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Five Pagoda Temple

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The name Five Pagoda Temple (Chinese: 五塔寺; pinyin: Wǔ Tǎ Sì) refers to several temples in China that were constructed following the architectural design of a "diamond throne pagoda" inspired by the Indian Mahabodhi Temple. Temples built according to this design are:

  • Zhenjue Temple in Beijing, the oldest temple of this style in China
  • Five Pagoda Temple in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
  • Miaozhan Temple (Chinese: 妙湛寺; pinyin: Miàozhàn Sì) in Kunming, Yunnan Province
  • Guanghui Temple in Zhengding, Hebei Province

Source

Wikipedia:Five Pagoda Temple

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