Fawang Temple

Fawang Temple is a modern Chinese Buddhist monastery located 5 km northwest of the town of in province, . Situated at the bottom of the Yuzhu Peak of , the monastery claims to be the descendant of the second Buddhist monastery constructed in China.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple at Mount Song, China
  • Also known as: “Fawang Temple Pagoda”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Songyue Temple Pagoda and Huishan Temple.

Tower
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The Songyue Pagoda, constructed in 523 CE, is located at the Songyue Monastery on , in province, . Built during the Northern Wei Dynasty, this pagoda is one of the few intact sixth-century pagodas in China and is also the earliest known Chinese brick pagoda. is situated 580 metres southwest of Fawang Temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Fawang Temple.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 4 km southeast of Fawang Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dengfeng.

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is a small city in province. The name was bestowed upon it by Wu zetian of the Wu Zhou dynasty. It is in the central-west part of Henan Province, at the southern foot of Mount Song（嵩山 ).

Fawang Temple

Latitude
34.50505° or 34° 30′ 18″ north
Longitude
113.02053° or 113° 1′ 14″ east
Open location code
8P6MG24C+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 397963826
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1013774
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Fawang Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大法王寺”
  • Chinese: “法王寺”
  • Chinese: “法王寺塔”
  • Dutch: “Fawangtempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد فوانج”
  • French: “temple Fawang”
  • French: “Temple Fawang”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Fawang”
  • Japanese: “法王寺”
  • Russian: “Фаван”

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