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Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as Mount Qingliang, is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China. Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped peaks or mesas roughly corresponding to the cardinal directions .
Dailuoding (simplified Chinese: 黛螺顶; traditional Chinese: 黛螺頂; pinyin: Daìluódǐng) is a Buddhist temple located in on Mount Wutai of Taihuai Town, in Wutai County, Shanxi, China. [1] The temple has been listed among the first group of National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area in 1983.
Wenshu Temple (Chinese: 文殊寺; pinyin: Wénshū Sì), also known as Guang'an Temple (simplified Chinese: 广安寺; traditional Chinese: 廣安寺; pinyin: Guǎng'ān Sì) is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Mount Wutai, in Taihuai Town of Wutai County, Shanxi, China. It is one of the five residence of Changkya Khutukhtu. [2]
Guangzong Temple (simplified Chinese: 广宗寺; traditional Chinese: 廣宗寺; pinyin: Guǎngzōng Sì), more commonly known as the Tongwadian (铜瓦殿; 銅瓦殿; Tóngwǎdiàn), is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Wutai, in Taihuai Town of Wutai County, Shanxi, China. [1] [2]
The temple was originally built in the Kangxi era (1662–1722) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). [2]Legend said that the 6th Dalai Lama once settled at the temple. [2]The temple has been added to the list of National Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese Area by the State Council of China.
Shifang Temple (Chinese: 十方堂; pinyin: Shífāng Táng), also known as Guangren Temple (simplified Chinese: 广仁寺; traditional Chinese: 廣仁寺; pinyin: Guǎngrén Sì), is a Buddhist temple located on Mount Wutai, in Taihuai Town of Wutai County, Shanxi, China. [1]
Tayuan Temple (Chinese: 塔院寺; pinyin: Tǎyuàn Sì) is located in the central area of Taihuai town in Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, China. Tayuan Temple was originally a stupa of Xiantong Temple. The stupa, named the Great White Pagoda, was constructed in the 6th year of DaDe reign of the Yuan dynasty (1302 AD).
Nanchan Temple (Chinese: 南 禪 寺; pinyin: Nánchán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located near the town of Doucun on Mount Wutai, Shanxi, China.Nanchan Temple was built in 782 during China's Tang dynasty, and its Great Buddha Hall is currently China's oldest preserved timber building extant, as wooden buildings are often prone to fire and various destruction.