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    has the similar with the Zhenguo Pagoda. The Sweet Dew Altar of Precepts (甘露戒坛) is used for Buddhist believers to ordain the precepts. The caisson (藻井) above...
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    the history of Chinese paintings. The Precept Platform (simplified Chinese: 戒坛; traditional Chinese: 戒壇; pinyin: Jiè Tán) is the place for monks and worshipers...
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    areas gathered here to observe the precepts, hence the name "Jietan Temple" (戒坛寺; Jietan means the ordination altar). Jietan Hall is the most important hall...
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    temple, is the third hall of the temple. A large square ordination altar (戒坛) which is 5.1 metres (17 ft) long, 5 metres (16 ft) wide and 1.2 metres (3 ft...
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  • (650–683), the emperor issued the decree building a stone ordination altar (戒坛). Jianzhen, a disciple of Risshū, led monks to go to Japan to deliver Risshū...
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    built without pillars or columns. The Hall of Ordination or Jietan Hall (戒坛殿) is the most important hall in the temple. In 1705, in the 43rd year of Kangxi...
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