Miaoying Temple
Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Miaoying Temple (simplified Chinese: 妙应寺; traditional Chinese: 妙應寺; pinyin: Miàoyìng Sì), also known as the "White Stupa Temple" (Chinese: 白塔寺; pinyin: Báitǎ Sì), is a Chinese Buddhist temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing. The temple was a monastery of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism and is now open to the public as a museum. The temple's White Pagoda was built 1279 in the Yuan Dynasty and is the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist pagoda in China.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Beijing |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 39.924°N 116.357°E / 39.924; 116.357 |
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Completed | 1279 |
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