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    The Grand Temple of Mount Heng, or Grand Temple of South Mountain (Chinese: 南岳大庙; pinyin: Nányuè Dàmiào) is located at the foot of Mount Heng, and on...
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    foot of the mountain stands the largest temple in southern China, the Grand Temple of Mount Heng (Nanyue Damiao), which is the largest group of ancient...
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    Wuzu Temple Baiyun Temple (Ningxiang) Fuyan Temple Grand Temple of Mount Heng Guangji Temple (Hunan) Kaifu Temple Lingsheng Temple Lushan Temple Miyin...
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    Temple Grand Temple of Mount Heng Guangji Temple (Hunan) Kaifu Temple Lingsheng Temple Lushan Temple Miyin Temple Nantai Temple Puguang Temple (Zhangjiajie)...
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    Reverend Dixian from Mount Tiantai to come and lecture on Buddhism in a grand ceremony. Master Taixu died in the Jade Buddha Temple on March 12, 1947. In...
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    (เขตพระราชฐานชั้นนอก) of the Grand Palace is situated to the northwest of the palace (the northeast being occupied by the Temple of the Emerald Buddha)...
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    is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also...
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    Wat Arun (redirect from Temple of the Dawn)
    ʔarun], "Temple of Dawn") is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated on Thonburi on the west bank of the Chao...
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    Jing'an Temple (simplified Chinese: 静安寺; traditional Chinese: 靜安寺; pinyin: Jìng'ān Sì; Shanghainese: Zin'oe Zy; lit. 'Temple of Peace and Tranquility')...
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    home, some families will drink their wine out of rice bowls, which is also the serving style at Xian Heng Inn. If not served at a meal, Shaoxing wine can...
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    (associated with the west), Mount Heng in Hunan (associated with the South), Mount Heng in Shanxi (associated with the north), and Mount Song in Henan (associated...
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    literally translated into English as Temple of the Soul's Retreat. The monastery is the largest of several temples in the Wulin Mountains (Chinese: 武林山;...
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    Temple; literally "Dragon Flower Temple") is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha in Shanghai. Although most of the present day buildings date...
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    Ma Yuan (Han dynasty) (category Emperor Guangwu of Han)
    in numerous temples in China and Vietnam. The Fubo Temples of Zhuzhou County, Hunan and Heng County, Guangxi are among the best known. Mount Fubo and Fubo...
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    king's residence was still made of wood. The temple complex was built in the northeastern corner of the Outer Court of the Grand Palace. In February/March 1785...
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    during the funeral of his grandmother. Soon afterward he began reading Buddhist sutras and later made a pilgrimage to Mount Heng, one of the most important...
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    the Huangpu River of colonial architecture juxtaposed with Shanghai's skyscrapers The Hanging Temple at Mount Heng, Shanxi is a temple clinging to a precipice...
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    China. It has a history of more than 1,500 years. Huacheng Temple is the first temple and also the leading temple on Mount Jiuhua. It is said that in...
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    recreate the abode of Hindu gods, Mount Meru, with its five peaks and surrounded by seas represented by ponds and moats. The early Khmer temples built in the...
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    Yonghe Temple (Chinese: 雍和宮, "Palace of Peace and Harmony"), also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery...
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  • in the temple on Mount Dragon Tiger. Centuries later, the demons were released accidentally by Hong Xin and were later reborn as the 108 Stars of Destiny...
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    Zhejiang, China. Its grand hall was rebuilt in 1699 during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Fayu Temple is the second largest temple in Mount Putuo, and a national...
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    Wat Saket (redirect from Golden Mount)
    Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand. ISBN 9780231527545. Wikimapia: Temple of the Golden Mount or Phu Khao Thong (ภูเขาทอง) -Bangkok (Krungthep) Norwich 2001...
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    Buddhist temple (wat) in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the Marble Temple, it is one of Bangkok's best-known temples and a major...
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  • China: the Metropolitan Grand School (the predecessor of Peking University) and the Northern Grand School (the Predecessor of Tianjin University), the...
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  • Thumbnail for Golden Buddha (statue)
    Attitude seated Buddharupa statue, with a weight of 5.5 tonnes (5,500 kilograms). It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand. At one point...
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    Song Jiang is a close friend of Yuncheng's chief constables Zhu Tong and Lei Heng, as well as Chao Gai, the headman of Yuncheng's Dongxi Village. After...
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    in the northeast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It contains a fish terminal market, several temples and the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence. A...
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    Wat Mangkon Kamalawat (category Buddhist temples in Bangkok)
    as Sok Heng), initially with the name Wat Leng Noei Yi. It was later given its current name, Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, meaning "Dragon Lotus Temple", by King...
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    the temple was an international effort, as leaders of 108 Buddhist associations and temples worldwide attended the opening ceremony at the temple. On...
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