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Chengling Pagoda, Linji Temple 临济寺澄灵塔Línjì Sì Chénglíng Tǎ
National heritage site · Shijiazhuang, Hebei
- Time needed
- About an hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shijiazhuang
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Chengling Pagoda, Linji Temple
A nine-tier, eight-sided brick pagoda about 30 m high beside Linji Temple in the old town of Zhengding, built to hold the relics of Linji Yixuan (died 867), founder of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism, known in Japan as Rinzai. The tower is in Jin-dynasty style, was repaired on an imperial order of 1183 and again in the 1980s with help from Japanese Zen communities, and delegations from Japan's Rinzai and Obaku schools have visited since 1980. The temple, founded in the sixth century, is an active monastery.
How to get to Chengling Pagoda, Linji Temple
In the old town of Zhengding, about 11 km north-north-east of central Shijiazhuang.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Liang Ancestral Hall, Zhengding 正定梁氏宗祠 (under 10 km), Guanghui Temple Hua Pagoda 广惠寺华塔 (under 10 km), Kaiyuan Temple, Zhengding 开元寺 (under 10 km), Zhengding City Wall 正定城墙 (under 10 km), Lingxiao Pagoda 凌霄塔 (under 10 km), Stele of the Prince of Qinghe (Li Baochen Stele) 大唐清河郡王纪功载政之颂碑 (under 10 km).
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