Lama Temple

Japanese: ラマ廟 - らまびょう

A Tibetan-style temple unique to Lamaism. As Lamaism spread from Tibet (Xizang Autonomous Region of China) to Mongolia, Northeast China (formerly Manchuria), and inland China, the architecture changed locally. The scale of the temples varies from large to small, with the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the Tibetan headquarters, and Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse at the top, but academic temples are generally larger and consist of a main hall, a school, monks' quarters, and a living Buddha storehouse, which collectively refers to the residence of the living Buddha, its assets, and the administrative office for events. Famous mausoleums include Ganden Monastery in Ulaanbaatar (Kulun), Mongolia, the two temples of Yizong and Shan'in in Duolun, the two great temples in Jehol, and the Yonghe Temple in Beijing.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ラマ(喇嘛)教特有のチベット式寺院。ラマ教がチベット(中国の西蔵自治区)からモンゴル，中国の東北(旧満州)，中国内地へ流伝するにつれて建築は地方的に変化している。規模はチベットの総本山ラサのポタラ宮，シガツェのタシルンポ寺を頂点として大小さまざまだが，学問寺が一般的に大きく，本堂，学堂，僧房のほか，活仏の居処や財産，行事などの管理事務所を総称する活仏倉からなる。廟としてはモンゴルのウランバートル(庫倫)のガンデン(慶寧)寺，ドロン(多倫)の彙宗（いそう）･善因2寺，熱河の2大廟，北京の雍和宮などが有名。

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