Ximing Temple
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Ximing Temple (Chinese: 西明寺; pinyin: Xīmíngsì; Wade–Giles: Hsi-ming-ssu) was a famous temple in Chang'an (now known as Xi'an), the capital of the Tang dynasty. Chang'an was the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, and a cosmopolitan metropolis. Ximing was established by Tang Gaozong in 656.[1] The temple is named after a Korean Buddhist monk known as Ximing Fashi (西明法师).[2] Also known as Woncheuk (613–696) (Chinese Yuáncè), he did most of his important scholarly work at this temple.[2]
It was at Ximing that pilgrim and traveller
Nalanda
. Ximing was celebrated for its library which was the most comprehensive library of Buddhist texts in China at the time.
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-531996-5.
- ^ S2CID 199195602, retrieved 6 August 2020
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