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Purple Cloud Temple at Wudang Mountains, Hubei, China.
Ciyou Temple, Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan
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| Traditional Chinese | 觀 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 观 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | (orig.) a place to see | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 道觀 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 宮觀 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宫观 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | palatial temple | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 道宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 道宫 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | palace of the Tao | ||||||||
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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.[1]
Structure and function can vary according to the Taoist school the temple belongs to. For example, guàn of the Quanzhen School are monasteries where celibate daoshi "priests" live.
- ^ 剛, 李 (January 1998). "道教文化的现代意义" [The Modern Significance of Taoist Culture]. Religious Studies (in Chinese). 38. Retrieved 2023-02-12.