Miaoying Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Beijing |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 39°55′26″N 116°21′25″E / 39.924°N 116.357°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1279 |
The Miaoying Temple (simplified Chinese: 妙应寺; traditional Chinese: 妙應寺; pinyin: Miàoyìng Sì), also known as the "White Stupa Temple" (Chinese: 白塔寺; pinyin: Báitǎ Sì), is a Chinese Buddhist temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing. The temple was a monastery of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism and is now open to the public as a museum. The temple's White Pagoda was built 1279 in the Yuan Dynasty and is the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist pagoda in China.