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.
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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.
Explore place →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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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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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.
Explore place →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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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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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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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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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.
Explore place →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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