Daci'en Temple

Not to be confused with Daci Temple.
Daci'en Temple
大慈恩寺
The Shanmen at Daci'en Temple.
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectEast Asian Yogācāra
Location
LocationYanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
CountryChina
Geographic coordinates34°13′26″N 108°58′14″E / 34.223942°N 108.970523°E / 34.223942; 108.970523
Architecture
StyleChinese architecture
FounderEmperor Gaozong of Tang
Funded byXuanzang
Date established648
Completed1466 (reconstruction)
Xuanzang Sanzang Hall.
Bore Hall.

Daci'en Temple (Chinese: 大慈恩寺; pinyin: Dàcí'ēn Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Yanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi. The temple is the cradle of East Asian Yogācāra in China.[1] It is notable for the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. The pagoda was originally built under the supervision of the monk Xuanzang, whose pilgrimage to India inspired the novel Journey to the West.[2] Alongside Daxingshan Temple and Jianfu Temple, it was one of the three sutras translation sites (三大译经场) in the Tang dynasty.[3]

  1. ^ Zhang Yuhuan (2012), p. 223.
  2. ^ Zi Yan (2012), p. 16–17.
  3. ^ "Why Modi visited Daxingshan Temple and Ci'en Temple". Chinadaily. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2018.