Baitai Monastery  白臺寺

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Names

  • Baitai Monastery (English)
  • Báitáisì (Pinyin)
  • Pai-t`ai-ssu (Wade-Giles)
  • 白臺寺 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 白台寺 (Simplified Chinese)

Location

山西省新绛县 Shanxi
  • China
  • Province:
    • Shanxi (Pinyin)
    • 山西省 (Traditional Chinese)
    • 山西省 (Simplified Chinese)
  • County-city:
    • Xinjiang (Pinyin)
    • 新绛 (Simplified Chinese)
  • Political-subdivision:
    • (Simplified Chinese)
    • County (English)
  • Coordinates:
    • Lat. 35.66366667° Long. 111.0694°
  • Coordinates:
    • Lat. 35.66345° Long. 111.0694°
  • Coordinates:
    • Lat. 35.663933° Long. 111.06937°
  • Site Information

    Baitai Monastery is located at about 200 meters southwest of Guangma Village 光馬 , Gujiao Town 古交 , and is a historical and cultural site protected at the provincial level. The name Baitai takes after the legendary white lotus throne of the Buddha. The monastery also has an alternate name, Puhua Monastery 普化寺. According to an inscription, it was renovated multiple times: during the fourteenth year of the Tang Kaiyuan reign period (726), in the Jin Dading (1161-1190) and Mingchang (1190-1196) reign periods, the 15th year of Yuan Zhizheng (元至正) reign period (1355), and the 6th year of Ming Zhengde (明正德) reign period (1511). Additions were also made during the Qing dynasty. The site, which is oriented north-south facing south, occupies a total area of about 4,482 square meters. The monastery has a two courtyard configuration with three axial buildings, Sandi Fazangge 三滴法藏閣, Shijiadian 釋迦殿 and back great hall 後大殿, as well as two extant side buildings, the Mountain Gate on the east 東山門 and a side building on the west 西廂房. Other extant structures include a Tang pagoda pillar, four Song dharani pillars, a cloud-framed plaque from the third year of the Song Xuanhe reign period (1121), and eighteen polychrome clay sculptures.1
    Dynasty Jin through Qing 1115-1912 2

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    Works Cited

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    • 1 国家文物局. 2006. 中国文物地图集. 山西分册, III:1099,126–C1-3.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
    • 2 WILKINSON. 2000. Chinese History: A Manual, 12.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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    Tracy Miller, “Baitai Monastery 白臺寺 ” in Architectura Sinica last modified July 3, 2022, https://architecturasinica.org/place/000002.

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    Tracy Miller, “Baitai Monastery 白臺寺 .” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published March 21, 2018. https://architecturasinica.org/place/000002.

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    Entry Title: Baitai Monastery 白臺寺

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    • Initial translation 2010 by Lydia Ohl
    • Revised initial translation by Cole Garrett
    • Modified translation 2017 by WONG Pui See
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