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  2. Lingyin Temple - Wikipedia

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    According to tradition, the monastery was founded in 328 AD during the Eastern Jin dynasty (266–420) by an Indian monk, named Huili in Chinese. From its inception, Lingyin was a famous monastery in the Jiangnan region. [ 1 ] At its peak under the Wuyue Kingdom (907–978), the temple boasted 18 pavilions, 72 halls, more than 1300 dormitory ...

  3. Zhanshan Temple - Wikipedia

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    Zhanshan Temple pagoda (taken April, 2004) Zhanshan Temple (German: Dschanschan-Tempel; Chinese: 湛山寺; pinyin: Zhànshān Sì) is a Buddhist temple in Shinan District of Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is located on the southern side of Zhanshan (literally 'clear' or 'deep mountain'), facing the sea. In 2004 a major renovation was initiated.

  4. Jade Buddha Temple - Wikipedia

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    Jade Buddha Temple. The Jade Buddha Temple (simplified Chinese: 玉佛禅寺; traditional Chinese: 玉佛禪寺; pinyin: Yùfó Chán Sì; Shanghainese: Niohveh Zoe Zy, literally Jade Buddha Chan Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It was founded in 1882 with two jade Buddha statues imported to Shanghai from Myanmar by sea.

  5. Chinese temple architecture - Wikipedia

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    Chinese Buddhist temples and monasteries: 寺 sì or 寺院 sìyuàn; Temple of Confucius which usually functions as both temple and town school: 文廟 wénmiào or 孔廟 kŏngmiào. Temples of City God (城隍廟), which worships the patron God of a village, town or a city. Smaller household shrines or votive niche, such as the worship of ...

  6. Standard Design for Buddhist Temple Construction - Wikipedia

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    Standard Design for Buddhist Temple Construction is a Chinese language text written by Daoxuan in the early Tang dynasty. It described a design for Buddhist temples influenced by mainstream Chinese architecture, and based upon a traditional layout composed of multiple, related courtyards. This architectural tradition can be traced back to the ...

  7. Guiyuan Temple - Wikipedia

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    Guiyuan Temple (simplified Chinese: 归元寺; traditional Chinese: 歸元寺; pinyin: Guīyuán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on Cuiwei Road in Hanyang District of Wuhan, Hubei, China. It was built in the 15th year of Shunzhi period (1658) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), [1] and has a land area of 4.67 acres (1.89 ha). The New Pavilion ...

  8. Dafo Temple (Zhangye) - Wikipedia

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    The reclining Buddha statue. The Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple (Chinese: 大佛寺; pinyin: Dàfó Sì) is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu, China, notable for its gigantic reclining Buddha statue made around 1100 during the Western Xia period, which is thirty-five metres long. After a restoration project in 2005–06, the Temple now ...

  9. Mahavira Hall - Wikipedia

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    Korean name. Hangul. 대웅전. Hanja. 大雄殿. Japanese name. Kanji. 大雄 宝 殿. A Mahavira Hall, usually simply known as a Main Hall, is the main hall or building in a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, enshrining representations of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas. [1][2] It is encountered throughout East Asia.