Alternate Names
In Chinese, Confucian temples are known as Kong Miao (lit. The Temple of Confucius simplified Chinese: 孔庙; traditional Chinese: 孔廟; pinyin: Kǒng miào). Alternative names are:
- 文庙/文廟 (pinyin: wén miào) literally "Culture temple" or "Temple of literature"
- 圣庙/聖廟 (pinyin: shèng miào) literally "Sacred temple" or "Sage temple"
- 夫子/夫子廟 (pinyin: fū zi miào) literally "Master temple", derived from the full Chinese name of Confucius (孔夫子)
- 學廟 literally "Temple of studying"
- 學宫 literally "Studying palace"
Names in other countries of Asia are based on the Chinese names. For example:
- Korean: 孔子廟 (공자묘 Kongja myo), 文廟 (문묘 Munmyo)
- Japanese: 孔子廟 (Kōshi-byō), 聖廟 (Sei-byō)
- Vietnamese: Văn miếu (Chinese 文廟), Văn thánh miếu (Chinese 文聖廟)
- Indonesian: Boen Bio (Chinese 文廟)
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