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Brief introduction of Baita Temple site
Baita Temple Site is located in Liujiazhuang, Baita Village, Wu Nan Town, Wuwei City. It was built before Xixia and rebuilt in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the seat of a Tibetan Buddhist temple, the place where Saban, a famous monk of Tibetan Lamaism, died, and a symbol of national unity in the history of China. 1998 for survey and trial excavation, 1999 for comprehensive excavation of tower foundation and trial excavation of part of temple foundation, with a total excavation area of1527m2.

1239, Kuo Duan, Prince of Wokuotai, Emperor Taizong of Yuan Dynasty, was stationed in Liangzhou and was the king of Xiliang. He has been attacking Tibet for a long time, so he invited Pandita, the fourth ancestor of the Sakya Sect of Tibetan Lamaism, to cool down the peace talks. From 65438 to 0247, Saban, as a representative of Tibet, held historic Liangzhou peace talks with Kuo Duan. At this point, Tibet surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, ending the 400-year-old separatist state of Tibet and formally incorporating it into the territory of the motherland.

Saban lived in Baita Temple in Liangzhou, and converted it into a Tibetan Buddhist temple, making it the first of the four major temples in Liangzhou and named it "East Magic Temple". After Saban's death, Kuo Duan built a spiritual bone tower in the temple, commonly known as the White Pagoda. The temple was named "Baita Temple" because of its name. Basiba, the fifth ancestor of Sakya Sect, continued to build. At the end of the yuan dynasty, it was destroyed by soldiers. Reconstruction in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The original temple has buildings such as Buddha City, Guling Pagoda, Tayuan and Tallinn. Most of them were destroyed in the 1927 earthquake and the Cultural Revolution. At present, there are only Baita Taki, Dianji, several small tomb towers and Saban bronze statue. Among them, the tower foundation is a brick structure with soil core, the soil core is cross-angled, the residual height is 5. 1 m, and the external brick decoration is rebuilt in Ming Dynasty. There are two square abutments under the pedestal, which are compacted with loess and have a side length of 26.75 meters. Over the years, pottery, porcelain, coins, Tibetan and Chinese scriptures, Nitapo and other relics have been unearthed from temple ruins and Baita. Save it as a clear monument and a clear monument.