Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
Tang-dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda or Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese: 大雁塔, Dàyàn tǎ) is a seven-storey Buddhist pagoda in the Daci'en Temple complex in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It was first built in 652, when Xi'an was the Tang capital Chang'an, under the direction of the monk and translator Xuanzang. The original five-storey structure was rebuilt during the reign of Wu Zetian and repaired in later dynasties; the present brick exterior reflects major work carried out during the Ming dynasty. The pagoda was built to store Buddhist scriptures and images that Xuanzang brought from India. Its association with Xuanzang and the translation work at Daci'en Temple makes it evidence of the transmission of Buddhism and texts between South, Central, and East Asia during the Tang period. Stone tablets by the south entrance bear texts composed by Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong and written by the calligrapher Chu Suiliang. The Tang custom of successful examination candidates inscribing their names...
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