the equally famed Putuo Zongcheng Temple , it is one of the Eight Outer Temples of Chengde. Much how the Putuo Zongcheng Temple was modeled after the Tibet an Potala Palace , the PuningTemple was modeled after the Samye Monastery , the sacred Lamaist site in Tibet. The front temple was constructed in the Chinese style, although the temple complex follows both Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles. The PuningTemple also houses the world s tallest wooden sculpture of the Bodhisattva ... PuningTemple Jongo Knows Encyclopedia of China work publisher Knows.Jongo.com date url http knows.jongo.com ... archive archivedate 2007 04 09 ref hence the PuningTemple is often nicknamed the Big Buddha Temple . The complex features temple halls, pavilions, drum towers and bell towers. ref name Waley Waley Cohen ... The giant wooden Bodhisattva of PuningTemple http www.world heritage tour.org asia cn chengde puningSi ... Temple. This stele of 1755, called the Puning Sibei , commemorated the founding of the temple ... of the Bodhisattva Avalokite vara within the main hall of the PuningTemple is one of its most renowned ... Temples including the PuningTemple were established as UNESCO World Heritage Sites . Today, the Puning ... at PuningTemple, a modern addition. Image Dafuosi4.jpg A courtyard of PuningTemple Image Chengde, China 006.jpg A Chinese pavilion of PuningTemple gallery See also List of Buddhist temples Putuo Zongcheng Temple References reflist External links Commons category PuningTemple http www.chinats.com chengde chengde564.htm Eight Outer Temples, PuningTemple http www.discoverchinatours.com guide ... Puning fr Temple de Puning vi Ch a Ph Ninh zh ...Image Chengde, China 022.jpg right thumb 260px Punning Temple The Punning Temple zh s , or Temple of Universal Peace of Chengde , Hebei province, China commonly called the Big Buddha Temple ref cite ... era Buddhist temple complex built in 1755, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor 1735 1796 AD to show ... more details
Chinesetext Infobox settlement name Puning br translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 postal code type Postal code settlement type District China City District image skyline image map map caption Location of the county subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang area total km2 population population as of population density km2 auto coordinates display inline,title coordinates type type city region CN 44 latNS N latd 23 latm 17 lats 51.73 longEW E longd 116 longm 9 longs 57.73 elevation ft elevation m timezone China Standard Time China Standard utc offset 8 website Puning is a county level city in the municipal region of Jieyang , Guangdong , China . Puning in the News The city s family planning excesses attracted first national then international attention in 2010 April due to the Iron Fist Campaign . ref http www.independent.co.uk news world asia chinese state holds parents hostage in sterilisation drive 1947236.html ref Notes and references Reflist County level divisions of Guangdong Use dmy dates date September 2010 Category County level cities in Guangdong Guangdong geo stub de Puning fr Puning ko ja no Puning vi Ph Ninh zh yue zh ... more details
unreferenced date March 2010 infobox china station namerom name image imagesize caption prov Guangdong city Place coordinates district districtname open close oldname presentname station number StationType operator Shanghai Railway Bureau , br Ministry of Railways of the PRC line Xiashen Railway Connections PlatformType Platform Exit ExitNames stats statsnote Puning Railway Station is a railway station located in Guangdong Province , People s Republic of China , on the Xiashen Railway which operated by Shanghai Railway Bureau , Ministry of Railways of the PRC . Structure Empty section date June 2010 Service Empty section date June 2010 History Empty section date June 2010 Nearby station Xiashen Railway PRChina rail station stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Other uses Refimprove date April 2009 File Hephaistos.temple.AC.02.jpg thumb 300px Temple of Hephaestus , a Doric order Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC western ... facing west. A temple from the Latin word lang la templum is a structure reserved for religious ... temple which dates to about the 6th century BCE ref name Harper , despite the specific set of meanings ... of Ayyavazhi , having a relatively large structure like that of a temple. They are seven in number ... Wat Phra Kaew , Buddhist temple They include the structures called stupa , wat and pagoda in different ... http www.kadampanewyork.org temple New York Buddhist Temple for World Peace ref Expand section date ... the Saviour in Moscow , Russia . The word temple has traditionally been rarely used in the Western ... Christian architecture are basilica , cathedral and Church building church . The word temple however ... Orthodox Church , where the principal words used for houses of worship are temple and church . The use of the word temple comes from the need to distinguish a building of the church vs. the church seen ... purpose word for church is Cerkiew and ko ci tserkov , the term khram , temple , is used to refer to the church building as a temple of God Khram Bozhy . The words church and temple , in this case are interchangeable however, the term church lang grc is far more common. The term temple ... Cathedral of Christ the Saviour , or the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade , Serbia . See also ... the word temple to distinguish these spaces from Catholic churches . Evangelicalism Evangelical and other ..., tabernacle or temple. Additionally some Breakaway Catholic Churches such as the Mariavite Church in Poland have chosen to also designate their central church building as a temple, as in the case of the Temple of Mercy and Charity in P ock . Temples in the Latter Day Saint movement main Temple Latter Day Saints File Salt Lake Temple, Utah Sept 2004 2.jpg upright thumb LDS temple in Salt ... more details
Siddhivinayak temple may refer to the following Hindu Ganesha temples Ashtavinayak temple, see Siddhatek Mumbai temple Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai Titwala temple Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple disambig ... more details
New Temple may refer to Temple Church , London, England Third Temple , to be built on the Temple Mount New Synagogue disambiguation disambig ... more details
Temple Israel is the given name of numerous synagogues. It may refer to Temple Israel of Hollywood , Los Angeles, California Temple Israel Stockton, California Temple Israel Lafayette, Indiana Temple Israel Paducah, Kentucky Temple Israel Boston, Massachusetts Temple Israel West Bloomfield, Michigan Temple Israel Minneapolis, Minnesota Temple Israel of the City of New York Temple Israel Charlotte, North Carolina Temple Israel Kinston, North Carolina Temple Israel Columbus, Ohio Temple Israel Dayton, Ohio Temple Israel Tulsa, Oklahoma Temple Israel Memphis, Tennessee See also List of synagogues named Temple Israel disambig Category Synagogue disambiguation pages ... more details
Temple Street may refer to Temple Street, Hong Kong Temple Street, Dublin , Republic of Ireland Ireland Temple Street, Singapore Temple Street Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California Temple Street Birmingham UK Roadindex Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Ranganathaswamy Temple can refer to any of several temples dedicated to the Hindu God Ranganatha , including Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangapatna Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Shivanasamudra Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Nellore Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Hyderabad Disambig ... more details
Robert Temple is the name of Robert K. G. Temple b. 1945 , American author Anthony Robert Temple , known as Bob Temple b. 1926 , Canadian Member of Parliament from 1963 to 1965 Robbie Temple , squash player hndis Temple, Robert ... more details
Temple Christian can refer to Temple Christian School Dayton, Ohio Temple Christian School Lima, Ohio Temple Christian School Mansfield, Ohio Temple Christian School Titusville, Florida Temple Christian School Fort Worth, Texas schooldis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Temple or Le Temple is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France Temple Laguyon , in the Dordogne department Le Temple, Gironde , in the Gironde department Le Temple, Loir et Cher , in the Loir et Cher department Le Temple de Bretagne , in the Loire Atlantique department Le Temple sur Lot , in the Lot et Garonne department Conchil le Temple , in the Pas de Calais department Dampierre au Temple , in the Marne department Ivry le Temple , in the Oise department Labastide du Temple , in the Tarn et Garonne department La For t du Temple , in the Creuse department La Ville Dieu du Temple , in the Tarn et Garonne department Prunay le Temple , in the Yvelines department Saint tienne au Temple , in the Marne department Saint Hilaire au Temple , in the Marne department Savigny le Temple , in the Seine et Marne department geodis ceb Le Temple de Le Temple es Le Temple fr Le Temple it Le Temple nl Le Temple pt Le Temple uk ... more details
wiktionary temple A temple is a building used for religious practices or occasionally similarly organized activities. In the Abrahamic religions, The Temple usually refers to the Temple in Jerusalem , the destroyed holy site of Biblical Israel. Temple may also refer to TOCright Science, technology, and medicine Temple anatomy , a part of the head Temple, a variety of tangor , a cross between an orange and a tangerine Temple Weaving , a part of a weaving machine for spreading the cloth Schools Universities Temple University , a major public university in Philadelphia, USA Temple Owls , the athletic program of the above school People Surname Derek Temple , English football player Dina Temple Raston , Belgian American journalist Frederick Temple 1821 1902 , Archbishop of Canterbury Henry John Temple 1784 1865 , British Prime Minister Henry Wilson Temple 1864 1955 , American Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania Julien Temple born 1953 , English film director Juno Temple born 1989 , English actress, daughter of Julien Keith Temple , British screenwriter Lew Temple , American film actor Luke Temple , American singer songwriter Nancy Temple , former in house attorney at Arthur Andersen LLP Nina Temple , British political figure Owen Temple , American musician Peter Temple , Australian writer Peter Temple regicide , English official Peter Temple Morris, Baron Temple Morris , Welsh politician Philip Temple , New Zealand writer Richard Carnac Temple 1850 1931 , British Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, anthropological writer. Robert K. G. Temple , American author Shirley Temple born 1928 , child actor and US ambassador Tony Temple , American football player Tracey Temple , former secretary to British Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott William Temple governor 1814 1863 , governor of Delaware Given name Temple Grandin born 1947 , professor and slaughterhouse designer Temple Hayes , a Unity minister in Florida Temple F. Smith , American professor ... more details
Jewish temple Jewish temple or The Jewish Temple , may refer to the original two ancient Jew ish Temple in Jerusalem Temples in Jerusalem . The Solomon s Temple First Temple was destroyed by the ancient Babylonia ns in 586 BCE. The Second Temple was destroyed by Roman Empire Rome in 70 CE. The Third Temple is based on a futuristic prophecy. Jewish temple , or Jewish Temple , or simply Temple is the name frequently used by Reform Judaism to describe its synagogue s . Reform Judaism does not believe in the Messianic era s rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple, in contrast to Orthodox Judaism. See Category Reform synagogues disambig Category Judaism Category Jewish theology ... more details
Lakshminarayana Temple may refer to several temples in Karnataka , India Lakshminarayana Temple, Adagur in Hassan district Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosaholalu in Mandya district . disamb ... more details
Tianning Temple may refer to Tianning Temple Beijing , in Guang anmen of Beijing, China Tianning Temple Changzhou , in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China disambig ... more details
Temple Bar may refer to Temple Bar, London The Temple Bar , a spot in London Temple Bar, Dublin , a cultural quarter in Dublin city Temple Bar, Ceredigion , a village in Wales Temple Bar Magazine , British literary magazine published 1860 to 1906 disambig cy Temple Bar fr Temple Bar he sv Temple Bar ... more details
Orthodox temple may refer to Orthodox Church temple , the church building used by Eastern Orthodox Christianity The ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem See also Temple disambiguation Disambig ... more details
Mount Temple can have the following meanings Mount Temple Alberta , a mountain in the Canadian Rockies Mount Temple, County Westmeath , a village in County Westmeath, Ireland Mount Temple Comprehensive School , a secondary school in Dublin, Ireland Temple Mount , a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem SS Mount Temple , a ship owned by Canadian Pacific Lines Temple Mountain , a mountain in New Hampshire See also Temple disambiguation disambig pl Mount Temple ... more details
Image Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur.jpg thumb Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple or Mahalaxmi Temple may refer to Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur considered a Shakti Peeth. Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai , a prominent Mumbai landmark disambig ... more details
Pythian Temple may refer to Pythian Temple New York City Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theater Columbus, Ohio Pythian Temple Tacoma, Washington See also List of Knights of Pythias buildings Disambig ... more details
Nanshan Temple may refer to Nanshan Temple Sanya , a Buddhist temple in Sanya, Hainan Province, People s Republic of China Nanshan Temple Taizhou , a Buddhist temple in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, People s Republic of China. Nanshan Temple Mount Wutai , a Buddhist temple on Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, People s Republic of China. Nanshan Temple Zhangzhou , a Buddhist temple in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, People s Republic of China geodis ... more details
Numerous Roman temple temples of Augustus , the first Roman emperor , were built in the territories of the Roman Empire sixteen are known in Italia Roman Empire Italia alone. ref Ittai Gradel, Emperor Worship and Roman Religion , p. 338. Oxford Classical Monographs, Clarendon Press, 2002. ISBN 0198152752 ref They included the following Temple of Divus Augustus , Rome the principal temple of the Augustan imperial cult Temple of Divus Augustus Nola Temple of Divus Augustus , Nola, Italy Monumentum Ancyranum , or the Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ancyra modern Ankara, Turkey Temple of Augustus Caesarea Maritima Temple of Augustus , Caesarea Maritima, Israel Temple of Augustus Ephesus Temple of Augustus , Ephesus, Turkey Temple of Augustus Pula Temple of Augustus , Pula, Croatia Temple of Augustus Tarragona Temple of Augustus , Tarragona, Spain Temple of Augustus, Muziris Cochin ,India See the 1st century map, Tabula Peutingeriana References reflist disambig ... more details
Temple Hill may refer to Geographical locations Temple Mount , a religious site in Jerusalem Temple Hill Hong Kong , a hill in Hong Kong Temple Hill Ireland , a hill in County Limerick, Republic of Ireland Temple Hill, Kent , a suburb of Dartford in England Temple Hill Warner County, Alberta , a hill in Warner County, Alberta, Canada Temple Hill, a neighborhood in Laguna Beach, California , nicknamed the Top of the World Temple Hill, a hill in Cardston, Alberta on which the Cardston Alberta Temple was constructed Temple Hill, a hill in Snowflake, Arizona on which the Snowflake Arizona Temple was constructed Temple Hill, a place in Jones County, Iowa Temple Hill, a hill in Manti, Utah on which the Manti Utah Temple was constructed Temple Hill, a hill in Provo, Utah on which Brigham Young University was constructed Temple Hill Cemetery, a cemetery in Genesco, New York Tsz Wan Shan , a residential area of Hong Kong located at the base of Temple Hill in Hong Kong named after the Chinese for Temple Hill Other Temple Hill , an Irish dance song incorporated into Molly on the Shore by Percy Aldridge Grainger Temple Hill , a List of Forgotten Realms novels The Cities Forgotten Realms novel by Drew Karpyshyn See also Temple Hills, Maryland Weedon Lois Weedon Bec geodis ... more details
Temple Theater or Temple Theatre may refer to Temple Theater Meridian, Mississippi , listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP in Mississippi Temple Theatre Sanford, North Carolina , listed on the NRHP in North Carolina Temple Theatre Saginaw, Michigan Masonic Temple Theater , Mount Pleasant, Iowa, National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Iowa listed on the NRHP in Henry County, Iowa Masonic Temple Building Temple Theater , Tacoma, Washington, listed on the NRHP in Washington disambig ... more details
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