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A temple generally refers to a structure built for the purpose of worship or ritual, or in some other way serve as a sacred space. Temple practice, construction and importance vary greatly between traditions. The English word is derived from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''templum'' ("sacred place").  
  
The word '''temple''' has different meanings in the fields of [[architecture]], [[religion]], [[geography]], [[anatomy]], and [[education]].
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==Temples in India==
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===Hindu Temples===
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===Buddhist Temples===
  
The word is derived from the both more and less specific [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''templum'' ("sacred place") - see [[Roman temple]].
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==Temples in Asia==
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===Buddhist Temples===
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===Taoist Temples===
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===Confucian Temples===
  
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==Temples in the Mediterranean==
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===Egyptian Temples===
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===Greek Temples===
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===Roman Temples===
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===Biblical Temple===
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Though temples throughout ancient Israel are recorded in the Hebrew Bible and found in archaeological expeditions, the primary temples of [[Judaism]] are the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. The First Temple is often dated from between 960 - 950 B.C.E. to its destruction  by the Babylonians in 587-586 B.C.E. The Second Temple is dated from 516 B.C.E. to 70 C.E.
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==Temples in the Americas==
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===Mesoamerican Temples===
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==Religion==
 
==Religion==
 
[[Image:Temple Kihryuzan Senjo-ji.jpg|thumb|250px|''Kihryuzan Senjo-ji Temple'', by Toyota Kokai (1780-1850)]]
 
[[Image:Temple Kihryuzan Senjo-ji.jpg|thumb|250px|''Kihryuzan Senjo-ji Temple'', by Toyota Kokai (1780-1850)]]
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*[[Bao-an]] Temple (大龍峒保安宮)
 
*[[Bao-an]] Temple (大龍峒保安宮)
 
*[[Longshan Temple | Long-shan Temple]] (龍山寺, Long Shan Si)
 
*[[Longshan Temple | Long-shan Temple]] (龍山寺, Long Shan Si)
 
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==External links==
 
* [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=temple&searchmode=none| etymology on line - distinct for the religious and anatomical terms]
 
*[http://www.summitpost.com/mountains/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/265 Mount Temple Climbing Information]
 
*[http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/hindutemple The Hindu Temple - Where Man Becomes God] by Sri Nitin Kumar.
 
  
 
[[Category:Religious buildings]]
 
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Revision as of 19:56, 5 July 2006

A temple generally refers to a structure built for the purpose of worship or ritual, or in some other way serve as a sacred space. Temple practice, construction and importance vary greatly between traditions. The English word is derived from the Latin word templum ("sacred place").

Temples in India

Hindu Temples

Buddhist Temples

Temples in Asia

Buddhist Temples

Taoist Temples

Confucian Temples

Temples in the Mediterranean

Egyptian Temples

Greek Temples

Roman Temples

Biblical Temple

Though temples throughout ancient Israel are recorded in the Hebrew Bible and found in archaeological expeditions, the primary temples of Judaism are the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. The First Temple is often dated from between 960 - 950 B.C.E. to its destruction by the Babylonians in 587-586 B.C.E. The Second Temple is dated from 516 B.C.E. to 70 C.E.

Temples in the Americas

Mesoamerican Temples

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