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Construction of Kaitai Temple in Liao

Type Event Region Liao Nanjing Time 1012–1021

Between 1012 and 1021 CE (the Kaitai era), Emperor Shengzong of Liao built Kaitai Temple in Nanjing (Youzhou, present-day Beijing), an important reli…

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  1. 1005Nanjing · Liao NanjingEmperor Shengzong of Liao ordered the construction of Kaitai Temple in Nanjing, mobilizing the resources of the state to build a Buddhist temple, reflecting the Liao court's pro-Buddhist policy and its absorption of Han religious culture.
  2. 1005–1006Kaitai Temple · Liao NanjingAfter completion, Kaitai Temple became an important Buddhist center in Nanjing; monks propagated the teachings and the court bestowed an inscribed name, together with other Liao temples forming the religious landscape of the secondary capital.

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