Buddhist temple
Eastern religious structure
A Buddhist temple is a place of worship, meditation, and religious practice for followers of Buddhism.
These structures vary dramatically across cultures—from the ornate pagodas of East Asia to the simple meditation halls of Theravada traditions—but typically contain shrines with Buddha statues, spaces for communal gathering, and areas for monks or nuns to live and study.
We removed our shoes before entering the Buddhist temple.
- shrineSacred devotional place
- stupaBuddhist relic monument
- dharma wheelSymbol of Buddhist teachings
- merit-makingAcquiring positive karma
- Angkor WatMassive Khmer temple complex
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- Buddhist groupssanghas, monastic community, meditation centers, meditation center, meditation groups
- ChinatownChinatown, dim sum, dragon dances, Chinese New Year, lion dances
- Templesmandir, pagoda, joss house, Parthenon, Pantheon
- Edo Japanshogun, samurai, shogunate, daimyo, Tokugawa
- religious institutionschurch, cathedral, synagogue, monastery, convent
- sacred sitesJerusalem, consecrated ground, sacred rivers, Mecca, ceremonial grounds
Buddhist templecathedral
Bishop's principal church
Christian church · mosque · synagogue · megachurch · basilica
Buddhist templecasino
Facility for wagering
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