Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t27.1

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Dabaoen Temple (Dabao’en Vihar) is one of the most important ancient Buddhist temples in China. Its predecessor is Jianchu Temple located outside Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing. During Jin and Southern Dynasties, it was called Chang’an Temple. In Duangong first year of the Northern Song Dynasty (988 CE), monk Kezheng got the parietal bone sarira (relics) of Master Xuanzang and built a pagoda in Chang’an Temple to store it. As time rolled into Tianxi first year (1071), the Chang'an