Five Pagoda Temple (Hohhot)
| Mongolian name | |
|---|---|
| Mongolian script : | |
| Transliteration: | tabun suburγ-a-tu |
| Cyrillic script : | Таван суваргат |
| ISO transliteration : | Tavan suvargat |
| Transcription: | Tawan suwargat |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional : | 五塔寺 |
| Simplified : | |
| Pinyin : | Wǔtǎ Sì |
| Wade-Giles : | Wu-t'a Szŭ |
The Five Pagoda Temple (Chin. Wuta si五塔寺) with the so-called "Diamond Throne Sarira Pagoda" ( Jingang zuo sheli baota金刚 座 舍利 宝塔; English Jingang-based Dagoba / Sarira Pagoda on Vajrasana at Cideng Temple) is a purpose-built 1727-1732 Buddhist temple dating back to the Qing dynasty in the district Yuquan the city of Hohhot of inner Mongolia in the people's Republic of China . It is also known by its previous name Cideng Temple ( Cideng si慈 灯 寺) and has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (3-158) since 1988 .
The Indian Diamond Throne Pagoda Style features five smaller pagodas on a square base known as the "Diamond Throne" (Vajrasana).
Web links
- Sarira Pagoda on Vajrasana at Cideng Temple in Hohhot of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region - English
- Vajrasana Sarira-Stupa Pagoda at Cideng Temple (Diamond Throne Pagoda) - English
Coordinates: 40 ° 47 ′ 55 ″ N , 111 ° 39 ′ 27 ″ E