Five Pagoda Temple (Hohhot)

The Five Pagoda Temple (Chinese: 五塔寺; pinyin: Wǔ Tǎ Sì; Mongolian: Tabun suburγan-u süm-e), also known as the "Precious Pagoda of the Buddhist Relics of the Diamond Throne" (Chinese: 金刚座舍利宝塔; pinyin: Jīngāngzuò Shèlì Bǎotǎ), is a Buddhist temple in the city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia in north-west China.

The construction of the pagoda by the Mongol monk Yangcarci began in 1727 and was completed in 1732.

[1][2] The stupa, which is situated at the northernmost part of the temple complex, is surmounted by five pagodas and has 1,563 images of Buddhas carved into its walls each one differing slightly from the other.

Against the northern wall, outside the stupa, one can find three large stone carvings representing: There are a total of six temples in the style of a "diamond throne pagoda" in China (Five Pagoda Temples).

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