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Ordination Terrace Temple is located at Ma'anshan about 35 kilometers west of Beijing. Originally built in 622 AD it has under gone several renovations and had many names. Its current name derives from the altar that was built to ordain new monks there which also gives the temple the nickname of Jietaisi which means "the place for selecting Buddhas." Most of the buildings currently at the temple were built during the Qing Dynasty.

The main hall of the temple, Mahavira Hall, originally had ten Ming sandalwood chairs. Three were placed on a high platform for the Abbot and two elders, three were placed to either side to sit witnesses to the ordination. The Ordination altar itself is made from white marble and is carved into three tiers, each of which is over 1 meter high, and is decorated with exquisite carvings of various deities.

Just as the Pool and Cudrania Temple is famous for its spring water, the Ordination Terrace Temple is well known for its ancient pine trees, which date from the Liao and Jin dynasties and are still growing strong to this day.

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