The Work si， which is translated as “temple” or “monastery”， originally meant a government office. With heavily guarded splendid buildings， it enjoyed the status next only to the imperial palace. A place where the image of Buddha was enshrined was deemed as sacred as a si. This is how temple came into being.Tanzhe Temple was first Buddhist temple built in the Beijing area.
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