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寺庙 sì miào temple / monastery / shrine
寺院 sì yuàn cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4]
神庙 shén miào temple
庙宇 miào yǔ temple
太阳穴 tài yáng xué temple (on the sides of human head)
庙堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple / imperial court / temple
宗庙 zōng miào temple / ancestral shrine
禅房 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple
宫 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
庙 miào temple / ancestral shrine / CL:座[zuo4] / temple fair / great imperial hall / imperial
圣殿 shèng diàn temple
太阳窝 tài yáng wō temple (on the sides of human head)
大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
殿堂 diàn táng palace / hall / temple buildings
护法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
永乐 Yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3]
龙华 Lóng huá Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺[Long2 hua2 Si4] in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区[Long2 hua2 Qu1] of Shenzhen, Guangdong
天宫 Tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program
香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks
庙会 miào huì temple fair
罗刹 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food
天坛 Tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
道观 dào guàn Daoist temple
正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
古刹 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple
高宗 Gāo zōng Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably 唐高宗[Tang2 Gao1 zong1], 宋高宗[Song4 Gao1 zong1] and 清高宗[Qing1 Gao1 zong1] (aka 李治[Li3 Zhi4], 趙構|赵构[Zhao4 Gou4] and 乾隆[Qian2 long2] respectively)
洪武 Hóng wǔ Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[Ming2 Tai4 zu3]
佛寺 Fó sì Buddhist temple
地坛 Dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
正德 Zhèng dé Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhu1 Hou4 zhao4] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗[Ming2 Wu3 zong1]
孔庙 Kǒng miào Confucian temple
进香 jìn xiāng to burn incense at a temple
雍和宫 Yōng hé Gōng Yonghe Temple / Lama Temple (Beijing)
大昭寺 Dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
天顺 Tiān shùn Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1]
大藏经 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
明太祖 Míng Tài zǔ Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
英宗 Yīng zōng Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3]
伽蓝 qié lán Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
宣德 Xuān dé Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基[Zhu1 Zhan1 ji1] (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗[Ming2 Xuan1 zong1]
白马寺 Bái mǎ Sì the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
金山寺 jīn shān sì Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
悬空寺 Xuán kōng Sì Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
过堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall
吴哥窟 Wú gē kū Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
禅林 chán lín a Buddhist temple
八角街 Bā jiǎo Jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet / same as 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 Jie1]
法源寺 Fǎ yuán sì Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
潭柘寺 Tán zhè sì Tanzhe Temple
喇嘛庙 lǎ ma miào lamasery / temple of Tibetan Buddhism
岱庙 Dài miào Dai Temple, a temple in Shandong for the god of Mount Tai
娘娘庙 Niáng niáng miào temple of Goddess of Fertility
白塔寺 Bái tǎ sì Baita temple in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]
八廓街 Bā kuò Jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
香火钱 xiāng huǒ qián donations to a temple
圣殿山 shèng diàn shān Temple Mount
召 zhào to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
寺 sì Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)
刹 chà Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")
颞 niè bones of the temple (on the human head) / see 顳顬|颞颥, temple
祢 mí memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father
颥 rú see 顳顬|颞颥, temple (the sides of human head)
菴 ān variant of 庵 / hut / Buddhist convent / small Buddhist temple
鬑 lián hanging temple hair
无事不登三宝殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth) / having a hidden agenda
少林寺 Shào lín Sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
萻 ān small Buddhist temple
八廓 Bā kuò Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
祊 bēng side altar inside ancestral temple
鹿苑寺 Lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple
犹太会堂 Yóu tài huì táng synagogue / Jewish temple
指南宫 Zhǐ nán Gōng Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅[Mu4 zha4], Taipei
代宗 Dài zōng Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4]
八万大藏经 bā wàn dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
南普陀寺 Nán pǔ tuó sì Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2]
唐招提寺 Táng zhāo tí sì Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚|鉴真和尚 / and his last resting place
土谷祠 tǔ gǔ cí temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神[tu3 di4 shen2] and the god of cereals
塔公寺 Tǎ gōng sì Lhagang temple in Dartsendo county 康定縣|康定县[Kang1 ding4 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
大慈恩寺 Dà cí ēn sì Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an
大雄宝殿 dà xióng bǎo diàn Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[da4 xiong2]
夹山寺 Jiā shān sì Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 xian4], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Zi4 cheng2]
奠济宫 Diàn jì gōng Dianji Temple in Keelung, Taiwan
小昭寺 Xiǎo zhāo sì Ramoche Temple, Lhasa
屈原祠 Qū Yuán cí Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江 / at Yueyang 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
帕台农神庙 Pà tái nóng Shén miào Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis, Athens
应县木塔 yìng xiàn mù tǎ the timber pagoda of the Fogong Temple in Ying County, Shanxi, built in 1056 (Song dynasty)
庙主 miào zhǔ head priest of a temple
庙祝 miào zhù acolyte in charge of incense in a temple
庙号 miào hào temple name of a deceased Chinese emperor
戒坛 jiè tán ordination platform in a Buddhist temple
明仁宗 Míng Rén zōng Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
明天启 Míng Tiān qǐ Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhu1 You2 xiao4] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗[Ming2 Xi1 zong1]
明宣宗 Míng Xuān zōng temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]
明成祖 Míng Chéng zǔ Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
明熹宗 Míng Xī zōng Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
景泰 Jǐng tài Jingtai county in Baiyin 白銀|白银[Bai2 yin2], Gansu / Jingtai Emperor, reign name of seventh Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu 朱祁鈺|朱祁钰[Zhu1 Qi2 yu4] (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457, temple name 代宗[Dai4 zong1]
曲阜孔庙 Qū fù Kǒng miào temple to Confucius in his hometown Qufu
梵刹 Fàn chà Buddhist temple / monastery
正仓院 Zhēng cāng yuàn Shōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house hundreds of artifacts bequeathed to the Tōdai-ji temple by the Japanese emperor Shōmu, who died in 756
洪熙 Hóng Xī Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4] (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425), temple name 明仁宗[Ming2 Ren2 zong1]
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