw the woman, it wanted to seduce her. The woman offered it delicious food, saying, 'It's better to eat first and then play.' The monster believed her and ate the food, finding it extremely delicious. The woman then offered a fried dish, shaped like an eel, with a strange aroma. As soon as it was eaten, it moved, its tail like a hook, piercing the monster's nose like a hook, causing it to feel sick and vomit. The vomit landed on the ground and turned into a pile of gold chains, binding its nose. The woman cast a spell, revealing the monster's true form as a golden ox, and chained the golden ox to a rock pillar in the heart of the sea. From then on, the monster ceased its evil deeds. It is said that the woman was actually the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. During the early years of the Zhao Dynasty, the Meng family built a Guanyin Temple southeast of Luoquan Temple. Inside, Guanyin was sculpted as a young woman, carrying a fish basket, with a golden ox lying beside her, and surging waves surrounding them. This is known as the "Subduing Demon Fish Basket Bodhisattva."

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