Jietai temple
The Jietai Temple ( Chinese 戒台寺 , Pinyin Jiètái sì ) is a Buddhist temple at the foot of the Ma'an Mountain (马鞍山) in Beijing's Mentougou district . It goes back to the time of the Sui Dynasty and thus has a history of over 1,400 years.
Its name comes from its unusually large ordination altar ( jietai ).
The temple has been on the List of Monuments of the People's Republic of China (4-94) since 1994 .
Web links
- Jietai temple
- Temple of the Ordination Altar (Jietaisi) (English)
- Ordination Terrace Temple (English)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 39 ° 52 '8 " N , 116 ° 4' 48" E