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Temple of Flourishing Teaching (Xingjiao Si)
Xingjiao
Temple, about 20 km to the southwest of Xian, is an important destination
for the Buddhists. It was built in 669 AD by Tang Gaozong as a momerial
to the Tang monk Xuanzang, together with a tall brick pagoda covering
his remains. The tall central pagoda is a beautiful five-storey brick
structure, with brackets in relief, in imitation of the old wooden-style
pagodas. A small pavilion next to the pagoda has a modern copy of a stone
engraving of Xuanzang. On the either side of the principal pagoda are
those of Xuanzang's two translation assistants. Each is three-storey.
The pagodas all remain its original style and form a harmonious complex.
They are situated in a walled enclosure which named the Ci'en Pagoda Courtyard.
Except some Buddha statues dating from the Ming dynasty, the bell and
drum towers, the Great Hall of the Buddha, the Preaching Hall and the
library were all built in the 1920s and 1930s. The library contains a
white jade Buddha from Burma, some Tang-dynasty Buddhist sutras in Sanskrit
and editions of translated works, including those of Xuan Zang.
You can reach the temple by No.215 bus that leaves from Xian South Gate.
The trip takes about 40 minutes.
Xingjiao
Temple, about 20 km to the southwest of Xian, is an important destination
for the Buddhists. It was built in 669 AD by Tang Gaozong as a momerial
to the Tang monk Xuanzang, together with a tall brick pagoda covering
his remains. The tall central pagoda is a beautiful five-storey brick
structure, with brackets in relief, in imitation of the old wooden-style
pagodas. A small pavilion next to the pagoda has a modern copy of a stone
engraving of Xuanzang. On the either side of the principal pagoda are
those of Xuanzang's two translation assistants. Each is three-storey.
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