Dàcí’ēnsì (Giant Mercy and Kindness Temple) is a historically significant Buddhist temple in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, originally built in 648 CE during the Tang Dynasty. Its name reflects core Mahayana Buddhist values: 大 (Dà, 'great') signifies magnitude or universality; 慈 (cí, 'compassion') refers to loving-kindness toward all beings; 恩 (ēn, 'kindness' or 'grace') conveys benevolent favor or gratitude; and 寺 (sì, 'temple') denotes a monastic institution for practice and study. Together, the name expresses the ideal of boundless compassion and gracious benevolence embodied by the Buddha and practiced by monks.

The temple is especially renowned as the home of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (Dàyàn Tǎ), where the eminent monk Xuanzang translated hundreds of Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures after his 17-year pilgrimage to India. Today, Dàcí’ēnsì remains an active religious site and a major cultural landmark, attracting pilgrims, scholars, and tourists interested in Chinese Buddhism, Tang history, and classical architecture.