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Confucian shrine

Temple of Confucius
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaning Temple of Kong
Temple of Literature
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Temple of the Sage
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Temple of the Master
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Temple of Study
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Temple of Literature
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese Văn (Thánh) Miếu
Hán-Nôm
文(聖)廟
Literal meaning Temple of (the Sage of) Literature
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Literal meaning Temple of Literature
Temple of Confucius
Japanese name
Kanji
Indonesian name
Indonesian Boen Bio

A temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions. They were formerly the site of the administration of the imperial examination in China and Vietnam and often housed schools and other studying facilities.

The temples are known by a variety of names throughout East Asia. The two greatest temples in Qufu and Beijing are now known in Chinese as "Temples of Confucius" (Kǒngmiào). In Shanghai, Vietnam, Korea, and Indonesia, they are known as "Temples of Literature" (Chinese: wénmiào; Vietnamese: văn miếu; Korean: munmyo; Indonesian: boen bio) or "Temples of the Sage of Literature" (Vietnamese: văn thánh miếu). In Southern China, however, temples by that name generally honor Wenchang Wang, a separate deity associated with the scholar Zhang Yazi. In Japan, they are usually known as "Temples" or "Halls of the Sage" (Japanese: seibyō or seidō, respectively).


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