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大雁塔英文介绍

As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a

well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is

located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers (2.49

miles) from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Ci'en

Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the

Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and

its new square in front of the temple. It is rated as a National Key

Cultural Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist

attraction can be divided into three parts: the Big Wild Goose

Pagoda, the Da Ci'en Temple, and the North Square of Big Wild

Goose Wild Goose PagodaOriginally built in 652 during

the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it

functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India

by the hierarch ng started off from Chang'an (the

ancient Xian), along the Silk Road and through deserts, finally

arriving in India, the cradle of Buddhism. Enduring 17 years and

traversing 100 countries, he obtained Buddha figures, 657 kinds of

sutras, and several Buddha relics. Having gotten the permission of

Emperor Gaozong (628-683), Xuanzang, as the first abbot of Da

Ci'en Temple, supervised the building of a pagoda inside it. With the

support of royalty, he asked 50 hierarchs into the temple to translate

Sanskrit in sutras into Chinese, totaling 1,335 volumes, which

heralded a new era in the history of translation. Based on the journey

to India, he also wrote a book entitled 'Pilgrimage to the West' in the

Tang Dynasty, to which scholars attached great

built to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five stories, it is now

64.5 meters (211.6 feet) high with an additional two stories. It was

said that after that addition came the saying-'Saving a life exceeds

building a seven-storied pagoda'. Externally it looks like a square

cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist

construction. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the

pagoda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the

panorama of Xian City from the arch-shaped doors on four sides of

each storey. On the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha by the

renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang Dynasty. Steles by noted

calligraphers also grace the for the reason why it is called

Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a legend. According to ancient

stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which

eating meat was not a taboo. One day, they couldn't find meat to buy.

Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a monk said to

himself: 'Today we have no meat. I hope the merciful Bodhisattva

will give us some.' At that very moment, the leading wild goose

broke its wings and fell to the ground. All the monks were startled

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