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Taoist temple

A Taoist or Daoist temple, also known by its Chinese names as a guan, daoguan, or gongguan, is a place where the Tao is observed and cultivated. It is a place of worship in Taoism. Taoism is a religion that originated in China, with the belief in immortality, which urges people to become immortal through moral and health cultivation.

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Hanyu Pinyin
guàn · dàoguàn · gōngguàn · dàogōng
Literal meaning
(orig.) a place to see · palatial temple · palace of the Tao
Simplified Chinese
观 · 道观 · 宫观 · 道宫
Traditional Chinese
觀 · 道觀 · 宮觀 · 道宮
Transcriptions
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinguànWade–Gileskuan · TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyindàoguànWade–GilesTao-kuan · TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyingōngguànWade–Gileskung-kuan · TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyindàogōngWade–GilesTao-kung
Wade–Giles
kuan · Tao-kuan · kung-kuan · Tao-kung

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Taoist temple

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples54
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
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related to history · 14
Taoist temple → Although, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddhists, During, It, Moreover, Southern Dynasty, Taoism, Taoist, Taoists, The, The Taoist, Therefore
related to Environment · 8
Taoist temple → Buddhist, But, Even, Taoism, Taoist, There, Therefore, To
Hanyu Pinyin · 4
Taoist temple → dàoguàn, dàogōng, guàn, gōngguàn
Simplified Chinese · 4
Taoist temple → 宫观, 观, 道宫, 道观
Traditional Chinese · 4
Taoist temple → 宮觀, 觀, 道宮, 道觀
Transcriptions · 4
Taoist temple → TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyindàoguànWade–GilesTao-kuan, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyindàogōngWade–GilesTao-kung, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinguànWade–Gileskuan, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyingōngguànWade–Gileskung-kuan
Wade–Giles · 4
Taoist temple → kuan, kung-kuan, Tao-kuan, Tao-kung
related to Types · 4
Taoist temple → Taoist, Taoists, The, Usually
see also · 4
Taoist temple → Cebu City, Celestial MastersZhengyi TaoismQuanzhen TaoismChinese, DambanaTaoismWay, Philippines
Literal meaning · 3
Taoist temple → (orig.) a place to see, palace of the Tao, palatial temple

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temple taoist taoism also place taoists jungle live monasticism temples monasteries buddhist new sect school tao chinese similar descendant master

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Taoist templeHanyu Pinyinguàn1.00infobox
Taoist templeHanyu Pinyindàoguàn1.00infobox
Taoist templeHanyu Pinyingōngguàn1.00infobox
Taoist templeHanyu Pinyindàogōng1.00infobox
Taoist templeLiteral meaning(orig.) a place to see1.00infobox
Taoist templeLiteral meaningpalatial temple1.00infobox
Taoist templeLiteral meaningpalace of the Tao1.00infobox
Taoist templeSimplified Chinese观1.00infobox
Taoist templeSimplified Chinese道观1.00infobox
Taoist templeSimplified Chinese宫观1.00infobox
Taoist templeSimplified Chinese道宫1.00infobox
Taoist templeTraditional Chinese觀1.00infobox
Taoist templeTraditional Chinese道觀1.00infobox
Taoist templeTraditional Chinese宮觀1.00infobox
Taoist templeTraditional Chinese道宮1.00infobox
Taoist templeTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinguànWade–Gileskuan1.00infobox
Taoist templeTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyindàoguànWade–GilesTao-kuan1.00infobox
Taoist templeTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyingōngguànWade–Gileskung-kuan1.00infobox
Taoist templeTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyindàogōngWade–GilesTao-kung1.00infobox
Taoist templeWade–Gileskuan1.00infobox
Taoist templeWade–GilesTao-kuan1.00infobox
Taoist templeWade–Gileskung-kuan1.00infobox
Taoist templeWade–GilesTao-kung1.00infobox
Taoist templeis aplace for Taoists to practice0.90text

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