Enmyokan

Japanese: 円妙観 - えんみょうかん
Enmyokan

…Kan means a Taoist temple. Xuanmiao Temple in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, is a Taoist temple founded in 276 (Xianning 2) of the Jin Dynasty. It was renamed several times and became Xuanmiao Temple in 1295 (Yuanzhen 1) of the Yuan Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Enmiao Temple to avoid the name of the founder. It was burned down during the Jin invasion, but the Sanqing Hall, rebuilt in 1179 (Chunxi 6) of the Southern Song Dynasty, still remains today. …

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Japanese:

…観は道教寺院のこと。江蘇省蘇州城内にある玄妙観は,晋の276年(咸寧2)に創建された真慶道院で,その後数次の改称をへて元の1295年(元貞1)に玄妙観となり,清代に聖祖の諱(いみな)を避けて円妙観と改称。金の侵入により焼失したが,南宋の1179年(淳熙6)に再建された三清殿が現存する。…

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