temple
C4892
concept
A temple is a dedicated sacred structure or space where individuals or communities engage in worship, rituals, and spiritual practices associated with a particular religion or belief system.
All labels observed (130)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sanctuary | 99 |
| Shiva temple | 98 |
| temple canonical | 50 |
| Buddhist stupa | 47 |
| Shingon Buddhist temple | 47 |
| Buddhist temple hall | 27 |
| Vishnu temple | 26 |
| Maya temple | 25 |
| Jain temple | 20 |
| Shakti temple | 20 |
| Buddhist temple building | 17 |
| Buddhist pagoda | 16 |
| Buddhist temple gate | 16 |
| Confucian temple | 16 |
| Murugan temple | 13 |
| Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage temple | 12 |
| Vaishnavite temple | 12 |
| mortuary temple | 12 |
| Jain temple complex | 10 |
| medieval temple | 10 |
| Durga temple | 9 |
| ISKCON temple | 9 |
| Sun temple | 9 |
| candi | 9 |
| Dravidian architecture temple | 8 |
| Ganesha temple | 8 |
| Krishna temple | 8 |
| Latter-day Saint temple | 8 |
| Shaivite temple | 8 |
| Shingon temple | 8 |
| Tendai temple | 8 |
| Zen Buddhist temple | 8 |
| Zen temple | 8 |
| Khmer temple | 7 |
| royal temple | 7 |
| Masonic temple | 6 |
| Rama temple | 6 |
| Divya Desam | 4 |
| Hachiman shrine | 4 |
| funerary temple | 4 |
| pilgrimage temple | 4 |
| temple building | 4 |
| temple ruins | 4 |
| 9th-century temple | 3 |
| Buddhist structure | 3 |
| Gaudiya Vaishnava temple | 3 |
| Hanuman temple | 3 |
| Jagannath temple | 3 |
| Shakti shrine | 3 |
| Shinto shrine complex | 3 |
| garden temple | 3 |
| medieval Indian temple | 3 |
| peace pagoda | 3 |
| peripteral temple | 3 |
| shrine complex | 3 |
| Balinese temple | 2 |
| Brahma temple | 2 |
| Buddhist worship hall | 2 |
| Dravidian-style temple | 2 |
| Ganesh temple | 2 |
| Hindu temple type | 2 |
| Hindu-Buddhist temple | 2 |
| Nagara-style temple | 2 |
| Pancha Bhoota Stala | 2 |
| Shakta temple | 2 |
| clan temple | 2 |
| fictional temple | 2 |
| mandapa | 2 |
| memorial temple | 2 |
| monolithic temple | 2 |
| oracular shrine | 2 |
| temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage | 2 |
| temple structure | 2 |
| wooden temple | 2 |
| 10th-century temple | 1 |
| 11th-century temple | 1 |
| 12th-century temple | 1 |
| Caodaism holy site | 1 |
| Caodaist temple | 1 |
| Cham Hindu temple | 1 |
| Cham temple | 1 |
| Char Dham temple | 1 |
| Chola temple | 1 |
| Haitian Vodou temple | 1 |
| Hindu temples | 1 |
| Jain temple site | 1 |
| Jodo-shu temple | 1 |
| Kali temple | 1 |
| Kurma avatar temple | 1 |
| LDS temple | 1 |
| Lanna-style temple | 1 |
| Latter Day Saint temple | 1 |
| Navagraha temple | 1 |
| Open-air temple | 1 |
| Padmavathi temple | 1 |
| Parvati temple | 1 |
| Radha Krishna temple | 1 |
| Ram temple | 1 |
| Ruined temple | 1 |
| Rukmini temple | 1 |
| Saraswati temple | 1 |
| Swaminarayan temple | 1 |
| Tamil Hindu temple | 1 |
| Tantric temple | 1 |
| Vietnamese temple | 1 |
| Yogini temple | 1 |
| astrological temple | 1 |
| coastal temple | 1 |
| fraternal temple | 1 |
| hill temple site | 1 |
| island temple | 1 |
| limestone temple complex | 1 |
| main sanctuary | 1 |
| mandir | 1 |
| navaratna temple | 1 |
| pagoda-style temple | 1 |
| reconstructed temple | 1 |
| religious building entrance | 1 |
| riverside temple | 1 |
| structural temple | 1 |
| sun-god temple | 1 |
| tabernacle | 1 |
| temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 |
| temple type | 1 |
| temple within a fort complex | 1 |
| viharn | 1 |
| храм | 1 |
| วัดสำคัญของประเทศไทย | 1 |
| 寺院 | 1 |
| 祭坛 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: temple
Generated description
A temple is a dedicated sacred structure or space where individuals or communities engage in worship, rituals, and spiritual practices associated with a particular religion or belief system.
Instances (826)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Jetavanaramaya | Buddhist stupa |
| Lankarama | Buddhist stupa |
| Pabalu Vehera | Buddhist stupa |
| Dilwara Temples | Jain temple complex |
| Abhayagiri Dagaba | Buddhist stupa |
| Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain | Shiva temple |
|
Temple of Diana on the Aventine (traditional foundation)
surface form:
Temple of Diana on the Aventine
|
sanctuary |
| Temple of Alexander the Great | sanctuary |
|
Dhauli
surface form:
Shanti Stupa, Dhauli
|
peace pagoda |
| Mirisawetiya Stupa | Buddhist stupa |
| Independence Temple | — |
| Thuparamaya | Buddhist stupa |
| Kopeshwar Temple | Shiva temple |
| Ryoan-ji | Zen Buddhist temple |
| Heavenly Kings Hall | Buddhist temple hall |
| Daimon Gate | Buddhist temple gate |
| Dayan Ta | Buddhist pagoda |
| Xiaoyan Ta | Buddhist pagoda |
| Temple of Yan Hui | Confucian temple |
| Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple | Durga temple |
| To-ji | Shingon Buddhist temple |
| Po Rome Cham Tower | Cham Hindu temple |
| Dayan Pagoda | Buddhist pagoda |
| Manti Utah Temple | — |
| Kong Miao | Confucian temple |
|
Five-story Pagoda
surface form:
Five-story Pagoda (Horyu-ji)
|
Buddhist temple building |
| Chūmon (Middle Gate) | Buddhist temple gate |
| Sas Bahu Ka Mandir | 11th-century temple |
|
Tōshōgū (when styled as Tōshō Daijingū historically)
surface form:
Tōshōgū
|
shrine complex |
| Sanctuary of the Scala Sancta | sanctuary |
| Sant Salvador Sanctuary | sanctuary |
|
Asi Sangameshwar temple
surface form:
Asi Sangameshwar Temple
|
Shiva temple |
| Sugavaneswarar Temple | Shiva temple |
| Menkaure mortuary temple | funerary temple |
| Kalika Mata Temple | Shakti temple |
| Nanzen-ji | Zen Buddhist temple |
| Temple of the Vedic Planetarium | Gaudiya Vaishnava temple |
| Temple of the Jaguar Priest | Maya temple |
| Charchika Temple, Banki, Odisha | Shakta temple |
| Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple | Dravidian-style temple |
| Kaneiji Temple | Tendai temple |
| Đền Nghè | Vietnamese temple |
| Sangri (Temple of Demeter) | — |
| Western Deffufa | — |
| Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple | — |
|
temple of Aphrodite
surface form:
Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos
|
sanctuary |
| Eastern Deffufa | — |
| Ram Raja Temple | Rama temple |
| Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado | sanctuary |
| Temple of Sibyl | sanctuary |