Longhua Temple
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The Longhua Temple is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha in Shanghai. Although most of the present day buildings date from later reconstructions, the temple preserves the architectural
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Longhua Temple inner courtyard
Newly constructed front gate of Longhua. The site of the original gates, further in front, is now marked by two standing pillars and a set of original stone lions.
Photographer unknown, "Longhua Pagoda, Shanghai," n.d., Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC
Longhua Pagoda
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Longhua Pagoda is an octagonal wood and brick pagoda located in Xuhui District, Shanghai, East China. It is thought to have been first built during the Three Kingdoms period, but the existing tower st
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…had obtained Sharira relics, which are cremated remains of the Buddha. To house these precious relics, the king ordered the construction of 13 pagodas. Longhua Pagoda (龍華塔), part of the Longhua temple complex, is said to have been one of them. Like the function of the pagoda, the name of the temple also has its origin…
Longhua Pagoda in Xuhui, Shanghai, China
Longhua Pagoda (1875 or 1876)