Linggu Temple

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Temple, Mount Zhongshan, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Hongwu Emperor, Xianfeng Emperor, Tongzhi Emperor, Buddhahood Linggu Temple Pagoda, Temple, Buddhist, Chinese, Dynasty, Building 02A10R6K Linggu Temple is a Buddhist temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. The temple''s surrounding is today a large park.Linggu Pagoda was built in 1929 in memory of the soldiers fallen in the War of Northern ExpeditionThe temple was first built in 515 under the reign of the Liang Dynasty (502-557). It used to lie at the northeast foot of Mount Zhongshan, i.e. where Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum now locates, since Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang chose the place to be his mausoleum and then the temple was moved to the present place. The temple was named by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang himself. It used to be large and covered an area of over 300,000 square metres. Later it was destroyed in warfare under the reign of Emperor Xianfeng and rebuilt under the reign of Emperor Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In the temple, except for Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Monk Xuanzang and his relic were enshrined and worshiped.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130935146
• ISBN-10: 6130935145
• Artikelnr.: 29819849