Image Chengde, China 022.jpg right thumb 260px Punning Temple The PuningTemple zh s p P n ng S l Temple of Universal Peace of Chengde , Hebei province, China commonly called the Big Buddha Temple ... , and alongside the equally famed Putuo Zongcheng Temple , it is one of the Eight Outer Temples of Chengde. Much how the Putuo Zongcheng Temple was modeled after the Tibet an Potala Palace , the PuningTemple was modeled after the Samye Monastery , the sacred Lamaist site in Tibet. The front temple was constructed in the Chinese style, although the temple complex follows both Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles. The PuningTemple also houses the world s tallest wooden sculpture of the Bodhisattva ... title PuningTemple Jongo Knows Encyclopedia of China work publisher Knows.Jongo.com date url http ... archive archivedate 2007 04 09 ref hence the PuningTemple is often nicknamed the Big Buddha ... 200px The giant wooden Bodhisattva of PuningTemple http www.world heritage tour.org asia cn chengde ... pavilion of the PuningTemple. This stele of 1755, called the Puning Sibei , commemorated the founding ... statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokite vara within the main hall of the PuningTemple is one of its ... s Eight Outer Temples including the PuningTemple were established as UNESCO World Heritage Sites . Today, the PuningTemple remains a site of tourist attraction and local festivities. Gallery gallery ... s doctrine at PuningTemple, a modern addition. Image Dafuosi4.jpg A courtyard of PuningTemple Image Chengde, China 006.jpg A Chinese pavilion of PuningTemple Image PuningTemple entrance.jpg Temple entrance Image PuningTemple, Hall of Mahayana.jpg Hall housing the Bodhisattva Image Puning ... PuningTemple http www.chinats.com chengde chengde564.htm Eight Outer Temples, PuningTemple http www.discoverchinatours.com ... architecture Category Qing Dynasty Category Chengde de Puning Tempel es Templo Puning fr Temple ... Dynasty era Buddhist temple complex built in 1755, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor 1735 1796 ... more details
Chinesetext Infobox settlement name Puning native name postal code type Postal code settlement type County level city official name image skyline image map map caption Location of the county subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China subdivision type1 Provinces of the People s Republic of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city subdivision name2 Jieyang area total km2 population population as of population density km2 auto coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN 44 latNS N latd 23 latm 18 longEW E longd 116 longm 10 elevation ft elevation m timezone China Standard Time China Standard utc offset 8 website Puning zh s t p P n ng is a county level city in the municipal region of Jieyang , in the southeast of Guangdong province, People s Republic of China. Puning in the News The city s family planning excesses attracted first national then international attention in 2010 April due to the Iron Fist Campaign . ref http www.independent.co.uk news world asia chinese state holds parents hostage in sterilisation drive 1947236.html ref Notes and references Reflist County level divisions of Guangdong Use dmy dates date September 2010 Category County level cities in Guangdong Guangdong geo stub de Puning fr Puning ko ja no Puning vi Ph Ninh zh yue zh ... more details
Infobox settlement name Daba, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Daba, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Infobox settlement name Hongyang, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Hongyang, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Infobox settlement name Nanxi, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Nanxi, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Infobox settlement name Qilin, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Qilin, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Infobox settlement name Nanjing, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Nanjing, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Infobox settlement name Daping, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Daping, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Infobox settlement name Meilin, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Meilin, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
Infobox settlement name Liaoyuan, Puning other name native name translit lang1 Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 type Chinese character Chinese translit lang1 info translit lang1 type1 Pinyin translit lang1 info1 nickname settlement type Subdistrict motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Guangdong pushpin mapsize coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CN subdivision type Country subdivision name People s Republic of China China subdivision type1 Provinces of China Province subdivision name1 Guangdong subdivision type2 Prefecture level city Prefecture subdivision name2 Jieyang subdivision type3 County People s Republic of China District subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref area footnotes area total km2 population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi timezone China Standard Time utc offset 8 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation m elevation ft Liaoyuan, Puning lang zh ? is a List of township level divisions of Fujian township level division situated in Jieyang Guangdong , China. ref cite web url http www.xzqh.org html gu title publisher xzqh.org language Simplified Chinese accessdate Currentdaymonthyear ref See also List of township level divisions of Guangdong References reflist Category Township level divisions of Guangdong Guangdong geo stub coord missing Guangdong ... more details
unreferenced date March 2010 infobox china station namerom name image imagesize caption prov Guangdong city Place coordinates district districtname open close oldname presentname station number StationType operator Shanghai Railway Bureau , br Ministry of Railways of the PRC line Xiashen Railway Connections PlatformType Platform Exit ExitNames stats statsnote Puning Railway Station is a railway station located in Guangdong Province , People s Republic of China , on the Xiashen Railway which operated by Shanghai Railway Bureau , Ministry of Railways of the PRC . Structure Empty section date June 2010 Service Empty section date June 2010 History Empty section date June 2010 Nearby station Xiashen Railway coord missing Guangdong Guangdong railstation stub ... more details
Other uses Refimprove date April 2009 File Hephaistos.temple.AC.02.jpg thumb 300px Temple of Hephaestus , a Doric order Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC western ... Wat Hindu temple in Cambodia , one of the largest temples in the world. A temple from the Latin word ... or gods. The word temple dates to about the 6th century BCE. ref name Harper cite web last Harper first .... Oldest temple G bekli Tepe , located in southern Turkey , is the oldest known, existing temple ... 001.jpg thumb Ziggurat of Ur , Iraq The temple of Mesopotamia derived from the cult of gods and deities ... , and Babylonian . The most common temple architecture of Mesopotamia is the structure of sun baked ... shrine or temple stood Egyptian temples File LuxorTemple1.jpg thumb Luxor temple , Egypt main Egyptian temple Ancient Egypt ian temples were meant as places for the Egyptian pantheon gods to reside on earth. Indeed, the term the Egyptians most commonly used to describe the temple building, wt n r ... presence presence in the temple linked the human and divine realms and allowed humans to interact ... , ref Assmann 2001, p. 4 ref and thus it was the purpose of a temple as well. ref Shafer, Byron ... Acropilos wide view.jpg thumb Parthenon on Acropolis of Athens Acropolis , Athens Main Greek temple Roman temple Though today we call most Greek religious buildings temples, the ancient pagans would ... structure, but by the middle of the 6th century BCE had become increasingly elaborate. Greek temple ... and sited the temple were performed by an augur through the observation of the flight of birds ... grove, in others to a temple. Medieval Latin writers also used the word templum . In some cases it is hard to determine whether it was a building or an outdoor shrine. For temple buildings of Germanic ... temple Zoroastrian temples may also be called the darb e meh and Fire temple Atashkadeh . Sikh temples Main Gurdwara A Sikh temple or shrine is called a Gurudwara, that is, the House of God, the House ... more details
Siddhivinayak temple may refer to the following Hindu Ganesha temples Ashtavinayak temple, see Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek Mumbai temple Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai Titwala temple Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple disambig ... more details
Chaturbhuj Temple may refer to one of a number of temples at various locations Chaturbhuj Temple Khajuraho Chaturbhuj Temple, Khajuraho , the temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh Chaturbhuj Temple Orchha Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha , the temple located at Orchha in Madhya Pradesh disambiguation ... more details
Hanuman Temple may refer to Hanuman Temple, Connaught Place Temple in Connaught Place Prasanna Yoga Anjaneyar TempleTemple near MIT College Shri Hanuman Mandir, Sarangpur Temple in Sarangpur Hanuman Temple, Kedara Gouri Temple in Kedara Gouri Alattiyur Hanuman TempleTemple in Alathiyur near Tirur, Malappuram district Karmanghat Hanuman TempleTemple in Karmanghat, near Sagar Ring Road See also List of Hindu temples in India disambiguation ... more details
Robert Temple is the name of Robert K. G. Temple b. 1945 , American author Anthony Robert Temple , known as Bob Temple b. 1926 , Canadian Member of Parliament from 1963 to 1965 Robbie Temple , squash player hndis Temple, Robert ... more details
Elks Temple or Elks Temple Building may refer to Elks Temple Boise, Idaho Elks Temple Building , Cadillac, Michigan Elks Temple Portland, Oregon See also List of Elks buildings Elks disambiguation disambig de Elks Temple ... more details
The Temple of Monthu or Montou may refer to several temples dedicated to Monthu Temple of Monthu Hermonthis Temple of Monthu Karnak Temple of Monthu Medamud Temple of Monthu T d dab es Templo de Montu fr Temple de Montou ... more details
Great Temple is a general name for the most prominent temple of an ancient city. It may refer to Abu Simbel temples The Great Temple Great Temple of Abu Simbel Great Temple of Abydos Great Temple of the Aten Karnak Great Temple at Karnak Nanto Shichi Daiji Great Temples of Nanto Nara Memphis, Egypt Great Temple of Ptah Great Temple of Ptah Templo Mayor Great Temple of Templo Mayor Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal Padangtegal Great Temple of Death dab ... more details
Temple Israel is the given name of numerous synagogues. It may refer to Temple Israel of Hollywood , Los Angeles, California Temple Israel Stockton, California Temple Israel Lafayette, Indiana Temple Israel Paducah, Kentucky Temple Israel Boston, Massachusetts Temple Israel West Bloomfield, Michigan Temple Israel Minneapolis, Minnesota Congregation Temple Israel St. Louis, Missouri Temple Israel of the City of New York Temple Israel Charlotte, North Carolina Temple Israel Kinston, North Carolina Temple Israel Columbus, Ohio Temple Israel Dayton, Ohio Temple Israel Tulsa, Oklahoma Temple Israel Memphis, Tennessee See also List of synagogues named Temple Israel synagogue disambiguation ... more details
wiktionary temple A temple is a building used for religious practices or occasionally similarly organized activities. In the Abrahamic religions, The Temple usually refers to the Temple in Jerusalem , the destroyed holy site of Biblical Israel. Temple may also refer to TOCright Science, technology, and medicine Temple anatomy , a part of the head Side pieces on a set of glasses Temple, a variety of tangor , a cross between an orange and a tangerine Temple Weaving , a part of a weaving machine for spreading the cloth People Temple name , includes a list of people with the name Cities and towns United Kingdom Temple, Midlothian Temple, Cornwall United States Temple, Georgia Temple, Indiana Temple, Maine Temple, Michigan Temple, New Hampshire Temple, North Dakota Temple, Oklahoma Temple, Pennsylvania Temple, Texas Temple City, California Temple Hills, Maryland Other places Canada Mount Temple Alberta , a mountain in Alberta Temple, Calgary , a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta France Temple Paris , an ancient fortress in Paris, now demolished Temple Paris M tro , a station of the Paris m tro United Kingdom Temple, London Temple tube station The Temple, Liverpool , an office building United States Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places The Temple Atlanta, Georgia The Temple Old Orchard Beach, Maine The Temple Cleveland, Ohio Schools Temple University , Pennsylvania Temple College , Texas Mountains Temple Mountain , near Temple, New Hampshire Temple Mount , Jerusalem Other Rangers Ballpark in Arlington , Texas, nicknamed The Temple In music Temple Records disambiguation , several record labels Temple Christian rock band The Temple , a song by the Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice from the 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar album Jesus Christ Superstar album Temple, a soloist project of guitarist Walter Giardino In literature Temple novel Temple novel , a 1999 novel by Matthew Reilly The Temple novel The Temple novel , by Stephen Spender, written in 1928 and published ... more details
Orthodox temple may refer to Orthodox Church temple , the church building used by Eastern Orthodox Christianity The ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem See also Temple disambiguation Disambig ... more details
Image Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur.jpg thumb Mahalaxmi of Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple or Mahalaxmi Temple may refer to Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur considered a Shakti Peeth. Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai , a prominent Mumbai landmark disambig ... more details
New Temple may refer to Temple Church , London, England Third Temple , to be built on the Temple Mount New Synagogue disambiguation disambig ... more details
Mount Temple can have the following meanings Mount Temple Alberta , a mountain in the Canadian Rockies Mount Temple, County Westmeath , a village in County Westmeath, Ireland Mount Temple Comprehensive School , a secondary school in Dublin, Ireland Baron Mount Temple , a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom SS Mount Temple , a ship owned by Canadian Pacific Lines Temple Mount , a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem Temple Mountain , a mountain in New Hampshire See also Temple disambiguation disambig pl Mount Temple ... more details
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