Confucian temple
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The Temple of Confucius, Qufu c. 1912
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| Literal meaning | Temple of Kong | ||||||||||
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| Temple of Literature | |||||||||||
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| Temple of the Sage | |||||||||||
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| Temple of the Master | |||||||||||
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| Temple of Study | |||||||||||
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| Vietnamese | Văn (Thánh) Miếu | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of (the Sage of) Literature | ||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | Temple of Literature Temple of Confucius |
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| Indonesian | Boen Bio | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Kǒngmiào |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wénmiào |
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| Hokkien POJ | Bûn-biō |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Shèngmiào |
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| Hokkien POJ | Sèng-biō |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Fūzi miào |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Xuémiào |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Xuégōng |
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| Revised Romanization | Munmyo Kongja myo |
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| Romanization | seibyō seidō |
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, , 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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