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{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Shanxi, China}}
The '''Guangsheng Temple''' (广胜寺) is a Buddhist temple, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17&nbsp;km northeast of [[Hongtong County]], [[Shanxi]], China. The temple was built in 147<ref>the first year of the Jianhe reign in the [[East Han Dynasty]]</ref> and was changed to its present name in the [[Tang Dynasty]]. It has three parts: the upper temple, the lower temple and the Shuishen Temple (Temple of Water God). The world-renowned drama murals from the [[Yuan dynasty]] are kept in the lower temple.<ref>Important Relic under National Protection</ref>
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The '''Guangsheng Temple''' ({{zh|s=广胜寺}}) is a Buddhist temple, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17&nbsp;km northeast of [[Hongtong County]], [[Shanxi]], China. The temple was built in 147<ref>the first year of the Jianhe reign in the [[East Han dynasty]]</ref> and was changed to its present name in the [[Tang dynasty]]. It has three parts: the upper temple, the lower temple and the Shuishen Temple (Temple of Water God). The drama murals from the [[Yuan dynasty]] are kept in the lower temple.<ref>Important Relic under National Protection</ref>


The famous ''[[Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka]]'' was discovered at the Guangsheng Temple in 1933.<ref name=WDL>{{cite web |author=Cui, Fazhen |date=1149 |title=The Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka |work=World Digital Library |language=Chinese |location=Shanxi Sheng, China |url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/3018/ |accessdate=8 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="SocietyAmerica2000">{{cite book|author1=Asia Society|author2=Chinese Art Society of America|title=Archives of Asian art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d6E0AQAAIAAJ |year=2000|publisher=Asia Society|page=12}}</ref>
The famous ''[[Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka]]'' was discovered at the Guangsheng Temple in 1933.<ref name=WDL>{{cite web |author=Cui, Fazhen |date=1149 |title=The Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka |work=World Digital Library |language=Chinese |location=Shanxi Sheng, China |url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/3018/ |accessdate=8 September 2015 }}</ref><ref name="SocietyAmerica2000">{{cite book|author1=Asia Society|author2=Chinese Art Society of America|title=Archives of Asian art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d6E0AQAAIAAJ |year=2000|publisher=Asia Society|page=12}}</ref>

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Guangsheng Temple

The Guangsheng Temple (Chinese: 广胜寺) is a Buddhist temple, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17 km northeast of Hongtong County, Shanxi, China. The temple was built in 147[1] and was changed to its present name in the Tang dynasty. It has three parts: the upper temple, the lower temple and the Shuishen Temple (Temple of Water God). The drama murals from the Yuan dynasty are kept in the lower temple.[2]

The famous Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka was discovered at the Guangsheng Temple in 1933.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ the first year of the Jianhe reign in the East Han dynasty
  2. ^ Important Relic under National Protection
  3. ^ Cui, Fazhen (1149). "The Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka". World Digital Library (in Chinese). Shanxi Sheng, China. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ^ Asia Society; Chinese Art Society of America (2000). Archives of Asian art. Asia Society. p. 12.

36°18′06″N 111°48′23″E / 36.30167°N 111.80639°E / 36.30167; 111.80639