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Ta'er Temple (Suoyang City)
The Ta'er Temple () is the modern name of a ruined Buddhist temple outside of the walls of Suoyang City in Guazhou County, Gansu, China. It has been tentatively identified with the King Ashoka Temple () recorded in historical documents, which was first built in the Northern Zhou dynasty (557–581) at the latest. The extant ruins, including the main adobe pagoda and eleven smaller ones, mostly date to the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). Temple ruins The Ta'er Temple is located east of Suoyang City, which was the seat of Guazhou Prefecture in the Tang dynasty. The temple ruins occupy an area of . The remaining structures include a main pagoda, 11 smaller ones, foundations of a drum tower and a bell tower, and residential quarters for monks. At the center of the site lies the foundation of a large temple building, north of which is the main pagoda standing tall. The adobe structure is covered by white lime and is of the shape of an overturned bowl. North of the main pagoda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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