Beijing, China · Historic temple; present identity shaped by its ordination platform

Jietai Temple

戒台寺 · Jiètái Sì

A monastery whose name and institutional memory center on Buddhist ordination.

Shanmen Hall at Jietai Temple.

Historical Context

Beijing, China

39.868884, 116.080246 · reviewed 2026-10-05

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The site's ritual importance is bound to its 戒坛, or ordination platform. This page avoids assigning a single foundation date until a specialist architectural source is added.

The Beijing municipal description records the alternate name Jietan Temple and identifies the ordination platform, ancient pines, and caves as defining features.

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Photos

The Shanmen entrance hall at Jietai Temple — Shanmen Hall at Jietai Temple.N509FZ · External archiveSource record ↗

Sources

戒台寺

北京市人民政府

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OpenStreetMap location record for Jietai Temple

Coordinates reviewed against the mapped temple feature.

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