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The timber construction of the pagoda of a small monastery in Yingxian 應縣/Shanxi called Fogong Monastery 佛宮寺 is the oldest pagoda that has the typical shape of Chinese pagodas like we know them. It has five stories and is shaped octogonally. The 67 m tall timber pagoda called "Shakya Timber Pagoda" (Shijia muta 釋迦木塔) was built in 1056 during the reign of the Khitan-Liao Dynasty 遼.
http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
Input by: tmciolek, Dec 15, 2009
"Depuis plus de 900 ans, la Pagode de bois de Yinxian a passé avec brio plusieurs épreuves : les tremblements de terre. Selon les annales historiques, environ 300 ans après l'achèvement de la pagode, il y a eu un terrifiant séisme de magnitude 6,5 sur l'échelle de Richter à l'endroit où elle se dresse. Les répliques ont duré encore 7 jours après. Toutes les maisons et autres constructions qui se trouvaient autour ont été détruites, seule la pagode de bois restait intacte." - http://www.chine-informations.com/guide/pagode-de-yingxian_473.html
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 01 May 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Fogong monastery, CN.
Lat 39.565278 Long 113.181944
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Fogong Monastery - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- China:Shanxi Sheng
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Fogong si Shijia ta 佛宫寺释迦塔 - http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denkmäler_der_Volksrepublik_China_(Shanxi)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 39.565278 Long 113.181944 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda_of_Fogong_Temple - tmciolek, 01 May 2013.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Insyan' - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Jincheng.html
- Yingchow - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Jincheng.html
- Ying-hsien - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Jincheng.html
- Ying - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Jincheng.html
- Insyan’ - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Jincheng.html
- Jincheng - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Jincheng.html
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 38.4636 Long 111.1156 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CH/24/Xingxian.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- The monastery was active before 1056 CE - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
- The Pagoda of Fogong Temple, built in 1056. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khitans
- MBM chrono-tag 1000-32p 1033-66c - tmciolek 14 Feb 2013
- 1000-32p 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-ex
12. Date-intermediate
- The pagoda has survived a massive earthquake in the 2nd half of the 14th century. We assume that it was still a part of a living and breathing monastery - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 14 Feb 2013
13. Date-late
- The pagoda continues to be standing in the 2000s - http://www.numerals.de/Art/Pagodas/pagodas.html
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 14 Feb 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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