The word si, which is translated as "temple" or "monastery," originally meant a government office.With heavily guarded splendid buildings, it enjoyed the status next only to the imperial palace. A place where the image of Buddha was enshrined was deemed as sacred as a si. This is how temple came into being.Tanzhe Temple was the first Buddhist temple built in the Beijing area.This book shows the readers the photos of some famous temples in Beijing and also provides some simple explanations of them.
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