Faxing Temple Pagoda
Faxing Temple Pagoda
CHINA, Henan, Pingdingshan
The pagoda was built on the grounds of Faxing Temple, which no longer exists. The lower square body was constructed in the style of a Tang dynasty (618–907) pagoda, while the upper octagonal body of the pagoda was constructed in the style of the Song (960–1279) and Jin (1115–1234) dynasties. It was listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site in 2006.
This brick pagoda is 21.1 m high. The base platform is square with each side measuring 6.8 m and with a height of 68 cm. The square lower body is high and there is an arched doorway on the south side leading to a chamber. The truncated pyramidal ceiling is in the form of a plafond supported by brick corbeling. The nine tiers of the upper body have eaves are in the form of corbeling. A rectangular niche can be found on the north side of the sixth tier as well as the south side of the seventh tier. The bronze spire is in the shape of a gourd.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, page 293.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F},
pages = 293,
title = {{Faxing Temple Pagoda}},
volume = 1,
year = {2016}}