Da Ci’en Temple
Daci'en Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Yanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi. The temple is the cradle of East Asian Yogācāra in China. It is notable for the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Shaanxi, China
- Also known as: “Daci’en Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Shaanxi History Museum.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda or Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a seven-storey Buddhist pagoda in the Daci'en Temple complex in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.Shaanxi History Museum
Park
Shaanxi History Museum, which is located to the northwest of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in the ancient city Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province of China, is one of the first huge state museums with modern facilities in China and one of the largest. Shaanxi History Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Da Ci’en Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chang’anlu and Wenyilu.
Chang’anlu
Suburb
Chang'anlu Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, Xi'an. Chang’anlu is situated 2½ km northwest of Da Ci’en Temple.
Wenyilu
Suburb
Wenyilu Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, Xi'an. Wenyilu is situated 3 km north of Da Ci’en Temple.
Taiyilu
Suburb
Taiyilu Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, Xi'an. Taiyilu is situated 3 km north of Da Ci’en Temple.
Da Ci’en Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Xi’an, Shaanxi, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.21949° or 34° 13′ 10″ north
Longitude
108.95944° or 108° 57′ 34″ east
Open location code
8P6C6X95+QQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romanian—“Da Ci’en Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大慈恩寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد داتشين”
- Estonian: “Ci’eni tempel”
- French: “temple ci’en”
- French: “temple Daci’en”
- French: “Temple Daci’en”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Daci’en”
- Japanese: “大慈恩寺”
- Korean: “대자은사”
- Romanian: “Templul Daci’en”
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