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Shanmen

The Gate of Shanmen or Hall of the Shanmen or simply Shanmen (simplified Chinese: 山门殿; traditional Chinese: 山門殿; pinyin: Shānméndiàn), is the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple. In ancient times, nearly all Buddhist temples had a single Shanmen gate leading into a large hall for the temple. Today, it is observed that most of the surviving Chinese…

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Shanmen

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Avg. degree1.95
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related to Guardian statues · 28
Shanmen → Benevolent King, Buddhism, China, Chinese, Chinese Buddhism, Dharmapala, During, Eastern Han Dynasty, General Ha, General Heng, Hindu, In, Indra, It, Japanese, Kings, Nio, Niō, Originally, Rénwáng
related to Architectural styles · 17
Shanmen → A-un, Beijing, Buddhist, China, Ha, Hall, Heng, Historic Shanmens, Japanese, Jietai Temple, Mountain Gate, Nio, Such, The, Three Liberations, Traditionally, When
related to Gallery · 17
Shanmen → Beijing, Changsha City, China, ChinaThe Hall, General Ha, Guangdong, Heng, Hongfa Temple, Hover, Hunan, Jietai Temple, Lushan Temple, Mount Gate, Shanmen Hall, Shenzhen, The, Yuelu District
related to Etymology · 10
Shanmen → Another, Buddhism, Chan, Chinese, Dharma, Mountain Gate, One, Sanmen, This, Three Gates
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Shanmen → most important gate of a Chan Buddhist temple

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hall temples temple gate buddhist chinese chan building china three entrance statues buddhism gateways beijing statue king general traditional gates

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Shanmenis amost important gate of a Chan Buddhist temple0.90text
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesHistoric Shanmens0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesChina0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesWhen0.60section
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Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesHall0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesThree Liberations0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesMountain Gate0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesTraditionally0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesBuddhist0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesHeng0.60section
Shanmenrelated to Architectural stylesHa0.60section

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