Temple of Confucius
a temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a place of worship where people show respect to Confucius and other people of Confucianism.[1] Confucianism is a folk religion in China and other countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Its history is more than 2,500 years.[2]
Temple of Confucius | |||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 孔廟 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 孔庙 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Temple of Confucius (Kong) | ||||||||||
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Temple of Literature | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 文廟 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 文庙 | ||||||||||
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Temple of the Sage | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 聖廟 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 圣庙 | ||||||||||
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Temple of the Master | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 夫子廟 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 夫子庙 | ||||||||||
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Temple of Study | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 學廟 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 学庙 | ||||||||||
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Palace of Study | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 學宮 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 学宫 | ||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | Văn Miếu Văn Thánh Miếu | ||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 文廟 文聖廟 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Temple of (the Sage of) Literature | ||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 문묘 공자묘 | ||||||||||
Hanja | 文廟 孔子廟 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Temple of Literature Temple of Confucius | ||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||
Kanji | 聖廟 聖堂 | ||||||||||
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Indonesian name | |||||||||||
Indonesian | Boen Bio | ||||||||||
Manchu name | |||||||||||
Manchu script | ᡴᡠᠩᡶᡠᡯ ᡳ ᠮᡠᡴᡨᡝᡥᡝᠨ | ||||||||||
Möllendorff | Kungfudzi-i muktehen | ||||||||||
In the past, these temples were where the imperial examination happened. This was in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. They often included schools and other places for studying.[3][4][5]
The birthplace of Confucius is Qufu, Shandong. The city has a large and famous temple of Confucius. Inside is a very tall statue (72 meters) made of brass and strengthened with steel. This temple is the biggest and oldest Confucius temple in the world. It has also been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1994.[6]