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Jing'an Temple

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Jing'an Temple is a Buddhist temple on the West Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China. [1]

24 relations: Buddharupa, Buddhism, Camphor, China, Cultural Revolution, Eastern Wu, Guanyin, Jade, Jing'an District, Jing'an Temple station, Line 2 (Shanghai Metro), Line 7 (Shanghai Metro), Mahavira Hall, Ming dynasty, Nanjing Road, Northern and Southern dynasties, Qing dynasty, Sacred lotus, Shanghai, Shanghai Metro, Shanghainese, Song dynasty, Suzhou Creek, Three Kingdoms.

Buddharupa

Buddharūpa (literally, "Form of the Awakened One") is the Sanskrit and Pali term used in Buddhism for statues or models of beings who have obtained buddhahood, including the historical Buddha.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Camphor

Camphor is a waxy, flammable, white or transparent solid with a strong aroma.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution, formally the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in China from 1966 until 1976.

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Eastern Wu

Wu (222–280), commonly known as Dong Wu (Eastern Wu) or Sun Wu, was one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period (220–280).

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Guanyin

Guanyin or Guan Yin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion and venerated by Mahayana Buddhists and followers of Chinese folk religions, also known as the "Goddess of Mercy" in English.

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Jade

Jade is an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties, which is featured prominently in ancient Asian art.

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Jing'an District

Jing'an District, is one of the central districts of Shanghai.

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Jing'an Temple station

Jing'an Temple Station is the name of an interchange station between Lines 2 and 7 of the Shanghai Metro.

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Line 2 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 2 is an east-west line of the Shanghai Metro network.

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Line 7 (Shanghai Metro)

Line 7 is a northwest-southeast line of the Shanghai Metro network.

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Mahavira Hall

A Mahavira Hall, usually simply known as a Main Hall, is the main hall or building in a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, enshrining idols of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas.

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the – for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Nanjing Road

Nanjing Road (Shanghainese: Nuecin Lu) is the main shopping street of Shanghai, China, and is one of the world's busiest shopping streets.

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Northern and Southern dynasties

The Northern and Southern dynasties was a period in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Wu Hu states.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, also known as the Qing Empire, officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912.

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Sacred lotus

Sacred lotus may refer to.

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Shanghai

Shanghai (Wu Chinese) is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China and the most populous city proper in the world, with a population of more than 24 million.

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Shanghai Metro

The Shanghai Metro is a rapid transit rail network in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban rail transit services to 13 of its 16 municipal districts, only Fengxian, Jinshan and Chongming districts are not served.

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Shanghainese

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty (960–1279) was an era of Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279.

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Suzhou Creek

Suzhou Creek (or Soochow Creek), also called Wusong River, is a river that passes through the Shanghai city center.

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Three Kingdoms

The Three Kingdoms (220–280) was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei (魏), Shu (蜀), and Wu (吳).

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Jing An Temple, Jing'an Si, Jingan Temple, 静安寺.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jing'an_Temple

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