Temple - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A temple is a building where people go to practice their religion. In a temple people may perform religious rituals, ceremonies, and pray. Thus, a temple is a general term for a house of worship. Christians usually call their religious buildings churches.

Some examples of temples from different religions:

• Hinduism (Mandir)
• Buddhism (Shaolin)
• Temples at Uppsala
• Greek temple
• Temple in Jerusalem
• Mormon temple
• Roman temple
• Reform Judaism's synagogues.
• Baha'i (Mashriqu'l-Adhkar)
• Temples in Bangkok

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