Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t27.3

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Temple was rebuilt and renamed as Tianxi Temple. The name remained unchanged until the Zhiyuan 25th year of Yuan Dynasty (1288) when the temple was renamed again by the emperor as the Yuanxing Ci’en Jingzhongjiao Temple and the pagoda was referred to as Ci'en Pagoda. In the early years of Ming Dynasty, the temple was damaged in a fire but it was restored during the period of the reign of Emperor Yongle, Ming Dynasty (1403-1424) and named as the Dabaoen Temple.