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) 佛经 佛經 fó jīng Buddhist texts / Buddhist scripture syn 香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks 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) 佛学 佛學 fó xué Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies 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 天坛 天壇 tiān tán Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) 古刹 古剎 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple 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 香客 xiāng kè Buddhist pilgrim / Buddhist worshipper 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 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 道观 道觀 dào guàn Daoist temple syn 地坛 地壇 dì tán Temple of Earth (in Beijing) 须弥 須彌 xū mí Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition / Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues 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.) 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 禅机 禪機 chán jī Buddhist allegorical word or gesture / subtleties of Buddhist doctrine syn 佛典 fó diǎn Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics 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) 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 圣殿山 聖殿山 shèng diàn shān Temple Mount 偈 jì Buddhist hymn / gatha / Buddhist verse 丛林 叢林 cóng lín jungle / thicket / forest / Buddhist monastery syn 雕塑 diāo sù a statue / a Buddhist image / sculpture / to carve 长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk syn 金刚 金剛 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) syn 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk syn 佛祖 fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect 觉悟 覺悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) syn 佛教徒 fó jiào tú Buddhist 天竺 tiān zhú the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) 尼姑 ní gū Buddhist nun syn 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 飞天 飛天 fēi tiān flying Apsara (Buddhist art) 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 佛像 fó xiàng Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1] syn 法宝 法寶 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand syn 沙门 沙門 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 醍醐灌顶 醍醐灌頂 tí hú guàn dǐng lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom) / fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching syn 取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience 念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture syn 住持 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk syn 衣钵 衣缽 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle 禅师 禪師 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk syn 法衣 fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment 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 佛法 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine syn 布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn 方丈 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber syn 