The Ayuwang Pagoda's name honors Ashoka, the Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism around 263BC and subsequently greatly patronized the religion.
History
The Ayuwang Pagoda was first built under the Sui dynasty in AD601. Over the next 600 years, it was destroyed and rebuilt three times. Its present form dates to the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China, who favored Tibetan Buddhism and rebuilt the tower in a Tibetan style. This dagoba was heavily damaged by an earthquake during the Qing dynasty and subsequently repaired.[1]
ayuwang, pagoda, ayuwang, ashoka, pagoda, stupa, county, northeast, xinzhou, prefecture, northern, shanxi, china, chinese阿育王塔literal, meaningashoka, towerashoka, pagodatranscriptionsstandard, mandarinhanyu, pinyinĀyùwáng, tǎwade, gilesa, wang, contents, name, . The Ayuwang or Ashoka Pagoda is a stupa in Dai County in northeast Xinzhou Prefecture in northern Shanxi China Ayuwang PagodaChinese阿育王塔Literal meaningAshoka TowerAshoka PagodaTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinAyuwang tǎWade GilesA yu Wang T a Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyName EditThe Ayuwang Pagoda s name honors Ashoka the Mauryan emperor who converted to Buddhism around 263 BC and subsequently greatly patronized the religion History EditThe Ayuwang Pagoda was first built under the Sui dynasty in AD 601 Over the next 600 years it was destroyed and rebuilt three times Its present form dates to the Mongol led Yuan dynasty of China who favored Tibetan Buddhism and rebuilt the tower in a Tibetan style This dagoba was heavily damaged by an earthquake during the Qing dynasty and subsequently repaired 1 References EditCitations Edit Zhao 2007 130 Bibliography Edit Zhao Yu ed 2007 Shanxi Beijing Chinese Travel Press Coordinates 39 04 49 N 112 57 18 E 39 0803 N 112 955 E 39 0803 112 955 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayuwang Pagoda amp oldid 1001584596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
