Temple
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"The stupendous Buddhist temple of Borobudur, rivalling that of Angkor-Vaht in Camboja, is assigned to the eighth or ninth century."--Notes and Queries 1-4 by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Malayan Branch |
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A temple (from the Latin word templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out on the ground by the augur. Templa also became associated with the dwelling places of a god or gods. Despite the specific set of meanings associated with the religion of the ancient Rome, the word has now become quite widely used to describe a house of worship for any number of religions and is even used for time periods prior to the Romans.
See also
- Chinese pagoda
- Dravidian architecture
- List of temples of Tamil Nadu
- National Temple of Divine Providence
- Temple (Chinese)
- Tō
