Bao'en Temple (Pingwu)

For other uses, see Bao'en Si.
Bricks of Bao'en Temple Pagoda

Bao'en Temple (traditional Chinese: 報恩寺; simplified Chinese: 报恩寺; pinyin: Bào'ēnsì), also known as Bao'en Monastery, is a well-preserved fifteenth-century Buddhist monastery complex located in Pingwu County, in northwestern Sichuan Province, China. It was built by Wang Xi, a local chieftain, between 1440 and 1446 during Emperor Yingzong's reign (1427–64) in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).[1]

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