Yuantong Temple
Buddhist temple in Yunnan, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuantong Temple (simplified Chinese: 圆通寺; traditional Chinese: 圓通寺; pinyin: Yuántōng Sì) is an ancient Buddhist temple in Kunming, Yunnan, China.[1][2][1] It is located in a protected natural depression and in recent years it has been expanded with funding from Thailand. In the 1950s, it hosted a grand ceremony to greet and send on the sacred teeth of the Buddha and so became important in Southeast Asia.
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圆通寺 | |
Yuantong Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Kunming, Yunnan |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 25°03′18″N 102°42′37″E |
Architecture | |
Style | Chinese architecture |
Date established | Tang dynasty |
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