Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda

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Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda

The Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda or pagoda (for storage) of the Ten Thousand Volumes of the Avatamsaka Sutra ( Chinese  万 部 华严 经 塔 , Pinyin Wànbù Huáyánjīng tǎ ) is a Buddhist pagoda in Hohhot , the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . It is also called the "White Pagoda" ( Bai ta ). The tower-style brick and wooden pagoda dates from the Liao Dynasty . The octagonal structure has seven floors. Today it no longer contains any Buddhist scriptures.

It has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (2-18) since 1982 .

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Coordinates: 40 ° 50 ′ 12.8 "  N , 111 ° 52 ′ 47.8"  E