Sacred Places

Buddhist Sites in Beijing.

Buddhist practice is shaped not only by texts, but also by the places in which texts are heard, recited, taught, and remembered. This map documents Buddhist sites in Beijing and connects them with historical notes, photographs, field observations, and sound.

Coordinates are drawn from open geographic data and reviewed before publication; a map marker does not imply that fieldwork has already taken place.

Map data and tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the ODbL. Historical summaries cite their sources on each place page.

10 reviewed place recordsBeijing municipality · coordinates reviewed 05 Oct 2026
A courtyard and temple hall at Yonghe Temple in Beijing

Qing dynasty; residence founded 1694, converted to a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in 1744

Yonghe Gong (Lama Temple)

雍和宫 · Yōnghé Gōng

A Qing imperial complex that became one of Beijing's most prominent Tibetan Buddhist monasteries.

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Historic buildings inside Fayuan Temple in Beijing

Founded in 645; rebuilt and renamed across later dynasties

Fayuan Temple

法源寺 · Fǎyuán Sì

A historic Chinese Buddhist temple and the home of the Buddhist Academy of China.

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The Mahāvīra Hall at Guangji Temple in Beijing

Founded in the Jin-period tradition; rebuilt and named Hongci Guangji Temple in 1466

Guangji Temple

广济寺 · Guǎngjì Sì

A central Beijing monastery associated with the Buddhist Association of China.

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A temple hall at Tanzhe Temple in western Beijing

Temple tradition traced to the Western Jin; major later rebuilding

Tanzhe Temple

潭柘寺 · Tánzhè Sì

A long-established mountain monastery in western Beijing with a complex rebuilding history.

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The Shanmen entrance hall at Jietai Temple

Historic temple; present identity shaped by its ordination platform

Jietai Temple

戒台寺 · Jiètái Sì

A Mentougou Buddhist temple known for its ordination platform, old pines, and mountain setting.

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The entrance gate of Dajue Temple in the Beijing hills

Liao-period evidence includes a 1068 inscription; later Ming and Qing rebuilding

Dajue Temple

大觉寺 · Dàjué Sì

A western Beijing mountain temple noted for historic halls, trees, and layered rebuilding.

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The ceremonial archway at Wofo Temple in Beijing

Tang foundation tradition; Yuan, Ming, and Qing rebuilding

Temple of the Reclining Buddha

卧佛寺 · Wòfó Sì

A Buddhist temple in the Beijing Botanical Garden, named for its reclining Buddha image.

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Biyun Temple at Fragrant Hills in Beijing

Yuan foundation tradition; expanded in the Ming and Qing

Biyun Temple

碧云寺 · Bìyún Sì

A terraced temple complex on the eastern side of Beijing's Fragrant Hills.

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The entrance gate of Hongluo Temple in Beijing

Founded according to official site history in 338; rebuilt across later periods

Hongluo Temple

红螺寺 · Hóngluó Sì

A major northern Beijing temple associated in modern memory with Pure Land Buddhism.

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The entrance to Yunju Temple in Fangshan, Beijing

Sui–Tang origins; a major scriptural carving project continued for centuries

Yunju Temple

云居寺 · Yúnjū Sì

A Fangshan Buddhist site central to the history of the stone-carved Chinese Buddhist canon.

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