Beijing, China · Liao-period evidence includes a 1068 inscription; later Ming and Qing rebuilding

Dajue Temple

大觉寺 · Dàjué Sì

A temple landscape where architecture, springs, and old trees frame the study of Buddhist place-making.

The gate of Dajue Temple.

Historical Context

Beijing, China

40.051306, 116.099528 · reviewed 2026-10-05

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Dajue Temple is generally connected with Liao-period origins and substantial later reconstruction. A fuller chronology and object history remain a research task for this archive.

The record uses a cautious period label because the complex contains fabric and memories from several dynastic phases rather than a single unchanged foundation moment.

Text & Practice

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Sound

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Photos

The entrance gate of Dajue Temple in the Beijing hills — The gate of Dajue Temple.N509FZ · External archiveSource record ↗

Sources

北京西山大觉寺的创立与旸台山

北京市文物局

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OpenStreetMap location record for Dajue Temple

Coordinates reviewed against the mapped temple feature.

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