Five Pagoda Temple
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The name Five Pagoda/Stupa 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
- (Chinese: 妙湛寺; pinyin: Miàozhàn Sì) in Kunming, Yunnan Province
- in Zhengding, Hebei Province
A diamond throne pagoda in Thailand
A diamond throne stupa in China
A diamond throne pagoda in China
A diamond throne stupa in Myanmar
Categories:
- Pagodas in China
- Vajrayana