Introduction to Dongbao Zunsheng Pagoda: The appearance design of the Golden Pagoda (Dongbao Zunsheng Pagoda) draws on the strengths of Tibetan Buddhist pagodas in Nepal, India and Tibet in my country, and has a unique shape. The tower is 49 meters high, which symbolizes the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949; the maximum diameter of the tower base is 56 meters, which symbolizes the 56 ethnic minorities in China. The entire body of the pagoda is decorated with 208kg of gold, with a gilded area of ​​1,570 square meters. It is the only gold pagoda in Tibetan Buddhism. The golden pagoda has three floors. The first floor adopts the architectural style of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It is paved with white marble and bluestone bricks in a circular shape. The diameter of the pagoda base gradually decreases. The pagoda body is hollow. It was built to enshrine the world's first Padmasambhava God of Wealth Mandala; the second and third floors (belly and spire) adopt the architectural style of the Fifth Karmapa of Beihai and the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests of Beijing. The second floor of the main hall is dedicated to the pure gold Dharmakaya of the Fifth Karmapa Silver Shepa, and the third floor is the Medicine Buddha Mandala.

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