White Dagoba
Temple is located at the Western District inside Beijing City. It got
its name from a white old dagoba inside the temple. The White Dagoba
standing over 50 meters high. It is the largest Dagoba from the Yuan
dynasty (1280-1368AD) still in existence. The temple was completed in
under the supervision of a Nepalese architect and it was considered
an aesthetic masterpiece. White Dagoba Temple originally had the name
"Temple of Great Holy Longevity and Eternal Peace". It was
named "Miaoyingsi" after it was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty
(1368 - 1644). The common people call the Temple by its more popular
name, the White Dagoba Temple.
History The White Dagoba has its own history of more than 700 years. It
was initially built from 1271 to 1279 during the Yuan Dynasty and was
designed and constructed by a famous Nepali at that time. In the same
year after the dagoba was built, a magnificent temple was constructed
with the dagoba as its centerpiece. More
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Architecture
There are altogether three Halls in the temple. The first one is exhibits
on the history of the temple, as well as a display of several of the
priceless Buddhist treasures that were discovered when the Pagoda was
being renovated in 1978. The second Hall is an impressive display called
the Hall of 10,000 Buddhas. Al-though there are not actually 10,000
statues in the Hall, there are over 7,000 of them, Walking into the
Hall is a breathtaking sight, the place is literally covered in Buddha
statues on all four walls. Behind this Hall is the Hall of Seven Buddhas,
Which is home to seven large Buddha statues, as opposed to the thousands
of little ones, behind this is the White Pagoda itself. Although visitors
are not allowed to go up on the Pagoda itself, there is really not much
to go up on, there are no doors leading into the structure. More
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