Big Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)


During the early days, the pagoda boasted a brick structure of five storeys and about 60 meters (197 feet) high. Between AD 701 and AD 704, at the end of the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, five more storeys were added to the original pagoda. Damage by the war reduced it to seven storeys, to what it is today. With a height of 64 meters (210 miles), the pagoda occupies a base 25 meters by 25 meters (82 feet) square. The Big Goose Pagoda is a brick-tower architecture, sturdy and simple. Walls and doors are carved with vivid and exquisite figures of Buddha, reflecting the profundity in the paintings f the Tang Dynasty.
 


and candles

Mr OK explains

Roof top exterior

Budha in the baqckground

Relax in the centre

Praying in the temple (3)

Buddha 4

Buddha 3

Various Buddha relics

The Main Tower

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Depositing smoke sticks

Smoke generator

Buddha 1

Main tower

Buddha 2

Praying in the temple (1)

Praying in the temple (2)

Copyright: Robert Haxne

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