观 觀 guàn Taoist monastery / palace gate watchtower / platform syn 寺庙 寺廟 sì miào temple / monastery / shrine syn 神庙 神廟 shén miào temple 寺院 sì yuàn cloister / temple / monastery / CL:座[zuo4] syn 殿堂 diàn táng palace / hall / temple buildings syn 太阳穴 太陽穴 tài yáng xué temple (on the sides of human head) 庙宇 廟宇 miào yǔ temple syn 宗庙 宗廟 zōng miào temple / ancestral shrine syn 龙华 龍華 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 庙会 廟會 miào huì temple fair syn 大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple 天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program syn 护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks syn 道场 道場 dào chǎng Taoist or Buddhist rite / abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3] syn 真经 真經 zhēn jīng sutra / Taoist treatise syn 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 syn 道人 dào rén Taoist devotee (honorific) syn 天坛 天壇 tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) 古刹 古剎 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple 道袍 dào páo Taoist robe / traditional men's gown syn 永乐 永樂 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] 正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple 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] 庙堂 廟堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple / imperial court / temple syn 天顺 天順 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] 禅房 禪房 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple syn 道长 道長 dào zhǎng Taoist priest / Daoist priest 大雄 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple) 罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food 贫道 貧道 pín dào poor Taoist syn 内丹 內丹 nèi dān Taoist internal alchemy 道观 道觀 dào guàn Daoist temple syn 地坛 地壇 dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing) 孔庙 孔廟 kǒng miào Confucian temple syn 进香 進香 jìn xiāng to burn incense at a temple 雍和宫 雍和宮 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 大藏经 大藏經 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 syn 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 伽藍 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 白馬寺 bái mǎ sì the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China 武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.) 辟谷 辟穀 pì gǔ to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice) / to fast 金山寺 jīn shān sì Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake) 悬空寺 懸空寺 xuán kōng sì Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi 过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall syn 耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood syn 吴哥窟 吳哥窟 wú gē kū Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia 奉祀 fèng sì to worship / to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc) / (of a shrine or temple) to be dedicated to (a deity, ancestor etc) 禅林 禪林 chán lín a Buddhist temple syn 藏 zàng storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture syn 宫 宮 gōng palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale syn 召 zhào to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia) syn 寺 sì Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old) syn 庙 廟 miào temple / ancestral shrine / CL:座[zuo4] / temple fair / great imperial hall / imperial syn 圣殿 聖殿 shèng diàn temple 刹 剎 chà Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4duo1luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra") syn 颞 顳 niè bones of the temple (on the human head) / see 顳顬|颞颥, temple 祢 禰 mí memorial tablet in a temple commemorating a deceased father 八角街 bā jiǎo jiē Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet, aka 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 喇嘛廟 lǎ ma miào lamasery / temple of Tibetan Buddhism 岱庙 岱廟 dài miào Dai Temple, a temple in Shandong for the god of Mount Tai 娘娘庙 娘娘廟 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 香火錢 xiāng huǒ qián donations to a temple 募化 mù huà (of a Buddhist monk or Taoist priest) to collect alms syn 圣殿山 聖殿山 shèng diàn shān Temple Mount 箓 籙 lù record book / archive / Taoist written charm / document of prophecy attesting to dynastic fortunes 少林寺 shào lín sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks 蝶骨 dié gǔ sphenoid bone (front of the temple) 颥 顬 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 無事不登三寶殿 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) 金刚怒目 金剛怒目 jīn gāng nù mù to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom) 指南宫 指南宮 zhǐ nán gōng Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅[Mu4 zha4], Taipei 夹山寺 夾山寺 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] 五斗米道 wǔ dǒu mǐ dào Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement) / Way of the Celestial Master 外丹 wài dān Taoist external alchemy 度牒 dù dié Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by government 戒牒 jiè dié Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities 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 代宗 dài zōng Daizong, temple name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4] 八万大藏经 八萬大藏經 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 土穀祠 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 