The differences between temples and temples are: different uses, different classifications, different meanings, and different pronunciations.

1. Temples and temples have different purposes:

A temple is for ghosts and gods. The place where the emperor worships his ancestors is called the Taimiao, the place where ordinary people worship their ancestors is called the ancestral hall, and the place where ghosts and gods are worshiped is called the temple. . The temple is an institution that handles Buddhist education. Now the political system has changed, but the name has not changed, and the form has not changed.

2. Temples and temples are classified differently: if temples are divided according to their founders, they can be divided into official temples (built by the government) and private temples (built by private individuals). If divided according to those who live in the temple, there are monks and nuns. According to sects, they are divided into Zen temples (Zen), Jiaoyuan (Tiantai and Huayan sects), Luyuan (Lü sect) or Zen temples (Zen), lecture temples (monasteries engaged in the study of scriptures), and teaching temples (monasteries engaged in the study of Buddhist scriptures). monasteries for secular education) and so on. The place where the ancestors of the royal family are enshrined is called the Ancestral Temple, and the place where ancestors are enshrined in the mansion of aristocratic or wealthy families is called the family temple. Later, there were those who worshiped saints and sages, such as those who worshiped Confucius, which were called Confucian Temple or Xianshi Temple, and those who worshiped warriors were called Wu Temple.

3. The meaning and pronunciation of the characters are different: Miao miao: Congguang, Chaosheng. Understand. It is said that he lives with the same respect as the imperial court. Refers to a place where Buddha, sages, ancestral spirits or gods are enshrined. Temple originally refers to a place where ancestors are worshipped, the so-called ancestral temple. Si si: The word "Chuang" means "an inch of land", the expression is precise, and there is no room for suspicion or change.