Chongsheng Temple, (, also known as SanTa Si or Tianlong Si), is a Buddhist temple near the
old town of Dali in
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
province, southern China. The
Three Pagodas
The Three Pagodas of the Chongsheng Temple () are an ensemble of three independent pagodas arranged on the corners of an equilateral triangle, near the old town of Dali, Yunnan province, China, dating from the time of the Kingdom of Nanzhao and ...
are part of the complex.
It was once the royal temple of the
Kingdom of Dali
The Dali Kingdom, also known as the Dali State (; Bai language, Bai: Dablit Guaif), was a Bai people, Bai dynastic state situated in modern Yunnan province, China, from 937 to 1253. In 1253, it was Mongol conquest of China, conquered by the Mo ...
, originally built in the 9th century. At its height, the temple included 891 rooms, 11,400 Buddhist iconographies, three pavilions, and seven buildings. The temple was severely damaged by earthquakes and conflict during the rule of the
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
, but was later rebuilt in 2005.
See also
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List of Buddhist temples
This is a list of Buddhism, Buddhist temples, Monastery, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brazil
* Khadro Ling Buddhist Temple, Três Coroa ...
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Architecture of the Song dynasty
The architecture of the Song dynasty (960–1279) was noted for its towering Buddhist pagodas, enormous stone and wooden bridges, lavish tombs, and extravagant palaces. Although literary works on architecture existed beforehand, architectural wr ...
References
External links
Three Pagodas and Chongshen Temple at China Discovery
Buddhist monasteries in Yunnan
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
Ming dynasty architecture
9th-century Buddhist temples
9th-century establishments in China
Buildings and structures in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
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