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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Situated at Ma'anshan (Saddle Hill) 35 km from downtown [[Beijing]], '''Jietai (Ordination Terrace) Temple''' was built in 622 in the [[Tang Dynasty]]. In the 11th century, a monk named [[Fajun]] founded an altar here for the ordination of novices into the monkhood. For a while, it was very famous, and monks from other parts of the country came here for the ordination. <br /> <br /> The said altar is a three-level structure built of marble. On the top level sits a statue of Sakyamuni on a lotus flower base. On its four sides are exquisitely carved figures of a hundred or more deities. The ordination altar is the largest one extant in China.<br /> <br /> The temple is also known for its ancient and distinctively shaped pines, including one called &quot;sensitive pine.&quot; It shakes if one of its branches is touched. <br /> [[category:temple]]<br /> [[category:tourism]]</div>

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