Five Pagoda Temple (Hohhot)
| Five Pagoda Temple | |
|---|---|
Precious Pagoda of the Buddhist Relics of the Diamond Throne | |
 Temple of the Five Pagodas in Hohhot | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
  Location in Inner Mongolia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°47′55″N 111°39′27″E / 40.79861°N 111.65750°E |
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The Five Pagoda Temple (
Buddhist temple in the city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia in north-west China. It is located in the older part of the city in the vicinity of Qingcheng Park
.
The construction of the
The
Buddhas carved into its walls each one differing slightly from the other. Against the northern wall, outside the stupa, one can find three large stone
carvings representing:
- the wheel of life(left),
- a representation of the universe according to Buddhist cosmology (middle), and
- a rare
See also
There are a total of six temples in the style of a "diamond throne pagoda" in China (Five Pagoda Temples). The other five temples are:
- Temple of the Azure Clouds in Beijing
- Yellow Temple in Beijing
- Zhenjue Temple in Beijing
- Miaozhan Temple in Kunming, Yunnan Province
- Guanghui Temple in Zhengding, Hebei Province
References
- ^ (in French) Charleux, Isabelle, Copies de Bodhgayā en Asie orientale : les stupas de type Wuta à Pékin et Kökeqota (Mongolie-Intérieure), Arts Asiatiques – L’autre en regard, Volume en hommage à Madame Michèle Pirazzoli-t’Serstevens, 61 (2006), p. 120-142 (http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/arasi_0004-3958_2006_num_61_1_1644)
- ^ Dates confirmed in the Temple Culture Exhibition of Hohhot.
- ^ (in French) Charleux, Isabelle.
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