Buddhism began to flourish during the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the emperors also respected Buddhist culture very much and vigorously developed the Buddhist industry in the country. This also allowed Buddhism to take root in China and slowly develop towards the direction of sin

Buddhism began to flourish in in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the emperors also respected Buddhist culture very much and vigorously developed the Buddhist industry in the country. This also allowed Buddhism to take root in China and slowly develop towards the direction of sinicization.

The rise of Buddhism has led to the establishment of temples in various places. Many people like to go to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha during the New Year and Festival, and use this method to pray for good weather in their future life. So now there are many temples in China, some are called temples, and some are called temples. Most people will be confused. What is the difference between these two?

First, let’s talk about the origin of the temple. In ancient times, temples were mainly used to worship ghosts and gods. Different people would build different temples. The emperor had a special Taimiao, and for ordinary people, the main worship of the Land Temple and the Dragon King Temple.

In ancient times, because technology was not very developed, many things did not receive good responses, so they found ghosts and gods as their spiritual sustenance. Over time, this kind of heart has been rooted in the hearts of the ancients. To this day, many people still believe in ghosts and gods, knowing that they can bring good luck to themselves.

So for the temple, it was established a long time ago than the establishment of the "Temple". The temple building appeared during the Shang and Zhou period, which was mainly used to worship one's ancestors. Later, with the development of society, the temple was not only a building that worshiped ancestors, but became a place dedicated to the gods.

When the Eastern Han Dynasty period, in order to commemorate those who have made significant contributions to the development of the country, people specially built temples to regard them as "gods" so that they can still be respected by the world after their death. Many of our temples now worship the previous generals.

Slowly, the temples have no much to do with Buddhism. They have begun to become concrete, and more and more people will come to worship these heroic temples, hoping that their afterglow can continue to bless future generations.

Now we can see many famous temples, such as Confucius Temple , Guan Gong Temple, etc. These two people have made great contributions to the development of history. Needless to say, Confucius is the founder of Confucian literature. His thoughts have always influenced the modern times and are a treasure of Chinese culture. For Guan Gong, this has always been called a symbol of loyalty by the world. Now many people worship their men and Guan Gong.

So for "Shi", he first appeared in during the Qin Dynasty , mainly the work unit of officials. There is a book called " Shuowen Jiezi ". This book explains the word "shi" in detail. It is interpreted as a state administrative department. Many previous court units could be called "shi" as an extension of the court department.

The most famous temple before was Dali Temple. It was established by the court during the Tang Dynasty and was the highest power department in the Tang Dynasty. In addition to this, there is another temple that is Honglu Temple . Honglu Temple is also a department established by the court, mainly engaged in diplomatic work.

The main job of Honglu Temple at that time was to pass through this department to enter the country. Previously, the scriptures from the Tang Dynasty from Western Regions had to pass through here. Without the permission of Honglu Temple, anything that came from outside could not flow to China. After

With the development of society, temples were not only the court department, but also the home of some people who were far away from the secular world. The main job of these monks at that time was to support Buddhism and establish many temples to promote Buddhist ideas. So far, the development of Buddhism has been supported by many people, which is a very successful religion.

This is the difference between ancient temples and temples. Now, the new China has been established, and there is no more people paying attention to the difference between temples. However, in ancient times, temples were mainly places to worship ghosts, gods or heroes, and temples were mainly important organs of the court. Of course, the temple was still the residence of many monks afterwards. They promoted their Buddhist thoughts here, and there were also many Buddha statues for everyone to worship. Gradually, the temple became a main "base" of Chinese Buddhist .

For Buddhist temples, they mainly have two branches, one is dedicated to worship Buddha statues and promote Buddhist thoughts, and the other is Shaolin Temple. They are mainly one of the birthplaces of Chinese Kung Fu.

Summary:

In ancient times, there were very strict classifications of many things, such as temples. They would divide the temple and the temple into two places. The temples were mainly the main organs and departments of the court, and then they slowly moved to Buddhist culture and became a place to promote Buddhism.

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