Pule temple
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Tibetan script :
ཀུན་ བདེ་ ལྷ་ ཁང །
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Wylie transliteration : kun bde lha khang
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Pronunciation in IPA : [
could ɬakʰaŋ ]
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Official transcription of the PRCh : Gündê Lhakang
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THDL transcription : Announce Lhakhang
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Traditional :
普樂 寺
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Simplified :
普乐 寺
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Pinyin : Pǔlè Sì
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Pule Si , the "Temple of Universal Joy" or "Temple of General Happiness" (also known as Yuán Tíngzi圆 亭子, "round pavilion"), is an important Buddhist temple from the Qing Dynasty in Chengde ( Hebei Province of the People's Republic China ). It is one of the group of the Eight Outer Temples ( Waibamiao ) and has been a national monument since 1961 .
The temple was built to receive the annual tribute delegations of Mongolian dignitaries.
The building at the rear of the complex is a scaled-down replica of the circular hall of the harvest victims of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing .
Web links
literature
- 中国 承德 市 文物 局, Leiden University (ed.): 承德 普乐 寺 / Pule Temple Chengde. 中国 旅游 出版社, Beijing 2003, ISBN 7503221402 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′ 45 ″ N , 117 ° 57 ′ 17 ″ E