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The Dagoba
was
originally
constructed
in
Tang
Dynasty,
and
later
collapsed
out
of
negligence.
It
was
rebuilt
in
1385,
Ming
Dynasty,
and
got
its
present
street-spanning
Lama’s
style.
The
Dagoba,
including
the
base,
main
body
and
steeple,
is
13.22
meters
high.
It
has
a
square
base
with
a
door
is
each
side.
A
table
above
the
southern
door
in
inscribed
the
name
of
the
Dagoba.
Above
the
other
three
doors,
Nammomitabhaya
Buddha
is
inscribed
in
Chinese
and
Sanscrit.
Carved
on
the
four
walls
are
the
names
of
the
eight
celestial
guards.
The
main
body
of
the
Dagoba
is
in
a
shape
of
vase.
The
five-tiered
steeple
is
umbrella-like,
with
a
pearl-like,
cupreous
crown
on
the
top.
The
Dagoba
originally
was
a
part
of
Kaiyuan Temple,
which
was
built
in the
South-North
Dynasty,
and
was
the
most
ancient
Buddhist
temple
in
the
city
before
it
was
abandoned.
The
temple
had
a
close
tie
with
Monk
Jianzhen
of
the
Tang
Dynasty.
After
failed
in
his
fifth
effort
to
across
the
sea
eastward
to
Japan,
He
came
to
GuiLin
and
lived
in
this
temple.
During
his
stay,
He
gave
Buddhist
lectures
and
medical
services
to
local
people.
Monk
Jianzhen
succeeded
in
landing
Japan
in
the
sixth
effort.
After
then,
He
made
great
contributions
to
the
cultural
exchanges
between
china
and
Japan.
He
built
a
famous
temple,
and
introduced
Chinese
architectures,
sculptures
medicines
to
Japan .
The Dagoba
along
with
kaiyuan
Temple
used
to
be
one
of
the
Eight
Scenes
of
Guilin.
In
1963,
It
was
announced
as
a
key
cultural
relic
under the
protection
of
the
local
government .
In the
past
many
years,
the
Dagoba
mixed
with
shabby
residence
in
surrounding
areas
and
almost
was
forgotten
by
local
people.
In
1998, with
the implementation
of
Two
Rives
and
Four
lakes,
The
whole
environment
of
Guilin
has
made
great
progress.
Many
important
cultural
relics
including
the
Dagoba,
have
been
rebuilt
and
renovated.
The
Dagoba
now
has
taken
on
a
new
look
before
the
world.
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