What is the traditional culture of Wuta Temple? Why five?

Located outside Xizhimen, Haidian District, it was built in the ninth year of Ming Chenghua (1473) and is called Zhenjue Temple. In the twenty-sixth year of Qing Qianlong (176 1), it was overhauled and renamed Dazhengjue Temple. Because there are five pagodas in the temple, it is commonly known as Wuta Temple.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (around 14 13), an Indian monk, Bandida, came to Beijing to present five golden buddhas and "Fogayeta" with Indian style patterns. Emperor Yongle ordered the tower to be built and defended. In the ninth year of Ming Chenghua, the King Kong throne tower was built according to the pattern presented. When Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, the temple disappeared, only the stupa survived. There are only six towers of this type in China: three in Beijing, namely, one in Wuta Temple, one in Biyun Temple and one in Huangsi Temple; The other three are in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia; One is in Mingren Temple in Kunming, Yunnan; One is Guanghui Temple in Zhengding, Hebei Province. Among them, Wuta Temple in Beijing is the most exquisite.

The King Kong throne tower consists of two parts: the throne and the stone tower. The throne is a 7.7-meter-high platform, made of bricks and white marble, divided into six layers, with a collection of 0.5 meters from bottom to top, and its appearance is solemn. The bottom floor is Sumitomo, and the top 5 floors; Each floor is a row of niches, and each niche is carved with a Buddha statue. On the platform at the top of the throne, there are five square stone pagodas with dense eaves: the central pagoda 13 floor, about 8 meters high, symbolizing Peluzenafo; The quadrangular pagoda 1 1 floor is about 7 meters high. The Buddha symbolized by the five pagodas is called Five Dhyani Buddhas. Each tower is assembled from thousands of pre-carved stones. In the middle of the throne, there is a ticket door. There are 44 stone steps in the tower, which spiral up and lead to the upper platform of the throne. There is also a round glass cover under the stage. The tower base and tower body are carved with Buddha statues, Sanskrit and religious decorations. The central tower is engraved with a pair of Fo Yin, which means "Fo Yin is all over the world".

The proportion of each part of the King Kong throne tower of Wuta Temple is well-proportioned, giving people a solid and unshakable impression.

As for why it is five, it comes from Five Dhyani Buddhas in Buddhism.

Five Buddhists:

The east does not move (body) Buddha; Nanbao gave birth to Buddha; Central Pilu Jinna Buddha; Western amitabha; The north is not empty, making Buddha.