Stories About Buddhist Temples in Luoyang

Stories About Buddhist Temples in Luoyang

"Stories About Buddhist Temples in Luoyang" (Chinese 洛阳??记, pinyin "luoyang qie lan ji") is a Northern Wei Dynasty Chinese language text by Yang Xuanzhi. Many of the Chinese pagodas described are wooden.


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